Miscanthus dying
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Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Looks dried out....Help
Comments (10)vinny, could you give us a little more information? What did the root ball look like when you took it out of the pot? Was it root bound? Was there much soil or just a lot of roots? I find many grasses purchased at this time of the year have already outgrown their pots. When I plant these I always try to loosen up the root a little bit. Then I soak the root ball in a bucket of water to make sure the whole thing is hydrated. Then I plant it and tend to it a bit like a new tree. Water the planting hole really well as you are planting. Once or twice a week water the plant deeply. Often if the potting mix gets too dried out it is really hard to re-wet properly so, your repeated light waterings may just be watering the lawn & surrounding soil rather than the grass. just a thought & very long winded ...... :o)...See MoreMiscanthus 'Dixieland'
Comments (1)I just got a couple of 'Dixieland' from Santa Rosa's clearance sale. They were a bit pot-bound, but I moved them into trade gallons, and opened up the roots, so I have high hopes for them. The next time you are faced with dividing a large Miscanthus, try this. Using a very sharp spade, cut your divisions out of the crown while it's still in the ground. Take them from the perimeter, where the good new growth is. Once you've whittled away all the good parts from the outside, the dead/dying center will be much smaller. Another technique for supporting flopping grasses is to use rebar stakes, with remesh panels wired horizontally between them. The grass grows up through the remesh and effectively hides the entire support. Install the stakes right at the edges of the crowns, and the remesh at the appropriate height. The crown will expand around the rebar stakes, but they are easily removed and relocated the following spring. I'm gradually moving to smaller Miscanthus cultivars, and included 'Mysterious Maiden,' (more)'Gold Bar,' 'Little Kitten,' 'Stardust' and 'Adagio' in my order, in addition to 'Dixieland.'...See MoreMaiden grass dying?
Comments (2)I took one plant that was pretty much dead to a local nursery and they said the same thing: Miscanthus blight. So I have since dug them all up (along with my day lilies that were looking awful as well.. although I don't know if flowers are susceptible to the blight) and plan on spraying heavily with fungicide before attempting to replant new grasses. I found out that I likely got it from the new mulch I had laid down this last month being infested with it... *grumble*. Anyhow, thanks for the advice. This post was edited by tariah83 on Thu, Jul 18, 13 at 17:05...See Moreunknown conifer dying?
Comments (5)tsugajunkie z5 SE WI. I teased the roots, like I usually do with plants when I buy them, but was unsure about how much I should do. I've only cut into miscanthus roots after purchasing, but I know their root system is much different than conifers so didn't want to damage the conifer. ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5. There was construction material in the soil where we now have our beds so we had that removed and then added soil from other parts of the yard mixed in with compost. A student at the university here tested the soil after and said it wasn't suited (my husband relayed this info with no numbers:)) for the acid-loving plants that we love:), hence the hollytone. I haven't fertilized it but we added leaf compost as mulch after planting, and of course the hollytone mixed in. I'll follow your suggestions...thanks Ken....See MoreUser
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