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Pampas grass what do we do with it?
Hi,
We have a mature pampas grass planted by the previous owners of our present house. We like it, but its looking a bit ragged. How do we improve it and care for it generally? thanks in advance. cw |
Pampas grass what do we do with it?
"code_wrong" wrote in message
... Hi, We have a mature pampas grass planted by the previous owners of our present house. We like it, but its looking a bit ragged. How do we improve it and care for it generally? thanks in advance. cw We used to have one and just pruned off ragged leaves - avoiding the temptation to pull dead/dying leaves out with bare hands - they rip skin like razor blades! Someone once said that you can set fire to them and let all the old leaves burn - this is what supposedly happens to them out on the plains. I don't know if they were serious or not. -- Drakanthus. (Spam filter: Include the word VB anywhere in the subject line or emails will never reach me.) |
Pampas grass what do we do with it?
Yes they were serious, people with large gardens do this ...though you
need to be ready with a bucket of water!!!! They do actually burn in the wild. I just use a strimmer on mine..but do not damage the crown. We used to have one and just pruned off ragged leaves - avoiding the temptation to pull dead/dying leaves out with bare hands - they rip skin like razor blades! Someone once said that you can set fire to them and let all the old leaves burn - this is what supposedly happens to them out on the plains. I don't know if they were serious or not. |
Pampas grass what do we do with it?
I cannot burn my Pampas Grass because it is next to a wooden fence, but
I have used a strimmer, hand held shears, and a hedge trimmer to cut it down to a stump. The hedge trimmer is the best tool IMO. Cheers On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 at 19:34:47 wrote: Yes they were serious, people with large gardens do this ...though you need to be ready with a bucket of water!!!! They do actually burn in the wild. I just use a strimmer on mine..but do not damage the crown. We used to have one and just pruned off ragged leaves - avoiding the temptation to pull dead/dying leaves out with bare hands - they rip skin like razor blades! Someone once said that you can set fire to them and let all the old leaves burn - this is what supposedly happens to them out on the plains. I don't know if they were serious or not. -- Joe Farrugia, London http://www.harlon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/garden/ |
Pampas grass what do we do with it?
How long does it take to grow again?
"Joe" wrote in message . .. I cannot burn my Pampas Grass because it is next to a wooden fence, but I have used a strimmer, hand held shears, and a hedge trimmer to cut it down to a stump. The hedge trimmer is the best tool IMO. Cheers On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 at 19:34:47 wrote: Yes they were serious, people with large gardens do this ...though you need to be ready with a bucket of water!!!! They do actually burn in the wild. I just use a strimmer on mine..but do not damage the crown. We used to have one and just pruned off ragged leaves - avoiding the temptation to pull dead/dying leaves out with bare hands - they rip skin like razor blades! Someone once said that you can set fire to them and let all the old leaves burn - this is what supposedly happens to them out on the plains. I don't know if they were serious or not. -- Joe Farrugia, London http://www.harlon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/garden/ |
Pampas grass what do we do with it?
It starts regrowing in Spring.
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003 at 00:31:13 code_wrong wrote: How long does it take to grow again? "Joe" wrote in message ... I cannot burn my Pampas Grass because it is next to a wooden fence, but I have used a strimmer, hand held shears, and a hedge trimmer to cut it down to a stump. The hedge trimmer is the best tool IMO. Cheers On Sun, 2 Mar 2003 at 19:34:47 wrote: Yes they were serious, people with large gardens do this ...though you need to be ready with a bucket of water!!!! They do actually burn in the wild. I just use a strimmer on mine..but do not damage the crown. We used to have one and just pruned off ragged leaves - avoiding the temptation to pull dead/dying leaves out with bare hands - they rip skin like razor blades! Someone once said that you can set fire to them and let all the old leaves burn - this is what supposedly happens to them out on the plains. I don't know if they were serious or not. -- Joe Farrugia, London http://www.harlon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/garden/ -- Joe Farrugia, London http://www.harlon.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/garden/ |
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