The Agave must build up a large store of starch over many years to be able to gr...

njarboe on July 11, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Agave Plant's Asparagus Death Fetish (2017)

The Agave must build up a large store of starch over many years to be able to grow this reproductive organ so quickly. It is this large starchy part of the plant that is harvested in the mature Agave plant to make tequila.