Hi there, I will be hosting a Bamboo Festival here in Vancouver, BC, Canada sometime in July 2016. I'm seeking some knowledgeable bamboo enthusiasts who would be interested in volunteering their time to answer questions from fellow gardeners regarding bamboo plants. Free admission, food & drinks...

Hi Cole, Thanks for the reply. A little more reassuring that somebody else has done this before with bamboo rhizome in the winter and had success! Shockingly, your success rate is fairly high for off season propagation. I believe it's more natural to let Mother Nature takes its course as opposed to ...

Hey guys... I thought I would chime in on this one. The supplier mentioned they have had great success in the Netherlands with amblyseius fallacis on bamboo mites. These tests were done on a large scale. University of Oregon has also done trials with this predatory mite as well. This year I am going...

Hi Kailey, Thanks for your suggestion as well. It seems the general consensus is to trick it into shooting asap and providing care afterwards. This will be a good experiment for me... Growing bamboo from rhizome in the winter time. When has anybody ever heard that one!? Thanks! Matt Sent from my iPh...

Brad... thanks for your suggestion!

Hi John, Nice to see you on this forum. Small world. Thanks for the reply. This rhizome is a rarity so I'm going to try my best to ensure its best survival rate. Currently I do have it buried in well draining soil and mulched on top. It is planted in a sheltered area. I typically have good success g...

I recently had a healthy rhizome mailed to me. It is a phyllostachys cultivar. Roughly 14" in length with some dormant buds. One end has a small root mass. I know... It is a bad time to have a rhizome mailed out to me. I understand Spring time would have been the preferable time to send this ou...