Mercer Bamboo meetings

Bamboo Outlaw · Post by **Bamboo Outlaw** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:27 pm

Jan 27'th is the first Mercer bamboo meeting of 2007. We meet the fourth sat of each month from 9:00 to 12:00. We usually are out in the garden grooming plants, propagating bamboo or touring around. We answer any questions folks bring up and generally have a good time. Public is always invited. The gathering is very informal. You can check in at the visitor center to locate the group at any time.

http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/

William A. (Steve) Carter
http://caldwellhort.com/
http://www.tsra.com/
http://www.nra.org/

Roy · Post by **Roy** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 2:57 pm

Bamboo Outlaw wrote:Jan 27'th is the first Mercer bamboo meeting of 2007. We meet the fourth sat of each month from 9:00 to 12:00. We usually are out in the garden grooming plants, propagating bamboo or touring around. We answer any questions folks bring up and generally have a good time. Public is always invited. The gathering is very informal. You can check in at the visitor center to locate the group at any time.

http://www.hcp4.net/mercer/

William A. (Steve) Carter
http://caldwellhort.com/
http://www.tsra.com/
http://www.nra.org/

Reckon anyone from SHI Tech (South Houston Institute of Technology) will show up?

boonut · Post by **boonut** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 1:37 am

Hi Steve,

How is everything at Mercer? Linda sure does a great job at Mercer. I would like to visit some time this spring. Maybe I can go during March Mart. How are the tropical boo doing with the freezing temps up there. I am assuming the freezing temps have already hit the Houston area.

Good to hear from you!!!

mantis · Post by **mantis** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 3:22 pm

boonut wrote:How are the tropical boo doing with the freezing temps up there. I am assuming the freezing temps have already hit the Houston area.

Dodged a bullet. They predicted freezing rain last night, but at my place it only got down to 34* and no rain. There is another chance tonight, but the major threat has passed.

Bamboo Outlaw · Post by **Bamboo Outlaw** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:21 am

Reckon anyone from SHI Tech (South Houston Institute of Technology) will show up?

SHI Tech is always on hand for any Mercer event

I just talked to Linda this eve. She said they had ice on the plants with the Tropical Black leaves completely covered. We shall see how well it holds up. Prior to this, all the plants were doing extremely well. Mercer is gaining quite a collection of bamboo these days.

Roy · Post by **Roy** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:11 am

Bamboo Outlaw wrote:
Reckon anyone from SHI Tech (South Houston Institute of Technology) will show up?
SHI Tech is always on hand for any Mercer event

I just talked to Linda this eve. She said they had ice on the plants with the Tropical Black leaves completely covered. We shall see how well it holds up. Prior to this, all the plants were doing extremely well. Mercer is gaining quite a collection of bamboo these days.

Bamboo Outlaw,

Gigantochloa atroviolacea is the one you are talking about?

Bamboo Outlaw · Post by **Bamboo Outlaw** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 11:36 am

Yes. I suspect it will completely defoliate at best. The pic on Caldwell's site is this same plant this summer. This is the plant getting the most comments of all the bamboo at Mercer right now.

http://caldwellhort.com/

Bamboo Outlaw · Post by **Bamboo Outlaw** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:38 am

April 28 is the next bamboo meeting at Mercer in Humble. It is from 9:00 to 12:00. Public is invited.

boonut · Post by **boonut** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 1:48 am

The world is waiting Outlaw... how did the G. Atro do?

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