Hi there! I really like your bamboo videos! I saw your video when you planted this bamboo screen and would just like to ask if it has been well contained in the barrier that you put in or if it has tried to 'escape' it at all or if the barrier really does the job of restricting it to your side of the fence? There are lots of conflicting info around about bamboo and I am trying to learn from people that actually have practical experience with it - Many thanks in advance!
Hello Deborah, thanks very much. It has been contained well and hasn't escaped at all if you are interested in an update have a look at my bamboo video where I reduce the height of this bamboo. I think by allowing enough space in the barrier for the bamboo to still grow it won't try to escape it will just guide the roots to stay in the barrier. In the future it may need to be split and new soil added to allow it to keep growing rather than it becoming "pot bound". I think the main thing with bamboo is getting the variety right for your location and choosing less invasive species. Hope this helps 😊👍
Nice video👍 Any tips on preventing the discoloured tips on the leaves? I have two identical phyllostachys nigra and one seems to have developed brown tips and the other has consistent green leaves. They both have the same water nutrients. 🤔 (the Bambusa varieties seem more resistant to this leaf tip issue)
Hey Chris thanks 👍 that does seem odd what sort of positions are they both in does one get more sun than the other? I would recommend giving a nitrogen feed, even if they get similar nutrients one may need a bit of a boost to recover. Sometimes if one is in a more windy spot the tips of the leaves can dry up and go brown. That's interesting Bambusa like a hotter climate so maybe something to do with heat and exposure to the sun I imagine the Phyllostachys Nigra maybe getting a bit too much or hot morning sun which may dry the tips as that's the furthest part away from the plant and most exposed to this. 👍
@@gardenerstale👍 they both get a lot of westerly afternoon sun. (and they are in pots so they probably do dry out) (the Bambusa are in the ground and only get morning sun) 🤔
@@chrisc7262 sounds like that may be the problem. You could pot them on into a larger pot or build a wooden lined planter to help retain more moisture and provide more nutrients by giving them a larger amount of soil to live in. Yeah if the Bambusa are in the ground they have full access to nutrients and water not restricted by pot size so will be able to become a lot healthier plants. 👍
Hey Honey hollow if this is your running variety and it is established you will have no problem topping in the winter months just try to do it on a mild day for the time of year to reduce die back and allow it to recover. If any canes do die it will soon fill back in the spring/summer due to it's vigorous growing habits. 👍
Hello, you can prune sea breeze bamboo, I wouldn't recommend cutting immature canes that are shooting as this can kill the canes you prune off, I only would advise cutting the mature canes that have hardened. Hope this helps 👍
