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- Mon Jan 16, 2006 3:21 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Another new Borinda
- Replies: 21
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- Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:43 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Time to mow?
- Replies: 22
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Time to mow?
I generally mow my Pleioblastus groundcover species in mid to late February to get rid of the 'ugly' foliage before the new spring growth comes up. Late enough that I can enjoy them like an ornamental grass in it's winter form but not so late that I chop off the new seasons shoots. I've been away at...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:31 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: IS IT SPRING YET ?
- Replies: 41
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Kurt, I remember telling you to be prepared for small culms after transplanting due to rhizome vigor realities so I think it will be another 2 seasons before you can say for certain whether or not the water is an issue. My rule of thumb for newly planted field divisions in cold climates and the appa...
- Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:15 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: tropical species
- Replies: 8
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- Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:11 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Another new Borinda
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14274
Markj - where do reside - I forget what part of the UK - and how large is your lot? In some ways the clumping nature of the Phy's there is a nice feature in that you can really layer/texture the garden by combining them with other bamboos/plant groups. I really liked how Jos has such a diverse garde...
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 4:33 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: tropical species
- Replies: 8
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tropical species
Roy & all tropical bambuseros , do you have this species and is this a representative photo? <img src= "http://www.bambooweb.info/ShowPictures2.php?BooID=17&Desc=&Loc=&Match=AND&s=1"> http://www.bambooweb.info/ShowPictures2.php?BooID=17&Desc=&Loc=&Match=AND&...
- Fri Jan 13, 2006 3:12 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: IS IT SPRING YET ?
- Replies: 41
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Don't y'all got any hills 'round there Bill? Looks mighty flat to us hill folks shock: I bet you get some straight line winds there that are not too bamboo friendly. I had 1 and only 1 spot flat enough to even think about for the greenhouse and I'm still trying to figure out where to put in a basket...
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:52 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Another new Borinda
- Replies: 21
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Markj - I would appreciate seeing 'landscape' views of your garden to see how you've integrated all of your bamboo into the overall landscape. I fancy watching the City Gardener on HGTV I think and it is really a good example of how to use the montane species in the landscape. I really like the host...
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:09 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Another new Borinda
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14274
What picture?
No that did it, nice blue blush on the culms. My Gramineus Monstrispiralis blues up very nicely. I have a pic of it on my homepage at
http://www.needmorebamboo.com/
Phy Makinoi, Heteroclada Solidstem, Glauca for the cold growers can also do the blue.
No that did it, nice blue blush on the culms. My Gramineus Monstrispiralis blues up very nicely. I have a pic of it on my homepage at
http://www.needmorebamboo.com/
Phy Makinoi, Heteroclada Solidstem, Glauca for the cold growers can also do the blue.
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 8:03 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: IS IT SPRING YET ?
- Replies: 41
- Views: 24459
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 5:25 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Another new Borinda
- Replies: 21
- Views: 14274
Markj - nothing I've tried thus far allows me to see the photos you post. Now, one I posted recently does not show up either. Not sure what to do but the suggestions from others haven't worked for me yet. Not being able to see your pictures and not being able to grow your montane species keeps me fr...
- Thu Jan 12, 2006 2:09 am
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Fertilizing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6137
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:28 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Fertilizing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6137
- Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:17 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: Fertilizing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6137
Eric, I liberally apply granular 13-13-13 about a month before I anticipate shoots popping up - for me that is generally late Feb - I'm not quite sure when that would be for you. Then, 1 more application at the end of shooting season which for me is late June. Everything gets horse manure/sawdust mi...
- Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:22 pm
- Forum: Growing Bamboo
- Topic: What bamboos are people getting this spring?
- Replies: 50
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I think I must have created confusion about my UFO ground cover. There is nothing special about its hardiness and in fact it gets burned pretty easily as it now is already mostly tanned out. It is however, extremely aggressive and spreads like wildfire, so for me it makes an excellent fill-in plant ...