Purple Top Grass - Tridens Flavus

[@andrewgove1807]

Love these plant profiles! Super helpful when planning my garden. Please keep them coming.

[@hellosoyangel]

Exactly!!

[@growitbuildit]

Will do! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@rogermartin404]

This is a pleasant and informative video to watch... KZbin needs more content providers like this! 😀

[@growitbuildit]

Thank you so much Roger - I really appreciate the kind words

[@flatcreek4665]

Glad you covered this grass & winter sowing it. I seed saved some Indian Grass this Fall and think I will Winter Sow it like you did for the Purple Top grass here.

[@growitbuildit]

I pretty much winter sow everything anymore. It is just the easiest way to do it.

[@sannaericditsler4034]

Thank you for the video. I have seen this or a similar grass growing along railroad tracks in the country.

[@growitbuildit]

You are welcome - I really enjoy this grass when it's in bloom

[@kathrynreeves5876]

Excellent straightforward usable info!

[@growitbuildit]

Thank you! I aim to please

[@grantybert]

Love your videos 🙌

[@growitbuildit]

Thank you! I'm glad you are enjoying them

[@nathanhaskell1743]

Great vid!

[@growitbuildit]

Thank you Nathan!

[@kepler180]

more grass videos please

[@growitbuildit]

In time....I take a lot of footage over multiple years. But I have some plans.

[@AintThatWhatHappened]

Babe wake up, new growitbuildit plant profile just dropped

[@growitbuildit]

Hahaha - thank you!

[@Leekle2ManE]

Autumn of '24 I sowed two packets of these seeds along with Elliot's Lovegrass and a "Roadside Wildflower Mix" along the front edge of my yard. I will have to wait until spring to see what germinates. After seeing this, I know I am unlikely to notice the purple hue of the purpletop. That said, I have a septic leech field in my front yard that has been stripped bare. Before I get more purpletop, I am curious how this would handle being mowed at 4" until August and then left to grow to seeding? And how likely are the roots to go deep enough to invade the leech pipes?

[@growitbuildit]

Hi - regarding mowing, I can't state how well it will handle frequent mowing. But I can say that since it is in hay fields, it is cut multiple times per year. Regarding the root depth, I really couldn't find much info on it. But, similar height grasses that like dry weather can regularly reach 4-5' in depth. Still though, most of the root mass is shallow. See the diagram here (scroll down a bit) - growitbuildit.com/little-bluestem-facts-information-growing/#ID It shows several species of native grass with their root depths.

[@consciouseye7209]

This grows wild where I live.

[@growitbuildit]

It really has a wide native range. You can see it pop up all over.

[@metacyclic]

did you say purple love grass? I would love a profile on purple love grass, if you're taking requests :)

[@growitbuildit]

Some day! I just had plants get mature for the first time. I need to add some more to make it look better.

[@mckennahicks5259]

This is also known as brome grass my field went strait to it after I switched off soybean

[@growitbuildit]

Good to know. Interesting that it showed up that quickly