Yes....the plants have only been in the ground for a week. I actually just pulled them up last night and raised the bed. Gave them a shot of the Biotone Starter Plus this afternoon. While I don't know how much the product will work with these temps, I have brought sickly shrubs and small trees back ...

FYI.....I had an oversized industrial cement planter (@3x3x3) that I planted some P. Nigra in. The plant looked great for 2 years and then this past year I started to notice a change. I opted to give the plant away to a list member here as a donatation, since I needed the planter for some new honeys...

Thanks for the advice.....the only thing I did not do is plant them on a raised bed. I had ordered the plants 3 weeks ago, and was hoping to get them sooner since we were still having really good weather. I just wanted to get them in the ground as quickly as possible to establish their roots..... es...

Just received my 2 Thamnocalamus tessellatus from the bamboo sourcery last week. Kept them watered and indoors for a few days to adapt a bit to the CA weather climate. I had just planted them several days ago in the ground , and was wondering how much water to give them, with our Jersey temps being ...

I have bought most of my boo from Little Acre Farm....Ed is a great guy and very helpful!! You are totally right about his clumping collection.... I bought my Jaizoughou from him this past spring. The bamboo garden collection of the Thamnocalamus tessellatus is damaged as of now....they may be ok fo...

Hi Moriphen....Thanks for the info on the Thamnocalamus tessellatus. When I went on the bamboo garden's website, it shows this plant at +5 deg. I wonder how accurate it is, esp. since your plants are doing fine. I can't believe that it is taking on full sun as well...which is what I am looking for. ...

Yes...my scabrida is almost 5 years old, and my Jaizhougou is going on it's 2nd winter.

Hey everyone....I am unfortunatley looking to remove my boo grove this fall, donating the plants to a family member. :cry: It's only a 2 year grove so I still have what looks like individual plants. The reason why is for another post. I am looking for some clumping boo to plant in my soon to be empy...

I have been wondering why I have been getting soo many butterflies landing in my 1 yr. old grove recently. I went onto my neighbor's property around the back, and found some fragrant honeysuckle all twined into my boo. Needless to say I was not happy, esp. since boo was only planted early last year ...

Glad to hear that the black boo is doing great!! My scabrida that are shaded are going great, no leaf burn and very bright. My 1 Jiuzhaigou is sick, as per this post, which I just treated..... hopefully it wont get any worse and I can save the plant. The other Jiuzhaigou is going wonderful.....but t...

I will try and upload a few pics very soon. I did notice that some powdery balls were webby as well. For the time being, I took my garden hose and used the "jet" spray to sort of power wash them off. I purchased an organic insecticide that treats like 25 different diseases. Gave it a good ...

My Jiuzhaigou has been looking a little brown the past week, and now it seems it may have acquired a disease. Towards the bottom of the plant, I see these little white clumps at the top of the nodes. When I touch it, it breaks apart and crumbles like a powder. Can anyone tell me what type of disease...

My Jiuzhaigou has been looking a little brown the past week, and now it seems it may have acquired a disease. Towards the bottom of the plant, I see these little white clumps at the top of the nodes. When I touch it, it breaks apart and crumbles like a powder. Can anyone tell me what type of disease...

Hey Guys.....thanks for the info. I found this stuff on a website as an alternative to the pyrethrin. It's a green product and appears as though may be a better choice. http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/eco-exempt-mc-misting-concentrate-emulsifier-p-521.html If someone could take a look at this prod...

Hey guys, I am looking to install a mosquito misting system in my backyard to keep the mosquito's and bugs away. I noticed that there are a variety of concentrated chemical sprays that can be utilized into these systems. One of main ingredients is pyrethrin. I have read the the chemical is organic a...