cpemberton wrote:
I think, although I am not a hundred percent certain, that they do it to
get rid of the thatch. So the thatch burns away, but the grass w=hich
has roots in the ground regenerates. I think I read that somewhere.
I've also read that it's not toogood for the grass.

Greyhound wrote:

When I was in Mississippi in 1981 I drove buy this guy who was burning
his
grass (not the clippings) which was a controlled grass fire. It was
dry and
the grass burned and he had a hose which was directing where the burn was
going. If I remember it was a 200 x 200 area. Is there any particular
benefit to this? I did a search but did not turn up anything. It was done
either late fall or late winter.
Thanks
Greyhound
Tampa, FL




It helps if you are trying to encourage native grasses. Some native
grasses and plants thrive if burned off in the fall or spring.

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Yard and garden Handyman