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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
I had a look around B&Q today. They are doing a bamboo that they call
'Jumbo'. I've had a look around the internet and since I can't find anyone else with info on Bamboo 'Jumbo', I'm assuming that this is not the official name for this plant. The plant info card describes the height as 180-240cm, which doesn't seem jumbo in comparison to some of the bamboos I've seen. Does anyone know anything about this plant? Does anyone have any experience with it and tips on how it grows and how to treat it? Andrew Thomson |
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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
Andrew - I don't know about that at all, but having had bamboo in my garden
in S. Africa I can tell you that it is very invasive so I'd be careful where you plant it as it's almost impossible to get rid of as it keep popping up again. Jayne "Andrew Thomson" wrote in message ... I had a look around B&Q today. They are doing a bamboo that they call 'Jumbo'. I've had a look around the internet and since I can't find anyone else with info on Bamboo 'Jumbo', I'm assuming that this is not the official name for this plant. The plant info card describes the height as 180-240cm, which doesn't seem jumbo in comparison to some of the bamboos I've seen. Does anyone know anything about this plant? Does anyone have any experience with it and tips on how it grows and how to treat it? Andrew Thomson |
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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
In message , Adam Davis
writes I have a feeling that the bamboo you refer to is a Fargesia murielae 'Jumbo' for some pictures throw the phrase Fargesia murielae 'Jumbo' into Google Images. -- dave @ stejonda October 7 Bush Iraq Speech Analysis http://www.accuracy.org/bush/ |
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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
"Andrew Thomson" wrote in message ... I had a look around B&Q today. They are doing a bamboo that they call 'Jumbo'. I've had a look around the internet and since I can't find anyone else with info on Bamboo 'Jumbo', I'm assuming that this is not the official name for this plant. The plant info card describes the height as 180-240cm, which doesn't seem jumbo in comparison to some of the bamboos I've seen. Does anyone know anything about this plant? Does anyone have any experience with it and tips on how it grows and how to treat it? Andrew Thomson WARNING ! Only ever plant in some sort of container -- if you want to plant in ground plant in a semi buried the container to restrict roots. If you don't do this you will have resort to controlling it by use of several tons of "Agent Orange". |
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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 08:16:14 +0000 (UTC), "AWM"
wrote: "Andrew Thomson" wrote in message m... I had a look around B&Q today. They are doing a bamboo that they call 'Jumbo'. I've had a look around the internet and since I can't find anyone else with info on Bamboo 'Jumbo', I'm assuming that this is not the official name for this plant. The plant info card describes the height as 180-240cm, which doesn't seem jumbo in comparison to some of the bamboos I've seen. Does anyone know anything about this plant? Does anyone have any experience with it and tips on how it grows and how to treat it? Andrew Thomson WARNING ! Only ever plant in some sort of container -- if you want to plant in ground plant in a semi buried the container to restrict roots. If you don't do this you will have resort to controlling it by use of several tons of "Agent Orange". In my situation I WANT MASSIVE GROWTH !!! But my bamboo has only 2 young stems and no sign of any rampant behaviour!!! How to stimulate it?? MG |
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Bamboo from B&Q - need info
It will come soon, just have to be patient :-)
The bamboo will be doing a lot of growing under the ground at the moment and, depending on what type of bamboo it is, will start to sprout new culms in the next 1 to 2 months. Adam "MG" wrote in message ... On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 08:16:14 +0000 (UTC), "AWM" wrote: "Andrew Thomson" wrote in message m... I had a look around B&Q today. They are doing a bamboo that they call 'Jumbo'. I've had a look around the internet and since I can't find anyone else with info on Bamboo 'Jumbo', I'm assuming that this is not the official name for this plant. The plant info card describes the height as 180-240cm, which doesn't seem jumbo in comparison to some of the bamboos I've seen. Does anyone know anything about this plant? Does anyone have any experience with it and tips on how it grows and how to treat it? Andrew Thomson WARNING ! Only ever plant in some sort of container -- if you want to plant in ground plant in a semi buried the container to restrict roots. If you don't do this you will have resort to controlling it by use of several tons of "Agent Orange". In my situation I WANT MASSIVE GROWTH !!! But my bamboo has only 2 young stems and no sign of any rampant behaviour!!! How to stimulate it?? MG |
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