Search found 2954 matches

by Alan_L
Wed Jan 05, 2022 3:08 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: This looks interesting
Replies: 4
Views: 1985

Re: This looks interesting

looking at the company's website, I found this in the technical specifications section:

100% Sustainably-Harvested Dendrocalamus asper (Giant bamboo).

https://rizomebamboo.com/products/
by Alan_L
Thu Dec 02, 2021 7:47 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: About a year
Replies: 8
Views: 2642

Re: About a year

You might as well do a full confession -- you're a Colocasia/Alocasia guy too. 50 types of those?

:lol:
by Alan_L
Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:39 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: About a year
Replies: 8
Views: 2642

Re: About a year

And first year is the slowest! :shock:

Will be more than amazing before you know it! Do you have a favorite Brad?
by Alan_L
Mon Oct 11, 2021 6:37 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Is everyone’s Phyllostachys Nigra Flowering?
Replies: 15
Views: 9740

Re: Is everyone’s Phyllostachys Nigra Flowering?

My advice is not to worry too much. It's discouraging to have a bamboo flower, but I'd much rather have it happen to a new potted plant than one that you've had in the ground for 3-4 years and have it flower just as it's starting to gain a nice size. That happened to me twice (the original species f...
by Alan_L
Wed Sep 15, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: bamboo in movies
Replies: 24
Views: 15479

Re: bamboo in movies

Interesting -- thanks for posting!
by Alan_L
Wed Sep 01, 2021 11:38 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Removal of Bambusa vulgaris
Replies: 2
Views: 1603

Re: Removal of Bambusa vulgaris

Sorry I can't help, but I would love to see a photo of this clump before removal!
by Alan_L
Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:47 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Dendrocalamus Validus
Replies: 13
Views: 4459

Re: Dendrocalamus Validus

:shock:
by Alan_L
Fri Aug 06, 2021 7:26 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo variety advice please
Replies: 4
Views: 2196

Re: Bamboo variety advice please

Bamboo drops litter almost all year long in my experience.
by Alan_L
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:09 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Latest Phyllostachys to shoot?
Replies: 19
Views: 7352

Re: Latest Phyllostachys to shoot?

My Rubro was a little earlier than the virella. Definitely similar in look. Virella is closer to the house so I look at it more. :)

I'm hoping David will respond...
by Alan_L
Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:11 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Latest Phyllostachys to shoot?
Replies: 19
Views: 7352

Latest Phyllostachys to shoot?

For me the latest to shoot is Ph. virella. I'm not sure how typical this year's weather has been as it was warm early, then got cold for several weeks, then warmed up again, but for me Ph. virella only started shooting a little over a week ago (so first week in June). A couple things to point out th...
by Alan_L
Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:18 pm
Forum: Bugs, beasts and diseases
Topic: Bamboo: Pest identification
Replies: 5
Views: 3318

Re: Bamboo: Pest identification

I've been waiting for a dry day to go take photos, but I have seen the same thing on some of my small groves. Black sooty mold it typical of aphid activity, so I assumed that these clusters were something similar -- some sort of sap-sucking insect that was creating these globs of junk. I first notic...
by Alan_L
Tue May 25, 2021 10:01 pm
Forum: Website Suggestions and Notes
Topic: New website changes
Replies: 11
Views: 6068

Re: New website changes

The site no longer remembers me -- I have to login each time I visit. It's not a big problem and is probably related to increased security, but thought I'd mention it in case it's supposed to be working as it did before.
by Alan_L
Mon May 10, 2021 5:55 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: bamboo damage from Feb 2021 polar vortex
Replies: 11
Views: 5796

Re: bamboo damage from Feb 2021 polar vortex

So sorry to hear!

Very surprised at some of these, but I suspect that the plantings that fared better -- even if less hardy -- had some wind protection.

Did you have a fairly wet fall and winter before that?
by Alan_L
Tue Apr 27, 2021 7:07 pm
Forum: Growing Bamboo
Topic: Growing Honeysuckle w/ Bamboo?
Replies: 2
Views: 2396

Re: Growing Honeysuckle w/ Bamboo?

I have a strip of "common ground" behind my property that divides me from the houses behind. This originally was a steep grassy slope, but when I moved in in 1991 there was a small row of bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) that were either planted or grew wild (Missouri has a huge problem...
by Alan_L
Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:45 pm
Forum: Bamboo Discussions
Topic: Bamboo tools?
Replies: 39
Views: 24413

Re: Bamboo tools?

Only Rufa was shooting, and they were only a couple inches tall -- they're fine!

Everything else still shows at least some green and leaf buds are expanding. 8)