Remember that these won't regrow from roots left in the ground, so you only need to remove the leafy base of the tussock with all the stem bases. Slicing it up and underneath with a sharp spade is an alternative to digging out the entire clump with roots & soil.
And what prevents sedge? You thought well before you transplanted it. By the way, our places are very suitable for this plant. At us sedge grows juicy, dense and beautiful, in other places not so. The ideal place for it is the mountains, the belt of broad-leaved forest. In shady damp places gives a plentiful harvest. The Carex pendula blooms in May. Is loved by the delicacy of a raccoon dog. To transplant this plant is not easy, in my opinion it is impossible to dig. The Carex pendula has a long, woody rhizome. If you dig yourself, you can damage it. It will be easier to grow new plants from inflorescences. You can recycle old grass. Beat on the hay. As you like best. Do you need advice on landscape design? Here they give advice and useful recommendations in gardening http://junkandgardening.co.uk/. The issue of cleaning green spaces is being addressed.
Write what did you decide on your question? I wish you success in your gardening business. Good harvest all year round.
I had two of these monsters in the front garden in a shady area. They look OK but nothing spectacular and of course they have very little colour. I decided there were more interesting things that could use the space. So with a spade and fork I dug one out. I found this easier than trying to use a mattock on them. The loosened root ball was much too heavy to lift by myself. So I left it for a few days and found it much lighter when the roots and soil had dried out. Then with a bit of help it was easy to bag up and take to the tip. Too big to compost and leaves too tough!
I just need to decide what to do with the other one. Do I risk leaving it and it spreading and getting even bigger? Or dig it out as well. The wife thinks to leave it as it seems 'interesting'. I am inclined to get rid of it and plant something else. Maybe a different Carex or something altogether different.
Id leave it as i like them and they are structural. It is easy to take out baby ones so not to worry about it seeding. I guess it depends on the front garden position, and how much space you have.
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Remember that these won't regrow from roots left in the ground, so you only need to remove the leafy base of the tussock with all the stem bases. Slicing it up and underneath with a sharp spade is an alternative to digging out the entire clump with roots & soil.
That's a handy tip Onopordum which I will remember for next time I want one of these plants removing..
I got my son-in-law to toil and sweat digging out a very large Carex Pendula - I hope he isn't reading this!
Mowing certainly does for them.
In the sticks near Peterborough
And what prevents sedge? You thought well before you transplanted it. By the way, our places are very suitable for this plant. At us sedge grows juicy, dense and beautiful, in other places not so. The ideal place for it is the mountains, the belt of broad-leaved forest. In shady damp places gives a plentiful harvest. The Carex pendula blooms in May. Is loved by the delicacy of a raccoon dog.
To transplant this plant is not easy, in my opinion it is impossible to dig. The Carex pendula has a long, woody rhizome. If you dig yourself, you can damage it. It will be easier to grow new plants from inflorescences. You can recycle old grass. Beat on the hay. As you like best.
Do you need advice on landscape design? Here they give advice and useful recommendations in gardening http://junkandgardening.co.uk/. The issue of cleaning green spaces is being addressed.
Write what did you decide on your question?
I wish you success in your gardening business. Good harvest all year round.
I had two of these monsters in the front garden in a shady area. They look OK but nothing spectacular and of course they have very little colour. I decided there were more interesting things that could use the space. So with a spade and fork I dug one out. I found this easier than trying to use a mattock on them. The loosened root ball was much too heavy to lift by myself. So I left it for a few days and found it much lighter when the roots and soil had dried out. Then with a bit of help it was easy to bag up and take to the tip. Too big to compost and leaves too tough!
I just need to decide what to do with the other one. Do I risk leaving it and it spreading and getting even bigger? Or dig it out as well. The wife thinks to leave it as it seems 'interesting'. I am inclined to get rid of it and plant something else. Maybe a different Carex or something altogether different.
Id leave it as i like them and they are structural. It is easy to take out baby ones so not to worry about it seeding. I guess it depends on the front garden position, and how much space you have.
Cheers, I'll think again. It does add some interest and I do have additional space still.