On Aug 30, 4:22*pm, beecrofter wrote:
Bamboo puts up many more shoots than it can bring to full size with
the available food and energy and it aborts the excess.
Seeing the aborted shoots alarms many new bamboo growers but step back
and I bet you have had just as many shoots make it to full height ,you
just never paid this close of attention before.
This late in the season I don't think I would fertillize but anywhere
you can add organic material- leaves -gass clippings- wood chips-crop
wastes-etc
*would add strength; also a light dressing of wood ashes will provide
nutrients. Avoid adding nitrogen at his time as it will affect winter
hardyness.
A source of nitrogen such as a good dressing of manure come late
winter through spring will strengthen your grove as well.
There should be no reason why you can't take a good tenth of what is
standing every year if the soil is good.

Tom

If there are reserves of nutrients in the soil I don't see any reason
why you could not remove 10% of the poles annually

I see that you are in Alabama, my grove is in Connecticut , you may
be able to fertillize with a source of nitrogen far later in the year
than I can here.