How To Stop Mondo Grass Spreading
After winter storms leaves may be ragged and can be trimmed back a bit for best appearance.
How to stop mondo grass spreading. Use a garden fork to lift clumps of mondo grass from the ground. Common Bermuda is an aggressive spreader and reseeder. Watering more frequently helps the Dwarf Mondo grass get established and begin to spread.
All you can do is make a trip around the perimeter of your lawn every month and spray a narrow strip with glyphosate Roundup etc to kill any of the neighbors invading grass. When fall arrives cover the remaining area with a large sheet of plastic. Root division is the easiest way to propagate mondo grass.
Divide clumps every three years if grown as standalone plants. If you are cultivating monkey grass in a border and simply want to avoid its spread dig down 12 to 18 inches and insert a barrier. Ophiopogon planiscapus Nigrescens Black Mondo.
You may have to water more or less frequently depending on your climate shade or soil type Water twice a week for the first growing season. Use a spade or shovel to dig down around the liriope. During this time dig out as many rhizomes as possible to prevent more Monkey grass from growing.
I start by first cutting a line around the entire area that is 2-3 deep. Its grass-like foliage forms dense tufts that slowly spread over time and require no mowing. On top of the crisp foliage small stalks of flowers appear in summer reminiscent of grape hyacinths.
Install a root barrier 12 to 18 inches in length and keep it mowed as short as possible. How do you keep Liriope from spreading. Save time by using a timer and sprinkler.