Bamboo Update (2023)

[@GarenStan]

Can't wait for this year's update! I keep rewatching all the videos while waiting XD

[@NomadMakes]

This was a really nice series of videos. Looking forward to the next update.

[@Gardeningat58N]

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I'll probably upload the next update video in October.

[@montongarden]

Hi, we share the same passion for bamboo, enjoyed the video! 53.5 degrees north! Tony

[@Gardeningat58N]

I'm glad you enjoyed my video, bamboo is such a great plant, its a shame that its often misunderstood or feared.

[@montongarden]

I agree, I run a Facebook group called Bamboo UK, all about a positive approach to these amazing plants How’s that KR6438 getting on?

[@injest1928]

Lit! 🔥

[@drefhill]

3:10 It's an Aureocolis not a spectabilis. The Spectabilis is green with yellow stripes.

[@mrorganic2682]

Hi! I’ve wanted to get my hands on Moso Bamboo for such a long time but can’t get the seeds to sprout and all the suppliers always run out of stock.. Would you be interested in shipping a plant to Sweden in exchange for a fee? Best regards, Olav

[@Gardeningat58N]

Growing from seed is difficult as the seed doesn't stay viable for long and so has to be fresh to germinate well. Unfortunately I can't post any plants as the UK has very strict laws on the selling and shipping of plants.

[@mrorganic2682]

@@Gardeningat58N I see, then the hunt for viable seeds continues! Thanks anyways.

[@Gardeningat58N]

@@mrorganic2682 Good luck, hopefully you'll get lucky. Keep an eye out on the website: rareplamseeds, they sometimes sell moso seeds. The other seeds I've bought from them have been reliable.

[@drefhill]

i have mosos in Bretagne in France. Mosos dont grow "well" above the half of France, a neighbourg have mosos with a 10cm diameter so it's not to bad neither 😂. In Sweden i think they'll not do good. They start shooting very early so the new shoots will probably often freeze and then the next ones are smaller. There is better species than the moso for north climates. And starting bambou from seeds is complicated and need years, better buy rizhomes or plants. I can ship you some if you still want to try.

[@GarenStan]

Hello Sir, i have watched all your videos on the moso plants. I plan to start a plantation on my own from seed and got some Phyllostachis edulis seeds online from a bamboo professional. The seeds come from China. The seedlings look like your own but how can i be sure those really are moso plants ? How fast did you see phyllostachys edulis characteristics on your young plants ?

[@Gardeningat58N]

Well done for getting the seeds to germinate, the germination rate of bamboo seeds is very low, even once germinated you often loose a third of the plants when they have three leaves. You probably have moso, as moso flowers randomly around the world, so there is often fresh seed available. Keep an eye out for stiff hairs just under each leaf, that is good indication its moso, you should see them after a few months when the plant has around 5 leaves. You won't notice the fine hairs on the culm until a year or two old.

[@GarenStan]

@Gardeningat58N I understand. Highly appreciate your fast response time. Thank you very much !

[@Gardeningat58N]

@@GarenStan Good luck with your Moso plantation, they are a little slow to get going, but after a few years they will grow very quickly.

[@drefhill]

80% of the bambou surface in the world are mosos so you're not likely to get something else if you buy moso seeds.