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"Steve Warren @ The UK Speedtrap Guide" wrote
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"H" wrote in message
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Hmm, it was 8ft when we bought it and its been in for 2 years. What do
you
feed it on?

I don't feed mine, or water it ;-)

On the other hand, I don't want it to grow very tall. It's just over 2m
tall, and that is the way I want it to stay.

I'm guessing something like miracle-grow would be a good feed for it.
You
could mulch it at the base as well with manure etc.

- h



I feed my Phyllostachys Nigra on miracle-grow and boy oh boy it is a
miracle
how fast it does grow. Mine took a year to settle before it did anything
though.
Steve


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Same here ... I feed my philly nigra miracle grow along with the rest of the
garden during growing season about once every 2-4 weeks (remembering when to
feed is a prob!) and water when it's dry.
I've got quite a few new shoots about 2m tall this year (last year they
(I've 2 climps) only put out 1 or 2 weedy looking shoots).
Mind you the thing I did differently this year was that I 'lifted' the
foliage for about a foot at the base of each clump late March-early April so
as to show off the black canes better. Any small black canes under a foot I
cut down to the base!
L