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Bamboo, life span of UK harvested,,?
Recently another urgler (sorry lost the post) commented upon using
local grown bamboo canes to support beans(i think?) I also, for the first time, have used my own grown bamboo (all 18ft high of'em !, they must like the cold and wet more than me !!) for my runners and climbing french, question := will they last the season (or more) ? Should I have harvested them last year and dried them instead of using them fresh ? |
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Corncrake wrote: Recently another urgler (sorry lost the post) commented upon using local grown bamboo canes to support beans(i think?) I also, for the first time, have used my own grown bamboo (all 18ft high of'em !, they must like the cold and wet more than me !!) for my runners and climbing french, question := will they last the season (or more) ? Should I have harvested them last year and dried them instead of using them fresh ? It doesn't make much difference - they should last this year, and perhaps next (the part that is in the soil will rot first and may break off). The problem in the UK is too little heat and sun to ripen the wood. But it is generally better to use wood with as little sap in it as possible. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In article , Corncrake
writes Recently another urgler (sorry lost the post) commented upon using local grown bamboo canes to support beans(i think?) I also, for the first time, have used my own grown bamboo (all 18ft high of'em !, they must like the cold and wet more than me !!) for my runners and climbing french, question := will they last the season (or more) ? Should I have harvested them last year and dried them instead of using them fresh ? Mine seem to have hardened off very quickly. My guess is that you'll be OK -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
Corncrake wrote:
Recently another urgler (sorry lost the post) commented upon using local grown bamboo canes to support beans(i think?) I also, for the first time, have used my own grown bamboo (all 18ft high of'em !, they must like the cold and wet more than me !!) for my runners and climbing french, question := will they last the season (or more) ? Should I have harvested them last year and dried them instead of using them fresh ? Possibly drying them might have been a good idea, but you'll find out if they last. Christopher Lloyd comments on Bamboo that he doesn't bother with UK grown stock as it doesn't last. His test for 'sorting' bamboo is to try & break it over the knee. If it breaks, it goes.. :) Still it sounds like yours should be more than adequate for a season of beans :) JimW -- Plants etc on Ebay Check it out:) http://tinyurl.com/hi6g |
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