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How to grow black bamboo plants in the UK and colder climates
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2020
- Black Bamboos ( Phyllostachys Nigra ) are one of Rogers favourite plants, and he has grown them as a dense hedge / screen along part of his garden in Wales, UK.
They can be quick and quite easy to grow, they seem to love the wet conditions of Rogers clay based soil, and although they quickly send up shoots as high as 18 foot (6 metres) they are not so invasive as some of the other Bamboos.
Update Having seen / heard other growers say that Black Bamboo can become invasive and send out 'runners' I have done some further research - and as ever the RHS website ( www.rhs.org.uk... ) provides some usual balanced information. It seems that in cooler gardens like ours here in south wales UK, it behaves as a loose clump forming bamboo, but in warmer climates and 'softer soil it may spread more. But as you can see from the video in our garden ours in that firm clay soil they grow as clumps.
As well as providing privacy as an evergreen hedge, the black bamboos can also hold loose soil in place, suck up excess moisture, and provide a great habitat for birds ... Roger has also seen flocks of birds (sparrows) stripping leaves off the top of new shoots ... possibly as a food source ... but there doesn't seem to be any data to explain this bird behavior ... unless you know something ... please let us know your thoughts via the comments section on this video.
Hey everyone - I have just noticed a few flowers on one of my black Bamboos ... it seems this is happening all around the world at the moment and it can mean the plants are dying .... which could be bad news for our bamboo hedge ...anybody else seen this ?
Hello Roger, I love your spunk! I am in Michigan and I'm not sure I should be trying to grow black bamboo in my cold climate, but after watching your video I am going to try. I appreciate the info.
Well thank you very much! Good luck .. please keep us posted with your progress - happy new year!
Fantastic Roger!
Thanks Brandon - I love 'em .. but they are taking a bit of a battering at the moment due to the Atlantic storms currently hitting Wales .. but we get the storms every year so am confident they will quickly recover in spring - do you grow Bamboos at all?
About to plant a rhysome i ordered in the mail. Hope mine looks as nice as yours TFS
Great!
Thanks for your comment, please keep us posted with your progress!
A happy, cheerful gardener?? In the UK?? No way! Get him!!! - Joking aside, that was a lovely video, thanks.
:-) ! thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I trim the canes by grabbing the sideshoot firmly and just pulling it down quickly,they come away easily most times
Thanks for your comment, enjoy your garden!
Hallo Roger, as your camera hit the 'boardwalk' and just before you said it, I thought how much it looked like a walk I've often taken just SW of Charlotteville village in Tobago. It's a walk that you wouldn't want to do in the wet, it's about as safe as driving the motorway without brakes. Passing through the bamboo and wild gingers (White Ginger is the scent of Heaven!!!), one comes to a waterfall that streams down to a beach about as big as my front yard. Always empty of people, I've watched turtles hatch and scramble down to the water (sometimes with a helping hand when predators were hovering too close!) and when snorkeling, the barracuda knock on one's mask to remind one of their territory and to remember social distancing.
Your bamboo patch is a beauty, wish I had the space for one.
Ah that's great - you just transported me back to Tobago - thanks! stay safe and enjoy your garden!
I've not seen sparrows doing it but seen starlings doing it for nests and it's not affected the bamboo in any way keep up the good work 👍
Yes the bamboos seem to thrive on it!
Thanks for your comment-enjoy your garden
I literally see a windmill palm outside. Great video 👍
Thanks very much for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I Love Sparrows , I Love Bamboo , I Love Fishing And I Love CB Radio . I'm Thinking About Growing My Own Antenna !
Blessings From Birmingham England :)
Thats great! a 'green' antenna - innovative thinking right there - blessings back at you from South Wales!
Matey I'm trying to grow bamboo for privacy around the house, I was thinking a type of running bamboo, I live in London so I need a cold Hardy strain, what would you recommend fella? I want something that will grow maybe 30ft in height I don't mind more that's really quick and easy to grow and cold Hardy.
