Our Services
Los Hijuelos provides a full range of services from site scouting to planting to full-service agave management. We take pride in the purity of our piñas by maintaining a steady focus on regenerative farming practices.
-
Pre-Planting Evaluations
Complete site evaluation and agave-crop potential analysis, including:
Climate, soil, and water investigations
Topography mapping with field design schemas
Irrigation and trellis design and development
Selection of agave cultivar species and subspecies suitable to site conditions and market analysis
-
Planting
All planting services and premium selection of mezcal-quality agaves, including:
Premium mezcal cultivars grown from bubils, hijuelos and seed
Local and native agaves
Guidance on irrigation efficiencies
Assistance with integrated pest management techniques
-
Consulting
Advice on the improvement and maintenance of high quality agave piñas, including:
Soil survey
Irrigation analysis
Sustainable, regenerative and organic practices
Troubleshooting pest management and nutrient deficiencies
Available on special projects or retainer
-
Full Service
A full service agave management arrangement, including:
Full pre-planting evaluation
Land preparation, irrigation development
Agave cultivar selections and sourcing
Integrated pest management strategies
Weekly scouting of individual sites for pest, disease, and nutritional issues
Soil fertility and plant health monitoring and evaluations
Findings are documented in client reports
Meet Our Team
Growing agaves is as much about people as it is about agriculture. Meet the experienced farming crew behind Los Hijuelos.