tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post4072569606859486477..comments2024-03-21T14:08:47.185-05:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Say Goodbye...Alanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-6320575577949365792018-01-19T16:36:45.795-06:002018-01-19T16:36:45.795-06:00Ben: I always defer to Alan but I just came across...Ben: I always defer to Alan but I just came across this- http://www.wilsonbrosgardens.com/Macon-Rivercane-Bamboo-Arundinaria-gigantea.html- and it made me.think of you. Apparently you can check out a specimen at your Zoo. St. Louis Zoo uses a lot of Ph. Aureosulcata "Yellow Groove" for some of our bears. Happy bambooing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149455848480899304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-19917556280672264092018-01-15T22:25:35.748-06:002018-01-15T22:25:35.748-06:00You read my mind. I got so happy to see them unfur...You read my mind. I got so happy to see them unfurl again but I was skeptical. I'm not looking forward to the new ravages tonight's 6°F are going to bring... I'm looking forward to seeing which of yours survive the best. Best wishes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149455848480899304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-14690010558960612952018-01-09T09:27:27.065-06:002018-01-09T09:27:27.065-06:00Hi Alen, Love your blog! From your experience do y...Hi Alen, Love your blog! From your experience do you know which bamboo cultivar is the most hardy for you? I am in Denver zone 5 and looking to try one this year. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682358622268462419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-7909718897509683492018-01-09T08:18:39.403-06:002018-01-09T08:18:39.403-06:00Sr. Sinc: Ph. virella desiccated too. Now it's...Sr. Sinc: Ph. virella desiccated too. Now it's just wait and see which of these will leaf back out. I'm hopeful.<br /><br />BTW, don't let the rehydrated look of the leaves after our rain yesterday fool you -- those leaves that look fried before the rain are still dead.Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-77453793349146187642018-01-08T10:13:18.926-06:002018-01-08T10:13:18.926-06:00We have two feathery bamboos in pots outside the h...We have two feathery bamboos in pots outside the house and have brought one in to save it from the cold. It is rather heavy so I doubt I will be able to do it again next year. I now find some lower parts have greenfly on, which surprised me. But fingers crossed it will last through.<br />It must be a worry for you. Having so many splendid specimens. No bringing them indoors! (However strong you are!)Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-12585763120529746422018-01-06T10:32:31.033-06:002018-01-06T10:32:31.033-06:00I am on pins and needles...I refuse to believe tha...I am on pins and needles...I refuse to believe that Missouri weather is becoming too unruly to grow Bamboo but the high heat and humidity Florida summers with the polar vortex winters challenge the "crazy bamboo grower" inside me significantly. Specifically my expectations for a permanent green screen may need to be amended. I am already looking around for Ph. virella as my Ph. bissetii becomes dessicated. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149455848480899304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-15536901851678315022018-01-02T14:30:50.897-06:002018-01-02T14:30:50.897-06:00Oh man, I hope the forecast was wrong. Few words s...Oh man, I hope the forecast was wrong. Few words scare the **** out of me like "polar vortex" even though for us that usually means mid-20s. Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-33884034773585274342017-12-29T12:40:38.355-06:002017-12-29T12:40:38.355-06:00Well, that sucks! Fingers crossed that your bambo...Well, that sucks! Fingers crossed that your bamboo die back will be minimal!outlawgardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273973572989510382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-25276350316022147912017-12-29T09:59:44.595-06:002017-12-29T09:59:44.595-06:00Our lack of rain means a polar vortex for you. So...Our lack of rain means a polar vortex for you. Sorry to see you lose such magnificence--hope everything recovers. Hoover Boohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083294821646284424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-52030142504502337072017-12-29T09:38:15.923-06:002017-12-29T09:38:15.923-06:004th photo from bottom, stunning beauty!
Farewell B...4th photo from bottom, stunning beauty!<br />Farewell Bamboo!Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-14163190811461927922017-12-29T07:47:32.594-06:002017-12-29T07:47:32.594-06:00It's much easier to see the sheer mass of your...It's much easier to see the sheer mass of your bamboo when they are singled out like that! Wow! I thought we would escape the bitter cold, too. Or at least I hoped. But we've passed the Solstice so we are on our way out! Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185255434783858464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-16023901977377189712017-12-29T07:28:24.914-06:002017-12-29T07:28:24.914-06:00Damn. I am sorry, that’s a lot of green to have to...Damn. I am sorry, that’s a lot of green to have to watch die back, that beauty by the patio...wow! Fingers crossed for you and your bamboo.danger gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227500551609537140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-73959260910656614272017-12-28T23:00:51.636-06:002017-12-28T23:00:51.636-06:00So green! Best of luck with the temperature... Hop...So green! Best of luck with the temperature... Hopefully that polar vortex will not stay as long?Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14441140267067281722noreply@blogger.com