Miscanthus - Planting, Dividing, Propagating (In Detail)

This video shows in depth the steps we take to dig up, divide and replant new divisions of Miscanthus. In this video we are working with Miscanthus Giganteus, or Giant Silver Grass. The techniques and approaches here should work pretty well with most perennial clumping grasses.
Hope this helps folks plant, divide and spread these wonderful beings!

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Happy growing!

[vistillia]

I have to say you are one of big inspirations for me in my quest for more self sustainability at my house. Your explanations and instruction in permaculture helped me move from struggling with just seeds to adding in more sturdy, self sufficient food plants to my set up. I just wish I had your twin set up somewhere down here in the sun tropics. Zone 9 makes me look oh so wistfully at many plants offered by yourself and some other decent commercial nurseries.

[victoriousgardener]

Just got mine planted that i received from your nursery. I appreciate this video for my future dividing. Also appreciate all the facts and the sincere approach to your videos. My favorite permaculture channel!

[wilderfarmstead]

Love this video! My Miscanthus has done amazingly well this year with absolutely no care! Such a hardy stock, I can't wait to see what they do next year after a good winter's rest.

[princessresinista]

I got a couple of clumps from my friend in the summer and it really didn’t work out so she gave me a few more clumps that I am hoping will get done now that it’s the dormant season! Thank you for making this! I’m making a privacy wall!

[kamaartaliaferro]

Getting a PBS vibe from this video. I love it.

[mycedarridge]

I just got my start from you and Googled how to plant it and you popped up! 😂 Perfect!!

[dougmoring]

THAT'S THE HEALTHIEST SOIL IVE EVER SEEN.

[denisew]

Hi there, thanks for sharing this! I was also wondering, are there seeds that can be collected as another option? Thank you for your time 😊

[castrolrmk]

Thank you very much for this information. Much appreciated 👍

[milo]

Hi great information in detail, thanks. In the next couple of weeks I'll be splitting and moving my miscanthus to a more sunnier spot for Spring 👏.

[comedianscottyk]

Thanks for posting this Bro! I was wondering if I could do this with what I planted 2 years ago!!! 😊

[BroadShouldersFarm]

After watching this video, I now feel really bad for asking for 10 clumps in mid-March! This is WORK!

[Ultrazaubererger]

I have found that if you sacrifice some rootlets with a more brutal approach you can save a lot of time and effort.
Where I learned perennial gardening we separated the plants with old pruners (take the spring out, grab them in the middle and hack at the soil clump).
After some hacking you can use your hands to split the clump.
With some experience you can separate a lot of plants very fast that way and the losses are not that big.
You sacrifice about 10% yield for about 50% time saved and you don't have to get your hands wet (8 hours in 5-10°C environment is bad enough on it's own).
This way we separated all the Fall/winter plants like paeonia, hemerocallis, hosta, most of the grasses etc.

But I don't recall having worked with miscanthus giganteus in particular except when I had to dig out a large/old patch of 'Aksel Olsen'
which was one of my worst experiences* so maybe your method is the right approach here.
*comes right after digging out hemerocallis in cold rain in the winter on a sloped field.

[francefournier]

Excellent video, very informative, all I need to know, i have a beautiful miscanthus that needs ro be relocated.. now I feel confident to do it. Thank you,

[lulabelle]

Reminds me of digging up bamboo. I had a big container full of bamboo that needed dividing and transplanting. After struggling and fighting, then breaking the container apart, it came out of the container. Then using the shovel, pick and a saw to divide it...I gave up and drug the chainsaw out and accomplished the task. It wasn't gentle but it worked! A girl has to be creative!

[aw]

That soil look magical compared to my heavy clay.

[howlie]

Hi, I’m a newish subscriber to the channel. Your chicken composting videos got me hooked. I am in Western North Carolina (6b) and am wondering if miscanthus will work for me. We are in an area with a lot on invasive plants like flora rosa. I’m hopping I can use a miscanthus wall so my neighbors can’t see my birds and to help with soil erosion.

Also, do you have a like where I can order some from you?

[oxbowfarm]

Have you ever attempted rooting the node buds on the stems? I've read about doing that but haven't tried it yet. It requires a longer stem, and I assume you'd have to overwinter them indoors since you'd be collecting the buds in the fall before frost.

Also, I saw that the DEC had classified Miscanthus sinensis as a regulated species. Is Miscanthus X giganteus exempted by being a hybrid?

[catchemalive]

What’s the best fertilizer for the new rhizomes once planted? Nitrogen?

[francefournier]

Yes very tough I have tried it last Year it was so difficult i thought i was going to kill my plant, so I gave up. This time i will dig on the side to try to get under the roots. I will need some assistance from my better half I think😀