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Talkback: Growing bamboo

never grow bamboo ever again, it does not like being in the wind.i had a bamboo plant and after 10 years i wanted to replace it with an other plant but i had to hire a mini digger to get it out! I saw some bamboo being grown in apple crates in a pub by byrnesunit

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28/11/2011 18:43:26

by ANNEWHITE

Shade loving plants

with colour and interest, maybe even with a flower. Any ideas?? Not a lot would grow under my bamboo. Even the weeds have given up by sfspencer

02/05/2013 20:11:46

by nutcutlet

Bamboo Problem

Hello My next door neighbour has a bamboo tree in his garden, which has now started to grow up through my garden. Is there any way I can stop this happening or how do I kill off the bamboo altogether? Any advice would be greatfully received by j_shan

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06/08/2012 11:55:15

by jeffd

planted bamboo in pot but forgot to tease a few roots-should I dig it out?

is right. Bamboo will be just fine if you leave it alone I have seen Bamboo grow over and break concrete - compost in a pot is not going to stop it! Lets hope it stays within the pot you want it in - some of them are up for world domination. I rarely by M F

21/05/2013 21:36:41

by M F

Evergreen hedging query

Can anyone please give me some feedback on what would make a new evergreen hedging as a divide between two houses. Currently I have a lovely display of bamboos but they have grown too well and the neighbour is complaining. Ideally I want to grow by Keef

03/09/2012 17:11:13

by Keef

Bamboo

I am wanting to plant bamboo as a boarder to gain some privicy from my neighbours. My plan is to do so down the side of my patio, where I have a trench 8 inch wide and 8 inch deep........would this be deep enough for the roots of bamboo to grow by thisisnewtome

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14/06/2012 06:12:52

by Gary Hobson

black bamboo

All of my bamboo plants are growing new tall shoots this year but a newly planted black bamboo has sent out 2 shoots that are growing about 6 inches a day, what should I do, cut them back or just let them go? Phyllostachys nigra, if that's what you by JanS

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07/07/2012 10:02:16

by jatnikapyar

Evergreen Bamboo

. That bamboo reaches a height of 18-20 feet, and flops. In my opinion, bamboos such as that one are not suitable for small gardens, although you may have a large garden, and sufficient space. That bamboo will grow in shade, and would not be as vigourous. Gary by Earl20

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28/03/2013 19:11:22

by blairs

What type of Bamboo??

, consider alternatives to bamboo. Ornamental grasses like miscanthus, stipa, Calamagrostis grow quickly and flower well. while choosing best one you need to go with size.. You will find that many bamboo species can vary considerably in size depending by ziggy

09/04/2013 22:21:35

by Rick greenfingers

Bamboo taking over the world.... Okay, garden.

Hello! I made a post last week in the fruit and veg section about how to grow veg in a bed that there is bamboo planted, and I was enlightened as to what a 'thug' bamboo is, and it was suggested to dig it up as it's just going to get worse.I have by Loz46

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06/04/2013 21:11:11

by Verdun

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