There's no videos about how to grow bamboo in the UK indoors and outdoors, I would heavily appreciate if you could post a video similar to this that entails the types of bamboo, the ones best for UK, the height they grow too, which ones cold Hardy, how to propgogate the bamboo and how to germinate the seeds or plant the seeds for fast growth
Thanks buddy keep up the good work
Hi, thanks for your comment.
So, I think I may need to ask around to better answer some of your questions, but here are a few initial thoughts
- My black bamboos have had about minus 8C cold temps if the past with no ill affects - but if we had a really cold winter they might suffer more .. as would many other plants .. the RHS website says they can tolerate possibly as low as minus 15C
- I haven't seen the black bamboo as high as 30 ft in the UK - ours and others I have seen reach possibly 20 ft ... they may get a bit taller in warmer climates.
Here is the webpage on the RHS Website for black bamboos www.rhs.org.uk/plants/12869/phyllostachys-nigra/details
Which part of London do you live? I might be able to point you towards a couple of potential bamboo suppliers near you to talk to re other larger options
BE AWARE that some more vigorous / larger growing bamboos do have a reputation for taking over and spreading too much and can become a problem plant.
Yes, I would love to do a video with more details about different varieties and how to grow them ... it will take me a while to get suitable footage recorded ... but it is my list of projects
Sorry I cant be of more help at this stage - good luck, please keep us posted with your progress and feel free to ask any more questions - thanks!
@@rogthegardener1 thank you very much fella, and it's north west
@@DragonDevil100 Ok - If you look online there are several specialist nurseries around grater London / home counties - I would talk to some of them to see what they suggest?
Great intro. I subbed just because you remind me of the chimney sweeper in Mary poppins
Cor blimey! what a top geezer, thanks Andy me old china!
@@rogthegardener1 bbbbbbbn
Noticed the birds on my p. Aureosulcata.
As it's nesting season I assume it's for this reason, they seem to rip off bits. It's good to know it's useful for our wildlife. I noticed aphids hang around the new unfurling leaves sometimes, this may also be attracting them?
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden - looking forward to those new leaves and the acrobatic sparrows!
Hello, great video, thank you. I've been trying to germinate bamboo seeds, and out of around 5-600 seeds only 2 survived. I was struggling to find info on how they like to be treated, if you would do a video on that? I also wanted to mention on the fresh leaves. I'm still keeping my bamboo indoors, so no birds, BUT, my cat has a weird attraction to it. Now I have a LOT of houseplants, including catnip. The latter I've had to get inventive in getting them light while also safe from the cats. Now I'm having to do that with the bamboo as well. She outright sits down and chews on the end of the freshest leaves. I wonder if that can be related to the birds going crazy about them too?
Hi Sil - thanks for your comment, how interesting that your cat is also attracted to the new shoots ... if only these animals could talk to us eh?
Bamboo seeds ... now there is something about which I know next to nothing :-) ! but you have got me interested so will look into it ... so watch this space - thanks again for getting in touch!
Roger
Really good info given. Thanks!
Your welcome - enjoy your garden!
Hi Roger...thank you for great advice. Our black bamboo has been for a year so far. Could you say how we can encourage stems to grow taller, what is the best plant food to use. Do I just chop rhizomes off as they poke through...
Hi Paulette - thanks for your comment! Thinking back over the years we have been enjoying our bamboos, I think they have just got taller over time - t he more root and leaf they have -the more 'plant power' is available if that makes any sense? re fertilizer, I have not fed ours much, I usually prefer to use slow release fertilizers ... my favourite being Westlands Grow sure slow release - mainly because it is high in potash which will often encourage more flowers ... but on a bamboo you want leaves and shoots rather than flowers .. so perhaps I would use Miracle gro slow release which is higher in Nitrogen which will encourage more in the way of leaf and shoots .. hope that makes sense (make sure you apply as per t he instructions on the pack)
Re Rhizomes poking through ... I rarely cut them out as I want more shoots, but if they are coming up where you don't want them yes for sure cut them out - does that help?
