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Bamboo in Kenya: Greening the hills of Africa
Packed with a wealth of natural resources, Africa remains the world's poorest continent per capita. And given its position straddling the equator, it deserves to be called the Green Continent. But that name more often goes to South America. Yet many Africans, in Kenya...
What to do with bamboo leaves
If you're growing a lot of bamboo, you'll eventually find yourself with a lot of bamboo leaves. So once in a while, I hear from gardeners and farmers who want to know what to do with all those leaves. If you're used to eucalyptus trees with their allelopathic leaves,...
Bamboo for water purification
If I were to start a list of all the benefits of bamboo cultivation, I would probably end up writing a whole book. As a matter of fact, I basically already have. The volumes of bamboo-related articles I've posted on this website could easily fill an encyclopedia....
Bamboo Crib Sheets and Baby Bedding
The sheer elegance of bamboo clothing and bamboo bedding might lead some to believe that it's simply too luxurious for children to appreciate. At the same time, one of the greatest incentives for using bamboo is to help maintain and preserve a healthy, green planet...
Bamboo micropropagation with tissue culture
I'm sure you've noticed by now that bamboo is a pretty big deal. But when you're ready to go big with bamboo, you might want to look at something very small. Micropropagation is a fairly modern technique for reproducing plants, and the method is currently gaining some...
Bamboo Utility: Using every part of the plant
By now you've probably heard about the endless variety of products that we can make out of bamboo. If not, then you really need to take a look at this article about Bamboo Products from A to Z. But you might still be wondering how they do it. And you may be curious to...
