Florida Bamboo Forum

I'm new to horticulture, got 2 black bamboos a month ago, and seem to have a pest. I get little cottony (webs?) at the nodes, but not the black soot that indicates mealy bugs. There are white marks on the tops of leave, but no evidence of webbing on the underside (tho I admit I have less than 10x magnification to check for mites). And many leaves are browning at the tip, which may just mean I need to water more often. One plant has lots of new shoots, so I've cut back the old infested growth significantly. The other plant I'm trying to prune judiciously. Any advice?

Statistics: Posted by pryce - Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:08 pm - Replies 3 - Views 45

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Has anyone used the steel handled shovels by Fiskars? http://www.landscapersstore.com/fiskars-shovels.html
I just ordered the 9667 and 9668. Both came to $52 with free shipping. I saw one in a store and it seemed to be very well built and had a nice big step.
Matt

Statistics: Posted by Matt W - Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:12 pm - Replies 7 - Views 105

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I just found the schedule of events and vendor list for the Asheville festival, July, 10 & 11. http://www.ncarboretum.org/assets/File/ ... endors.pdf
Anyone from here planning to go?
Matt

Statistics: Posted by Matt W - Tue Jul 06, 2010 4:16 am - Replies 0 - Views 16

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I live in the Pacific NW where we have a lot of cloudy days, even in summer, and temperatures rarely get into the 80's. I'm growing probably 80-90 bamboo species, mostly runners, but maybe 15 or so clumpers. Because of the mildness of the winters and the species I choose to grow, I typically don't get culm dieback, or even much leaf loss over the winter, so most of my bamboo keep all their culms until the individual culms die a natural death after many years. One thing I have noticed is that many of my green bamboo do not stay green over the years, but change to a yellowish or yellowish-olive color over several years. New culms come up dark green, but change over time. Most of my bamboo sit out in the open with little or no shielding by trees from the sun we do get. It also seems that some bamboo with particularly dense foliage will not have as much color change with the inner culms that are shielded, so I've always assumed that the color change is due to sun exposure over time. However, I'm curious to see what others have experienced and whether this color change can be prevented or affected by attention to fertilizer or soil pH.

Observations, insights, ideas?

Statistics: Posted by kudzu9 - Tue Jul 06, 2010 9:12 am - Replies 1 - Views 62

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