@@rogthegardener1 Thanks Roger for responding do comprehensively...very helpful 😊
Absolutely. End of may and into July last year I had so many house sparrows in my bamboo it was deafening noise. Oddly it only occurred since 2020. I don’t see any this year though? During my childhood into early 80s this was such a common bird, population collapsed into the 1990s, recovered since 2015 and then none this year?
Strange isn't it, ours disappeared for a year or 2 but are back again this year and having a party every day in our garden!
Thanks for your comment, hope you are seeing sparrows again soon ... let us know when they return?
Hi, Roger. Thank you for your advice a couple of months ago. I thought I'd update you as to their progress. Having planted the bamboos a couple of months ago, they seem to be doing very well. They love their containers are well watered and have grown at least another metre! And there's a baby shoot in one container that grew about a foot and a half in a couple of days!
I'm really enjoying them, so far. I'm going to trim the stalks like you've done with yours, but should I trim the tops, too? They're situated on my patio, next to the fence which separates me and my neighbour. I don't want the bamboos to inconvenience them in any way by blocking their light if I let them do their own thing. I'd send attach a pic, but I don't know how to. 🤷🏽♀️😄
Thats great - thanks for the update, sounds like a happy bamboo!
Up to you trimming the tops, I have only just started trimming mine (about 17 years after planting) as they were starting to get over 4 metres tall! re your neighbors - its great that you are being considerate ...maybe explain your concern to them and ask them if the leaves are bothering them to let you know and you can trim them ... our neighbors seem to like ours ...OK?
@@rogthegardener1 Thanks for the advice. I don't have the luxury of allowing my two to reach those neck-breaking heights! 😂 They're just about tall enough for me to use my stepladder. I'd be grateful if you could tell me how it grows once it's trimmed?
@@naturalmystique3830 Ok, that makes sense, ours only seem to put on a little more growth once trimmed (maybe about 12 - 18 inches / 30-45cms) ... the energy seems to used to send up more shoots from below ground - hope that helps?
@@rogthegardener1 It definitely does help me. Thank you. Since my last question to you, I've found even more babies in the other cask, so I'm thinking they'll look great when they've spread out and are full of bamboo. They really do grow pretty quickly. Given your own experience, I think I'll trim them. Thank you so much for your advice. One more question. Is there a best time of year to trim them?
@@naturalmystique3830 I am not sure if there is a best time, but I tend to do ours when the new growth is getting too tall, which tends to be around late summer / early autumn - not sure what other folks do ...?
Here in Germany small birds are eating young bamboo leaves.
Thanks for your comment, I wonder why they like bamboo leaves …?
In our area we often have pigeons eating the new shoots and flower buds from cherry trees because they are highly nutritious. I wonder if the sparrows are attracted to the bamboo for similar reasons......
Yes - I think so! I tried asking them but couldn't get sensible answer :-) Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden
I've had mine a few years now and have it in a few very large custom built planters. It just seems to have a growth spurt every spring and grow new shoots just over a foot bigger than the older ones and then the same the year after. A little disappointed with the growth rate. Is this because they're not in the ground and in planters?
Hi, thanks for your comment.
It certainly could be, restricted roots often mean restricted shoots and leaves.
Other factors could be which variety of black bamboo you have, and possibly nutrient levels will have depleted in the compost…are you feeding them at all?
@@rogthegardener1 I feed them Miracle Grow but probably only about once a month but always give them a good watering most days. As far as I know, the variety is Phyllostachys Nigra (at least that's how they were advertised). They've gone quite bushy but not gained much in height. I have about separate specimens bought at different times and from diffrrent suppliers and they all perform the same growth wise.
