Dear all,

I have a very large pampas grass 'bush' which I want to cut back and allow
to re-grow.The main bush is 6/8 ft high.

Just how tough can I get with it and still have it living?

Someone said that you can set fire to them in the same sense as sugar cane
etc.and burn them down.

Appreciate any clues / suggestions

Michael

I remember seeing someone burn his on a Gardener's World programme a few
weeks ago. If you decide to set fire to yours now, do remember that
hedgehogs often choose to hibernate in them.

Rufus

Don't burn the Pampas now! The dead leaves from this year's growth will
protect the new shoots from frost. Burn off in March and new growth should
come through sometime fairly soon afterwards. Cutting back now will just make
the plant look tatty (in my opinion).

Dave.

DaveDay34 wrote in message

Don't burn the Pampas now! The dead leaves from this year's growth
will
protect the new shoots from frost. Burn off in March and new growth
should
come through sometime fairly soon afterwards. Cutting back now will
just make
the plant look tatty (in my opinion).

Most books don not recommend burning pampas grass after early January,
new growth may well have started after that and you can kill the plant.

Mike
www.british-naturism.org.uk