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« on: July 17, 2012, 04:34:10 pm » |
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I'm considering trying to grow bamboo in a pot (probably a rather large pot after a while). I was hoping to be able to get some of the "clumping" rather than the "running" variety; the "running" sort being the stuff that runs amok and takes over the entire neighborhood in short order, and makes your neighbors want to kill you (no joke, a neighbor has done this very thing, and he's not terribly popular just now...).
Supposedly, the "clumping" variety is not as aggressive (knock on wood, or perhaps bamboo, in this case).
Can anyone tell me how find some of the clumping variety, and how to start it/care for it/possibly harvest stalks, when they get to a certain size?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice that you can give.
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 05:05:35 pm » |
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And then when you've grown enough bamboo I'm guessing you'll make something cool like this bamboo armor...........  |
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 05:09:22 pm » |
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Cool armour! I'd suggest finding a fairly local garden centre and having a look at their stock. You'll soon be able to spot any that aren't thriving in your local climate. Then have a look at what's coming up in the pot - the stuff we had was clearly clumping even within its post.  |
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« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 05:48:50 pm » |
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We have several specialist bamboo vendors around here, and many of them ship. Check out http://bamboosourcery.com/ for an example, and see what they might recommend. |
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« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2012, 08:10:54 pm » |
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There was a craze for black bamboo in the UK a few years ago so we bought a load the year after when garden centres were selling them off cheap. Alternating with a golden bamboo (both of which are clumping rather than triffidesque) has made a very attractive hedge. The only problem is that instead of growing outwards, they have grown upwards - 15 feet and more.
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« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2012, 10:33:48 pm » |
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Thanks a million ror all your replies, folks!.
Actually I was planning to do a cart to haul my instruments (banjo(s) mandolin, flutes, didjeridoo, etc) around on, and maybe also a flute or two, or perhaps a didj, or both.
The armor does look intriguing , however... Hmmm...
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« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2012, 11:46:20 pm » |
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« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2012, 11:31:59 am » |
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« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2012, 12:10:33 pm » |
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« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2012, 12:55:32 pm » |
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« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2012, 12:55:58 pm » |
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You've clearly never heard Brion James' atrocious attempt at cockney in Tango & Cash.
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« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2012, 02:09:59 pm » |
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In terms of care of bamboo, there seems to be one basic rule to get it to grow fast and tall - keep it wet, very wet. Despite multiple attempts I never managed to overwater our bamboo, and the more I watered, the faster/taller it grew.
And for cutting, just saw the canes off as close to the base as possible (you can use secateurs, but it usually splits them) and if you do it in the Spring it encourages further growth.
If you don't grow them in a pot, you can do what I did - dig a trench 4 foot deep all around the bamboo plot, put in a continuous line of corrugated plastic sheets (overlapping the edges) and then refill the trench. Five years on and nothing has escaped so far.
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« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2012, 05:57:28 pm » |
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Well done Captain! The very thought kept coursing through my cranium also, but did not have the occasion to peruse the aethernet for that video. Kudos |
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« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2012, 11:17:53 pm » |
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Many years ago I had a large supply of bamboo and made several bongs smoking pieces of furniture. Be sure to seal the pieces lest they dry out and start splitting.
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« Reply #14 on: July 19, 2012, 10:54:48 am » |
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I tried growing bamboo once, but the entire crop was wiped out by a wandering panda. Still haven't figured out how it got there.
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« Reply #15 on: July 19, 2012, 10:58:35 am » |
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I tried growing bamboo once, but the entire crop was wiped out by a wandering panda. Still haven't figured out how it got there.
In a Panda Car, of course! |
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« Reply #16 on: July 19, 2012, 11:26:33 am » |
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I tried growing bamboo once, but the entire crop was wiped out by a wandering panda. Still haven't figured out how it got there.
In a Panda Car, of course! Where ever it goes there is always complete Pandamonium!! |
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« Reply #17 on: July 19, 2012, 11:56:58 am » |
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And it's not the only one, they're everywhere these days. It's a pandamic.
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« Reply #18 on: July 19, 2012, 04:20:22 pm » |
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As long as we don't start pandaring to their needs, we should be alright in the long run.
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« Reply #19 on: July 19, 2012, 06:25:17 pm » |
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The other day, I woke up and shot a Panda in my Pyjamas. How it came to be in my pyjamas, I may never know.
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« Reply #20 on: July 19, 2012, 09:13:52 pm » |
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Should we start compiling a compandaium of bamboo-related information?
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« Reply #21 on: July 20, 2012, 05:08:18 am » |
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Bamboo factsBTB Pandas are Polar Bears in disguise. Plus they're also omnivores. Pandas also appear in the PvP Comic
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« Reply #22 on: July 21, 2012, 04:14:48 am » |
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Actully I quite enjoyed Me old Bamboo.
Wait, that sounded bad, didn't it...
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« Reply #23 on: July 21, 2012, 06:20:48 am » |
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I think the spread of this thread is rapidly expandaing beyond the OP's intent…
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« Reply #24 on: July 21, 2012, 10:54:42 am » |
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... rather like bamboo, really...
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