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Grass - cut back or comb out

Penny19Penny19 Posts: 53
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Should this be cut back or combed through to remove dead growth?  NO idea what it is called.

Penny

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd say neither. It looks fine to me
    Devon.
  • Penny19Penny19 Posts: 53
    Ah, that was taken last summer.  It looks quite straw like at the moment
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I would say it looks like a Miscanthus to me, and if as you say it's all dried up now with no hint of green anywhere, then it will need cutting right down so new grass will begin growing. 
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    It's quite a dark photo, but from your description, l'd say it's possibly a miscanthus. Is there any chance you could take a current photo? While you're there, have a look and see if you can see new green growth at the base.  :)
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    If it's a miscanthus you need to cut it back quickly before the new shoots grow up or you'll snip them too and they'll have blunt edges all season.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Penny19Penny19 Posts: 53
    edited March 2019
    This is what it looks like right now:
  • Penny19Penny19 Posts: 53
    Penny19 said:


  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Looks to me like it may be a stipa "pheasant's tail" in which case you just comb out the dead stuff.  Wear gloves or use a rake head to save your hands.

    https://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/anemanthele-lessoniana/classid.2000011924/ 
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
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