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Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
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Evening all, last year i paid £15 for a Purple Fountain Grass,followed the rules ,,cut down to 2 inches and cold greenhouse over winter,waited for it to start anytime but as nothing was showing i un potted it, Dead roots ,no smell just no life, no slugs nothing except about 30 tiny green squashable  eggs,about the  size of the small round polystyrene packing stuff you can get, not in a ball together but all spread separate through the soil, its a bit dull now but if needed i,ll pic some tomorrow .green eggs  Wot next and my poor grass in the council tip.image

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,086

    The green eggs will be slow release fertiliser.

    Everything I read about your Purple Fountain Grass tells me that it's a tender perennial usually treated as an annual as it is difficult to over winter.  

    £15 is an awful lot to pay for that!  I'd take it back and ask for another (or your money back).  

    Did you get it in Norfolk?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

    Slow release fertiliser mate - easy to confuse them for eggs though!

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657

    Hi ,yes i bought it from a Nursery near South Reps close to where we live, Iv never seen slow release fertiliser before,so yes im an idiot, eggs i squished loads of them , So the plant was  superb  in September and we were very happy and as i said i read up on it  and cut and stored it in the greenhouse, i,ll definitely get another  i was hoping to be able to divide it and save a few bob (No Pun intended ) Right many thanks for your Bob /Dove have a nice day tomorrow . nite,niteimage

  • bekkie hughesbekkie hughes Posts: 5,294
    Dont feel silly, its something i think most of us have done. Sorry u lost yoir plant, why not have a look on jungleseeds.com they have lots of things like your purple grass, might be a cheaper alternative. image
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,086

    Alan, I keep meaning to say - have you discovered this place yet?  http://www.urbanjungle.uk.com/index.asp   Very good!!!  

    Just outside Norwich to the northwest.  They sell online too.

    image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,955

    Just a thought Alan - perhaps leaving the foliage on during the winter would have helped it a bit. I'm never convinced about cutting grasses of any type down in winter because I think some of them benefit from the extra protection it gives. If you grow some from seed you could do a half and half experiment!

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • FleurisaFleurisa Posts: 779

    Grasses are supposed to be cut back just as they are starting back into growth

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