Comments on: How to grow bamboo – and enjoy it! http://muddywellies.net/gardening/how-to-grow-bamboo-and-enjoy-it Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: muddywellies http://muddywellies.net/gardening/how-to-grow-bamboo-and-enjoy-it/comment-page-1#comment-10 muddywellies Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:55:46 +0000 http://muddywellies.net/?p=256#comment-10 Hi Shupe, The really big leaves belong to the gunnera mentioned while the foreground plants are Asters (daisies). Your bamboo is keeping close to the nearest trustworthy water source. I find bamboo doesn't take off until its's around 4-5 years in-the-ground - are your plants about this age? I recommend all the varieties I've listed. Steer clear of the Sasas and Pseudosasas if you value your living space! I used to live in Recanati (MC), Italy and appreciate what you're saying - I often found the Italian winters to be surprisingly colder there than here in the UK... Hi Shupe,
The really big leaves belong to the gunnera mentioned while the foreground plants are Asters (daisies). Your bamboo is keeping close to the nearest trustworthy water source. I find bamboo doesn’t take off until its’s around 4-5 years in-the-ground – are your plants about this age? I recommend all the varieties I’ve listed. Steer clear of the Sasas and Pseudosasas if you value your living space!

I used to live in Recanati (MC), Italy and appreciate what you’re saying – I often found the Italian winters to be surprisingly colder there than here in the UK…

]]> By: Shupe http://muddywellies.net/gardening/how-to-grow-bamboo-and-enjoy-it/comment-page-1#comment-9 Shupe Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:08:56 +0000 http://muddywellies.net/?p=256#comment-9 Hello! I love the other broad leaf plants growing in the above photo. What are those called? Is it a variety of bamboo? I am in Southern Italy and have some bamboo growing along a natural border beside a stream passing on the parameter of the property I have. It seems to like to be beside the stream and has so far NOT spread too much outside of that. I would like to find a variety to grow and basically create a wall of bamboo along that stream. What kind do you recommend? I am also interested in the Gigantic varieties and would like to know what you recommend. Contrary to popular belief, southern Italy receives quite a bit of rain but in the summer months (about 3 months), it can reach tempratures of up to 42° C. When it rains, it pours though and here it can get very cold (4°C) and it is very often windy (in all seasons).. Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks in advance! Hello! I love the other broad leaf plants growing in the above photo. What are those called? Is it a variety of bamboo?
I am in Southern Italy and have some bamboo growing along a natural border beside a stream passing on the parameter of the property I have. It seems to like to be beside the stream and has so far NOT spread too much outside of that. I would like to find a variety to grow and basically create a wall of bamboo along that stream. What kind do you recommend? I am also interested in the Gigantic varieties and would like to know what you recommend. Contrary to popular belief, southern Italy receives quite a bit of rain but in the summer months (about 3 months), it can reach tempratures of up to 42° C. When it rains, it pours though and here it can get very cold (4°C) and it is very often windy (in all seasons).. Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks in advance!

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