tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post2589063349127488385..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Let's talk bamboo survivalAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-23020433080454458112017-03-28T17:26:33.342-05:002017-03-28T17:26:33.342-05:00I admire you for being able to grow plants of that...I admire you for being able to grow plants of that scale--seems overwhelming to me.Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-29176891341223786602017-03-25T10:32:57.794-05:002017-03-25T10:32:57.794-05:00I didn't realize there are so many different b...I didn't realize there are so many different bamboos in your garden! It's a shame the Ph. nigra didn't make it; Is it too cold in your area to try again? I saw a towering clump of black bamboo in Seattle's Urban Horticulture center: it's magnificent. I had bamboo in a large pot for many years; 2 culms only. It never grows a new shoot. Although it sheds leafs in the fall, it remains with perfect chartreuse-golden leafs through the winter. I don't quite get it. I suspect magic is involved.chavlinesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10907844942343152129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-963999818284637312017-03-24T13:31:55.573-05:002017-03-24T13:31:55.573-05:00Peter: I'll pencil you in, just in case you ch...Peter: I'll pencil you in, just in case you change your mind. ;)<br /><br />Loree: all-brown leaves will fall, and in fact many of them already have. The leaves that are part green and part brown are the problem -- they stay and can make the plant look "tired" later in the spring.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-56928913406613421622017-03-24T11:21:22.371-05:002017-03-24T11:21:22.371-05:00So all those brown leaves, they'll eventually ...So all those brown leaves, they'll eventually fall? As the green ones push out?danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-61354895931847033242017-03-24T09:18:32.113-05:002017-03-24T09:18:32.113-05:00While a bamboo dig sounds like a jolly good time, ...While a bamboo dig sounds like a jolly good time, I won't be able to join you for the fun event. Do keep us posted as we're all curious about who will win, you or the bamboo:)outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.com