Redirecting tillering rhizomes?

[Snowbird]

well, in the last week i have had an explosion of running rhizomes. some i was able to catch in plenty of time to rebury but others have already started to leaf out. a couple had turned green and were almost ready to sprout some leaves. my questions are, at what point can you no longer rebury a tillering rhizome? will one that is too developed rot if reburied?


any rhizome i found more than 3 feet from the plant i cut and reburied. i am hoping this will result in thicker growth and more time for buds to develop on the rhizome. all the rhizomes i've seen so far have been headed downhill following both gravity and water.


it's exciting to see so much growth when everything else is about to go to sleep. over the last couple weeks we've seen a big cool down and are almost back to normal temps for the first time this summer. it has rejuvenated my flowers and apparently triggered the underground growth of my bamboo. now i just have to decide when a good time is to transplant a stand of bamboo that i lucked into.

[Mark Meckes]

Hi Seth,
Good to hear that the rhizomes of your new plantings have kicked into action in preparation for next spring!

With the temperate running species, after the growing tip has been above ground for a while and exposed to sunlight and becomes a leaf bearing shoot, I don't think the shoot tip can be reverted back to a rhizome proper.
Also after the root hairs growing from the nodes of above ground rhizomes dry out and stop growing, I don't think that they will start growing again if buried.

The most one can hope for is that some of the buds on the newly buried rhizomes will form new rhizome leaders, or some might grow into shoots next spring.
The main thing now for your area is that new leaf growth from these tillering rhizomes will probably get zapped when cold weather hits, so burying the rhizomes will protect them and encourage more root growth and build up of nutrient reserves for next spring.
If any shoot tips are buried and die/or rot, it will only do so back to a node on the rhizome so it's nothing to be concerned about.

Mark

[cngodles]

Same problem. I cut one, let the other go. The one I cut I pulled 3 feet of rhizome out from under the ground. The later ones seem to not leaf out for me.

Hey, hows the weather out in Utah? I've got about 9 states left that I haven't been to, and Utah is one of the ones I want to go to. Well, I guess I could count Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California too, but Utah sounds like there is lots of variety.

Sorry Mark, haven't been to Texas, but the amount of distance I'm going to have to cover just doesn't make it super high on my list! :p

[voodoolord]

Hey, hows the weather out in Utah? I've got about 9 states left that I haven't been to, and Utah is one of the ones I want to go to.


Ill tell ya Utah is spectacular! there are some of the most stunning natural attractions there, I have to say its one of my favorite states. When you decide to go make sure you have at least a few weeks to explore everything there.

[Snowbird]

Hey, hows the weather out in Utah? I've got about 9 states left that I haven't been to, and Utah is one of the ones I want to go to. Well, I guess I could count Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and California too, but Utah sounds like there is lots of variety.




sorry for the late reply. the weather has been very mild for this time of year, though we should be seeing a change sometime soon. the best time for a non-skier to visit is late spring/early summer or fall. bring a 4x4 if you have one. you can really get into the mountains and see the wildlife up close. if you don't have one, snowbird resort and park city run nearly year round. there are great views from the top of hidden peak and plenty of wildlife. i'm not to thrilled with the valley/city but the mountains and deserts are great. let me know if i can help you out.

[nice yard]

I was wondering if you know where I can get Bamboo barrier in Salt Lake City.