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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] bamboo for shoots

Rick didn't tell us that he also sells bamboo.  His Northern Groves has an excellent selection of varieties and species.

> From: Rick Valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
> Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 19:43:40 -0700
> To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bamboo for shoots

> > From: "Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>
> > Reply-To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:17:07 -0800
> > To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> > Subject: [NAFEX] bamboo for shoots
> > 
> > Topic #1.  I have been reading about growing bamboo, but so far I haven't
> > met anyone that harvests shoots and eats them from their garden.  Let's hear
> > from somebody that does.  What kind of bamboo is especially tasty and
> > productive.
> Mark; It Depends! Flavor differs very little among the Phyllostachys genus
> bamboos. That's the major hardy genus. More important is what will match
> your climate & soil. You could easily grow P. nuda, which is one of the best
> for flavor & quite quick in your climate. If it's a wetter spot, try P.
> atrovaginata (P. congesta)
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> > Topic #2.  I know that bamboo can be invasive, but I also have read that
> > they are easy to control.  If you grow bamboo for shoots, how do you keep it
> > from growning where you don't want it to?
> You eat it, of course! The rhizome tips are just as tasty as the shoots, so
> perimeter patrol with a pick to intercept the runners (rhizomes) is not
> without reward. Once a year on that task, doesn't take long. And any shoot
> that does not fit your management plan gets eaten. Just don't plant it slap
> up against the house or boundary fence- you need a free-fire interdiction
> zone that you can walk thru.
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> Rick in Oregon, founding member & ex-prez & ex minister of intormation for
> the Pacific NW Chapter of the American Bamboo Society.
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