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loosecanon wrote:
this site might help identifyng the serrated tussock http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenin...00128CA256BCF0 00AD548ECC844336D72F0634A256DEA00293F8A Thanks. I've been to a weeds day, got a coloured sheet handout, all the stuff, and I'm still scratching my head. Nearest thing I can find in it is that the serrated tussock has purple bases. Haven't found any of those yet, but there's some things near the trees that develop long seed fronds in summer. thing is I don't want to be ripping out good grass mistakenly thinking it's serrated tussock. Maybe I should volunteer my place for the next weed day. Looking at the site though, all the big stuff down near the trees may well be serrated tussock.Great! -- ant |
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ant wrote: loosecanon wrote: this site might help identifyng the serrated tussock http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenin...00128CA256BCF0 00AD548ECC844336D72F0634A256DEA00293F8A Thanks. I've been to a weeds day, got a coloured sheet handout, all the stuff, and I'm still scratching my head. Nearest thing I can find in it is that the serrated tussock has purple bases. Haven't found any of those yet, but there's some things near the trees that develop long seed fronds in summer. thing is I don't want to be ripping out good grass mistakenly thinking it's serrated tussock. Maybe I should volunteer my place for the next weed day. Looking at the site though, all the big stuff down near the trees may well be serrated tussock.Great! -- ant Take a look at http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/document...ed_tussock.pdf They refer to the Tasmanian DPI's checklist for identifying ST and that states that " "The leaf cases are more tightly packed and more slender than other tussocks and are a whitish colour - never purplr or blue-green" The seed heads create quite a fire hazard in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. |
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GreenieLeBrun wrote:
ant wrote: loosecanon wrote: this site might help identifyng the serrated tussock http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenin...00128CA256BCF0 00AD548ECC844336D72F0634A256DEA00293F8A Thanks. I've been to a weeds day, got a coloured sheet handout, all the stuff, and I'm still scratching my head. Nearest thing I can find in it is that the serrated tussock has purple bases. Haven't found any of those yet, but there's some things near the trees that develop long seed fronds in summer. thing is I don't want to be ripping out good grass mistakenly thinking it's serrated tussock. Maybe I should volunteer my place for the next weed day. Looking at the site though, all the big stuff down near the trees may well be serrated tussock.Great! Take a look at http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/document...ed_tussock.pdf They refer to the Tasmanian DPI's checklist for identifying ST and that states that " "The leaf cases are more tightly packed and more slender than other tussocks and are a whitish colour - never purplr or blue-green" argh. they say never purple, but hte previous site said the fluffy seed-mess is purple! and my sheet, I'm pretty sure, says the seating for the leaves etc at the base is purple. The seed heads create quite a fire hazard in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. I do get some of the heads rolling up and becoming tumble weed type things. But it could be good tussock, not evil tussock. Very frustrating. -- ant |
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hi ant
i can see the problem, this website mentions several grasses that look like serrated tussock, see the heading "look alikes" http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Shee...%20tussock.htm and this one points out how similar poa is to serrated tussock: http://www.sgaonline.org.au/weed_nas...richotoma.html but i've learned a lot about grass weeds just because you asked! ant wrote: I do get some of the heads rolling up and becoming tumble weed type things. But it could be good tussock, not evil tussock. Very frustrating. |
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jils wrote:
hi ant i can see the problem, this website mentions several grasses that look like serrated tussock, see the heading "look alikes" http://www.esc.nsw.gov.au/Weeds/Shee...%20tussock.htm and this one points out how similar poa is to serrated tussock: http://www.sgaonline.org.au/weed_nas...richotoma.html but i've learned a lot about grass weeds just because you asked! I've got a lot of stuff that looks like the first picture, but I've never seen rolling masses of that white flossy stuff. Purple seems to be the main way of IDing it though. It's terrible stuff, useless as a nutrient so animals eat it but get no benefit. -- ant |
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Back to your original question........
Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. |
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Farm1 wrote:
Back to your original question........ Have you thought of putting in some Stipa grasses? They are quite elegant and there are soem wild hereabouts. Never heard of it. Is it fine like Snowgrass, or more whippy? A neighbour grows the various grasses for landscaping, and I'm planning on tackling him this weekend. Not sure if punters can buy his stuff or if it's just for landscapers. He has an amazing range of stuff though. -- ant |
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"ant" wrote in message
... GreenieLeBrun wrote: ant wrote: loosecanon wrote: this site might help identifyng the serrated tussock http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/nrenin...A3C187100128CA 256BCF0 00AD548ECC844336D72F0634A256DEA00293F8A Thanks. I've been to a weeds day, got a coloured sheet handout, all the stuff, and I'm still scratching my head. Nearest thing I can find in it is that the serrated tussock has purple bases. Haven't found any of those yet, but there's some things near the trees that develop long seed fronds in summer. thing is I don't want to be ripping out good grass mistakenly thinking it's serrated tussock. Maybe I should volunteer my place for the next weed day. Looking at the site though, all the big stuff down near the trees may well be serrated tussock.Great! Take a look at http://www.weeds.crc.org.au/document...ed_tussock.pdf They refer to the Tasmanian DPI's checklist for identifying ST and that states that " "The leaf cases are more tightly packed and more slender than other tussocks and are a whitish colour - never purplr or blue-green" argh. they say never purple, but hte previous site said the fluffy seed-mess is purple! It isn't a full on purple people eater type purple, more a tinge of purple if you look at it side on and get a good lot of it to see at one time - Autumn is the best tiem for this. I could send you a sample if you'd like :-)) |
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