Hi, Roger. Since I last asked your advice a few months ago, I wanted to let you know that my bamboos are still thriving. They're beautiful and my neighbour loves them. Over the summer, I had to tie back the surprise shoots that kept appearing. I was worried they might try to break out of the caskets, but they seem to be doing great. I still haven't trimmed them. Jack and the Beanstalk comes to mind... 😂
Now, my question to you is, will they be okay over the winter? I'm guessing they will be but, will they need much watering or feeding?
Once again, I'd welcome your advice.
Hi again - thanks for your comment and apologies for the delay in getting back to you - been a busy week!
I have not had to provide any winter protection to ours - been there for about 18 years I think ...that said if we have a 1986 type of extremely cold winter with a 'beast from the east' there will be many evergreens affected .. but my experience is that if the worst does happen - they may well drop leaves / die back ... but will often regenerate again in the spring summer.
I do not feed or water ours over winter ... over in summer really ... we live in Wales - the heavens provide!
@@rogthegardener1 No problem. Thank you for getting back to me. Once again, I appreciate your advice. I wish I could upload some 'before' and 'after' pics. It's been amazing watching them develop over the past few months.
I'll keep an eye on them. Where I live is nowhere near as wet as Wales 😄, so they might, actually, need a bit of a water if we have a dry-ish, not too cold, winter.
Thanks again, and an mega-early Merry Christmas to you and yours! 🎅🏾🎁🎄
@@naturalmystique3830 thanks you too!
Hi Roger! I'm looking at planting black bamboo at the back of my garden fence to create somewhat of a privacy screen. My plan is to dig a trench the length of the fence and plant x3 bamboo plants, spaced out at metre or so, with the assumption that the metre gap between each plant would clump together eventually? Would that be right or would I need to buy several more plants and plant closer together ? Any tips appreciated thank you !
I think 1 metre apart would be good - it may take a a few years to fill out, but will be better in the long run if they have more space - some folks have reported that their black bamboo has spread more than ours in the video, I think our heavy clay soil has probably stopped them taking over too much - I love the screen they create - keep us posted with your progress please - thanks for getting touch!
@@rogthegardener1 thanks Roger, great advice
I thought they were running bamboo. Interesting how yours are growing :D
Thanks Will - I would add a word of caution that some folks regard them as 'invasive' - but ours have been quite 'restrained' - I think maybe the hard clay soil around them may have helped ... either way I love them!
Do you grow any Bamboos yourself?
@@rogthegardener1 Yes, I gonna plant some Moso bamboo in my garden next week. Also searching for Phyllostachys vivax aureocaulis. Not quite sure if I should use a root barrier or not.
@@Peekcasso Musa's will be great - we managed to get one to flower a couple years back in one the school gardens I am involved in - I would say if in doubt use a root barrier - especially if your soil is not hard clay - keep us posted!
@@rogthegardener1 Yes also planted Musa basjoo's the last years. Amazing plants 😄👌🏼
Lovely grove of bamboo there, i'm amazed they've remained so tightly clumped in all that time. Every Phyllostachys i've had has sent out runners, do you keep them contained in a barrier?
Hi Cap'n, thanks, no barriers used ... are your Phyllostachys the black ones?
@@rogthegardener1 yeah I have black bamboo here and within one year, ive found roots/rhizomes 2 feet away from the clump.
@@chrisandanna8265 thanks for your comment it seems that experiences vary considerably with this, are you in the UK? I wonder if the fact that ours are planted in quite dense clay has restricted their spread, what is your soil like?
I'm subscribing. This was fascinating. One question? Can it be done from seed?
Hi - thanks for your comment - yes apparently you can raise them from seeds, although I have never tried it. If you scroll down through the recent comments on the video you will see others who are growing them from seed, might be worth talking to them for any experiences?
Thanks for subscribing too!
How wide can the stems grow in the UK? Hoping to make an arrow quiver and water bottle.
