Comments on: Videos http://halfsidebamboo.info Growing Bamboo West of the Cascades Mon, 31 May 2010 20:45:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: philinshelton http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-358 philinshelton Mon, 31 May 2010 20:44:34 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-358 Thank you for checking out the blog, and for the comments! As for the P. bissetii, yes it can be an aggressive runner. Here in Western WA, it will run pretty aggressively even if conditions aren't exactly ideal. Thank you for checking out the blog, and for the comments! As for the P. bissetii, yes it can be an aggressive runner. Here in Western WA, it will run pretty aggressively even if conditions aren’t exactly ideal.

]]> By: Shelley http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Shelley Fri, 14 May 2010 21:44:05 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-350 I am so glad I found this website. Very informative. I have my transplated dwarf bamboo in the sun, so I will surely grab them and give them some protection. One question, is Phyll. Bissetti an invasive bamboo? Will be looking forward to more videos. Thanks I am so glad I found this website. Very informative. I have my transplated dwarf bamboo in the sun, so I will surely grab them and give them some protection.
One question, is Phyll. Bissetti an invasive bamboo?
Will be looking forward to more videos.
Thanks

]]> By: philinshelton http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-334 philinshelton Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:22:25 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-334 Probably the most available of the clumpers that will work for you is F. robusta. Also, a little bit shorter, (maybe) but holds up over winter better, is Fargesia scabrida. My favorite is F. scabrida. Probably the most available of the clumpers that will work for you is F. robusta. Also, a little bit shorter, (maybe) but holds up over winter better, is Fargesia scabrida. My favorite is F. scabrida.

]]> By: Mike Moore http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-333 Mike Moore Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:47:49 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-333 Good morning! I just stumbled across your site, and I am enjoying it very much. Your videos are well done and very informative. You should have a show on the HG network. Tomorrow I am going to The Bamboo Nursery to pick out a few clumpers for my 1/3 acre yard. The plants would need to be pretty tall, evergreen, and able to take some afternoon sun- although they would be growing in proximity to Cedars and firs. Do you have any suggestions? I live in Vancouver, WA. I am going to go check out Chusquea Culeou, Fargesia Robusta, and Thamnocalamus Tessellatus. Again, great job! Love the Website. Mike. Good morning!

I just stumbled across your site, and I am enjoying it very much. Your videos are well done and very informative. You should have a show on the HG network.

Tomorrow I am going to The Bamboo Nursery to pick out a few clumpers for my 1/3 acre yard. The plants would need to be pretty tall, evergreen, and able to take some afternoon sun- although they would be growing in proximity to Cedars and firs. Do you have any suggestions? I live in Vancouver, WA.

I am going to go check out Chusquea Culeou, Fargesia Robusta, and Thamnocalamus Tessellatus.

Again, great job! Love the Website.

Mike.

]]> By: philinshelton http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-250 philinshelton Mon, 17 Aug 2009 06:13:20 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-250 Conventional wisdom is that fall and spring are the best times, but I haven't found that to be especially true. It depends a lot on the bamboo and the climate. We have pretty mild summers here, and I have the best luck from mid-March on through August. The foliage seems to suffer much more over winter on my fall divisions. As I mentioned in the video, it's probably not the best idea to be dividing a bamboo during active shooting (although the F. rufa I used for the video did just fine) so I try to do my clumpers after the really nasty weather, but before they start to shoot in earnest. The running bamboos shoot later, so I do those in April, or wait until after shooting is complete, usually August or early September. There are many exceptions, however. If you have a question about a particular bamboo in a particular region, I can probably give you a more useful answer. Thanks for the comment! Conventional wisdom is that fall and spring are the best times, but I haven’t found that to be especially true. It depends a lot on the bamboo and the climate. We have pretty mild summers here, and I have the best luck from mid-March on through August. The foliage seems to suffer much more over winter on my fall divisions. As I mentioned in the video, it’s probably not the best idea to be dividing a bamboo during active shooting (although the F. rufa I used for the video did just fine) so I try to do my clumpers after the really nasty weather, but before they start to shoot in earnest. The running bamboos shoot later, so I do those in April, or wait until after shooting is complete, usually August or early September. There are many exceptions, however. If you have a question about a particular bamboo in a particular region, I can probably give you a more useful answer. Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Al http://halfsidebamboo.info/videos/comment-page-1/#comment-249 Al Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:46:19 +0000 http://halfsidebamboo.info/wordpress/?page_id=37#comment-249 Very nice. It appears to be a much easier process than I had envisioned. My only question that wasn't really covered is about the best time of year to divide. You said not to do it when the bamboo is shooting, but are there specific times of year that are better than others? Very nice. It appears to be a much easier process than I had envisioned. My only question that wasn’t really covered is about the best time of year to divide. You said not to do it when the bamboo is shooting, but are there specific times of year that are better than others?

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