Pinging the list.
I had a request to repost this question on the most current thread. If anyone has any info on the subject, please share it with gunnyg:
Re Bamboo Growing!
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Re BB Bamboo, I have seen numerous comments online to the effect that the Buddha Belly effect is best achieved by “stressing,” i.e. minimum water, tight container, max sun, etc.
Seems to me, that “stressing” may also apply to various other bamboos, with similar results, but I have never seen any mention of this anywhere one way or another.
At present, I have purchased 5 kinds of bamboo, all runners w/the exception of two clumpers, Kimmei and Wamin.
Any comments on info re the above (stressing)?
I will use all 5 in containers as patio/deck plants.
Had some in-ground Buddha Belly, etc. many years ago in California.
ThakYa for your attention...appreciated!
Dick Gaines
I have gotten gift bamboo in tight little containers, and I just stick ‘em in the dirt. They grow beautifully into a nice thicket.
Of course, I live in FL. Your mileage may vary!
All I know about bamboo is we had some growing wild and it was impossible to kill. It’s invasive like nobody’s business. I wouldn’t intentionally plant it.
I’ve never heard of it. I have two types of clumping bamboos in-ground along my driveway, with a total of four plants. I did find this:
http://www.davisbamboo.com/species/buddha.htm
Thanks for the ping!
Not sure what a Buddha Belly is in bamboo...
I have been enjoying gathering my tiny harvest.
I have let several of my okra pods go to seed, and I was considering them the other day and realized that I needed to be careful not to mix the seeds up since I have 3 varieties, so I can know what I have when I want to plant next year (or whenever.) The thought occurred to me that I can take my black marker and actually write on the outer pod the variety name, so when I pick it there will be no question about which variety I have.
I’m sure others have also figured out good ways to do this, but since I am a relative newby, I think this approach will do for me!
What has been even better is that as I take my walks, I’ve been the neighborhood waif, and some of my neighbors have been sharing bits of THEIR harvests with me! I have some squash from them (as you know, mine were a bust again this year mostly!)
While I’ve been enjoying our tiny harvest of tomatoes (most of which are in the process of being prepped for the freezer) - where I really hit the jackpot is from some of my neighbors who have been canning! I got a jar of peach preserves and an armful of peaches from one neighbor, and today I got a jar of chow-chow relish from another.
I shared with them small messes of okra and some other small bounties.
It has been a joyful week. The weather has turned off cool, and fall is here!