yeah for sure keep it ~truly~ contained at like supermax levels because that shit will spread everywhere otherwise
― terminators of endearment (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 25 November 2021 19:14 (two years ago) link
Thanks, yikes didn't realise they were that invasive. Seems we need to do a lot more research here.
― Ste, Friday, 26 November 2021 08:32 (two years ago) link
afaik growing bamboo from seed is quite a specialised process. The seedlings will need to be kept in a greenhouse for a couple of years before planting out
You'd be much better off just buying some young potted plants. There are less invasive varieties out there but yeah, as noted above, tread carefully
― Number None, Friday, 26 November 2021 10:58 (two years ago) link
I think she specifically requires Moso for the fabrics she uses. Her whole aim is producing ecologically beneficial products, but unfortunately it sounds like it would be better to just keep getting them from overseas.
Even if growing them were possible, and I'm sure it is with the effort she'd be more than willing to put in (her boyfriend is a park ranger and competent gardener too) there is still the process following that to extract/harvest whatever is needed for her materials. That is of course a different issue.
― Ste, Friday, 26 November 2021 11:42 (two years ago) link
Do not— I repeat, DO NOT— grow bamboo. It is impossible to get rid of, spreads like crazy, and really shouldn't be grown outside of its native zones.
― I'm a sovereign jizz citizen (the table is the table), Monday, 29 November 2021 17:26 (two years ago) link
^^^yes to all this... otherwise i'd suggest investing in a very sturdy mattock, but even then it can be backbreaking work just to clear small patches of it once it's established!
have recently put a couple of feijoas in the ground which will hopefully fruit some day & propagated some gooseberries for later planting out.
― no lime tangier, Monday, 29 November 2021 21:26 (two years ago) link
bamboo is a good screening plant and very attractive - difficulty of removal less of a consideration if that's your use case. if you are going to grow running varieties, you need to make sure it's controlled properly (with a root barrier.) if you're going to grow clumping varieties, that's less of an issue. it can also be grown very successfully in containers.
― Qamon (||||||||), Monday, 29 November 2021 21:30 (two years ago) link
Except from what I can tell from Ste's post, they're in the UK, where it isn't native, and root barriers are no guarantee against spread. "Use case" doesn't matter if one person's "use case" means allowing bamboo to take over their neighbors' gardens, too. Also, "use case" isn't a good way to think about gardening from an holistic, ecological perspective. Sorry!
― we need outrage! we need dicks!! (the table is the table), Wednesday, 1 December 2021 18:10 (two years ago) link