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Re: grasses and forbs

All of the grasses in our Survey prairie are native grasses:  Big Bluestem,
Indian Grass, Switchgrass, Little Bluestem, Side-Oats Gramma.  There are no
turfgrasses in our restoration.  Thanks for your input!  Ruth

>-----Original Message-----
>From: MJ Hatfield <oneota@ames.net>
>To: prairie@mallorn.com <prairie@mallorn.com>
>Date: Saturday, February 07, 1998 9:00 AM
>Subject: grasses and forbs
>
>
>>Ruth,
>>It has been my experience that you can seed grasses into a forb stand
>>but you cannot seed forbs into a grass stand, not without getting rid of
>>some of the grass competition.
>>MJ Hatfield
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>
>
>I just came home from a Naturalized Landscape seminar where this was
>discussed somewhat.  What is needed in a prairie-like environment here in
>our zone are warm season clump-forming grasses.  They leave spaces for the
>forbs to occupy.  Cool season grasses in Michigan, like we use in lawns
>here, develop a thick mat root system that smother out forbs.-
>Hal Lanktree
>Zone 5b, Michigan
>
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Ruth A. Green, Greenhouse Manager; Supportive Scientist
Illinois Natural History Survey, Center for Biodiversity,
607 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL  61820
Office:  217-333-7091   FAX:  217-333-6294
Email:  rgreen@mail.inhs.uiuc.edu


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