ok, that is surprising. I imagine it easy to grow, one of these plants that will just shoot up anywhere. Congratulations then on your shoots. Thats exciting.
ok, that is surprising. I imagine it easy to grow, one of these plants that will just shoot up anywhere. Congratulations then on your shoots. Thats exciting.
I had thought it would be easy as well, but it seems that some varieties are hard to start from seed. Once established, they are easy to separate from the mother rizhome and propagate, but seeds take a lot of care and 4-8 weeks just to sprout. I found out too that most bamboo will only go to seed every 50-100 years, and when they do, the whole plant will die off. There are some species in China that have yet to go to seed in their entire recorded history. Thanks for reading!
OMG! How fascinating! Funny, bamboo came up in a conversation with a girlfriend. We talked of difference between bamboo and hemp. She felt hemp had a lot more uses and could grow easier in many different places. They make a lot of stuff now, like fabrics out of bamboo. I wonder how they do it if it does not seed more often?! Anyway fascinating. Some friends here in France have a huge closer on their property. It is very beautiful.
Once bamboo is established, you can cut parts of the rhizome\roots off and make a whole new plant. You can also uproot new shoots when they come out of the ground. They are such a fascinating plant, being they create seeds, and also propagate through their roots like an Aspen tree.
I love hemp as well, both are such great and versatile plants!