Hi, thanks for your comment, about an inch across on ours they tend to be about 1/2 an inch for the first few years but get thicker as the plant matures ... maybe ours will get even thicker in years to come ...? ....it might take a very long time to get some thick enough for a bottle / quiver ... I have only seen them that thick over seas in hotter climates - hope that helps?
I've just started researching bamboo today as a potential source of building/survival material, you'll be wanting a giant variety, they should go wide enough for a quiver/cookpot/water carrier.
And how much do you have to water ?
Hi, thanks for your question. We rarely need to water them; partly because they are planted in heavy wet clay at the bottom of a bank of soil , and living in Wales nature provides them with plenty of rainfall so only need to water them during long spells of very hot weather.
Young / newly planted plants or plants in dryer climates will require more watering.
Please note that our heavy clay soil also helps stop the plant/roots spreading too much
My shoots started from seeds and they are stuck at 4 - 5 inches. I don’t know what to do. What soil would you suggest for inside growing (starting)
I would probably use a soil based compost such as John innes number 2 (are you in the uk? If so most garden centres sell John innes) I would also aim to get them outside when the weather warms up but possibly stand the pots in saucers so that you can keep them damp (they hate drying) - hope that helps?
Please keep us posted with your progress, thanks
Can you do a leek update? How did the tubes work?
Hi Thanks for your comment, to be honest we had a problem with leek rust during a wet spell of weather in summer - the Leeks had been growing really well with thick stems developing but then they caught the rust and started to look quite unwell ... so I think we may have to lift them and either throw them or see what we can salvage - so we never got to use the tubes :-( ...
.... But in 2021 we try again ! :-)
@@rogthegardener1 you can chop the unusable parts of the leeks and compost them, or just burry in soil in garden, bacteria in soil will loveeee it.
You can also get toilet paper rolls and useless tissue or bill paper , and shred or crumble it and grow it in the soil deep!
Anyways good luck on leeks this year again! Happy gardening!❤️❤️❤️🌱🌱🌱
@@soovy2903 Thanks for your suggestions - all of which will I hope happen soon!
I tried to plot my black bamboo, there was a new shoot growing so I dug it out and there was 2 shoots I put in seperate pots but before I did that my friend put it in a bucket of water for a day, anyway now one appears to be dead and the other is barely hanging in there. What can I do to save it? And what should I have done differently. As I want to pot it up and grow more and more to sell.
Hi Anne, thanks for your comment and question - and apologies that I have not replied before now .. it is strange that UA-cam 'hides' some comments which meant I hadn't been aware of your comment.
Anyway, you raise an interesting question, I have no experience of trying to dig out and pot up bamboos but have heard that it can be done ... I would imagine that it will take until next spring for the plants to get over the shock of being lifted etc so not surprising that they do not look happy .. I wouldn't give up just yet as there may be life underground ..?
Anyway I plan to have a go myself with our bamboos and will keep you posted (hopefully with a video or two) with any progress - please also let us know how yours get on ... Ok?
I have a lot of black bamboo here in Western Oregon and it is all flowering. The culms are 15+ feet tall and I fear it is all going to die. There are extensive reports here in the U.S. and in other countries that gregarious black bamboo is flowering. If this is not happening with your black bamboo yet, do you expect it will occur? Any advice for people who have it and see definite signs of flowering underway?
Hi Susan - thanks for your interesting comment - I wonder if anyone else reading this will have any thoughts ...?
There are few factors to consider ... there are different types of black bamboo (different species) mine in the Video are Phyllostacys Nigra .. but when I first planted the garden I planted another type of Black bamboo (Fargesia black I think) after a few years it flowered and died - where as all the Phyullostachys have been fine for year ... I wouldn't be surprised that other factors might also affect how plants cope with the rare flowering
I found this bamboo forum with some interesting posts and experiences - it may be worth a look ?
www.bambooweb.info/bb/viewtopic.php?t=7959
Sory I cant be more of help to you, I ho9pe you manage to escape any problems - please keep us posted with how yours does, thanks, Roger
My black bamboo also die after flowering 😢😢😢
Hi rodger great vid i plan to plant some on half a acre i have which is the best species?
