Comments on: Planting a Patch of Tallgrass

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Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:35:06 +0000

[...] back in April, we planted us a patch o’ tallgrass. Mike and I both love the Flint Hills and the Tall Grass Prairie preserves in our area. We have a [...]

By: LynneFtWorth

LynneFtWorth — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:02:57 +0000

I found your site thru The Pioneer Woman, I enjoy reading what you blog about. We have a lawn tractor and a Model T that are the same way and I have just about given up on ever trying to start the things with out my husband there to do it for me.

I can’t wait to see pictures of the garden you are planting this year. It will give me ideas of my own.

By: bdaiss

bdaiss — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:06:03 +0000

We’re looking to plant some native grass around our place as well – as soon as the contractors get their equipment out of the way. Just haven’t figured out what yet.

I grew up on the plains and love to watch the long grass “wave”. I’m sure you’ll win the battle eventually. Those native grasses are pretty hardy. And good for you for saying no thanks to the Round-up. Evil stuff that.

Now – anybody got a suggestion on getting buck brush under control? Besides constant strangling, er, I mean, cutting?

By: Myra

Myra — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 02:00:09 +0000

These are the kind of posts that make a range management major leap with joy. I am excited to see what kind of results you get! If I had my way I would tear up our icky, manicured fescue yard and plant it all back to native grass. I am sure our neighbors would love the 6 ft high grass and the obligatory springtime burn. :D

By: Jenni in KS

Jenni in KS — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:04:38 +0000

That sounds a lot like the process we went through in trying to figure out how to plant a native grass mix around our house. First there was the discussion about *exactly* which mix we should get. Then there was the back and forth discussion with a million self-proclaimed experts including a friend who is a landscape architect and the lady in charge of the landscape department at the zoo who mostly suggested poisoning the already present grasses (which my FIL refers to as weeds or craP grass) before planting the seed. My stance was pretty much the same as yours, and I’m happy to say I won, even if it was only because I pulled the money card and pointed out how much extra it would cost to poison our land and kill any little fishies and frogs in our pond or make them have two-headed mutant babies. There is now grass growing around our pond. I have no idea if it is the right kind of grass, but it is GREEN.

By: Lee

Lee — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 14:48:49 +0000

Yes, thank you for not using evil Roundup! My heart lurched when I first saw it mentioned. Every time someone mentions a Monsanto product, I get this look on my face and my husband starts humming Darth Vader’s theme song to accompany the rant that is going to pour forth from my mouth!

Plant it, and they will come.

By: Clayvessel

Clayvessel — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 06:15:04 +0000

Good for you for rejecting toxifying your beautiful verdant ground with evil Roundup!

By: Rechelle

Rechelle — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 03:02:33 +0000

I am going to hold that thought in my mind Irma… we don’t want it… we don’t want it… I’ll see if it works.

By: Irma

Irma — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:15:14 +0000

You do know that, if you didn’t actually want the tallgrass? It would invade your farm completely. That’s always the way….

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:10:11 +0000

OMG – bow to the East.. *snort*

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:09:02 +0000

OMG!! The doctors a farmer!!!! This is my post for tommorow, I just hadnt gotten it all written yet! Tell CD that we need some one with experience to run the seeder and he looks like he’s got it ALL under control!!