Re: re: Bamboo

Not really hostile or that invasive. I have black which is slow growing and
well behaved and Gold which is a bit more pushy. I don't have problems
managing either one . Have not touched the black more than once in four
years . The gold requires twice a year containment. Bamboo really doesn't
deserve the nasty reputation it's getting . It's also quite beautiful, green
all year, resistant to bugs and disease,and moves in even the faintest
breeze. I have many plants that are a lot more work. Of my 4 bamboo only one
is clumping and it's so slow that I will probably never see it at maturity.

Nora
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 1:58 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] re: Bamboo


> Zem: Not all bamboo is invasive. You just have to find the clumping
> varieties. And it does make a lovely screen to hide unattractive
> features of the landscape. Most bamboo I've seen in nurseries is very
> clearly labeled as either clumping or spreading. The spreading kind is
> downright hostile if living in a jungle is not what you want, though, so
> be doubly sure! :-)
>
>
> Melody, IA (Z 5/4)
>
> "The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
> --Albert Einstein
>
>  --- On Sun 03/09,  < Zemuly@aol.com > wrote:
> From:  [mailto: Zemuly@aol.com]
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2003 10:33:38 EST
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather rant  flooding weekend chores
>
> In a message dated 03/08/2003 5:44:25 PM Central Standard Time,
> Cersgarden@aol.com writes:
>
>
> > Zem, you need some of them 9' four oclocks!
> >
>
> LOL!  Good idea.  I've thought about some of the wild bamboo that grows
> around here, but I know that in no time I'd be living in a forest of it.
<LOL>
>
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
>
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