Mar 21, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening
Lethal Bamboo Pests to be Afraid of There is a reason why bamboo is called best nature’s substitute for the earth’s rainforests. This plant is a versatile product and its biomass production is unparalleled by any other plant species. This is why it is one of the...
Feb 26, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Green Living
Pennsylvania is the latest scene of a controversy concerning local laws against bamboo. It’s another example of how bamboo’s remarkable sustainability can become problematic. In the township of Lower Merion, community members have acted to enforce the...
Feb 20, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening
With so many varieties of bamboo to choose from for you garden, one can easily develop an obsession. As you become a connoisseur of grasses, the the quest for unusual and exotic bamboo can become endless. We’ve already written a great assortment of articles on...
Jan 28, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening
With the growing popularity of bamboo, people everywhere are looking for more and more places where they can grow their own bamboo. We generally associate bamboo with the Far East, and especially the tropical jungle zones like Thailand, Bali and Vietnam. But...
Jan 16, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products
There are close to 2,000 known varieties of bamboo, native to Asia, Africa and the Americas. That makes Europe one of the only continents with no endemic species of this prolific grass. But the region certainly has its share of bamboo enthusiasts. And now efforts are...
Jan 9, 2020 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Bamboo is an amazing resource with tremendous promise. But in order for it to remain competitive in the global marketplace, we need to continue supporting bamboo research. Sure, bamboo has been around for a zillion years. (OK, maybe only 40,000 or so.) But in this...
