Love your backyard and your bamboos. I planted a Buddha Belly 8 months ago and I’m so happy with the result. They are still small around 4ft but I Love the look and the sound😉.
I also have some Oldhamii and Alphonse Kaar. My Oldhamii did great during the summer and didn't get at all scorched (with lots of water), but with the cool down we recently had a few days back, I noticed the new leaves coming out have dried up. These are the leaves that have not unrolled yet. I also got a couple broken culms that hadn't fully extended and hardened with the wind we had. I was curious what changes you notice with your Oldhamii specifically during colder weather? I'm not sure if this is normal when they begin to go dormant for winter or if I need to give more water. I'm in 9a so a bit cooler than your house. As for the Alphonse Kaar it looks pretty bad. At first I thought it was the summer, but even after it started cooling down they were putting out whitish, yellowish leaves. They sent up a ton of culms, but the leaves don't look too great at all. I thought when the summer let up a bit they would green up, but they just look to have gone down hill more.
I'm not sure why the decline--we had a 40 degree temp shift recently with a system/storm which definitely shocked some of my tropical plants but not the bamboo. These 2 varieties are hardy down to below 20 and while they slow down in Winter, they don't go dormant or otherwise show cold stress from Winter in my experience. The winds could be the culprit for damage if the clump is newly planted. I did feed my bamboo the beginning of September. You may want to consider doing that if it's been awhile since they've eaten as that will support vigor/health. Best wishes!
@@EnlightenmentGarden I know the culms for sure we're the wind. There were only 2 broken out of a handful of plants and they're way out in the open with no wind protection at all. They were whipping around in the wind and it was pretty constantly blowing the whole day.. They've been in ground about 8 months now and some of the culms are 15' or so tall. Overall they all look good I was just a bit concerned about the new leaves that seemed a bit dried out. I saw something similar when they were first planted when lows were still in the high 30's/40's. It's possible it was just the cold, dry, violent wind, and it was unexpected because of the drastic change in temp. I'll keep an eye on them.
thanks for the video... do your bamboo leaves in full sun get scorched in the summer? my blowpipe bamboo (Bambusa dolichomerithalla) is having a rough go of it during its first summer (I am in Tucson). It is alive but lots of scorched/dried up leaves.
Yes; this Summer has been especially brutal with no relief for months. While not an issue in past years, my oldhami facing West have gotten scorched this Summer. Leaves are bleached white but they'll recover. Just keep it well watered and it will get thru
Bambusa oldhamii or giant timber. I got it from Treeland nursery in Mesa -- www.treeland.com/products/shrubs/grasses/true-grass/giant-timber-bamboo-bamboo-bambusa-oldhamii/
Wanting to plant this next to our fence away from our pool for privacy.....good idea? Do not want oleanders in our yard, too messy! Want my back yard tropical! Please help!
Seabreeze clumping bamboo makes an excellent privacy hedge and is very tropical. Bamboo does litter leaves so if that is a concern, it's probably not a good choice. I personally would plant these a minimum of 10' from the pool just to reduce leaves blowing in your pool.
I've done the method of sheet mulching with cardboard and 8"+ of wood chips. That will suppress it but not kill it. From time to time, l need to pull some stray grass by hand near my plants but its very easy to pull as the soil gets conditioned from the wood chips. For the most recent lawn conversion last year, I laid down commercial grade Dewitt weed barrier in Summer. With full sun, triple digit temps and no water for 3 months, it generated a lot of heat and suffocated and killed the grass. That's a faster, more full proof method but more expensive as the good UV treated weed barrier is not cheap.
@@EnlightenmentGarden Yeah. I probably cannot afford the barrier but I will do the cardboard and add/increase the mulch. mine is 4" deep right now and only around my trees. I never water the grass but it always comes back... Bermuda. Thank you for your response!
Love your backyard and your bamboos. I planted a Buddha Belly 8 months ago and I’m so happy with the result. They are still small around 4ft but I Love the look and the sound😉.
I also have some Oldhamii and Alphonse Kaar. My Oldhamii did great during the summer and didn't get at all scorched (with lots of water), but with the cool down we recently had a few days back, I noticed the new leaves coming out have dried up. These are the leaves that have not unrolled yet. I also got a couple broken culms that hadn't fully extended and hardened with the wind we had. I was curious what changes you notice with your Oldhamii specifically during colder weather? I'm not sure if this is normal when they begin to go dormant for winter or if I need to give more water. I'm in 9a so a bit cooler than your house.