Thanks Jw Jb - half an acre of planting sounds exciting! My favourite by far is the one in the video -Phyllostachys Nigra - but some people say it can be invasive ... my experience in heavy clay soil has been that they do multiply and 'fill out' but they have not taken over ... if you have space and can restrict any unwanted growth you may want to consider some of the yellow stemmed types as well so that you can enjoy the contrast in stem colours?
@@rogthegardener1 thanks for the reply im thinking of seeds about 500
can bamboo be top if it's growing to tall by some Electricity
power lines?
Hi, thanks for your comment.
Just to make sure I have understood your question ... I think you are asking if the top of the bamboo stems can be cut back ... in my experience - yes, some of my stems get to tall and I tend to cut them back towards the end of the summer / growing season - this might cause some unusual shaped growth at the top of the stems (especially if you cut t hem earlier in the growing season, I think) .. but it has worked well for me - hope this helps - good luck and please keep us posted
Thanks again
Roger
Hi Roger, lovely black bamboo plants. Do you grow them from seeds? If yes, perhaps could you share your method of planting? Thanks,😊
Hi Thanks for your comment - no I have never tried them from seed, but a few people have mentioned the idea - so I must give it a try. Have you ever tried them form seed?
@@rogthegardener1 No, I haven't tried so hoping to get some idea on how to do this. Apparently there is a certain technique for germinating the bamboo seeds.
@@trkx444 I am sure there will be someone on UA-cam doing it .. but if not I will give it a go as soon as poss and keep you posted - good luck!
If you get started before me, please let us know how you get on - thanks!
@@trkx444 I would imagine that the companies who supply the seed will offer advice on how to succeed with them ...?
@@rogthegardener1 Yes, give it a go and post it on UA-cam. Would be eager to see the result. According to the instruction on the label, you need to:Soak the seeds with water for half hour, then disinfect the seed with 0.3% potassium permanganate for 2 to 4 hours..." It's like where can you find this chemical? Anyway, good luck and let us know how you get on. Thanks,
Be it the clay or just luck but you've struck lucky that hasn't gone running. In the south UK and have clay buy now brave enough to try and the barrier isn't cheap if you need alot. I've gone for campbell which clumps like yours and is a nice straight grower
Thanks for your comment ... I wonder if there are different 'strains' of Nigra out there - some more invasive than others?
@@rogthegardener1 No idea. I also have lots of Bissetti which is an invasive runner although some UK Bamboo growers and sellers have advised me that despite this is acts as a non invasive clumper in the UK climate. Wasnt confident enough to take their word so thas all in long planters. May explain why yours hasnt spread though?
Hello beginner here, growing these from seeds, - red bamboo only a few germinated and took 6 weeks, black bamboo leaping away after 6 days. When is it safe to remove the propagator lid an put them outside
Hi - thanks for your comment, it sounds exciting to have such good germination success.
Where are you living (just wondering about the outdoor temperature compared to the temp inside the propagator), also what size plants are they / what are they growing in (are they in individual pots?)
@@rogthegardener1 Bought the seeds online, the blacks are doing better than the reds, using window cill trays, tried a heated tray at 30 deg but a few started to wilt so switched it off, room temp 19/20 deg. Sunny Plymouth about 16/17 outside. Question - the reds and i've some purple seeds, are these genetically modified, i ask as they def are not doing so well as the blacks. Blacks have thicker shutes, and half inch in about 6 days.
@@aceofspades5786 Great, Plymouth sounds lovely - not far from the sea!
To be honest I have no experience of t he purple or reds, but if the blacks are Phyllostcahys Nigra and they are in individual pots then I would consider putting them outside somewhere sheltered when they are maybe 3 or 4 inches high ... if they are all growing together in one tray then you may want to consider transplanting them into one per pot (Maybe a 2 litre pot) when they are 1-2 inches high and have plenty of roots. .. how does that sound? to be honest again I have no experience of this so am just going on instinct ....
