The BEST Way to Prune Ornamental Grasses

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  • Опубліковано 23 гру 2024

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  • @michaelhawes5575
    @michaelhawes5575 3 місяці тому +2

    Can I cut back and transfer my grass in the fall...like october?

  • @mindbusiness9734
    @mindbusiness9734 4 роки тому +4

    I live in North Carolina and I just trimmed my ornamental grasses yesterday. I can tell you that the hedge trimmers are, by far, the most efficient way of trimming ornamental grasses. I was trimming liriope (monkey grass, two different species - muscari & spicata), and you don't really need the bungee cord (you can't use bungee cord on the liriope spicata species anyway). The bungee cord only saves time if you have more than one bungee cord and another person preparing each grass ahead of you. Otherwise, just use the hedge trimmers (preferable electric as seen in this video) and some regular scissors you can buy at the "Dollar Tree" for a buck. If you don't want to use the scissors, you may have to make a few more passes with the hedge trimmers from different angles to get everything nice and neat looking. FYI - If you don't know the difference between the liriope grasses I am talking about, just make a note that the liriope "Spicata" will spread almost uncontrollably with no apparent design and is an invasive plant, while the "Muscari" species is more self-contained and will present a nice 12"-18" circular plant.

  • @nicolamtp
    @nicolamtp 2 роки тому +3

    Which is the best month to prune these ?

  • @rhitznroots7037
    @rhitznroots7037 4 роки тому +6

    Thank you for the bungee cord idea! I’m going to try and braid my lemongrass before a haircut.

  • @johnpward4640
    @johnpward4640 5 років тому +1

    Wow, in California I guess I've been trimming mine WAY too early, in November?!!! Great idea @ the bungee cord, too! You read my mind as I was JUST starting to put "cheap twine" on my shopping list! And ..."just tie it in a bunch like you're making a ponytail in someone's hair." Excellent idea that bald ol' me would NEVER have thought of! LOL! Thank you so very much for posting the help! People like you make the world a wonderful place to live in. I wish you were MY neighbor!

    • @dave710
      @dave710 Рік тому

      I thought so as well John.

  • @margaretcraig2426
    @margaretcraig2426 2 роки тому +1

    What do you do with the brown grass that you cut? I see you put it in a plastic bin. Do put in in a compost? I saw one idea of using it for the chickens. Thanks

  • @BB-lg1ji
    @BB-lg1ji 3 роки тому +1

    Thanks for your video ...could you tell me what kind of ornamental grass that is?? Thanks!

  • @charleshines1553
    @charleshines1553 2 роки тому +4

    I find a hedge trimmer makes it a lot faster when you have big ornamental grasses. It is hard to imagine it any other way really.

  • @gizmocaca9461
    @gizmocaca9461 2 роки тому

    Can you trim these in the summer? I have some very tall ones that overhang a bit too much into my driveway

  • @DrewSkii10
    @DrewSkii10 7 років тому +1

    Oh Catherine your so very helpful! Sorry this is late you probably won't see it but thank you! :) and were about the same hun I wear my long sleeves safety glasses and gloves lol.

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  7 років тому

      eagles5196 Thank you very much for the kind words. And I'm glad to know you protect yourself. That's important!

  • @docwild2867
    @docwild2867 2 роки тому

    Great video. Even easier with a grass sickle.

  • @milesduckworth5589
    @milesduckworth5589 Рік тому

    How long would my reed grass take to grow back to full length if i cut them back late winter?

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  Рік тому

      It depends on where you live, but it takes usually 2-3 months for them to reach their full size again once the growing season starts. The growth rate in my area really depends on the temperature and amount of rain we get.

  • @carolcapper20
    @carolcapper20 4 роки тому

    Hi there, wondering when to cut them down in my area. I live in San Jose, CA, and i'm not sure if they will ever die back completely. We don't really get frost.

  • @wandashouse1
    @wandashouse1 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you

  • @KimKim-pp5fn
    @KimKim-pp5fn 3 роки тому +1

    this was the best explanation

  • @TheBooradley63
    @TheBooradley63 6 років тому +4

    Probably should have led with the hedge trimmer. Based on other comments some people didn't hang in there for the whole video.

  • @fcburgner35
    @fcburgner35 8 років тому

    On the pampas where many of these grasses originate mother nature does the pruning with a wildfire started by lightning, so last year in early Spring I did the same thing and although the results were unsightly it didn't take long for new growth to appear. It could be my imagination, but I think they all look better than in past seasons. No cutting - I just flicked my Bic.

