Lance, Do you have a garage you could store the bamboo in instead of the basement? I ask because right now the bamboo outside is dormant and I have had much success keeping bamboo dormant in our garage over the winter vs. keeping them in the basement at temps in the 60's. Temps never fell below 25*F...

Thanks Thuja. I will check them out.

Jake

PDN does have a good variety, but man they are pricey for what you get. Better off growing your own from seed.

Hey Thuja,

Where did you buy the hardy cacti from? Cacti, especially the hardy agaves are something I am just getting interested in.

No damage for any bamboo in Cincinnati. Our official low of the winter season so far is 14*F, but that might change overnight. 20*F did fry my D. minor 'Ameonus' new leaves and the top foot of the new culms, but that was it.All the established growth this season and the old culms were fine. It's in ...

I have 'Ameonus' growing in a pot, which I accidently left outside when the area hit 20F a few weeks back. It was in a sheltered spot on the North side of my parent's house as I was acclimatizing it to lower light levels. The new leaves were fried and I lost a significant portion on every new culm. ...

I voted for the human, but my neighbor's cat is a close second. It takes too many craps in my mulch, and is constantly trying to kill fledglings in my trees during the spring and summer. Humans irritate me the most regarding my bamboo. I have had to get rid of all my bamboo because of other humans. ...

Personally, I am more eagerly looking forward to getting a kwangsiensis sometime in the next 2 years than I am about parvifolia. The parvifolia might be hardier, but aesthetically, kwangsiensis seems to be more promising.

Any input from the few who have both?

Brad, The Dulcis really stands out with those large leaves. Around Dublin, I would try Scalp Wood. I had a friend who studied at Trinity for 2 semesters and he said Scalp Wood had a nice collection of bamboo. Bamboo isn't a hobby of his, so the "nice collection" might just be the regular s...

A bit off-topic, but I remember reading an article on the BBC's website about shroom season in the forests outside of St. Petersburg, Russia. The catch to the story was the number of people who dissappear in the forests each year is over 100! I guess they are eating too many magic mushrooms while on...

Hi Roy, Thanks for the info, but one more question. Since right now most of the culms are in the 6-12 foot range with branching starting around 6 feet on the tall culms and 4 feet on the shorter culms, will the dormant buds lower down on the culms break dormancy if I top the culms? Regarding the bra...

Insecticidal soap should do the trick. Having all the affected plants in the same location should help out in combating them. I would apply the soap just before you turn the lights off, this way it can really penetrate the aphids and kill them.

Btw, Phyllostachys ********* is a new one for me!

Jake

Attention all tropical clumper growers: My D. minor 'Amoenus' has decided that Cincinnati Ohio is the perfect climate for it to thrive in. Problem is, I need to bring it inside soon, and with culms reaching 12 feet from a 3 year propagation, it wont fit inside the house. Most of the branches and lea...

foxd wrote:According to what I've read about Dawn Redwoods the branches are easily rooted. I'm planning on trying this next spring.

You might already know this, but in case anyone else doesn't...
If you root a branch, expect lateral growth. Upright growth generally only comes from rooting terminal shoots.

That's a great looking specimen. I really dig the ghostly gray culms on that one. Thanks for sharing.

Jake