nobleheart:

anybody know anything about transplanting bamboo from indoors to out? we have one of those pretty china pots from the grocery store with three stalks of bamboo in it and i've been thinking about putting them in the ground and letting them spread out (as i know bamboo does under the right conditions) and form a natural privacy thingy between our property and the neighbors'...but i don't know what kind of soil conditions or anything bamboo likes. i could just look online, i know, but i figured i'd start here in case anybody has any first-hand experience.

nobleheart: We've had rain all day and our snow is almost gone.

plaintiger: I don't think Bamboo will do ok in our weather.I have a bamboo plant that i just repot.

Foxy Lady: we've had rain all day too. and our snow is all gone because we haven't had any in weeks.

Daffodils are coming up and some have little bulbs on them ready to open

Doris: Where do you live? We still got about 2 months of Winter but our weather has been crazy this year.

plaintiger: I think you first have to identify which type of bamboo you might. It's a grass so most soils will be ok. It can be very invasive. Though there are some that don't sucker.

skipinnz: aha - thank you! i didn't even know there were different kinds of bamboo. *duh*...

i don't know what kind this is. i'll have to research it.

plaintiger: I did find out that bamboo needs acidic soil.I been feeding mine with coffee watered down.I have alot of new leaves on it.

I have so many plans for the yard now that I'm working at home.

I think I'm going out this weekend to cut back the roses etc etc. Do ya'll think I should do the coffee ground thing in Dallas (zone 8) or should the soil be ok? When I met Jim 2 years ago, they were blooming like crazy! But I didn't notice a lot last year.

I think I'm also going to take a small plot and plant some veggies. I'm just dying for some collard greens!

Eriisa: I know roses love to be pruned every spring.. did you try some Miracle grow to help them..

As far as acidic soils go.. can't you plant like Tomatoes next to the area you are wanting to grow the bamboo..?? I know that most gardeners rotate certain veggies due to balancing out the levels over the years..

Eriisa: Ahhhhh Roses now that depends where you live.My area we prune them in the fall.We haven't had good luck with them,alot of little green wormies.yukky......

My blueberry bush does well with the coffee ground method.We put used grounds around the bushes and water them.Our soil here is very clay like concrete.You could have your soil tested.

ScarletRose: Yes rotating the veggie plants we also do,never plant the same thing every year in the same spot.Now i'd love to have my Bamboo outside but like my banana tree it is indoors.Winters are too harsh here in CNY except this year its been very unusually warm.

Foxy Lady: ohhh, interesting! i didn't know that either. i think this bamboo i have is just planted in a bunch of stones and drinking pure water. huh...

plaintiger: Thats how i bought mine,than i put it in some topsoil and fed it deleuted coffee and whamo it took off = growing.It's doing real good and loves the sun,when we have some.

Foxy Lady: wowie! what a cool tip! thank You, Ma'am! =)

Foxy Lady: In Georgia. We had snow today and it is sleeting outside now. Supposed to get down to 29....but by the end of the week we will be back up to 60. This same thing happened last year and I was sure the daffodils and daylilies would freeze...but they made it just fine.

yeah, the delicate things always turn out to be tougher than people give 'em credit for. right, Ms. Fox?

Doris: Were having a winter storm Lake Effect snow.It means heavy and lots of i

Foxy Lady: The day after a big snow is so pretty....needless to say, just stay warm..:}

Doris: It is pretty and yes i'm staying warm,we all are.

Its going to be in the 80's today. I got a couple of spikey rose bushes to trim!!!!

Eriisa: Run on up and trim mine while you are in the mood!

I'm in the mood. Its just getting the time!

Eriisa: Ok send me some of that 80 degree weather.

*blowing north VERY hard*

Eriisa: lol! i do believe it's working! it's 38 degrees here on long island today, which is warmer than it has been!

Eriisa: Boy, you got lungs girl...it made it to OK..is 90° now!!

Dolittle: Tell 'riisa to keep blowing it up north!! -13C windchill right about now.. Im not amused

Dolittle: 85 F outside, 83 F inside.

I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>



ROFL

okay, i'm jealous of people's ability to make a degree sign. does this (°) look like a degree sign to everyone, or just to me?

ummm, I do believe that is a degree sign. LOL!!!!

Eriisa: wheee! what fun!

i use Macs, and our special characters are different from Windows ones and often don't translate from one platform to the other. but now i know a new character! woohoo! thank You, Ms. E., to the Nth °!

ugh, its now 85 inside.

I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>
I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>
I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>
I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>
I am NOT turning on the a/c!!! <repeating over and over>

that's it. A cold shower is coming! (and not for the usual reasons!)


Glad I could help, plaintiger!

Eriisa:You're so lucky to have it that warm, better than the cold we're getting.

Eriisa: mmmmmmm...can't wait for weather hot enough to take a cold shower! =)

(and i'm glad You could help too, Lady. :)

Eriisa: Geeeezzzz ya could of send me more hot air than you did.

plaintiger: well an olive, or a reminder to get a mamogram.. hehe.. but, yes.. if you look inside the parathesis.. it looks like a degree sign.. LOL

ScarletRose: heehee...thank You, Lady. :)

Eriisa: my AC
http://images.quizilla.com/1034097230_essurprise.jpg

all fooling around outside..anyone seen any early crocuses yet?

They said that Texas will not have the wildflowers that we usually have because of the lack of rain and warm weather.

nobleheart: hey, that's a bad taste bear, isn't it?

i'd need a shovel to find croci today, whether they were peekin' out above ground or not!

ScarletRose:
Looks more like the mammogram reminder to me, heh heh
and I think I am due

Hi everyone! I am a gardener and grower by profession

I will offer tips to anyone as long as they contribute to my favorite cause.

ajtgirl: wow, cool!

erm...what's Your favorite cause?

ajtgirl: Hey thats great,tell us more about your cause.Than i'll tell you about my rosebush.

Foxy Lady:

I work for the Association for The Help of Retarded Children

The kids are my favorite cause
We grow crops for retail sales, year round and all our profits go back into the Association. We have 2 large greenhouses and some beautiful gardens on an old estate on Long Island. Plaintiger...since you are so close, you should stop by someday. Our annuals are the best you'll ever find and we don't charge tax, because we're a not-for-profit. We are planting up our impatiens, begonias, dahlias, nierembergia, geraniums, alyssum, coleus, lobelia, etc etc right now.

I am not a big fan of roses, Foxy, but I know a little about them (very little)

ajtgirl: nice! i should indeed stop by. when? =)

though i need to warn You: i really know zip about gardening. i just co-mod here. (i am willing to learn though! :)

ajtgirl: Ours is called ARC about the same as yours but it's mostly adults.
I may take my Rose bush out and work more with my grapevines.My daffodils are peeking out with the crazy weather were getting.