Anyone have bamboo advice?
I just checked the archives and not too much discussion of
bamboo-growing surfaced. I've been researching the types of bamboo
suitable for northern climates (southeast Michigan is where I am)--
found one genus, Fargesia, that's a clumping type (as opposed to
running) and tolerates pretty cold winters. I've not grown any of this
myself, though, and am debating what to buy and where to buy it from...
Everything I've read makes it seem as though when you plant a clumping
type, there's no concern about using a rhizome-barrier of any sort.
Anyone have experience in this? How much/how fast hass anyone's
clumping bamboo spread? I've found a lot of web mail-order bamboo
places, but can't discern any better or worse sources-- I'd love
anyone's recommendation as to a good source, or for better or worse
genera and species to try out! We've got full sun, and
decently-draining loamy-clay soil...
Amanda
Amanda Maria Edmonds
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"We must be the change we wish to see in the world."
"To forget to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget
ourselves."
- Mahatma Ghandi