As for the Alphonse Kaar it looks pretty bad. At first I thought it was the summer, but even after it started cooling down they were putting out whitish, yellowish leaves. They sent up a ton of culms, but the leaves don't look too great at all. I thought when the summer let up a bit they would green up, but they just look to have gone down hill more.
I'm not sure why the decline--we had a 40 degree temp shift recently with a system/storm which definitely shocked some of my tropical plants but not the bamboo. These 2 varieties are hardy down to below 20 and while they slow down in Winter, they don't go dormant or otherwise show cold stress from Winter in my experience. The winds could be the culprit for damage if the clump is newly planted. I did feed my bamboo the beginning of September. You may want to consider doing that if it's been awhile since they've eaten as that will support vigor/health. Best wishes!
@@EnlightenmentGarden I know the culms for sure we're the wind. There were only 2 broken out of a handful of plants and they're way out in the open with no wind protection at all. They were whipping around in the wind and it was pretty constantly blowing the whole day.. They've been in ground about 8 months now and some of the culms are 15' or so tall. Overall they all look good I was just a bit concerned about the new leaves that seemed a bit dried out. I saw something similar when they were first planted when lows were still in the high 30's/40's. It's possible it was just the cold, dry, violent wind, and it was unexpected because of the drastic change in temp. I'll keep an eye on them.
Fantastic...
thanks for the video... do your bamboo leaves in full sun get scorched in the summer? my blowpipe bamboo (Bambusa dolichomerithalla) is having a rough go of it during its first summer (I am in Tucson). It is alive but lots of scorched/dried up leaves.
Yes; this Summer has been especially brutal with no relief for months. While not an issue in past years, my oldhami facing West have gotten scorched this Summer. Leaves are bleached white but they'll recover. Just keep it well watered and it will get thru
I'm intirested in the first edible variety you showed. How do you spell it and where did you purchase? Thank you.
Bambusa oldhamii or giant timber. I got it from Treeland nursery in Mesa -- www.treeland.com/products/shrubs/grasses/true-grass/giant-timber-bamboo-bamboo-bambusa-oldhamii/
@@EnlightenmentGarden Awesome. Thank you for the reply. I'm definitely picking some up. I've been to that nursery. Huge selection for sure.
How well would these varieties do with flood irrigation?
Great! They'll need supplemental watering in between in Summer when young until established if you have a climate similar to Phoenix.
Wanting to plant this next to our fence away from our pool for privacy.....good idea? Do not want oleanders in our yard, too messy! Want my back yard tropical! Please help!
Seabreeze clumping bamboo makes an excellent privacy hedge and is very tropical. Bamboo does litter leaves so if that is a concern, it's probably not a good choice. I personally would plant these a minimum of 10' from the pool just to reduce leaves blowing in your pool.
FYI-Oleanders are not messy except when you cut them and have to pick up the clippings. Bamboo is much more messy!
Do you have to periodically remove the older shoots?
Yes; annually
How did you eliminate your bermuda grass?
I've done the method of sheet mulching with cardboard and 8"+ of wood chips. That will suppress it but not kill it. From time to time, l need to pull some stray grass by hand near my plants but its very easy to pull as the soil gets conditioned from the wood chips. For the most recent lawn conversion last year, I laid down commercial grade Dewitt weed barrier in Summer. With full sun, triple digit temps and no water for 3 months, it generated a lot of heat and suffocated and killed the grass. That's a faster, more full proof method but more expensive as the good UV treated weed barrier is not cheap.
And here is the video where I show the process I took for the lawn area in the bamboo path -- ua-cam.com/video/OTiw8rpMBn0/v-deo.html
@@EnlightenmentGarden Yeah. I probably cannot afford the barrier but I will do the cardboard and add/increase the mulch. mine is 4" deep right now and only around my trees. I never water the grass but it always comes back... Bermuda. Thank you for your response!
What’s the name of the bamboo at 6:30?
It's the same as the 1st 2 shown or Bambusa oldhamii /giant timber. I have 4 of these planted out.
I didn't know that the growth awere I didn't know anyway about China