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by marcat
Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:16 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa venticosa flowering
Replies: 7
Views: 2963

Re: Bambusa venticosa flowering

I ment in other words maybe not just stress..
MarCat
by marcat
Fri Aug 13, 2021 5:14 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa venticosa flowering
Replies: 7
Views: 2963

Re: Bambusa venticosa flowering

Brad any viable flowers. I haven't been pay much attention to mine but will check them all tomorrow. one of the clones comes from a plant put in the ground in the early sixtys just after hurricane Carla in Seadrift Tx. it should be old enough to start flowering.
MarCat
by marcat
Sun Jul 25, 2021 11:59 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa venticosa flowering
Replies: 7
Views: 2963

Re: Bambusa venticosa flowering

i have possibly two different clones and checked all the others they are not flowering must be stress
Marcat
by marcat
Sun Jul 25, 2021 7:24 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa venticosa flowering
Replies: 7
Views: 2963

Bambusa venticosa flowering

One of my B. ventricosa's that i thought was killed by our bad freeze last winter is flowering. Maybe the stress of the freeze?
Marcat
by marcat
Sun Feb 28, 2021 10:35 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Bambusa malingensis and coming freeze
Replies: 8
Views: 4418

Re: Bambusa malingensis and coming freeze

How did your malingensis fare? I live down the coast in Seadrift and all my clumpers are hard hit including my malingensis. Even the multiplex varietys are hurt bad. Going to have to wait and see what will recover.
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:52 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Best bamboo irrigation
Replies: 5
Views: 5378

Re: Best bamboo irrigation

Clumpers tend to swallow up irrigation systems. I would on leave a system in for a season and then use it elsewhere.
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:47 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant
Replies: 17
Views: 13160

Re: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant

If I remember the story right there were six Parkers grown from seed. Maybe yours is a different clone?
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:43 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Dendrocalamus sp. 'Parker's Giant' flowering
Replies: 67
Views: 56145

Re: Dendrocalamus sp. 'Parker's Giant' flowering

No leaves on reg. culms but have new seed branch growth.
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:38 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant
Replies: 17
Views: 13160

Re: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant

Ive had it for about four or five years sizing up every year and it started flowering last year and quit putting up regular culms just wimpy seed branches some from culms most from the ground. last years flowers developed individually on the stems this springs flowers are growing in clusters. Who Kn...
by marcat
Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:58 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant
Replies: 17
Views: 13160

Re: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant

Correction the rest isn't dead. Two small shoots and a (what I ll call) a flowering branch are coming up. I think I will hit it with veggie fertilizer maybe that will get the flowers to do what momma nature intended. Sure like to get seed off of it.
MarCat
by marcat
Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:29 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant
Replies: 17
Views: 13160

Re: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant

mine still has a weird bunch of flowers that appear to be alive the rest is dead. the weird flowers make a ball around the branch which showed no where else maybe they will put out stamens and actually do some thing keeping fingers crossed.
MarCat
by marcat
Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:07 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: First bamboo you obtained
Replies: 45
Views: 27107

Re: First bamboo you obtained

Oldhammi and Ventracosa. Lousy California Oldahammi but decent B.Belly have several clumps of it trying to compeat(not sucsessfully) with my clone-X.
by marcat
Sun Mar 04, 2018 4:01 am
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant
Replies: 17
Views: 13160

Re: R.I.P. Parker’s Giant

Allen you got seeds from your flowers?
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:28 am
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Help IDing this issue.
Replies: 2
Views: 4414

Re: Help IDing this issue.

You got bugs of some sort (aphids maybe) the black is sooty mold they produce. Insecticidal soap might get rid of them.
MarCat
by marcat
Sat Apr 02, 2016 1:25 am
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: dying bamboo grove
Replies: 7
Views: 8099

Re: dying bamboo grove

If have access to a chipper/sheader I would chop up the dead culms and leaves and use it for mulch. It has all the good stuff your boo needs.
MarCat