Hi there.

I am beginning to get worried about my pampas grass. It has grow rather
successfully to knee height and survived the british winter however it
is now showing signs of unhealthiness.

Some of the leaves are ok however progressively others look ill. I am
not too sure wether its just wind damage or something else...

(I have cleared dead growth)

To be honest I did just plock it down in my clay soil, having now read
they prefer well drained soil I worry...is it the soil?

Here are some pics...

http://tinyurl.com/octuf
http://tinyurl.com/ks6db
http://tinyurl.com/rukej

Any opinions would be very welcome, thanks.


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GDD

In article <GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk>,
GDD <GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk> writes:
|>
|> I am beginning to get worried about my pampas grass. It has grow rather
|> successfully to knee height and survived the british winter however it
|> is now showing signs of unhealthiness.
|>
|> Some of the leaves are ok however progressively others look ill. I am
|> not too sure wether its just wind damage or something else...
|>
|> (I have cleared dead growth)
|>
|> To be honest I did just plock it down in my clay soil, having now read
|> they prefer well drained soil I worry...is it the soil?

Almost certainly.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I envy you GDD, my wife planted ours and I hate it.

"GDD" <GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
news:GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk...
>
> Hi there.
>
> I am beginning to get worried about my pampas grass. It has grow rather
> successfully to knee height and survived the british winter however it
> is now showing signs of unhealthiness.
>
> Some of the leaves are ok however progressively others look ill. I am
> not too sure wether its just wind damage or something else...
>
> (I have cleared dead growth)
>
> To be honest I did just plock it down in my clay soil, having now read
> they prefer well drained soil I worry...is it the soil?
>
> Here are some pics...
>
> http://tinyurl.com/octuf
> http://tinyurl.com/ks6db
> http://tinyurl.com/rukej
>
> Any opinions would be very welcome, thanks.
>
>
> --
> GDD

"stevej" <nopam [at] nospam.net> wrote in message
news:7fOdnfqmSZ70wBjZRVnyvg [at] pipex.net...
>I envy you GDD, my wife planted ours and I hate it.

I set mine on fire back in March.....

>
> "GDD" <GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:GDD.28yk81 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk...
>>
>> Hi there.
>>
>> I am beginning to get worried about my pampas grass. It has grow rather
>> successfully to knee height and survived the british winter however it
>> is now showing signs of unhealthiness.
>>
>> Some of the leaves are ok however progressively others look ill. I am
>> not too sure wether its just wind damage or something else...
>>
>> (I have cleared dead growth)
>>
>> To be honest I did just plock it down in my clay soil, having now read
>> they prefer well drained soil I worry...is it the soil?
>>
>> Here are some pics...
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/octuf
>> http://tinyurl.com/ks6db
>> http://tinyurl.com/rukej
>>
>> Any opinions would be very welcome, thanks.
>>
>>
>> --
>> GDD
>
>

On Tue, 6 Jun 2006 13:30:13 +0100, "adm" <adm1 [at] fastmail.fm> wrote:

>I set mine on fire back in March.....
>
And you were left with an unattractive blackened stump. AIUI setting
fire to pampas grass 'because that's what happens in nature' is an
urban myth (I'm not suggesting you did it for that reason, but some
do). Cutting them back with good shears is as effective and much
tidier.


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Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net