Re: Ornamental Grass
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Ornamental Grass
- From: H* H*
- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1998 04:22:03 PDT
Merlene,
I agree-the big ones will give you a workout.I hope you have a variety
of tools...I found an axe to be handy.I've had good results dividing
mine in the fall but I've been told that spring is a better time.(of
course I tend to move plants whenever I get the urge and most do quite
well.)
Hal H.
>From: coneh@uswest.net
>Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1998 14:52:28 -0700
>To: perennials@mallorn.com
>Subject: Re: Ornamental Grass
>Reply-To: perennials@mallorn.com
>
>Merlene,
>Val is not exaggerating!!!!!!
>We divided two different varieties of Miscanthus this spring and my
sporting
>hubby used every tool imagineable until he broke down and used the
chain
>saw..Each clump made about 6 new plantings,so my advise is:dont wait as
long
>as we did.Mine were proably 4-6 years old at first division..A good
sharp hand
>saw on not so mature-large clumps should work fine.Come spring its time
to
>divide the Ravenna Miscanthus The GIANT of the north,whew!
>
>Connie
>
>lowery@teamzeon.com wrote:
>
>> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
>> 10/12/98 03:17 PM
>>
>> Merlene,
>>
>> A co-worker says the best time is when you have a chain saw, a
friend, and
>> a lot of pent-up aggression. Trying to divide some ornamental
grasses are
>> like trying to divide oak stumps. He swears that he had to get out
his
>> chain saw to divide the one he had -- and that was only after it took
him
>> and a friend the better part of an hour trying to dig it up.
>>
>> But not to scare you...
>>
>> Val in KY
>> zone 6a
>>
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