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- Cultivating the millet properly - that's how the ornamental grass gets its big name
- Should I water the turkey regularly?
- Does the ornamental grass need fertilizer?
- When and how is the switchgrass cut?
- Is winter protection useful?
- Tips
Smaller grouse need more water than older ornamental grasses
Cultivating the millet properly - that's how the ornamental grass gets its big name
In the late summer, when the switchgrass finishes off with feathery flower spikes that weigh over elegantly curved stalks, you have done everything right as a gardener. How easy it is to get there is provided in this guide to taking care of Panicum virgatum.
Should I water the turkey regularly?
With increasing age, the need for casting decreases. A freshly planted switchgrass should be watered regularly as soon as the surface of the earth has dried. This is how you proceed in the first two years. A well-established Panicum virgatum should be watered once or twice a week during summer drought. Otherwise, the ornamental grass is content with the normal rainfall.
Does the ornamental grass need fertilizer?
The more nutritious the soil, the more magnificent the play of colors of a millet. Therefore, fertilize the ornamental grass every 4 weeks from March to September with compost or liquid fertilizer. Lightly rake compost, horn shavings, bark humus or guanogranulate into the root disk and water. In the bucket, simply pour the liquid fertilizer into the irrigation water.
When and how is the switchgrass cut?
The dead stalks protect the heart of the plant from moisture and cold in winter. In addition, the switchgrass serves numerous beneficials as a safe hideaway for hibernation. How to cut the ornamental grass correctly:
Please make sure that there is no flash. Cut into the fresh blades of grass, the optics are spoiled for the rest of the year because the cuts are turning brown.
Is winter protection useful?
The switchgrass is hardy to - 28 degrees Celsius. Permanent wetness in the eyrie, however, causes root rot. Therefore, do not cut the dead stalks back in autumn as they protect the plant's heart. Beyond that no further precautions are to be taken in the bed. Place bucket on a wooden block and wrap the jar with jute tape, fleece or bubble wrap.
Tips
With man-sized autumn flowering the switchgrass in the large garden enters a wonderful neighborhood. Arrange the elegant ornamental grass together with the 150-190 cm Candelabra Honorary Award 'Lavender Tower' and the 140-180 cm high, white October Marguerite, you are admiring glances over the garden fence certainly.