hutch Posted March 17, 2011 . If you walk into a grove of bamboo as you would have hutch at the bamboo nursery the temp drops by about 5 degrees. Doesn't it....just beautiful as well....on a shroom hunt yesterday and it was a stinker out in the paddocks. Took a break down in a gully by a stream with a large canopy of trees....We both commented on how much cooler it was under there...I went with him on my first trip to the bamboo nursery. It's funny how he said just yesterday "remember how much cooler it was at Bamboo land"... small world we are living in... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Amazonian Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) What is the best course to take when trying to get some bamboo to take. Would I plant it in a pot where it can be pampered and protected from wind , sun and cold ( and plant it out once established) or do I just wack it in the ground and let the bamboo rough it a bit? Edited March 19, 2011 by Amazonian Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dworx Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) either will work but growth will not be eveidant untill the soil temp is 25deg but some are not real hardy and like to be pampered.. Edited March 19, 2011 by dworx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Sola Posted May 1, 2011 Excellent information on the techniques for bamboo propagation, not that the rest isn't good too, I'm just keen on expanding what I have into larger areas. If there's plenty of water but it's getting cold, as it is here in SA, will the bamboo still grow? I'm not sure of the species unfortunately as I'm pretty sure there is a lot of variation. It is quite thick, possibly 4cm diameter. I have another two that are thinner, they seem to still be growing now just slower than before. I'm not too worried if I don't get heaps of growth til it's warmer just don't want to damage them if they're going to die from the colder weather. Cheers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Sola Posted May 2, 2011 (edited) Thanks dworx, I won't do it for a while then. I'll have to wait until the end of winter and it looks like it could be a long cold and wet one so I appreciate the advice. I'll do some in pots and some straight in the ground. Can't wait to have heaps more bamboo, it's so useful. I'll have to get a book on bamboo to improve my ID skills, it's definitely a weak area in plant ID for me. Cheers Edited May 2, 2011 by Sola Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted May 3, 2011 fantastic thread, thank you dworx! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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hutch Posted May 28, 2011 Finally.....this is the bamboo I was telling you about...I don't think it is what I think it is or it would be a bit bigger by now I think...been in nearly 7 years...the smaller one was here when I got here.... http://s930.photobucket.com/albums/ad146/coontakunti/Bamboo/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutch Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) http://www.bamboolan...oo/Bambusa-nana Love to get a cutting of this one...Bambusa nana, 300 mm pot....$550.00.... Edited May 28, 2011 by hutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutch Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) http://s930.photobuc...takunti/Bamboo/ Could the smaller one be a Gracilis? Edited May 28, 2011 by hutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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dworx Posted May 29, 2011 (edited) nice woodrose in that photo too! -edit here- It not I will love getting up into the 36m [if brandisii] culms, lol Edited May 29, 2011 by dworx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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mac Posted June 5, 2011 I started making a Bamboo Tiki Bar today for a very good friend who wanted to spend their 40th in Bali but couldn't make it. She is away until Wednesday & im not sure ill get it completed by then, i will post a couple of pics of the progress if anyone is interested Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutch Posted June 5, 2011 I started making a Bamboo Tiki Bar today for a very good friend who wanted to spend their 40th in Bali but couldn't make it. She is away until Wednesday & im not sure ill get it completed by then, i will post a couple of pics of the progress if anyone is interested Yes mac...I am..love to see what you come up with....bamboo has that feel about it.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mac Posted June 6, 2011 I have the main frame sorted im using plain old brown (hemp) string & some gap sealer over the top of the string to give it some strength (a resin would be more traditional), with another layer of string over the top Will post a pic of the frame if i can fing the recharger for my camera Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hutch Posted June 6, 2011 I just went back over the thread but couldn't find what I was looking for so I may have read it somewhere else but was it 6 weeks before the end of winter the ideal time to take cuttings....I'm going to rape and pillage mine but want to give them the best shot... Do you know Dworx?....also a friend was telling me that if a bamboo plant is 99 years old and you take a cutting, the cutting will only live for one more year as the mother plants life span is but 100 years and that includes all cuttings taken...I haven't been able to confirm that...anybody heard that before? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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hutch Posted June 7, 2011 Hutch I have never heard that. I have heard similar things but more in relation to certain runners. [Phyllostachys ??spelling] Re: taking cutting yes it was six weeks before the end of winter but in reality as it starts warming up and ground temps head towards 25deg celsius, each cutting will have enough energy reserve to last six weeks into warmth of the soil and mulching really help in that six weeks. Ta.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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hutch Posted June 8, 2011 Dworx, could you run your eye over this cutting for me when you have a minute... I was about plant it in a bucket but it is about 100 mm too long....need to get myself some bags...anyway I was going to plant it half way up the small branch which would be at least an inch.....would it matter that mine has so many branches that I have had to trim off? also, just thought I would show what a newly opened bag of compost can look like....I must admit I rarely use gloves or a mask but I did with this one... Looks like an eternal organ from a cow or something...well I have bung eyes.... http://s930.photobuc...boo%20cuttings/ Thanks in advance... Hutch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
