Taking a gander at the grasses

miscanthusGrasses. All over the farm.  I was marching between chores this week and actually took time to photograph some of the grasses which are in various stages of growth.

The miscanthus are the monsters. Way too big for their space where the underground spring effects the growth rate.

And I am now poised to improve the look of the bank with the eragrostis grasses behind the miscanthus.

If all goes well, the African Love Grass will get to a decent height and grade the bank more naturally.  I never thought the miscanthus would grow so large in front. erag

But you live and learn. I have no idea how to dig out the mighty grasses that drape over the lawn.  I’d need a mini digger to get them out.

So for now they stay.

And more eragrosis grasses were put out to face the elements as well.  I have them in the blue boxes so my lovely neighbour Jean Daniel will notice them as he drives past our house. And hopefully every few days he will stop and water them.

grasses out for 15 daysI have had to put them in a sort of anti slug trap too.  We rarely have slug troubles as the winters here are so ferocious that most of the slug eggs don’t make it through.  But with a mild winter and lots of wet weather they are lurking right now.

So I have poured water in the bottom of the blue boxes, propped the grasses up on upturned propagating trays and hopefully nothing will climb up over the top and get to these baby plants.