permaculture

[Dieter Brand <diebrand@yahoo.com>]

I have a number of edible bamboos which I have been harvesting for a few 
years.  There is one type of bamboo a neighbor gave to me and of which I 
don’t know the name.  Since I don’t know the name I can’t check if it is 
edible or not.

The problem is that I don’t know what it means if a bamboo is “not edible”.  
Does it mean that it is poisonous or does it just mean that it doesn’t taste 
very good or that it is too hard to eat?  I tried a bit raw today and it 
didn’t taste much different from the edible ones I have.  Would it be safe to 
eat?

Thanks,
Dieter