by Sherry Boas | Feb 28, 2011 | bamboo questions, irrigation, water
Bamboo leaves that are receiving adequate water are flat and openWhile the leaves of the same type of bamboo (in this case, yellow groove running bamboo) getting insufficient water curl inwardI received this email today:We have had our bamboo in the ground for about 3...
by Sherry Boas | Feb 15, 2011 | bamboo questions, cold weather, irrigation, mulch, new shoots, water
A customer from Winter Park, FL wrote to ask about winter watering needs for bamboo: Now that winter is still with us, yet changing into something like Spring over the next few days, should we adjust our winter watering schedule? We have restrictions at this time of...
by Sherry Boas | May 5, 2010 | irrigation, water
On May 4th I received an email from a customer in Orlando who bought bamboo from us over a year ago: My neighbor asked if my bamboo will always need to be watered. (The sprinkler is on as I write this.) I told him that when the rainy season has arrived, then I...
by Sherry Boas | Apr 18, 2010 | bamboo questions, clumping bamboo, fertilizing, mulch, transplanting, water
A customer from the Orlando area who recently purchased and installed several Blue Timber (Bambusa chungii) clumping bamboos wrote with a few questions:Hi Sherry, How are you? I hope this finds you doing well. I am writing to ask some specific...
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...
