Sep 21, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
The more you learn about bamboo, the more you come to realize how little you know about bamboo. Like the game of chess, it doesn’t take long to get acquainted, but it can require a lifetime to master. And unlike the sprawling series of Star Wars films available...
Sep 9, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
So you have yourself a nice piece of land, with ample sunshine and adequate rainfall. And you’re finally ready to plant some bamboo. But not just any bamboo. Not the Little League stuff. You’ve got the space for it, and you want to grow Giant Bamboo! But...
Sep 5, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
Regal, upright, and elegant, Japanese Timber Bamboo is a classic species and a beautiful addition to any Asian-style garden. For ornamental purposes or for building material, Phyllostachys bambusoides has poles that are long, straight, and strong. A grove of this...
Sep 1, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species, Health & Nutrition
We’ve probably all seen panda bears eating bamboo, at least in pictures or in David Attenborough documentaries. And of course, you were moved by what an adorable animal the panda is. But it’s very unlikely that you started craving a nice, thick stalk of...
Aug 24, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Products, Bamboo Species, Health & Nutrition
The uses for bamboo seem to go on forever. From bamboo socks for your feet to bamboo hair brushes for your head, bamboo can do it all. You can even build houses with bamboo and provide them with energy from bamboo. For thousands of years, farmers have understood the...
Aug 17, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Species
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...
