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- Pampas grass does not need a root barrier
- Pampas grass does not form rhizomes
- Just cut off too big clumps
- Alternative: Pull the pampas grass in the bucket
- Tips
Pampas grass does not form rhizomes
Pampas grass does not need a root barrier
Often it can be found on the Internet that pampas grass grows very strong and should therefore only be planted with a root barrier. Here, the ornamental grass is obviously confused with other plants such as bamboo or reed, which spread over rhizomes in the garden.
Pampas grass does not form rhizomes
Unlike bamboo or reeds, pampas grass is a plant that forms a nest. By this, the gardener understands a central grass bush, which increases over the years.
In the middle of the nest, the new branches drift out and push the old ones to the side. As a result, the eyrie increases in circumference and can easily reach a meter in diameter.
Rhizomes, with which it can spread throughout the garden, does not make pampas grass. The creation of a rhizome barrier is therefore superfluous.
Just cut off too big clumps
Over the years, the peat-grass horst can grow very large. Sometimes it also starts to rot in. To reduce the size of the pampas grass, simply prick the horst on the sides. You do not even have to dig up the rhizome completely, just expose it to the side.
The resulting root pieces can be used very well for propagation. As long as at least two eyes are present, the roots reliably drive off at a new location.
If the pampas grass is rotten in the middle, that is no reason to remove the ornamental grass from the garden. Split the eyrie so you can remove the putrid spots. The remaining pieces are placed as privacy screens next to the terrace or given away to the neighbors.
Alternative: Pull the pampas grass in the bucket
If you are worried that the pampas grass will overgrow, you can also pull the ornamental grass in the bucket. It only takes more care:
However, since the space in the bucket is cramped, you have to expect that the pampas grass will not form fronds.
Tips
The interior of the nest does not tolerate moisture at all. This is a problem especially in winter. Pampas grass is therefore not cut in the fall, but tied up together.