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by Alan_L
Fri Nov 10, 2023 5:36 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Prominens and Shanghai 3
Replies: 5
Views: 773

Re: Prominens and Shanghai 3

The "problem" is Facebook -- that's where most of the bamboo discussion is these days I'm sure. Not to hijack the thread, but we have mostly mild winters these years, but with possible (probable?) brutal cold snaps. Like last year -- we had at least 2-3 days in a row with lows in the negat...
by Alan_L
Thu Apr 27, 2023 9:55 pm
Forum: Bamboo Identification
Topic: Phyllostachys humilis #1? #2?
Replies: 1
Views: 1685

Re: Phyllostachys humilis #1? #2?

I don't grow humilis, but those nodes do not look like the top photo in the link you posted.
by Alan_L
Fri Apr 14, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Winter Kill
Replies: 19
Views: 4611

Re: Winter Kill

Very helpful! Here in the midwest we got more of that arctic blast than you did out east -- I've got very few green leaves left on any Phyllostachys, although most are leafing back out. I suspect dulcis is KTG (killed to ground, or "top killed"), and it looks like arcana was too, and rubro...
by Alan_L
Wed Mar 15, 2023 5:39 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Large Grove Removal With Photos
Replies: 8
Views: 2485

Re: Large Grove Removal With Photos

How long will the tiny bunches of leaves that form beneath the mower level stay alive? It seems that when I remove a shoot that's in the lawn, that little tuft keeps growing forever. Or is that only because the main grove is still feeding it?
by Alan_L
Tue Mar 07, 2023 4:24 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Large Grove Removal With Photos
Replies: 8
Views: 2485

Re: Large Grove Removal With Photos

I don't have experience with a grove of this scale and age, but I have one main question: how likely is it that every single rhizome will be removed, especially the ones far from the grove? Maybe that's not a concern, especially since they'll be removing the great majority of them, but still... It s...
by Alan_L
Thu Jan 26, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Winter Kill
Replies: 19
Views: 4611

Re: Winter Kill

Don't assume it's dead yet -- there have been years when every leaf has gone brown (like this year), but then the culms leaf out again in the spring. One it starts warming up a bit (March maybe) take a look at the branches to see if leaf buds are expanding. If so, don't cut it down as it's not dead!
by Alan_L
Thu Dec 01, 2022 12:12 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Saving newly planted waterlogged bamboo
Replies: 12
Views: 2630

Re: Saving newly planted waterlogged bamboo

Just let those create whatever little branches or shoots or leaves that they want to -- it's a good thing and shows that the plant is alive! (And wanting to store energy so it can start getting bigger again)
by Alan_L
Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:10 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: My first removal/move of a bamboo in several years!
Replies: 1
Views: 1272

My first removal/move of a bamboo in several years!

I'm about to undertake a digup-and-move of my Ph. nigra -- which I know other people have said is starting to flower. I had a nice little grove of this some years back, but it topkilled during a harsh winter so I removed it, and replaced with Ph. heteroclada. As you may know heteroclada takes a looo...
by Alan_L
Wed Jul 13, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: red margin bamboo
Replies: 7
Views: 2276

Re: red margin bamboo

Is that a pond with a liner? I'd be concerned about rhizomes poking holes.

Also remember that bamboo drops leaves and sheaths most of the year (it seems).
by Alan_L
Wed May 25, 2022 1:29 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering
Replies: 76
Views: 49676

Re: Phy Propinqua ‘Beijing’ Flowering

My Propinqua 'Beijing' was removed a few years ago, but escaped rhizome remnants still put up thin shoots every year -- those meter-tall droopy ones. Every one of them is covered in flowers still.
by Alan_L
Sat Mar 26, 2022 12:59 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Winter roost, fertilizer boon
Replies: 7
Views: 2456

Re: Winter roost, fertilizer boon

My groves are all smaller so can't really support big flocks, but they're definitely winter night roosts for the local birds, mainly sparrows and the like. It's noisy in a satisfying way IMO.

Will that guano be the only fertilizer applied? (or will it replace what you normally use?)
by Alan_L
Thu Feb 24, 2022 10:53 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Need Help With Asian Lemon Bamboo !
Replies: 3
Views: 2011

Re: Need Help With Asian Lemon Bamboo !

I don't have any experience with tropical bamboos, but I would suggest trying less water, especially if there is any indication that the soil is staying soggy. Maybe even stop watering altogether. Or stop watering part of the hedge and see if that part starts doing better. If this is a fungal issue,...
by Alan_L
Tue Feb 01, 2022 9:26 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos
Replies: 16
Views: 5228

Re: A moment of silence for all the dead and dying bamboos

Are you able to pull any of the culms down and tarp over them? I did that last year when we had an arctic blast -- grabbed a few smaller culms, tied them together, then pulled them down and tied to a stake. Then tarped over that. The idea is to keep some culms with green leaves... better than topkill!
by Alan_L
Fri Jan 14, 2022 8:59 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Awesome bamboo division tool!
Replies: 5
Views: 2137

Re: Awesome bamboo division tool!

Word of warning about the tamper tool: if you put it into the ground upright while taking a rest, make sure nothing is around it.
I did this a few years back and the thing was slightly off-center and toppled over after a few minutes (so heavy)... right onto my camera. :evil:
by Alan_L
Mon Jan 10, 2022 11:52 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Awesome bamboo division tool!
Replies: 5
Views: 2137

Re: Awesome bamboo division tool!

Have you tried a regular post hole digger/tamping bar? Not as large a "cutting" end as the b'root bar, but I've found mine to be quite useful in cutting and prying up divisions. Was wondering how it compared. (1/3 the price of the b'root bar too)