pampas grass

Doesn't matter Thumbs. Welcome to GOY. You couldn't kill pampas grass with a nuclear bomb. The usual question we get is 'How do I get rid of it?' I have 4 different types and I just let them go until they are too big and then burn off. (Not advisable if it is near the house.) So do it at your convenience.

John.

I agree with John, I trim back small ones round the bottom, so that the leaves don't get in the mower. Burn larger ones every 3 or 4 years.
I see how that reads John, I decided to leave it to give you a chuckle.

If you want to cut it back, then anytime from now up to mid March would be ideal.

As already stated, let your pyromania run wild it will love you forever.

Be very careful though, the leaves have backward facing barbs. You can stick your hand/arm in the clump, no trouble, but when you take it out.....................blood.
Remove the spent flower stems and dead fronds every year and cut down/burn every fourth. We have 9 big clumps!

What's the problem with blood Owdboggy as long as it's not yours?

It is not so much the blood as the pain the blood letting engenders!

burning them is good but dangerous. i did it to the first in a row of 7. its very impressive as it sends up huge flames. i watched the first one burst into flames it was great...but then like a bushfire the fire soon jumped to the next...then the next........i had to run for the hose pipe before it got to the overhead cables......so i do the chop with gloves on now...;-))