Bamboo

OMG!!! Please can you submit that, in bold, in CAPITALS, in triplicate, and forward it to Mr "M"?

(I've been telling Mr "M" that for *years* but will the blighter take any notice? )

 

Update, lots of leaves have fallen off them from the top, there planted where strong cold westerly winds hit them,

Ones showing signs of new growth ive been looking forward to watching it grow, it will be interesting race to 10ft sunflower V bamboo,

This particular plant is about 10ft, a new shoot should reach this height + in around two months from what ive read.

Time to start feeding them.

 

Looks very good, what are you planning on feeding them?

Phil

 

Hi Phil, I'm quite sure I read tomato food was as good as anything ? what would you recommend please ?.

 

Chicken pellets are good.

 

I was thinking chicken pellets as mine form part of a large hedge

 

Thank you guys I will get them some, they have grown a good inch today.

 

Blimey its gone mad, Monday


Today

 

I cant believe how much energy the bamboo has, truly amazing how it can produce this growth so quick.
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Today

 

Crikey, it's not hanging about is it?! Looking good

 

Nitrogen based fertiliser. But I personally think water is good enough! Haha! Water, water and water and at least 5 hours of sunshine. If the compost has got loam, clay. That a lovely bamboo.Could be Bambusa vulgaris or Phyllostachys vivax f. aureocaulis. The latter is a clumpster, not a runner. I so want to have one of these.

 

Thank you, when I planted them up in the blue barrel early this year I put a full bag of compost with feed in each pot, I will start feeding next week, some of the new shoots a really fat compared to the older ones,

No sign of the black bamboo sprouting yet, I will keep a eye out.

 

Funny thing is that when I bought my bamboo from a well known mailing company, it came black and now I was told that I didn't have phyllostachys Nigra. Now I know why. When the bamboo shoots were young, they were black and then turned green. Another thing is that I bought a Chusquea Culeo from RHS Chelsea plant sales. Now I have been told I haven't got that either! LOL! Very frustrating. To this date, I still don't know if I have Chusquea Culeo.

 

Oh dear, I bought mine from Homebase so it could be anything lol,

Look at it today M

 

You feeding it Vi-agra!!!!?????