This page last updated June 12th, 2008
Is there Bamboo Rehab for addicts like me?
I have a bamboo addiction and you can see how it’s grown from a little dry sprig into a beautiful grove that scares the neighbors.
May 2005: Bamboo start First year sleep
May 2006: Bamboo has survived. Second year creep...
2006 looking good.
April 2007: First shoots! Third year leap!
Not asparagus, but bamboo shoots.
Shoot closeup.
Still 2007 (year three) and shoots are growing.
Right angle.
Still growing.
Tiny bamboo plants.
Spreading.
Red mulch under bamboo.
Winter browning on leaves.
2008 bamboo keeps on growing...
2008, a bit out of control.
Harvesting some shoots.
Thai Bamboo Curry using fresh shoots.
Pile of shoots.
Bamboo growing.
2008 - getting a thick grove.
Thriving.
Growing.
Leaves against a blue sky.
Mid June 2008 before major cut.
Mid June before cut.
Bundle of canes after the cut.
What's left after the major cut.
June bamboo...over 12 feet tall.
June 15th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
you can start to see new shoots way before the second or third year… I actually have mine the following month
and I enjoy each new one that I find 