by Sherry Boas | Apr 3, 2009 | bamboo, gardening, hedge, landscape
The three Seabreeze clumping bamboos above were planted 5′ apart in May 2008 from 3-gal size plants. The hedge is now approximately 14′ tall. When the bamboos were first planted in May, each plant was about 6′ tall and only had one cane. When they...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 3, 2009 | bamboo, fertilizing, gardening, mulch, water
A customer in Orlando asks:I’ve been reluctant to put down a lot of pine bark so as not to interfere with new canes coming up. Am I being too careful? Inasmuch as I planted the bamboo November 1, am I being too careful in waiting til May 1 to apply Dynamite again? I...
by Sherry Boas | Nov 24, 2008 | bamboo, bamboo questions, irrigation, plants, water
Customer’s Question:What should be the daily watering schedule after the first 30 days? I’ve been faithful to the twice-daily watering, and the bamboo is doing well. If I can maintain the twice-daily watering for a second month or even through the dry...
by Sherry Boas | Sep 30, 2008 | bamboo, bamboo questions, gardening, transplanting
A customer recently wrote:We purchased some bamboo from you last year. We have a quick question aboutGIANT TIMBER BAMBOO (Bambusa oldhamii). How big can we expect the diameter of the clump to get. Just want to make sure we have it in a large enough area. The Blue,...
