Mondo Grass

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  1. tas17

    tas17 Member

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    We planted a lot of mondo grass last season and it does not seem to be doing well. After reading some of the posts about mondo grass, I do not think we dwarf mondo grass. I was hoping to get some feedback as to how to activiate the growth of this grass. I reside in Pennsylvania and the area where the grass is planted gets alot of sun. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
     
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    It usually does very well in sun or shade..maybe better without alot of afternoon sun. I find it hard to believe unless it dried out. Is it all green/black/variegated? The black is slower.
     
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    Hi thank you for your response - I found out that it is dwarf mondo and it is green but is really dried out. Is there a particular type of "plant" food other than miracle grow that I should use?

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    kaspian Active Member 10 Years

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    Grasses in general like lots of nitrogen -- that's the first number in the usual plant-food formula, 10-10-10, or whatever. Miracle-Gro, as I recall, has a large percentage of the middle number, phosphorus, which is helpful to promote flowering. Fish emulsion is a good organic source of nitrogen, as are all types of manure.

    It sounds like you need to water regularly, especially while the grass is getting established.
     
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    Newt Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    I grow dwarf mondo in full sun in Maryland and found it took a couple of years before I saw much new growth.

    Newt
     
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    Thank you for your response. Did you have it planted in any particular type of fertilized soil? How often do you water?

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    If it is newly planted just make sure it does not dry out. We surely have had enough rain here. I have never fertilized mine and it is a thick mat. Only thing that bothers it is long winters of ice covering it. Other than that it is very very easy. Mine is mostly in filtered sun but I have seen it in full sun.
     

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