Better fences make for better neighbors, right?I had a problem. my neighbors had been cutting my lawn as if he thought it belonged to them. Typical. So I told the one it wasn't alright to destroy the grass in my yard by over mowing. He claimed he couldn't tell where my yard started. I assumed the other neighbor had the same issue.
So I cut some of the Napier grass and stuck them into the bare sand, as if daring them to grow. The method is simple, make sure each cutting has three nodes on it. Then bury two of the nodes, keeping the third above the soil. Water occasionally.
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| The cuttings on the far side of the yard, freshly planted. |
The thing I like the most about Napier grass is that it looks like a beautiful black bamboo. Or maybe I like it because it grows very well here with no care. Or maybe because it makes a great easy to harvest rabbit food.
I am dying to plant some of this grass out at my forest near the road. There it can aid in the prevention of erosion and create some more natural privacy. Plus it looks cool.
After winter ended, I trimmed it down to the ground and mulched the trimmings. Then the napier grass grew uniformly, healthily, not unlike its smaller green counterparts. 