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Bamboo and Oxygen: A breath of fresh air
Ask me why I love bamboo, and I'll ask you to find a comfortable place to sit. Because this could take a while. But somewhere, high on the list of appealing attributes, I would mention bamboo's superior ability to generate oxygen. And if you're familiar with the...
Growing bamboo in Colorado
Bamboo fever is sweeping the nation. From California to Cape Canaveral, from Connecticut to Colorado, people everywhere want to use and grow those great grasses. In California and Florida, the states of seemingly endless, golden sunshine, growing bamboo is a...
7 Most useful species of bamboo
Bamboo is universally recognized as a plant with thousands of uses. It's fast-growing, sustainable, strong, and versatile. For many centuries, people have used bamboo for food, for building, for furniture, for crafts, and endless applications. Bamboo is also famous...
Killing bamboo with bleach and gasoline
If killing bamboo with bleach and gasoline sounds to you like a bad idea, that's because it is. But sometimes bamboo can spread so aggressively that it will drive gardeners to the point of madness. Rather than going to the trouble of excavating a bamboo plant and...
Clumping Bamboo: The Best Non-Invasive Bamboo Species
It's easy to fall in love with bamboo. It's a beautiful plant with tall, elegant canes and thick, leafy greenery. Bamboo has a rich history and thousands of uses. But many gardeners have come to dread bamboo, because some varieties will spread out of control and take...
Is all bamboo hollow?
Bamboo is like no other tree. Of course, that's because bamboo is not a tree. Trees are solid, while grasses, including bamboo, are hollow. Trees grow larger in height and circumference every year, sometimes taking 50 years or more to reach full size. Individual...