They may be using them for nest building?
Hi Ted thanks for your comment, yes we wondered about nest building too, but they seem to eat them
Interesting, I’m growing seedlings right now. I thought they were running, not clumping. I’ll have to keep that in mind when planting them.
Did you grow yours from seeds? I’d like some advice if you have.
Hi, thanks for your comment - I must stress that some people find them to spread / run, although they have not spread so much for me in our garden - this may be because we have heavy clay soil around them which can restrict the roots.Maybe there are several diferent strains of black bamboo?
Our variety is described as mainly clump forming in temperate climates - such as we have here in Wales - in a warmer climate / more open soil they may spread more.
no I have never tried growing these from seed - didn't realise that you could! - so may give this a go now - thanks!
@Irene S Thanks for this interesting update, can I ask where did you get your seeds from ?
@Irene S and are they Phyllostachys Nigra?
@Irene S Amazing !
I have never tried this so would be keen to hear how you get on - keep up the good work!
@Irene S I've had about the same proportion of seedlings sprout, and in general they've reached roughly 6 - 8 inches. I've potted them individually for the moment, and haven't decided whether to put them in a larger planter for the winter, although I'm almost certainly going to keep them within doors.
I've also set two of them outdoors (I live currently in the midwest US, so it gets quite warm and humid here) to see how they react. Waiting to see how they fair.
Hi Roger.Is that your own plants?Black bamboo.Can i have some roots of that black varity of bamboo?
Hi Annie - yes they are our own, apparently you can grow them from seeds - I didn't realise until today - if you look on line you can see them for sale there - hope that helps?
Hello. Thanks for the video. I live in Newport. Is there anywhere you could recommend buying black bamboo once lockdown is over or should I buy from the internet? Thank you.
I would always recommend visiting local garden centres - so you can actually see and compare the quality / price of the plants. I work with a couple of garden centres in the Cardiff area (but I am not on commission!) so maybe I could help - if you want to get in touch with me by email try rogercrookes@icloud.net
Hello Roger. Thanks for replying to my comment. I tried sending an email but it came back saying it could not be delivered. My email is charlotte@charperry.co.uk. As a gardening novice I could really do with some advice. Thank you. Regards Charlotte
Hi Roger we moved into a new home that has black bamboo but it appears to be dying well the leaves are .
Any advice would be gratefully received .
Hi, thanks for your comment, just checking are the bamboos in pots or in the soil?
Mine are in ground mature but all leaves have fallen x
@@startaurus13 ok, thanks, I would be giving them plenty of water, they love it! Are you in the UK?
I’m hoping to grow this in a container in zone 7 in the usa, any advice please?
Hi Patric - hi to our friends in the USA!
I am not familiar with your varying climates and zones over there, having had a quick look on-line I think you have some colder winter temperatures than we do here in South Wales. Plus I think you may have a different variety of Black Bamboo (Timor black bamboo - which is different to the Phyllostachys which is most common here in the UK) - so its best to ask at some local nurseries to see what they say works in your area. If it was our Phyllostachys in a UK Climate I would say that
- use as big a pot as possible, as they will need a lot of space and water in future
- Place the pot in a good sized saucer so that it cannot dry out, especially over the warm summer months
I hope this makes sense, and sorry I cannot be more confident regarding your local conditions / suitable varieties
Please keep us posted with your progress - thanks!
@@rogthegardener1 Thank you for your time and response. I will take your advice and ask around. I saw some images of people growing them in metal horse troughs as privacy screens and also to keep the invasive type contained. I love bamboo but don’t want to deal with it over taking the area. We do have extreme temps here, especially as of late here in Oklahoma. From -28°c to 44°c plus the winds here can be severe. Thanks again.
How thick does it get?
Hi thanks for your comment-which Ive only just seen, so apologies for the delay in getting back to you.
