I have noticed that some of my bamboo shoots tips have curled or are not straight in line with the culm...any one have a answer?

bill can you not put up in the sites gallery some avatars ? as im a blonde i am not as computer savey as some of you are...i know you can do it..

pretty please?

chele

mark i know fargesia can handle cold in zone 6 and maybe zone 5....wind suck in cold area is more a concern thou....fargesia does not handle heat in zone 8 and depending on the fargesia in zone 7...Fargesia dracocephala (dragon's head) + Fargesia robusta tolerate heat more than other Fargesia the Fa...

i grow 5 types of fargesia and i planted them in my woods under trees,,only thing is both my fountain and DE belder lost its leaves this winter and i think cause the over head tree cover was gone..they both are back with new leaves now thou.

hello i have a very good friend in my area here in n/e tn z-6 that has done just that..he has a wall of it that's over 70' long and its very good looking... .thou IMHO id of picked P.bissitti of which i did for after seeing it at USDA Byron i fell in love with it..its a very very tight/thick groove ...

the Bamboo Sea seems a must see http://www.644000.com/international/points_of_interest/bamboo_sea.html i saw 2 great large id say mybe mose rhizome carveings in a art shop in nc last week..it was fantastic ..one was of a chinese laughing budha ,but the really great one was of a chinese fisherman th...

I'll post some pics when I get back if I run into any interesting bamboo displays. Too bad I don't know my species too well because I will probably post something I think is really unique and one of you experts will be thinking, "well thats just common _____." Should be a fun trip, though...

Stockwell posted 3 pics of his hedge here: http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/bamboo/msg0219210612064.html?10 8) :blob7: gee lance ,i love that picture ,your cute..did you take it of yourself or did someone else? lol......or is it a product of iowa ? all bs aside that 4 legged llama i bet coul...

A friend of mine also forges Damascus steel (he knows the real obscure stuff, like what exact temperature Damascus softens at just right to work it). He creates amazing 70,000 layer blades in the Japanese tradition, even though he's not Japanese. A Japananese master smith saw one of his knife blade...

Michele - yes, my soil is definitely clay. In most places, the first 6" isn't too hard when it's slightly moist - it was a grassy cow field, so the "topsoil" isn't bad, although it's nitrogen deficient. I may have to work a King of Spades into the budget. I am trying to decide whethe...

Chele, The plow always leaves a bigger mess than the storm. :( I have a fantasy of leaving a big honkin' anvil, or even better, a diesel truck engine block at the foot of my driveway for the plow to hit... But it probably would just add that to the heap. :? ill take the anvil im a damascus bladesmi...

I'm another GW transfer ... just a newbie, though. I planted 8 B. multiplex yesterday ... had to quit when the shovel broke. This is the 2nd shovel to break in 3 months. (My soil is a bit hard.) Maybe I need one of those super-shovels ya'll have been discussing. I'll be going on the LGCC trip to Av...

Feel sorry for those enduring the 'noreaster right now, sounds like Cadyg will be getting about two feet of snow -ouch! Spring can't come soon enough. Eric Ended up with a foot and a half, and then the 3' pile the city plow left at the bottom of my driveway. :x But, after the storm we had temperatu...

We have fruit on this side of the state but the planes are made on the other side. The cascade range makes a big difference in the weather. If we could get some more volcanoes to blow their tops we might get some more rain over here. Plus the sulphur in the ash would be good for the soil. Bill And ...

Hey.....i resent that.....its more like NJ... really? what exit....anyway....i think most of mine are all severe top kill...I have a small bissetti that appears to be green but its about 2 ft...... Dulcis is gone except for a few small leaves by the mulch...Long leaf seems to be OK but it might hav...