Growing and Caring for Pampas Grass: 10 Steps from Planting to Winter Pruning

10 Steps to Planting and Caring for Pampas Grass: From Soil Preparation to Pruning and Winter Protection. This video is a step-by-step guide on how to grow and care for pampas grass plants. The narrator suggests choosing a location with full sun to partial shade and well-drained fertile soil. The hole for planting should be 15 inches deep and 17 inches wide for a gallon container of pampas grass, and multiple clumps should be spaced at least 6 feet apart. The narrator advises spreading the roots apart by hand before positioning the plant in the hole and backfilling with soil. The ornamental grass should be watered only once every couple of weeks during the first year of growth, and fertilized once per year with a high-quality garden fertilizer. Established pampas grass clumps should be pruned with trimmers in the late winter or early spring months, and the leaves tied together with string in November to allow water to drain from the plant to prevent shock during the cold months. The plant's roots should be covered with straw or mulch before frost season. Additionally, the video provides information on starting ornamental grass indoors, growing pampas grass from cuttings, growing pampas grass in pots, and winter protection. The tools needed for growing pampas grass include organic compost, peat moss or manure, a shovel, a gallon of pampas grass, sand, water, fertilizer, trimmers, string, fleece wrap, and mulch or straw. The video also warns against placing pampas grass near roadways or driveways and too close to central air conditioning units where the leaves can become caught in the fans.

[@manandatractor]

I love my pampas grass. It makes an incredible privacy barrier between myself and the neighbors.

[@fdort3971]

Thank you! Finally clear instructions from seed up!

[@curtcoller3632]

You must have chosen this presentation before You Tube allowed multiple ads before a video begins! Today --- I can't reach what I want to see --- I'm blocked by several ads until I get enough and leave.

[@edprince9079]

Wish this crap was banned. Neighbor planted it right next to our property line