oldgreyheron
I live to the south of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire. Somewhat overcome by the work needed in the garden, I share bits of it! Twitter @oldgreyheron
Late Spring 2016
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Late Spring 2016
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oldgreyheron
Help me identify this plant please. It's a bamboo and it is about 10ft tall. I'm harvesting some tomorrow to use later for the runner beans.
richard.spicer.7906
Not sure unfortunately 🤔
brightcolours
#plantID_Bamboo #bamboo #stakes
nictom
I cant say for sure but to me it looks like
nictom
Ahh! So sorry. Accidentally hit send then had to find the photo again! Could it be Fargesia Robusta (Campbell)?
oldgreyheron
@nictom Nicole, thank you, I think you're right. I'll relabel it here with a high level of confidence! 🙂
oldgreyheron
lucysgarden
Harvesting some bamboo - don't need to buy for runner beans etc any more! #gyo
Oohhh maybe I will have my own black bamboo canes for sweet peas etc in a year's time....
How long did they take to grow to that length? How do you start them off (plant/seed/cutting?)
@DigInIt Duncan, I'm going to be less precise than you might want. I bought quite a small plant several years ago but don't remember the variety. I chose a non-invasive but tall growing type. It's now quite large, mane 1.5m diameter clump. I think the canes grow high quite fast (one season), but may take a while to thicken. I'll observe more closely this year and post the occasional update. There are many healthy new canes already ~0.5m tall this year. I hope that helps. #advice
@oldgreyheron thanks Mike, it does help. I hadn't even considered growing my own canes until now :-)