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Hiya, I have a bamboo thats been looking sad for ages. The ends

of

the

leaves go all brown and it also gets spots like roses get which

I

manage

to

sort out but its not growing more to make up for this. I spent

ages

looking

for what type of bamboo it was with no luck at all.
I have a picture of it http://www.unclerob.net (gardening link

on

the

left)

any ideas before it finally dies would be great.

hugs
amber



Its probably in need of food or water

I thougt the water and did water more, and its got food. I will try

it

again. I wasn't sure if its best in the north or south or what?

thanks
amber



Check to see that it's not waterlogged in its pot as too much water

has

as

much the same results as too little.
Depending on the bamboo type it can be anywhere from fully hardy to

frost

tender.
Lets assume the bamboo is a phyllostachys of some type which is fully

hardy.

If pot grown use something like a John Innes no 3 compost.
If grown in the ground plant is a humus rich, moist but well drained
location in sun or part shade.
Also shelter from cold winds and a balanced liquid fertilizer during

growing

seasons on a monthly basis helps.
I've some bamboo and found that they looked sorry for themselves the

first

year and then was told that they sulk for a year after planting!


is the large amount of moss a sign of wet? i thought they were suposed

to

like wet.

amber



Moss is a sure sign of wet, bamboo mostly like wet .. but they like it

well

drained as well .. sounds like your bamboo maybe suffering from too much
water.
Let it dry out a bit and water when the soil is starting to feel dry
about

a

centimetre down.
L




Just a quick follow up - I have been careful not to let this get wet
when
watering the rest of the garden and there is more new growth on this
than I
have had in the 3 years I have owned it. Thanks again for all the
advice!!!



by the way the bamboo looks like a young pseudosasa japonica (arrow
bamboo)



Ahh thanks, i spent ages trying to find out what it was!

Amber wrote:


by the way the bamboo looks like a young pseudosasa japonica (arrow

bamboo)



Ahh thanks, i spent ages trying to find out what it was!



Glad to help, I have a beautiful specimen Pseudosasa Japonica in my
garden, as well as a couple of other types, they make such a wonderful
noise blowing in the wind.

Jason

"Jason Pope" wrote in message
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Amber wrote:


by the way the bamboo looks like a young pseudosasa japonica (arrow

bamboo)



Ahh thanks, i spent ages trying to find out what it was!



Glad to help, I have a beautiful specimen Pseudosasa Japonica in my
garden, as well as a couple of other types, they make such a wonderful
noise blowing in the wind.



I will keep that in mind for when I move (hopefully) to a larger garden!