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Help info on growing Bamboo
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I just found this NG. and I got some bamboo 2 summers ago from a friend who lives in Arkansaw, I live in Oklahoma.. the clump was about 12 feet tall with canes about 1.5 inches in diameter it was planted in my yard and grew, but not very well by my expectations, the new growth is only 2 to 3 feet tall and very small in diameter. :-( with the next growing season fast approaching what sort of feeding schedule should I use, what, when and how much??? any help would be appreciated thanks in advance tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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Help info on growing Bamboo
tom A wrote in message . ..
Hi I just found this NG. and I got some bamboo 2 summers ago from a friend who lives in Arkansaw, I live in Oklahoma.. the clump was about 12 feet tall with canes about 1.5 inches in diameter Any kind of organic mulch is going to help , a few inches of grass clippings will not only preserve soil moisture but decay and add nutrients to the soil. As for fertilizer a light application of turf fertilizer will do nicely. By the 3rd or 4th year it should be near as vigorous as the parent stand. Look for the american bamboo society webpages online as they have a lot of good info. |
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Help info on growing Bamboo
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thanks for the prompt reply, it was a big help tom A. On 21 Feb 2003 07:21:29 -0800, (Beecrofter) wrote: american bamboo society webpages tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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Help info on growing Bamboo
Here is the line that I was told, The first year they sleep, the second
year they creep, the third year they leap! They also like wood chips, grass, mulch, leaves, almost anything like that. A little all porpoise lawn fertilizer won't hurt. Watch out for Ammonia Nitrate though. I killed I nice 30 foot vivax with that stuff being the mad scientist tom A wrote: Hi I just found this NG. and I got some bamboo 2 summers ago from a friend who lives in Arkansaw, I live in Oklahoma.. the clump was about 12 feet tall with canes about 1.5 inches in diameter it was planted in my yard and grew, but not very well by my expectations, the new growth is only 2 to 3 feet tall and very small in diameter. :-( with the next growing season fast approaching what sort of feeding schedule should I use, what, when and how much??? any help would be appreciated thanks in advance tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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Help info on growing Bamboo
to all those who replied to my original post thanks
here is a URL I just found today, I thought it was very interesting and is in German (I believe) & English:: http://members.aol.com/woinem1/index/bamboo.htm#oo hope you do also thanks again tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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Hi Tom:
My family was heavily into kiteing from about 91 until 96, competed at Long Beach several times, got all types of kites, even one of the old Lizard kite buggies with several traction kites. The Fighters are my favorite though, love those tissue and bamboo originals even though the synthetics are really good and much more durable. I just got a Tonkin Bamboo plant that I figured I could use for kite spares and mini kites. It is the kind of bamboo that is used for fly rods. L8R, Bri. tom A wrote: to all those who replied to my original post thanks here is a URL I just found today, I thought it was very interesting and is in German (I believe) & English:: http://members.aol.com/woinem1/index/bamboo.htm#oo hope you do also thanks again tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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Hi L8R, Bri.
I had a two fold reason for the Bamboo 1: to be used like you said for fighter kite spars, and 1: I also have a fish pond and would like the beauty of a stand of bamboo. but as a previous reply ers mentioned I have not waited long enough... this summer will be the third summer so with a little luck and fertelizer maybe it will become somthing to be proud of. I have been to Longbeach several times and was there last year and the year before I have a bunch of pictures on my web site, take a look if you get time. thanks to all who responded to my original posting, it has put my mind to rest, so now we are just waiting for the snow to melt :-( tom A. On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 16:55:36 GMT, Bri wrote: Hi Tom: My family was heavily into kiteing from about 91 until 96, competed at Long Beach several times, got all types of kites, even one of the old Lizard kite buggies with several traction kites. The Fighters are my favorite though, love those tissue and bamboo originals even though the synthetics are really good and much more durable. I just got a Tonkin Bamboo plant that I figured I could use for kite spares and mini kites. It is the kind of bamboo that is used for fly rods. L8R, Bri. tom A wrote: to all those who replied to my original post thanks here is a URL I just found today, I thought it was very interesting and is in German (I believe) & English:: http://members.aol.com/woinem1/index/bamboo.htm#oo hope you do also thanks again tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ tom A. Please check my WeB SiTe: www.kinetickites.com or call me @ 405-722-KITE (5483) or E-mail @ |
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