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RE: Weak Grass?

Here in Central Minnesota, my grasses are not laying over, 
however after many weeks of very little rain, the grasses
are short and very colorless.  I really enjoy the fall colors
in my prarie restoration , but I don't think I/m going to
see them this year.

Deb




At 10:07 AM 9/24/98 -0500, you wrote:
>       Some people were trying to tell me that  was because they need grass
>vegetation surrounding them to help prop them up,  but I definitely have
>enough grasses in the area to aid in the support of any  forbs.   Drought
>conditions like you describe would definitely have an affect on  the growth
>of the grasses, but I cannot comment on whether the laying over is a 
>direct result or not.   Patrick Daniels 
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-prairie@mallorn.com      [o*@mallorn.com]On
>>Behalf Of Ed and      Gale
>>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 1998 9:21 AM
>>To:      Prairie Group
>>Subject: Weak Grass?
>>
>>     This year the vast majority of our Indian      Grass and Big
>>Bluestem is laying over. We had hot weather and no rain at all      for 5
>>1/2 weeks preceded by 4 months of above average rainfall. We haven't     
>>had high winds or storms of any significance. Could the weather be a     
>>contributing factor to this phenomenon? Some of our Big Bluestem is over
>>11'      high but it never fell over like it is this year.      Ed and  Gale
> 

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