Friday, January 3, 2020

A bit of grass

Planted a few Carex appressa down at the creek. I grew these from seed at my house. The seeds had no special treatment - they were just sprinkled on sand and the sand was kept wet. Carex is suited to the soils that remain damp below the surface even through the dry season.
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