Plant trimming

[Sk3lly]

Hello guys another plant trimming question if you will.

If i trim a DHG carpet short will it eventually stay short or will it always need fortnightly trims?? Also is there a way to avoid browning tips after trimming.

Some peoples dwarf hairgrass carpets looks lovely and short and all perfectly green

Many thanks


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[Julian]

You might be confusing other peoples 'DHG' for another shorter species. I'm not a believer that trimming grass makes it grow quicker, if anything I've seen it slow down.

 

[-serok-]

Hi there!

DHG will grow after some weeks to its naturally size. Frequently trimming doesn't affect the speed or size of its growth, but in my opinion its getting denser.

 

[Iain Sutherland]

if its happy it grows like a weed what ever. It will always return it its normal size and cant be trained to a height. Tips shouldnt go brown, if they do it could be due to crappy scissors damaging the ends??

 

[Sk3lly]

Its fully spread and very dense already. This is not the issue.

I guess it cannot be trained to stay low so i guess frequent cutting it is. Damn stuff is a PITA!!

Thanks Iain for that idea. I hadnt thought about it being bad scissors.


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[Sk3lly]

Best i managed to trim it

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[Iain Sutherland]

you do get a few yellow stray leaves from time to time, if its just a few dont worry. Personally i always cut right down to substrate as it can clog up quite easy and then stag horn and thread algae can crop up. Only takes a week or two to recover.
good pair of wave scissors is what you need