Bamboo. Last year we planted Bamboo. Not my idea, wife wanted it. I though it was way too pricey for what we got, and I was for from sure if it'd ever survive up here.
But, low and behold, our bamboo is healthy and growing. The new stems have actually grown over 10' just since last weekend. That is more than a foot a day!
We've had some spreading of the bamboo as well, but not at all what we wanted. Likely due to the fact that the soil around the bamboo consists of crushed gravel, after our neighbors decided to erect a tall stone wall (it is really "fake" stone, i.e. concrete). When the wall was built we got a strip of gravel about two feet wide and over a foot deep on our side, a strip that is in all essence a waste land (it was previously a beautiful green area) since nothing really grows in it. Something needed to be done - since nice pointers to the "wall erectors" have sort of passed by w/o getting noticed.
During this beautiful Saturday I dug up about 3-4 wheel barrows of "gravel" and replaced it with good mulch/compost. Hope is of course that the bamboo will find it, and spread out closer towards and along the wall. Many people fear bamboo in their gardens due to its "spreading" capabilities. In our case, we have no problems if the bamboo takes over the entire NE corner of the lot. It'll cover the (ugly) stone wall, and provide a great nesting area for the songbirds we have around here.
Plus, it is just plain cool to see something that grow that fast!
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