Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: andrewh on November 02, 2012, 01:36:04 pm
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Hello Mayhemmers
I am sure that someone will immediately tell me what this stuff is.
(http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd159/andrewh_photo/DSC06610.jpg)
It grows in very large quantities around the Leicester area. It seems to be a spring planting harvested when completely dry about 18 months later.
I would be surprised if it is not of the grass family - but that is not tying it down very much
Energy Crop? Esparto grass?
tia
andrew
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Could be bamboo grown for use as a fuel.
Barrie
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Any chance of a close up?
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looks like sugar cane, but probably not in Leicestershire!
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Is it sweetcorn?
john
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Is it Elephant Grass?
Elephant grass, to my knowledge, is grown around the Graffham Water Reservoir - 1. to be used as a fuel crop and 2. to absorb the soil nitrates to prevent them entering the water system and causing algal blooms.
Ian.
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Miscanthus
Miscanthus x Giganteus or "Elephant Grass" is a the sterile hybrid between M. sinensis and M. sacchariflorus. It has risen to prominence since the early 1980's as a potential biofuel on account of its high dry weight annual yield that can reach 25t/ha (10t/acre).
See: http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/miscanthus.cfm (http://www.ukagriculture.com/crops/miscanthus.cfm)
(http://s11.postimage.org/9yajdg16n/miscanthus_young_plants.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/9yajdg16n/) (http://s11.postimage.org/lyre0fj7j/miscanthus_plants.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/lyre0fj7j/) (http://s11.postimage.org/v59onpofz/miscanthus_harvesting.jpg) (http://postimage.org/image/v59onpofz/)
All just a 'Google' away...
Andy
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Thank you all.
This is about as tall as it grows here - must be miscanthus giganteus pigmaeus
Thanks andy, I will follow the link.
andrew
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Did you see any elephants in it? :embarrassed:
Andy
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Or Pygmys? I only know of one tribe of Pygmys who live in this type of grass,the fugary tribe.they are so small,that they can hardly be noticed,and have to jump up and down telling everyone " we're the Fugary"
sorry Martin,you can slap my wrist at Warwick!
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I believe that, from a song I used to sing at school.....the Ooomygoooly tribe inhabit it!!! {-) {-) {-) {-) {-) {-)
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Hi neil, showing your age my friend, nemesis