Sometimes, I guess, people think, that I am a mad man. No, really. I guess this impression went through the head of Lito of the Dubai Garden Center, when I asked for agave leaves [blue agave, or Americana to be specific]. Lito, operation manager at the Garden Center, though was very nice and friendly and offered me that I pass by and get some. Today I went to the plant store and met him, he is incredible nice - and I am looking forward to make so many other things, which have to do with plants and green. When I left, I was the proud owner of a spiky blue agave. First step taken, but what next. I took off some leaves. I took first of all the not so nice parts - for my experiments, I don't need the whole plant [at least not at this time]. I cut very deep, that I got the thick and juicy end of the leaves. Then I cut of the edges, which are full of "dangerous" spikes. They are really sharp, and you don't want to handle agave leaves, with the spikes intact. ...