HOW AGAVE IS GROWN
The espadin agave plants are planted by almost everyone in small village garden plots until they are about two years old (and two feet tall). At this time they are uprooted, their leaves are tightly bound and the roots are cut off. They are left in the shade to heal for about fifteen days. Next they are transported to the outlying hills where they are transplanted and left to grow. After another four to ten years of little more than weeding a few times a year, they are harvested.