Moso bamboo diary 4

Finally, fourth part of the diary is here. It is nice to know that this little project is helpful to people and encourages them to grow their own moso or other species of bamboo. I hope that one day I will be able to write about fully mature moso plants.

In recent years there are more and more articles on the web about  bamboo which is a great thing because consciousness about bamboo`s application and it`s usefulness is rising.

Links to the previous posts:
Moso bamboo diary 1
Moso bamboo diary 2 (moso seed germination instructions at the end of the post) 
Moso bamboo diary 3

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Moso bamboo diary 2

It is safe to say that spring has finally came. Winter test that I mentioned in Moso bamboo diary 1 has been successful, except the part with mice.

Winter itself was mild so there was no damage to the bamboo planted outside. Since winter officially ended I am opening this new post to continue writing about my bamboo experience. Winter actually closed last phase that I had to do before deciding to plant all moso into the backyard - most of them are in containers indoors. When I find more time I will summarize the most important things that I have learned. 

Today was a very busy day. I had to move some plants from the house into the greenhouse, repair the greenhouse, reorganize plants indoors, water them...Well, by the time I finished it was dark so I couldn`t take any picture.

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Moso bamboo diary 1

Recently I bought “Moso bamboo” (Phyllostachys pubescens) seeds and after successful germination I decided to share with everyone their development. Although I will have to wait for years until they grow tall and strong, I am excited because they are alive and growing. Maybe my experience described on this blog helps someone to grow their own. For the beginning I will sum up the most important facts that I’ve learned from many web pages.

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