A Gardeners Forum Forums Gardening Reference Gardening in 2005 Pampas Grass

It's May 8 and my Pampass Grass that grew so well doesn't look like it is coming back. When should it start growing again? I live in Missouri so it shouldn't be too cold.

And what's with the 'hollow center' I've been reading about?

I'm very new to this gardening thing and have a lot to learn.

give it a little more time jen, you are so far north, it might take another couple of weeks.

but... baring that, you might need to go in and clear out the dead growth, they like a lot of sunlight to grow best.

Hi Hon!

I always chop mine down to about 6" in late winter. They usually make a slow start in spring, but mine are now back up to about a foot tall.

Why don't you chop yours back to about a foot tall and see if it helps?

I'm saying chop, but what I actually do is to wear a tough pair of gloves and grasp a fist full of grass, then (with the other gloved hand)bend and snap it where I want it to break off. I do this in sections until it's all a uniform height. I find this easier than cutting.