Planting MG grass

[Howboutthemdawgs]

How long did it take to get that height?

 

[somich]

How long did it take to get that height?

These are 2 years in the ground. I'll mow them again and cleth in spring.

These two pics are to block my path around the back of my pond to the quad pod.


These hide a quad pod.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

Dang that’s nice growth for 2 years

 

[Bill]

These were moved here by squirels or something, none were planted there.

I planted a boat load of tulip bulbs at one of our old homes and those tree rats moved or destroyed a bunch of them. And they don't even eat them.

 

[Bill]

Do you find that it prevents deer from passing through…which I would really like to

No they manage to find a thin spot to slip through. But if I filled them in it might discourage it.

 

[Bill]

What's the ideal planting depth again? How deep can you safely go? In my limited experience I've had skunks dig some of my rhizomes out before emergence.

3 to 4 inches is good.

 

[somich]

This is a buck my son shot from there this year.

We gut in the garage so that's live weight.

 

[Mortenson]

I've only sprinkled them in here and there, several years back. Basically just to watch them and see how they grew. In one little spot I think I dibbled them in about 6-8' apart. Need to make a run along the road for about 200 yards. Hopefully this will be the year I don't put it off.

 

[somich]

I've only sprinkled them in here and there, several years back. Basically just to watch them and see how they grew. In one little spot I think I dibbled them in about 6-8' apart. Need to make a run along the road for about 200 yards. Hopefully this will be the year I don't put it off.

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The dibble bar or a shovel works fine but, the older I get the more I rely on mechanical help.

 

[somich]

Dang that’s nice growth for 2 years

That's in less than prime soils as it's the back berm of our pond, a LOT of clay in the topsoil and pretty solid clay as subsoil.

First year I thought they didn't survive.

I've bought from Maple River in Michigan and usually just go pick them up. Vey happy with their product. Watching them trommmel the rhyzomes is interesting. They do ship.

We go pick up and visit a couple breweries while we're out.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

That's in less than prime soils as it's the back berm of our pond, a LOT of clay in the topsoil and pretty solid clay as subsoil.

First year I thought they didn't survive.

I've bought from Maple River in Michigan and usually just go pick them up. Vey happy with their product. Watching them trommmel the rhyzomes is interesting. They do ship.

We go pick up and visit a couple breweries while we're out.

That’s who I have saved to buy from. Don Higgins rubs me wrong so I don’t want to buy from him lol

 

[somich]

That’s who I have saved to buy from. Don Higgins runs me wrong so I don’t want to buy from him lol

I dont have pics of their operation as I don't think that's proper. It's a well organized working farm business.

I like working with the owners.

 

[omicron1792]

I planted about that length by hand with dibble. Whew.

If I did again I would disc three or four times then just walk in a line and push in with my foot after I dropped it.

Also can throw some switchgrass too in area you disced. Will give earlier screen and won’t bother the MG any. MG will pass it by in year 2.

Agree with Simazine

 

[Bill]

That’s who I have saved to buy from. Don Higgins rubs me wrong so I don’t want to buy from him lol

If you say that to the owner of Maple rivers be sure to use the last name. I think the owner of maple rivers first name is Don also

The nice thing about ordering Qty from maple rivers is that are always extra rhizomes above what you order. He counts by weight at a certain point and it’s always in the customers favor