tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post358937241544047984..comments2023-07-23T04:53:29.219-05:00Comments on Does Everything Grow Better in My Neighbor's Yard?: Mild Meanderings over our PrairieShady Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-24914577929250230292007-06-26T23:26:00.000-05:002007-06-26T23:26:00.000-05:00Very, very interesting! I never would have thought...Very, very interesting! I never would have thought of that! What pretty flowers!Andrea Dellithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001679394356087213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-42707140768737460722007-06-26T12:08:00.000-05:002007-06-26T12:08:00.000-05:00Ah... First of all, it's to get rid of all the old...Ah... First of all, it's to get rid of all the old "duff" which is a term for the dead plant material left from the year(s) prior from native prairie plants as well as non-native plants (which would inhibits new growth). <BR/><BR/>Burn of the "duff" also releases potash and potassium into the soil. It eliminates the possible soil deposit of nitrogen from some plants, but I gather nitrogen can be absorbed by plants through the air (something I just learned).<BR/><BR/>It also eliminates invasive brush and trees where you don't want them.<BR/><BR/>If you do any wildflower "overseeding," which is what I think was done after the burn to a small extent, it allows those seeds a better chance to grow.<BR/><BR/>That's all I can think of and find. You are not to burn the same area in consecutive years... but wait about 3 years, I think, before you might do it again. I believe it's too hard on the prairie to have this happen often. It also helps the native wildlife escape the fire.<BR/>I'm putting a link on the sidebar.<BR/>Good question - it's interesting, don't you think?Shady Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05007816271406393818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265980198981273900.post-81088969898417676312007-06-26T02:40:00.000-05:002007-06-26T02:40:00.000-05:00so pardon my inexperience in prairie fires....what...so pardon my inexperience in prairie fires....what is the reason that you would have the fire??Andrea Dellithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06001679394356087213noreply@blogger.com