Do you mean how thick do the individual stems get or how thick / bushy/ wide does each plant get?
@@rogthegardener1 hi yes I mean the individual stems thank you
@@rofl970 Great, well mostly they are about 1 inch diameter, one or two are a bit thicker, and we are getting more thicker ones each year as the plant matures - hope this helps?
@@rogthegardener1 very helpful thank you so much!
@@rofl970 you’re welcome 😀
Hey dood, nice film and lovely garden. I am in caerleon and want to get into growing bamboo as a bio char feedstock, any chance of meeting up for a chat?
Sure - sounds interesting ... never heard of biochar foodstock, haven't been to Caerleon in years maybe we can this spring ... or let me know if you are heading Cardiff way maybe we can meet - thanks
Bio char is slightly treated charcoal that is dug into arable land to increase the health of the soil, hold on to the water and increase the crop yield, it is also the practical method of taking carbon from the atmosphere and putting it back underground and one of the most effective plants to make it from is bamboo on account of its fast growing large cell structure, a by product of making the charcoal is syngas which can be harvested to use as a domestic, industrial and road fuel which reduces fossil fuel consumption. IMHO bamboo bio char has to be a huge part of the fight against climate breakdown. Hey ho.
@@rogthegardener1 HI Roger, here is a film that explaind in fantastic detail the subject of bamboo biochar and how it is possibly the only thing that will solve the climate crisis, if ytou have time i would love to know what you think? cheers tanc
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Hi, how about we try to meet up to talk biochar - if you want to email me I am at rogercrookes@icloud.com - thanks
Why not just tie that stem back to the main clump? It may cause it to grow vertically...
Yes that’s a good idea - why didn’t I think of that?! I tend to tuck them back into the main clump, but then they can slip back out if it is windy … so a little bit of sting should sort it out 😀👍thanks
can bamboo be grafted?
Hi! thanks for your question, I have never seen a grafted Bamboo ... but was ready to be surprised ... but looking on line it seems that no-one else seems to graft them.... They can be gown from cuttings, or most commonly here in the uk, by digging up a section of the plant, cutting back the stems, and dividing up the clump into small clumps and planting the small clumps either into pots or some spare ground ... I think I can feel another video coming on ....!
Good food source, nesting material, maybe it's comparable to humans peeling beer bottle labels off lol...
That's a good thought ... cheers!
Did you really grow this in uk ? Can you send me the seeds ? Im located in macedonia
Hi, yes we are based in South Wales in the UK. They seem to do well in in our wet climate. I think they are usually grown by 'division', (not seeds), either way I don't think we can send seeds or plants now with all the European rules, maybe you could try a local nursery to you? How are things in Macedonia?
@@rogthegardener1 are you using a greenhouse to grow the bamboo, is it cold weather type of bamboo? What is the maintance, dk you need to water them every day?
@@neno56527 Hi again, No greenhouse used here, This variety seems to grow well outside all year round here in the UK. I haven't watered them for years as the weather here always seems to supply plenty of rain, and because they are at the bottom of a slope of quite damp soil, they are usually able to find water in the soil. If it was well drained / dry soil then I would probably need to water them more often. Because the soil is quite damp in that area of my garden - that is why I planted them there to 'soak up' some of the excess water!
Does this make sense?
The birds use the leaves for there nests.build faster
Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!
I thought bamboo was invasive..
It can be, it can depend on which variety you have and also the climate and the soil type - here in Wales, in our heavy clay soil we have found these black bamboos have filled the gap we wanted filled without becoming a problem ... but in softer soil and warmer weather they could possibly have become a problem
Never Plant Bamboo. Sooo invasive to your land and your neighbours. Costly mistake.
Thanks for your comment, Bamboos do have a reputation ... but some black ones seem to be less invasive in some situations / soils.
Here in South Wales - these Phylostachys Nigra in our garden in heavy clay have been there 20 years now with no issues - thanks again for the wise warning 👍