Hardy Tropicals UK

Adam D wrote:One culm on my Fargesia robusta campbell.

Jeez it's slow in comparison to you guys down south, sigh!

I wouldn`t worry - Not a single culm on mine down here in Sunny Rhyl yet.

Fergesia Scabrida. 22nd April

Semiarundinaria yashadaki Kimmei Nahiri Bamboo 22nd April

Robusta Campbell "the culm factory"
















You can see the remnants of the broken down banana leaf mulch in the pics too, from the start of winter, they love it

Wow that`s a seriously vigorous bamboo Cordy All mine are still sleeping.

Andy been watering them everynight for last 2 weeks Also the culms seem slightly thicker again this year, I thought they stayed the same size.

List is your Robusta stock variety or campbell? looks a different colour to mine?

Tom2006 wrote:My P. Nigra are doing nothing so far. I have mulched with some rotted manure to try and assist.

My nigra is always very slow Tom, so I wouldn't worry.

Cordyman - your Campbell is going mental!

Adam D wrote:

Tom2006 wrote:My P. Nigra are doing nothing so far. I have mulched with some rotted manure to try and assist.

My nigra is always very slow Tom, so I wouldn't worry.

Cordyman - your Campbell is going mental!

i've terminated around 20 culms which were growing right under my kerbstone on the wall, but there is still an absolute forest of culms left to erupt LOL

i seriously think its the banana leaf mulch, lay it on 4-5 leaves thick, keeps them toasty all winter, drip feeds nutrients as they rot, traps in what little ground heat there has been this Spring, and keeps them moist too.

Adam D wrote:

Tom2006 wrote:My P. Nigra are doing nothing so far. I have mulched with some rotted manure to try and assist.

My nigra is always very slow Tom, so I wouldn't worry.

Thats good to know. I think I will have to start watering them lots though as we are so dry here, with no real rain forecast in the near future.

Yorkshire Kris wrote:

Mr List wrote:robusta is the first

ditto

And here too,also my new Kew Beauty has a couple coming up and a section of poorly Phyllostachys Castillonis is putting up a few as well.

Bamboo awakened

Ph.vivax 'Aureocaulis' Ph.aureosulcata Ph.aureosulcata 'Aureocaulis' Ph. nuda

P.nigra and vivas both now showing, nigra is a month later than last year.

Fargesia Murielae Vampire in a pot, but been outside the greenhouse for the past few weeks, Starting to shoot like mad today. 27th April 2013.

Fargesia rufa going mental, phyllostachys spectabilis have a few culms but aurea and nigra aren't moving yet.

Spotted some new shoots on my Indocalamus latifolius.

Everything else, except my campbell, is still fast asleep.

Robusta Campbell