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by canadianplant
Sat May 17, 2014 12:55 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys primotina seedlings
Replies: 14
Views: 8014

Re: Phyllostachys primotina seedlings

nice size up john. I sowed p heteroclada a few weeks ago. Good germination ratio and they look good.
by canadianplant
Thu May 08, 2014 1:51 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Re: fargesia nitida planting information

One more question:

How cold is too cold to plant nitida? Should you wait until the threat of frost is over or until you can dig the soil and its warmed up a bit?
by canadianplant
Thu May 08, 2014 1:41 am
Forum: Off-Topic Discussions
Topic: Growing and propagating comfrey for fertilizer
Replies: 20
Views: 17356

Re: Pulling dandelions, and using them as fertilizer

I generally do the same steve. Tap root plants tend to break up hard soil, dig way down and pump nutrients from pretty far down where they arent usually accessible. Comfrey is an amazing plant in that respect and they pump 6 or more minerals from the sub soil, grow rapidly and have many uses like co...
by canadianplant
Tue Apr 29, 2014 2:44 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Re: fargesia nitida planting information

john - I know there have been countless discussions on how bamboo hardiness ratings are found. Putting that discussion aside, The leaves and culm tips on the rufa seem to take about -17C as you say, but the buds seem to take a bit more. The bottom bit and the roots can take quite a bit more. My rufa...
by canadianplant
Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:13 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Re: fargesia nitida planting information

Thanks John, that makes it easier to place. I would like to try it unprotected one winter. Ill see how tarping it works and let it mature a bit before that.. wufang - With the amount of plants I have in my yard and being a mile away from lake superior, I wont have to worry about humidity. When you l...
by canadianplant
Sat Apr 26, 2014 10:02 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Re: fargesia nitida planting information

Well, we get sun a lot longer then you do down there steve. It isnt completely dark untill 11 PM in the summer. It may not be as intense as down south, but the length of exposure is almost 2-4 hours longer then almost anyone south of me, even Toronto and near Erie.
by canadianplant
Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:34 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

Re: fargesia nitida planting information

John - I am not sure if I want to leave it exposed for the winter. I know its tough but the spots that will be warmest in the winter are all sunny with the exception of one spot. It gets shaded from noveber to about this time of year. Its the best micro climate I have so im selective about what to p...
by canadianplant
Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:47 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: fargesia nitida planting information
Replies: 13
Views: 8354

fargesia nitida planting information

so I finally managed to get a f nitida from number nurseries. I have an OK id ea on care for it bit Google can only get you so far. I'm wondering about where to plant it. I know that the further north you are the more light it can take. just wondering how much light it can take in Ontario or 48 degr...
by canadianplant
Thu Mar 27, 2014 5:32 am
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: Goldfish population explosion
Replies: 14
Views: 8557

Re: Goldfish population explosion

Koi will grow to three or four feet. You can get the growth rate up with good food but the best thing is the size and depth of the pond. They can take some good cold but they need unfrozen water and a bit of muck. The water should be a mi imum of five feet if not you have to builild a frame and mulc...
by canadianplant
Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:32 pm
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: Goldfish population explosion
Replies: 14
Views: 8557

Re: Goldfish population explosion

Is that the big pond allan? The bigger it is the better chance you can get away with no filtration. My grandma had a modest sized pond a good 15 years ago, maybe 500 gallons and every year she could not stop her fish from breeding. She lost all her fish a few years after that and restocked. That yea...
by canadianplant
Fri Mar 21, 2014 5:32 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Can a running bamboo survive without being watered?
Replies: 22
Views: 10421

Re: Can a running bamboo survive without being watered?

Plant it in a low point with the ground shaded and you do never know..
by canadianplant
Thu Mar 20, 2014 5:49 am
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: How I trick squirrels into leaving my bambo shoots alone
Replies: 33
Views: 26974

Re: How I trick squirrels into leaving my bambo shoots alone

Makel Didnt mean it to sound like I was being all "think of the children" about what you eat. To each.his own. Personally I leave them alone and eating them isnt the norm here. I was talking about the dead squirrel pic. There are quite a few people in my experience that would try to make a...
by canadianplant
Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:19 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: How I trick squirrels into leaving my bambo shoots alone
Replies: 33
Views: 26974

Re: How I trick squirrels into leaving my bambo shoots alone

the thing with squirrels is that we can sit there and shoot them all day everyday and we wont even make a dent in the population. I see it as waisted energy and waisted ammo. I bet if you added up the time spent dealing with them and the cost of ammo traps and poison you could replace the damaged pl...
by canadianplant
Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:03 am
Forum: Other Plants & Landscaping
Topic: Venus Fly Trap Info
Replies: 11
Views: 11201

Re: Venus Fly Trap Info

I keep mine in a cup full of water. Ive had three of them, and without doing this they die quick. I keep mine in a plastic tube for humidity. one thing I did notice that you may want to know is that they seem to go dormant. Mine die back twice a year and seem to rest for a month or two them surprise...
by canadianplant
Sun Feb 23, 2014 12:00 am
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Phyllostachys heteroclada from seed
Replies: 10
Views: 5793

Re: Phyllostachys heteroclada from seed

Personally if i were to trust any seed ID it would be from RPS. Especially if they put something like this on their site: "Species purity: All seeds are species pure, correctly identified and only come from cultivated plants if we are 100% sure that they are species pure (not hybridised). "...