New here to this web site and to the world of ornamental grassess. I need some help with a question about Dwarf Maiden Grass. I picked up a few plants at the nursery a couple of weeks ago and was told that they would do fine as large scale container grown plants. I repotted them and they now seem to be dying off. The leaves are turning a light purple color then fading to brown and drying out. I t looks like there is plenty of new growth from below but the outsides are looking really sick. Should I try a different soil mixture. I currently put them into a soil mix from the big hardware store that contained a time released fertalizer and I've read on here that Maiden grass doesn't particularly like to be fertilized or should I just wait it our and hope it's just transplating shock and the situation will right itself in a week or so and I can prune off the dead leaves. Any help you can provide a newbie to this world would be much appreciated.

Chris

I'm not sure what the night time temps were in New Hampshire mid-April, or whether these were greenhouse grown, moving outside? Those can be factors in how the grasses are looking.

If they are rooting out and are getting adequate water (not drying up) they should be fine in a garden center potting mix (avoid mixes that are not as well-draining - if you squeeze a clump of wet soil in your hand, does it make a mud ball or break apart?). The time-release is fine. I use time-release in nearly all my container soil mixes for ornamental grasses. They don't need over fertilization once established, but I find the time-release with new grass plantings to be helpful. Trimming back is ok, as new growth is emerging.