tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post7362505674703176478..comments2024-03-01T23:24:20.079-06:00Comments on It's Not Work, It's Gardening!: Bamboo likes some snow, but not too muchAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-81010264656821053652013-03-25T10:45:09.830-05:002013-03-25T10:45:09.830-05:00OMG some of my big guys have broken right in two w...OMG some of my big guys have broken right in two with the heavy snow. And i hate seeing my neighbor s house grrrrrrr <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-68696841873053169302010-12-31T14:20:10.060-06:002010-12-31T14:20:10.060-06:00After a thaw in the last couple days, everything t...After a thaw in the last couple days, everything that was weighted to the ground sprung back up completely with no branch or culm breakage. They look basically the same as they did before any snow fell. <br /><br />The only leaf burn I see are small yellow specks on exposed leaves during the deep freeze when there was 1ft of snow on the ground.Steve Lauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05398643598426170132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-72987610178099629622010-12-30T13:46:38.093-06:002010-12-30T13:46:38.093-06:00It's worrying when a 12' plant gets bent t...It's worrying when a 12' plant gets bent to the ground, that's for sure. <br /><br />What's worse is trying to figure out why one culm didn't straighten out after the snow fell off, then getting whacked in the face when you give a little tug and the one branch that was frozen to the ground snow releases and the whole thing springs upright. =)Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13393082652312828458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306285038402649171.post-42828402590566765232010-12-30T13:00:34.990-06:002010-12-30T13:00:34.990-06:00That is just what my in-laws' bamboo looked li...That is just what my in-laws' bamboo looked like after a heavy snowfall (it's their first year as bamboo owners). They were worried it would break or be permanently flattened. I tried to reassure them, but it's not like *I* am an expert at bamboo in the snow :-).Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.com