I cannot get Gulf Muhly to turn pink. Please help.
Gail Gemberling
5 years ago
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Growing Pink Muhly (Zone 8A)
Comments (7)The biggest difference is winter hardiness. Otherwise, they are about the same size, and have the same characteristics of habit and bloom. I can tell which is which from the bloom, but unless you look at them side-by-side, you probably couldn't. Pink is more pink, while Purple is magenta. Ornamental grasses shouldn't have their crowns covered with mulch during their growing season, but when they're dormant, it can be helpful. During at least the first two winters, you would be wise to cut the grass back before the coldest season comes, and cover the crowns with several inches of coarse mulch, like wood chips. As soon as the coldest season has passed, uncover the crowns. If you have a very wet cold season, uncover them. I assume you don't have reliable snow cover, so this method of mulching tender grasses gives them good insulation....See Morepink muhly grass
Comments (11)I have about 6 of this and they are very hardy - I even accidentally sprayed one once with round up and it still lived so I doubt yours is dead. They are beautiful in the fall. I have people pull in off the street and ask what the name of the plant is. They also spread by seeds everywhere. I give away lots of them each year. I have one (the largest) that is struggling a bit to come back this year because my neighbors cat has decided to lay in the center of it every nite and use it for his bed.........See MoreDoes Anyone Here Get Gulf of Maine Shrimp?
Comments (6)Since I was so pleased to have discovered them, I thought posting on the forum might introduce someone else to them, too. I have only bought them peeled once, and found they didn't have the same texture as when I cooked & peeled them. They're so delicate, the peeled ones were a bit mushy. To cook them, I bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, throw 2 lbs of shrimp in and simmer for just under 2 minutes - until they turn coral and a few float to the top. Then I turn them into a colander in the sink to drain. Overcooking will make them rubbery. They take only a few minutes to be cool enough to peel. Peeling does take a while because they're small, but the shells come off easily and I get into a kind of rythym. I turned on Oprah yesterday and got all my shrimp peeled while Dr. Oz taught me about healthy living - Multi-tasking! My family's favorite recipe is something I concocted years ago. I put 2 large sweet onions through the slicing blade of my food processor and cook them for about 45 mins. in a little olive oil. Low & slow until they are sweet and carmelized. I do this first so they are cooking while I peel the shrimp. Toward the end I add two minced cloves of fresh garlic to the onion mixture. I divide the onions into 2 portions and spread the first portion on a thin-crust Boboli pizza crust. I then place all the shrimp over the onion base in a single layer making sure the entire crust is covered - 2 lbs peeled is usually just right. Then I cover the shrimp with the remaining onion/garlic, and over that I spread a mixture of shredded Gruyere and shredded mozzarella cheeses. Bake @ 450 degrees for 8 mins. and you have heaven on a plate! For an easy Friday night supper we sometimes do what "Yankee" suggested. Boil up several pounds, drain, and place on a platter in the center of the table. Serve with a simple salad, a good crusty bread and wine or beer. Let everyone peel, eat and enjoy as you would steamed clams or mussels. If there's a college hockey game on TV while you're enjoying them, well, you can't ask for better than that for a January night in New England!...See MoreMangave or Switchgrass in place of Big Muhly?
Comments (20)Lindheimerri Muhly does very well for me, even in difficult spots of dry clay & it tolerates quite a bit of shade up here in OKC. I grow them in dry spots because otherwise they get too huge. Mine look really good growing in an area infested with tree roots on the high end of my property but I did give them a good soak twice this summer. Switchgrass on the other hand needs quite a bit more water and looks better with more sun, it tends to be stunted with lots of browning leaves in in dry years and doesn't color up here like it does in other parts of the country where summers are less intense, mine usually just turns from green to brown. I've never seen any red on the varieties that are supposed to turn red. I read the same thing happens to the guy on the Plano Texas Prairie blog, his tend to just go brown in fall. Switchgrass likes water. The best looking is 'Northwind' & I ordered several more to do a mass planting. My 'Heavy Metal' ones didn't do as well and are terribly dry looking but tall. Big Bluestem needs a lot more water than L. Muhly to grow good, at least the younger plants do, otherwise they get lots of brown leaves in summer. I have them planted with 'Northwind' switchgrass in my lowest spot where its easy to soak and where the water drains down when it rains. I watered them when it was very dry. The single "Red October' Big Bluestem I have growing on the hot, full sun, dry hell strip will be moved come spring (poor thing). I've got some very tall types of Little Bluestem that do great there and which are almost as tall as me but Big Blue suffered badly this year. In a friendlier spot, those Little BS would flop but as it is, they are are tall, straight and a deep rich mahogany color after being gorgeous light blue all summer. There is a gas station here that has the plain non-named local genotype of Big Bluestem planted in mass. All of them look dried up, deadish and terrible in this drought summer we had here but its been extremely dry since spring. The best muhly grass for areas getting lots of shade time but at least 3 hours of morning or afternoon sun is Pine Muhly and the much bigger Deer Muhly (if you have a really big space). They seem to be impervious to drought no matter how dry it is, I read they thrive on drought and maybe thats true. Pink Flamingo Muhly grass down on the dry hell strip is a giant. Don't fall for that "fits in a narrow space" malarky. Its the biggest grass I have....See Moredbarron
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