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Harvesting Bamboo: When, why and how
Growing bamboo can be fun and fascinating. One day in spring, the new shoots will reveal themselves, and within weeks, they become towering, majestic poles. Soon, these young culms will produce a profusion of leaves. And suddenly, you have a flourishing grove of...
Black Bamboo: Phyllostachys nigra and others
Black bamboo remains one of the most popular varieties of bamboo. And it comes as no surprise. Black is beautiful, after all. But the world of bamboo is vast and mysterious. This subfamily of grasses includes something like 1,500 or more species and cultivars...
The Bamboo Personality Test
I can think of two things we need more of in this world. First and foremost, we need more bamboo to combat Climate Change, capture carbon and ween us off of fossil fuel dependency. And secondly, we need more personality tests on social media to help us take our minds...
Watering bamboo: How much and when
Like any other plant, bamboo needs three basic things in order to survive. Soil, sun and water. And as a gardener, one of your greatest responsibilities is to provide your bamboo with water. So, it's one of the first questions any grower will have to ask. How much...
Lamboo: Bringing bamboo into modern architecture
Based on the history of bamboo construction on Gilligan's Island and in rural villages of the developing world, bamboo has earned a reputation as the "poor man's lumber". But as traditional forestry resources are shrinking, and the need for more sustainable...
9 Reasons why bamboo is a more sustainable alternative
As the struggle to stop climate change intensifies, the world must find more sustainable alternatives, and bamboo is one of the best. Centuries of deforestation and fossil fuel dependency have depleted some of the planet's most precious resources, and it's throwing...