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Barriers & Bamboo
Just wondering... what will bamboo do when planted in an area surrounded by
a rhizome barrier, and the planting area becomes filled with bamboo? Will the plant suffer? Thanks. -- SamMan Rip it to reply |
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Barriers & Bamboo
Unless you not do proper mainteance on the grove it will suffer. Depending
on the size of your contaiment start in the 3rd year and remove all 1st and 2nd year growth. Then each year there after remove 1/3 of the shoots (once they get over 1 1/2 inches in diameter harvest for eating) and all 3 year old culms. Phyllostachys rhyzomes have an average life of 15 years and then die so if your area is largest enough and with proper care the bamboo will take care of itself. Depending on the barrier material it may do nothing but slow the bamboo's escape. Most barrier material sold is for trees and in my opinion will fail under the stress of bamboo. Test on 30 mil barrier failed after 5 years. We recommend a 4" reinforced concrete barrier 36" deep with a 3" curb above ground so you can see any rhyzomes that try to escape over the top. HTH Bert "SamMan" wrote in message ... Just wondering... what will bamboo do when planted in an area surrounded by a rhizome barrier, and the planting area becomes filled with bamboo? Will the plant suffer? Thanks. -- SamMan Rip it to reply |
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Barriers & Bamboo
Thanks for the tips, Bert.
When you talk about removing the 1st and 2nd year's growth, do you mean above ground growth, or also below the surface? I have a pretty small back yard, and I estimate the final containment to be about 6-8' by 10-12'.... unless I make my entire 30' x 60' back yard a grove! ;-) -- SamMan Rip it to reply "Bert" wrote in message ... Unless you not do proper mainteance on the grove it will suffer. Depending on the size of your contaiment start in the 3rd year and remove all 1st and 2nd year growth. Then each year there after remove 1/3 of the shoots (once they get over 1 1/2 inches in diameter harvest for eating) and all 3 year old culms. Phyllostachys rhyzomes have an average life of 15 years and then die so if your area is largest enough and with proper care the bamboo will take care of itself. Depending on the barrier material it may do nothing but slow the bamboo's escape. Most barrier material sold is for trees and in my opinion will fail under the stress of bamboo. Test on 30 mil barrier failed after 5 years. We recommend a 4" reinforced concrete barrier 36" deep with a 3" curb above ground so you can see any rhyzomes that try to escape over the top. HTH Bert "SamMan" wrote in message ... Just wondering... what will bamboo do when planted in an area surrounded by a rhizome barrier, and the planting area becomes filled with bamboo? Will the plant suffer? Thanks. -- SamMan Rip it to reply |
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Barriers & Bamboo
Just the above ground culms.
Depending on the variety you may want to remove some plants every 5 years or so. Give to your friends or sell them. This will help the pot bound conditions the grove can create. Also again dedending on the variety in the size containment you suggest it will require extra watering after 5 years or so. Bert "SamMan" wrote in message ... Thanks for the tips, Bert. When you talk about removing the 1st and 2nd year's growth, do you mean above ground growth, or also below the surface? I have a pretty small back yard, and I estimate the final containment to be about 6-8' by 10-12'.... unless I make my entire 30' x 60' back yard a grove! ;-) -- SamMan Rip it to reply "Bert" wrote in message ... Unless you not do proper mainteance on the grove it will suffer. Depending on the size of your contaiment start in the 3rd year and remove all 1st and 2nd year growth. Then each year there after remove 1/3 of the shoots (once they get over 1 1/2 inches in diameter harvest for eating) and all 3 year old culms. Phyllostachys rhyzomes have an average life of 15 years and then die so if your area is largest enough and with proper care the bamboo will take care of itself. Depending on the barrier material it may do nothing but slow the bamboo's escape. Most barrier material sold is for trees and in my opinion will fail under the stress of bamboo. Test on 30 mil barrier failed after 5 years. We recommend a 4" reinforced concrete barrier 36" deep with a 3" curb above ground so you can see any rhyzomes that try to escape over the top. HTH Bert "SamMan" wrote in message ... Just wondering... what will bamboo do when planted in an area surrounded by a rhizome barrier, and the planting area becomes filled with bamboo? Will the plant suffer? Thanks. -- SamMan Rip it to reply |
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