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Spring has finally arrived in Colorado; our May Day snowstorm seems long ago, going from, This: To this: These images are within a span of 3 weeks. We are having a warm, dry May so irrigation is a must. Most of … Continue reading →

by Cynthia McKenney The grass trials were planted at the TTU experimental farm during the July of 2012. The trial was planted as a randomized block design consistent with 4 blocks in keeping with the other participating locations in the … Continue reading →

It’s that time…the cutting of the grasses. A couple of weeks ago, between snowstorms, I was able to trim the ornamental grasses in the trial. My inspiration was watching David Staats, CSU Horticulture Research Associate, trim the grasses in the ornamental … Continue reading →

Dr. Leonard Perry, University of Vermont Extension – 3/11/13 Due to the small size of many plugs, per our usual trial procedures here they were potted shortly after receipt into Jumbo square pots, ProMix medium with Osmocote 16-11-11 incorporated at … Continue reading →

Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon Posted on February 14, 2013by suzannepeggytaylor Oregon State University site: Planted June 2012. Planted with landscape fabric, mulched, and drip irrigated. Pictures and establishment size data collected November 2012. Oregon State Data Nov.2012

Planting- July 2012 Colorado State University site:  4 plots with trial cultivar in each.  This site has been utilized for many different studies and was also used as the Annual Trial gardens, so was heavily amended around 10 years ago. … Continue reading →