Re: [Sansevierias] Re: the bamboo department speaks

Anybody know about how many pictures can be attached? I tried eight that did not go through. Got a message that the attachments were too large. Thought I'd ask rather than keep trying until I hit the jackpot. The strange thing is I tested the same post to my gmail address, and it worked. 

TIA,

Arnie




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 From: Hermine Stover <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 11:48 AM
Subject: [Sansevierias] Re:  the bamboo department speaks
 


  

>
>Have a couple of questions about bamboo. I have lots of Bambusa 
>oldhamii growing in the ground and have been putting some separated 
>culms in containers. Getting great results to block block out the 27 
>houses that are being build across the street. The neighborhood has 
>gone down hill since the road was paved. Here are my questions: Can 
>I still pot up the bamboo this time of year without killing them? I 
>don't care about not getting  growth until spring or summer. In 
>addition, can I keep watering those I have potted to encourage new 
>growth? Or, will I take a chance of killing the entire plant? I'm 
>not concerned about minor leaf loss. Normal winters will see about a 
>half dozen freezes to about 28 F at the lowest, and the duration 
>might be an hour or so. Winter day-time temps are generally in the 
>sixties or seventies, however, we can get down to the fifties. I'm 
>keeping the offsets in containers as I'm trying to negotiate a sale 
>of my property that will have a one year escrow. If this happens, I 
>plan on taking the  bamboo with me, or give away what I can't use.

you should send me pix---- [email protected] and we can 
talk about this. this is NOT the best time to dig them and pot them 
because we are at the beginning of the crappy time of year for 
them.  Despite how they are growing now.  and roger says he would not 
DIG them from the ground at this point. We are potting ON some of our 
youngsters which were grown from cane cuttings about a year ago, but 
this involves no root disturbance. this has been an odd year for 
oldhamii, which normally shoots in July and waited until rather 
recently and is now putting up big shoots.I know your climate and 
range of temps and really it is not that different from ours. If you 
could put your potted diggings into a greenhouse, this would work 
much better.  and you do know that a well grown fifteen gallon plant, 
in the ground and well watered, is a major GIANT after a year of 
growth. there is NEVER a good time to hold back on watering these 
plants, NEVER NEVER NEVER!

and thanks for the hydroponics info!
and you can call me at  951 940 0496

hermine