My Moso from seed log - bambookid524

[bambookid524]

Well since everybody is in the Moso Seeds growing mood, I guess I might post some of my Moso Seeds Experiment Success.

Almost 100% Germination. Taken Today of my last batch of Moso seeds. Planted about 2 weeks ago.


http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/bambookid524/DSCN0486.jpg

I didn't have time to take pics of my older much bigger ones but I wil eventually.

I also took pics of my, Bambusa Lako, Dendrocalamus giganteus, Dendrocalamus strictus, and Chusquea Sulcata seedlings. I am not sure on the ID of the Lako and Giganteus. Lako isn't always true to the seed.

Good luck with all of your seeds. Hope they grow for you.

-Steve

[R e x]

Whoa, wait a second Steve. How old are those plants? Only ... 2 weeks?!

[bambookid524]

About that. Maybe a little more. No more the n3 and a half though.

[bambookid524]

About that. Maybe a little more. No more then 3 and a half though.

[bambookid524]

I am not sure the exact dates.

And what plant? Just Moso or all. My Strictus are much older.

[bambookid524]

Well, I've never made a log but I guess I will.


I made it as easy as possible.

I bought 100 Moso seeds off of ebay about 5 months ago.

I germinated the first 20 or so in a Seed starting kit without soaking or anything like this:

http://i306.photobucket.com/albums/nn272/bambookid524/Seedlings/DSCN0404.jpg


I planted another 40 or so in little plastic things like my earlier post.
I used only an average potting mix and misted daily to keep moist.


About two weeks ago I remembered I still had some extra and put them into another little plastic container with the same procedure. They had been in my fridge, and I almost got 100% germination so far.

These must have been very fresh because almost every batch got near 100% germintion same with my Dendrocalmus Strictus.

Let me know if you have any questions, not just of Moso seedlings but any bamboo questions. I'd be glad to try and answer them. I have grown many types of seedlings.

-Steve

[Dean W.]

Steve,

Congratulations on your seeds. Do you have them outside?

Dean

[bambookid524]

Yes but I started them indoors. I started the first two groups outside though.

[Hed0nic]

Hi everyone (specially bambookid524),

I've just read your experience with growing bamboo from seed. And the results seems promising.

However, has anyone know for sure that the seeds are really, for example, from Moso or Dendrocalamus?

Another question is the growth rate. How many time I must wait until I can see a 15' dendrocalamus grove? I need rapid privacy from my new neighbours.


I'm seriously thinking in buying some Dendrocalamus (Giganteus/Asper/Minor) seeds and Oldhamii from ebay.
Which seller do you recommend (in Europe).

Any suggestions/contributions is highly appreciated
Vítor

[bambookid524]

I don't know if anyone is still going to read this.
It's been months since I was last on. I've been very busy

But if you want fast, you areNOT going to want to use seeds. Growing bamboo from seed requiress a lot of patience and care.
If you want a quick screen go with a division or a cutting of a plant. Seedlings take much longer to establish

And as for ID'in seeds, they can be difficult to identify esp if the are the same species because usually all of the same species' seeds look alike such as dendrocalamus strictus and dendrocalamus hamiltonii

Moso seeds look very different from de drocalamus seeds

[stevelau1911]

I'm interested especially in pictures and results from new seeds because bamboos can make big variations from the mother plant with 1 seed generation which can mean cold hardier plants, or different characteristics.

I'm planning on getting a few thousand moso seeds if I can to see if I can get one to thrive with little leaf burn in zone 6. It seems hard to be able to genetically engineer bamboo because they reproduce so rarely, but someday someone might get a tropical clumping bamboo to survive in zone 4 without too much size reduction.

I do read almost every post and everything I can find about bamboo because its the most interesting plant I know of.

[bambookid524]

Eeeek.
Well i kind of slacked off (only have 2 live ones left) because the last few months were rough. ( i lost my dad to pancreatic cancer)
But thigs are getting back to normal and i just set down some Phyllostachys Heteroclada seeds a few days ago and there are some roots.
I will start a log of those, once they break the surface

Also i put some Fargesia Murielae and Fargesia Nitida in wet paper towel the other day so those should root very soon.
I will combine all three into one mega grow log...
until then im trying to get my hands on some Vivax..

[CaroleMeckes]

Well "culm" back - sorry to hear about your dad.
Carole

[bambookid524]

Thanks
Glad to be back :)