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@zurkatri1049 I don't know why my replies won't show under your comment. I can't see it at least. I don't know what kind of games RU-vid is playing. I've checked it in every browser and it's not showing anywhere. Anyway, I had said something along the lines that I haven't done any winter protection yet. I would like to possibly experiment sometime with laying down the Pseudosasa and Indocalamus, then cover with burlap to see if that will help the culms to overwinter. If I do that I would wait for three months of temperatures below 45ºF to be sure the plants are dormant and that I'm not covering them during a period when they should still be actively photosynthesizing. I hope YT allows this comment to show.
I need to wall off a doo doo neighbor. They have a raised up mobile home about 30' to the fence line about 250'L. Would seabreeze be ok or would Robusta Campbell be better to switch to? Really want height and be close to fence line
Typically, as a whole, Fargesia species don't like high heat and humidity. However I did hear of someone in Missouri having success with robusta. I'd go with the Fargesia if it will live in your location since the height could be an issue when old culms fall over.
Question: If you had a large grove and you protected one spot of the grove every year (assuming the unprotected spots got windburned or topkilled every year), would that protected spot get taller and taller, or would it stay the same or even downsize due to the rest of the grove?
I suspect there would be some benefit of only a partial wind burn or top kill, but the benefit would likely be moderate due to the entire grove being interconnected.
5 gal squats, 2100's by NSI, are still on back order. I'm over it at this point. Even if they came in stock I'd probably continue with the contractor bags. They're more difficult to move around, but I've been able to offer larger root balls at the same price to the customers without the added cost in larger, more expensive pots.
Grape vines (leaves) are a June beetle magnet. That followed by cherry leaves, and they also love large flowers like those of Rose of Sharon where they can feed and hide.
They didn't get the memo on the grape leaves. 😂 There is a wild grape vine I need to cut out of another grove of P. nuda in another location on the property. They haven't touched it last I looked at it a few days ago. That vine is another gift from the wild birds.
The rhizomes if they cannot dive back down into the ground may eventually leaf out. It can be distinguish from normal bamboo culms by having many nodes and branches.
I knew a woman whose yard was invaded by bamboo from her neighbours yard. Cost her $25000.00 to get the stuff dug out, a barrier put in place and her entire back patio redone because it was made of paving stones on gravel. Don't put bamboo in if it can get into someone else's yard.
For what it's worth, I can understand you just fine, though I'm a fellow Midwesterner. But I think the issue for some may be the slight muffled quality of the audio. Sounds like you may have a windscreen on your mike (which is absolutely 100% great), but there is still a little "fog" in the audio, which may be what people are reacting to. I don't know what video editor you are using, but DaVinci Resolve is a very, very powerful free video editor that also allows you to make the audio crystal clear using its Fairlight page. You may not have enough time in the day to utilize it since you (gratefully!) make a video so frequently. And that's much appreciated! Especially from those of us interested in planting Bamboo. But I thought I'd at least put this out there.
Thank you! 😊 I take that as a complement since I've had to work hard on this accent. (As a child I learned to talk in the south) I'll have to check out that editor. It might be valuable if I can get the time to do a lot of editing. I'm pretty low tech. I just use my phone and external mic with a windsock. Then I just upload right to RU-vid. I usually just then trim the ends as RU-vid allows in their editor. That removes the bit where I flip the camera around. lol
@@CountryWhatnotGardens Yes, DaVinci may be more than what you need (and I don't always use it either), but it is a fantastic resource if you want to learn it. And it produces State-of-the-Art, professional-level results. You may be too busy to spend the time on it but that's OK! Just wanted to point out the opportunity of using amazing software that's freely available for all of us Content Creators to sound like we know what we're doing. :) LOL
Occasionally, but I don't usually remove dead culms unless I need them for a fence or garden stakes. My grove maintenance usually consists of removing weed trees and cutting back growth from the perimeter to maintain the desired footprint.
I admit that I do find the midwest accent easier if I go a bit fast. Especially for vowels. I was born here, but my family moved to another region when I was very young. So I learned to speak elsewhere when I was little. Then we moved back to Indiana and here I am still trying to take on this midwestern accent... At least for business, extended-family functions, and now videos mostly. lol Around immediate family and close friends, not so much. Over 30 years of practice, but still not perfect.
Without a doubt Arundinaria gigantea 'Macon'. Of the Phyllostachys I used to say bissetii with nuda being a close second. However, since being established I would now say atrovaginata followed by parvifolia. So absolute most cold hardy would be A. g. 'Macon'. Most cold hardy of the larger ones would be atrovaginata.
I'm here in SE KS. I've tested different sources of rivercane to see how they do. The "Macon" along with two MO sources and the "Wisconsin" do the best. You ought to get some of the "Wisconsin" and test that there. You can get some from Bamboo Gardens Nursery. They are in OR. Have you done a video on the A. appalachiana? I would like to learn more about that one. Thanks for sharing.
Is the originating source of "Wisconsin" known? I ask because I did send some of my Macon clone to Wisconsin many years ago. I don't grow appalachiana or tecta. I had some tecta many years ago, but it died out. The smaller species of Arundinaria have a habit of looking ragged throughout the year. So I haven't cared to get into those.
