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The three plugs three days later after mowing

GunnarMN

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O.K this is now three days later , and it was mowed, non of the plugs came out after mowing, the plug on the left is a full plug i dug down the length of the lesh knife and removed the plug the middle one is a hinge plug and it actually looks the worst and keep in mind i dug no dirt out after flipping the left and the middle plug ,, Now the slit on the right i did dig down 9"and took out a bowl full of dirt as you can see it has SOME DEAD GRASS but it is far less than the others keep it nice so other dont get burned
 
I noticed that with my long handled plugger the grass turns a little brown after about three days but in about five days the grass starts to turn green again, its more like its stunned rather than dead.

Mark
 
i believe that "shocked" is the term you are looking for!
the roots of the grass have experienced "shock",however they can,and will recover,but only IF
the roots are NOT severed ''completely",AND receive the "proper" ratio of sunlight and moisture!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
jmaryt said:
i believe that "shocked" is the term you are looking for!
the roots of the grass have experienced "shock",however they can,and will recover,but only IF
the roots are NOT severed ''completely",AND receive the "proper" ratio of sunlight and moisture!

(h.h.!)
j.t.

The plugging tool completely removes the plug and of course any roots that cross through the cut line are cut! but in a 3-1/2 dia plug they are a lot of roots that do not get cut but even that grass still suffers some "Shock" and likely to turn brown. A grass plug can be taken and re-planted elsewhere and it will grow but may start out brown looking.

Mark
 
Thank you Gunnar can you keep the updates coming for awhile? I would like to see if there is permanent damage from any of the plugs? If not are we getting kicked out of the parks for no reason? Very interesting post Gunnar. Thanks again .....Jerry
 
yes i will keep some more updates we just got a good rain last night , what i find is the grass always comes back just fine, but the shock stage may alarm a grounds keeper I have dug horribly in owr own yard just prackticing on junk and the grass comes back really nice in time but some do gooders on schools or parks may go bulistic alway carry all the trash to show them . I will take another picture in a few days looks like the full plug is starting to turn green again
 
yes it's possible to transplant the pug with it's root system intact!
the addition of "nitrogen" added to the soil at the transplant site will
act as a 'booster" and possibly allow the root system to reestablish itself
at the new site...just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
I have noticed the same. Cutting a full plug left less damage than the"hinge/flap plug" I was told I was crazy.
 
southwind, I think the hinge failed because when you pry it up it tears the roots as oposed to the full plug leaves them intact , full plug , wins 2nd place
 
you are! nothin' personal though!
never heard of that!..doesn't make any sense! (lol!)
just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
leaves 'em intact? how? ya severed 'em all!
just sayin' (lol!)

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
I was simply speaking from experience. I've cut a whole lot of plugs in my time and been back to see the end results. I assure you I do everything in my power to leave as little reminder I was ever there as possible. I've ALWAYS had better end results from a full cut plug. ALWAYS. Maybe it's the grass in out city park?
 
I do a lot of aquatic gardening an the easiest way to explain grass is this...The grass you cut for your plug isn't hundreds of separate plants. For the most part its a few individual plants that are chained together by the root structure under the dirt. When we cut full plugs we sever the connection to the rest of the plant. The bigger the plug the more plants in the plug and the better chance for the grass to rebound. If you compress the dirt around the root structure when you pop the plug out you can very easily damage the roots killing the whole plug. If you cut a hinged plug you don't sever the connection to the rest of the plant completely and they usually have a better chance of recovering that is why they are recommended. Hope that helps.
 
very true,and common sense would indicate this is so!
excellent post!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
see "land of lincoln's" post above!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
Gunnar, thank you for taking the time to run this experiment. I think the more attention that is paid to digging and leaving little or no trace that you have been there the better. This subject always brings out comments and some disagreements but the important thing is that it is being discussed. I think we are in that time of the year where digging is more and more problematic because of extreme dry soil conditions, it may be better to make note of good areas and leave them until the ground is more moist.

Jerry
 
in addendum:
although this is "possible".it is STILL problematical
the transplanting will be successful,because the root system
has been completely severed!..just sayin!

(h.h.!)
j.t.
 
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