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Fri, May 20, 11 at 7:01
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the donkey got the better of my ornamental grass and has clipped them down to about 3 inches off the ground.
Can I expect a regrowth as it is quite early in the season? |
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| If it's Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' it's a cool season grass, and should regenerate foliage quickly. |
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- Posted by lucyfretwell ireland (My Page) on Fri, May 20, 11 at 7:24
| thanks I thought as much but , as we have never had 2 uses of it in the same year. (I use it for flower decoration ) I have never actually seen it regrow before. Might it be a good idea in other years to deliberately cut part of the crop down early so as to get a succession of cuttings for the course of the summer? (instead of the glut I normally have)? |
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| In general, cool season grasses may be cut back 2-3 times during the year, and will respond with new growth. In my climate, I can get regrowth twice in the spring and at least once in the fall (I have cool springs and warm falls.). They go fully or semi-dormant during the hottest and coldest seasons, so plan your cuttings to occur just prior the the cool seasons in-between. |
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