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  8 років тому

      Hello, yes, I agree that burning is a very effective method. It's illegal where I live in Colorado. We had two terrible fires that burned hundreds of homes, so cutting them back is the best we can do. But glad to hear that your grasses survived it just fine.

    • @thomasclark7383
      @thomasclark7383 7 років тому

      If you have an entire bed of ornamental grasses, you may try cutting the top growth of all the grasses and scattering it about the bed, then lighting the whole bed. I think that would look better, be a safer burn (lower flames), and still burn the bases to the ground, the way that certain grasses need over time.

    • @thomasclark7383
      @thomasclark7383 7 років тому

      Even with individual grasses, cutting the top growth and making a small pile to burn over the base would be safer and would probably burn more thoroughly really.

    • @steviesevieria1868
      @steviesevieria1868 3 роки тому

      @@thomasclark7383 In many areas of the country burning is not that great a plan.

  • @bdeneris
    @bdeneris 8 років тому

    I have several tall miscanthus grasses and though I love the winter interest, after the first snowfall they get flattened down & look terrible. So I reluctantly trim them back in late fall. Don't u find that in Colorado?

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  7 років тому

      We sometimes get flattening snowstorms in Colorado, but not that often on the Front Range. Most landscapes leave their grasses standing for winter interest in our dry climate. I see your point, though. It makes sense that if the snow flattens the grasses and they won't ever stand back up it's better to cut them down.

  • @ChrisMatt53
    @ChrisMatt53 9 років тому +1

    Excellent video!

  • @marty819
    @marty819 7 років тому

    That was so helpful. Thank you for posting!

  • @Mommo42
    @Mommo42 9 років тому

    Can you cut this kind of grass back in fall season?

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  9 років тому +4

      Sure, you can definitely use this method in fall. Where I live in Colorado, most people cut back their grasses in spring so they have something to look at over the winter. But you can cut ornamental grasses back in fall or spring. It doesn't affect the grasses' health to cut them back in the fall. In other parts of the country, cutting back in fall is the preferred time of year.

    • @Mommo42
      @Mommo42 9 років тому

      Catherine Moravec Thank you, love your video.

    • @benjaminmassie2978
      @benjaminmassie2978 6 років тому

      yes

  • @ferniemarentette2695
    @ferniemarentette2695 6 років тому

    Great information! Thank you!

  • @margiedowling5360
    @margiedowling5360 Рік тому

    WHat if you want to eradicate ribbon grass

  • @alanb3163
    @alanb3163 8 років тому

    What kind of grass is that?

    • @catherinemoravec1648
      @catherinemoravec1648  8 років тому

      +Aden B That is little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium).

    • @alanb3163
      @alanb3163 8 років тому

      +Catherine Moravec Beautiful thanks!

  • @2020Sarge
    @2020Sarge 6 років тому

    I just burn it every Spring, grass looks great.

    • @steviesevieria1868
      @steviesevieria1868 3 роки тому +1

      Not the best move if the grasses are against your wooden house.

  • @TBoy205
    @TBoy205 4 роки тому

    why the hell is she using those trimmers for that

  • @martinvdv5970
    @martinvdv5970 2 роки тому

    Just light it up

  • @SchaefStudiosLLC
    @SchaefStudiosLLC 6 років тому

    Why not just weed wack it?

    • @frankgiles8535
      @frankgiles8535 6 років тому

      it would make a mess and hard to clean up

    • @steviesevieria1868
      @steviesevieria1868 3 роки тому +1

      The grasses in the video are kind of small, some of these ornamental grasses are almost bamboo-like and I don’t I think there’s a Weedwhacker made that could survive it .

  • @sandiolson2064
    @sandiolson2064 3 роки тому

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  • @Pagge333
    @Pagge333 7 років тому +7

    This Is not the best way. Use a hedgetrimmer.

    • @Megan-yk5zx
      @Megan-yk5zx 6 років тому +11

      Pagge333 how did four people like this comment?! She showed both ways!

    • @mrrobertsanger
      @mrrobertsanger 6 років тому +1

      use chain saw

    • @ColinCochranT11
      @ColinCochranT11 6 років тому +5

      nah bro, i use dynamite.

    • @nhlighthouse
      @nhlighthouse 5 років тому

      @@mrrobertsanger.... I used my edge trimmer

    • @SuperRasta05
      @SuperRasta05 Рік тому

      I tried that but lost half of my garage!
      @@ColinCochranT11