reducing the size of my pampas grass
JRG
grass. 6 foot diameter !
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Jim Gregory
Karen Mountford
With a JCB I think. Anytime will do - it won't harm the plant, but be
aware that clumps of pampas can be a winter home to a lot of wildlife
including hedgehogs.
Seriously, it takes a lot of effort to get the stuff out and I think
you'll find the only way to reduce its size is to dig it out and saw off a
small piece to replant. Do be careful to wear thick gloves as the leaves
can give nasty cuts to the hands.
Karen (Coastal Suffolk)
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Mike Crowe
<karen.m...@talk21.com> writes
Can someone please tell me, is there a 'Dwarf Pampas? Not so much Dwarf
in height, but dwarf in the way it spreads? Perhaps 'Less Expanding'
would be a better way of putting it.
Mike
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rdale
I purchased a "dwarf" pampas grass Cortadera pumila it is 8' tall and
4' wide now, you can see it on my web page.
If I was you I would get something else you can get nice tall grasses
that don't take over the garden.
Roy
Jim Warham
1 take protective clothing (eg overalls, gloves etc)
and
cut grass down to near ground level with shears/snips
Use blowtorch to further reduce hard woody base material.
Then (now comes the hard work) dig out the pampas. Keep a small amount
from the edge of the clump, and dispose of, sell or give away the rest.
Replant division, mulch heavily, and wait for spring.
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Jim
david.knowles
wrote:
>Can some one advise me on how and when to reduce the size of my pampas
>grass. 6 foot diameter !
Reckon that my efforts at Pampas reduction have been a success! Last
Spring I used shears to reduce its diameter to a reasonable size; you
know, just went round cutting back. It looks good now, lots of plumes
but not taking over.
DK