New happy bamboo

[formanbob]

A little less than a month ago I planted some ALTA, 'Bory' aka 'leopard', and some MOSO. Most of which was 1st year growth from a friends established garden, aside from some losing there tops cause of wind. They seem to have taken. Now after a lot of water I all ready have over 20 new shoots from different locations. In some cases i have 1 - 3 feet of growth. On thing that is nice I get a good deal off sun so the bamboo is doing/looks better then where I transplanted it from. One more thing, I just got done installing a drip irrigation system last night so it should make it easer on me, and be better for the bamboo.

That’s all for now…
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Photos below, from left to right

1) Phyllostachys nigra 'Bory' aka 'leopard'
Bamboo Planted in front, small but has a large root structure, just wait till next year.

2) Planted in back

3) Phyllostachys nigra 'Bory' aka 'leopard' Under bedroom window

4) Patch of 2
Bamboo Planted in back, this is one of that many the will have a planter framed around it in the deck surface when the deck is installed.

[Mark Meckes]

Hi formanbob, Thanks for sharing your pics
Looks like you plan to live in a bamboo forest!
Yep, diversity is the way to go - Plant different species and let them decide where to roam!

I did this around my home in Pennsylvania some years back. What a jungle it became! Loved it!
The only problem I had was the bamboo bending over in heavy rain and especially snow, but I had plenty of bamboo stakes to prop them up or to make fence trellis enclosures to hold them back or keep them out of pathways.

Mark

[formanbob]

Hey thanks for writing mark, My one day goal is to have enough to harvest to do some wood working, One nice thing is the is a huge “100ftx ¾ mile” strip of land between my backyard and the backyard behind me. So yes I hope to have a nice jungle.


Later

BOB

[Mark Meckes]

From the tune of `Home, Home on the Range'...
Oh give me a home where my bamboo can roam,
where rhizomes can grow and shoots sway...

I always thought an acre of land would be enough till I got into bamboo.

But I am happy if other people grow it on their acreage and let me harvest some!

If you want big diameter poles, you'll probably need to look southward for sources.
There's a bamboo get together, grove maintenance/ harvest in Louisiana each year in Feb if you need a break from the snow and want to came back with some bigger diameter poles. Grove grooming Avery Island LA (http://www.bamboocraft.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=366)

Is there much bamboo growing around your part of the world (yet)?

Mark

[formanbob]

Nice song,,,


As far as Louisiana,,, good food, bamboo, count me in...