The Copper Fungicide That Stopped Bamboo Rust on My Phyllostachys Grove
When Rust Shows Up in a Grove You’ve Tended for Years…
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I Sprayed Neem Oil on My Bamboo Mealybug Problem for 30 Days: Honest Results
I Sprayed Neem Oil on My Bamboo Mealybug Problem for 30 Days: Honest Results…
The Electric Reciprocating Saw That Cut Through Bamboo Rhizomes Like Butter
Last spring, I took on a containment job for a neighbour three streets over. The previous owner had planted Phyllostachys aureosulcata — yellow groove bamboo — without a single metre of root barrier. By the time my neighbour called me,…
I Used a Mattock to Remove Invasive Bamboo Rhizomes: The Only Tool That Worked
I Used a Mattock to Remove Invasive Bamboo Rhizomes: The Only Tool That Worked…
The Drip Irrigation Kit I Installed in My Bamboo Nursery: Worth Every Penny
If you’ve landed on this drip irrigation bamboo plants review, there’s a good chance you’re staring down the same problem I was last spring: too many containers, too little time, and bamboo that punishes you immediately when watering goes sideways….
I Fed My Bamboo Plantation With Purely Organic Bamboo Fertilizer for Two Seasons
After fifteen years growing bamboo commercially, I thought I had my fertilization routine locked down. Then two seasons ago, I started questioning everything. My soil tests were coming back with results I didn’t love, a few of my Phyllostachys stands…
The Soil pH Meter That Helped Me Dial In My Bamboo Beds
The Soil pH Meter That Helped Me Dial In My Bamboo Beds…
I Tested the Bamboo Shield Root Barrier on Three Running Bamboo Species
After fifteen years of growing bamboo commercially, I thought I knew what I was dealing with. Then I watched Phyllostachys aureosulcata push clean through a cheap 20-mil barrier I’d installed three years earlier — surfacing about four feet outside the…
I Used 6-Foot Bamboo Stakes to Support My Tomato Garden: Stronger Than Steel
Last spring, my tomato garden was an absolute disaster. Three weeks after transplanting, my Beefsteak and Roma plants were already flopping sideways. The wire cages I had relied on for years had rusted through over winter. I needed a replacement…
The Bamboo Fiber Planter Pots That Survived 3 Winters on My Patio
Three winters ago, I had a patio full of cracked, faded plastic pots and a serious case of plant parent guilt. Every spring, I’d drag out whatever survived — usually not much — and start over. I’d been searching for…