From Pete Kanaris GreenDreamsFL:
Tropical Bamboo Nursery and Gardens: http://www.tropicalbamboo.com/
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Showing posts with label Bamboo. Show all posts
Bamboo Multiplex in Permaculture
Bamboo Multiplex is a thin reed clumping bamboo used for hedges, erosion control, mulch, contour lines, privacy borders, etc. It has a very deep rooting system which makes it a permaculture All Star when it comes to erosion control. It is also very easy to propagate by digging up small sections of the clump...so once you have it started you will have a lifetime supply for you and your friends. One application is to shred this "high Silica" plant and use it for mulch...as it act as a binder holding nutrients in the soil. It is all around a great plant to have on your property and is also very easy to manicure for many different looks.
How to grow bamboo in Florida
Not all bamboo varieties grow in Florida.
Clumping varieties grow better than the spreading ones in South Florida. Bamboo is available in ECHO nursery on Ft Myers.
One type that grows well in Florida is Bambusa Oldhamii. It is available as 100 seeds for $15 from Amazon and Ebay.
Florida growers of bamboo:
Tropicalbamboo.com/Featured_Bamboos.asp
- Bambusa oldhamii - Oldham's Bamboo. A well-known, classic tropical bamboo. It can be found throughout the Disney parks. Shoots are edible but grown mostly as an ornamental.
BeautifulBamboo.com, Groveland, Florida 34736
- Least expensive varieties are: Vulgaris, Hawaiian Gold, Hedge Bamboo, Golden Goddess, Red and Green Fastuosa, Red Margined, Arrow, Golden, Yellow Groove
- Midrange price: Seabreeze, Oldhamii, Graceful, Asian Lemon, Dwarf Buddha Belly, Ladyfinger, Vivax Timber, Angel Mist
- Rarest, most expensive varieties: Blue, Baby Blue, Black, Emerald, Yin Yang
Clumping varieties grow better than the spreading ones in South Florida. Bamboo is available in ECHO nursery on Ft Myers.
One type that grows well in Florida is Bambusa Oldhamii. It is available as 100 seeds for $15 from Amazon and Ebay.
Florida growers of bamboo:
Tropicalbamboo.com/Featured_Bamboos.asp
- Bambusa oldhamii - Oldham's Bamboo. A well-known, classic tropical bamboo. It can be found throughout the Disney parks. Shoots are edible but grown mostly as an ornamental.
BeautifulBamboo.com, Groveland, Florida 34736
- Least expensive varieties are: Vulgaris, Hawaiian Gold, Hedge Bamboo, Golden Goddess, Red and Green Fastuosa, Red Margined, Arrow, Golden, Yellow Groove
- Midrange price: Seabreeze, Oldhamii, Graceful, Asian Lemon, Dwarf Buddha Belly, Ladyfinger, Vivax Timber, Angel Mist
- Rarest, most expensive varieties: Blue, Baby Blue, Black, Emerald, Yin Yang
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