Things to be considered while buying bamboo plants

Many people are associated with growing bamboo. People are moving towards the eco-friendly environment so there is a sharp increment in uses of bamboo. And, this trend will continue in the near future as well. Bamboos have vast utility. It is used as construction material. It is used as stake in the garden and as fencing material. Young bamboo shoots are edible. Leaves and fibers of bamboos are used in paper making. Thus, growing bamboo will prove to be a profitable business. But if you are confused regarding where to buy bamboo plants and how to select right plants for growing, then here are some tips. These tips help you to find right bamboo plants for your garden.

How to select bamboo plant

Consult a local agriculturist or take help of a local nursery. Ask them to suggest you a variety of bamboo plants that are suitable for your climatic conditions. If the nursery has bamboo plants for sale, then go through those varieties and select which type of bamboo you want to grow. If you live in a tropical or subtropical region, then clumpers are good while runners grow best in cold hardy zone. Once you select, the next thing is where to buy bamboo plants. There are many options- you can buy them online or purchase from the local nursery or market. If you are buying through a nursery or local market, then the first thing you need to do is a careful observation of the rhizome. Yellow or white rhizome with slimy texture indicates healthiness of the bamboo plant while unhealthy plants have brown dried rhizomes. Other things you need to consider before buying bamboo plants are the leaves and culms. Culms should take the color of overall bamboo plants and leaves should not be wilted.

Where to buy bamboo plants

Buying bamboo plants online is also a good idea. Here you can avail it at competitive price as many websites are selling bamboos online. Search for bamboo plants for sale. Number of website will be displayed as a search result. Go through some of them. Check prices of bamboo plants. Compare the prices. While comparing prices include the shipping charges as well. Some bamboo selling websites offer free shipping and some ask for some shipping charges. It was seen that some online bamboo sellers offer plants at very cheap price, but the shipping charges imposed is pretty high. People often fall in these traps. So be careful about the fact.

Buying Bamboo plant online

Before buying bamboo plants online, you need to research about the vendor from whom you are going to buy. Make sure yourself that they are sending you relatively older plant with the well developed root system. They should remove all dirt from roots of the plants before packing. Also, they should pack root-ball in a hygienic manner. You also need to know, which procedure they are using for packing so that when plants will arrive at your doorstep, you will find them in healthy conditions. Generally, they use wet pit moss as packing matter. Some bamboo seller use pot or container filled with potting mix. Another important thing is to know about their customer base, read reviews about them. If they are popular, then they definitely have good customer base. Once they arrive at your doorstep, now it’s your job to grow them in the proper way.

Real Bamboo Versus Synthetic Bamboo

By: David de Castro

Synthetic Bamboo is a replica of real bamboo. Synthetic bamboo is either made up of plastic or high-class fabric. Imitation Bamboo is called Bamfaux. Both are versatile but live bamboo can be used as food, mats, wall, fences and hundreds of other application. Synthetic bamboo is just an ornament; it cannot grow and never rots because it’s not alive. With live bamboo the ends are often splintered and sometimes flayed. With Imitation bamboo this doesn’t happen, ever. Bamboo plants have internal oily chemical reaction that pushes away paint and fade away. Imitates bamboo painted to suite you, it doesn’t need to re-paint it. The synthetic bamboo is prone to scratches and wears that remove the coloring, leaving behind white marks. Real bamboo might wear away plus it might crack and break and will do so much easier than imitation bamboo. Bamboo are flexible, they both bent into small degree. The only real complication is live bamboo need to be wet, green and young to be able to bend. However imitation bamboo simply needs to be itself, the more thickly the less flexible itself. I hope this article help you determine the differences of real bamboo and Synthetic bamboo aside from its major differences.

Cold-Hardy Clumping Bamboo Plants in America

By: David de Castro

Clumping Bamboo is composed of over 500 species but the majority of this species grown in tropical to sub-tropical region around the world. However some of the species can be grow in Southern United States, zones 7-10 or in cold area. Clumping bamboo grow in the lower part of United State. Bamusa family comprised of many species and the most planted variety of bamboo planted in US are Bambusa Multiplex, commonly known as Hedge Bamboo.

Bambusa Multiplex Alphonse Karr bamboo grows variegated. It can grow fast as 1-2 inches in diameter and poles up to 50 feet tall. Alphonse Karr got its popularity because of its beautiful specimen plant of stripe bamboo. Other beautiful bamboo is Tropical Blue bamboo, Multiplex Silverstripe, Gracilis or Graceful Bamboo, Seabreeze Bamboo, and Angel Mist Bamboo. These clumping bamboo species like a running bamboo which is cold-hardy and perfect as privacy hedge. Clumping Bamboo is primarily prized for its non-invasive characteristics, and to be used as barriers between homes in densely populated urban community. American native bamboos like Arundinaria gigantea, also known as "canebreaks" or "switchcane" rarely grows greater than 1 inch and 25 feet tall. American native bamboo is technically running bamboo but not nearly aggressive, and spreading very slowly.

The Increasing Demand of Bamboo

By: David de Castro

Bamboo plants now is one of the newest hope for a sutainable future. Environmentalist believe that if bamboo in major way of afforestation, there would be significant reduction of global warming. Here are some worth of bamboo to environment and human lives.

• The fastest growing components of forest and play a significant role to the development of animal habitats.
• It doesn't cost a lot of energy nor money to cultivate.
• It is renewable sources of building material and cheapest than wood.
• Bamboo has been important part of humanities.
• Source of nutritious food
  

In this modern world today with evolving lifestyles and and choices. Bamboo is still first in the line across large part of the world as it was used in the past. The high impact of the significance of bamboo and to the cultures has been extented in this period of time . With the help of technology bamboo found a great uses such:

• Bamboo flooring
• Furnitures and Fixtures
• Bamboo Blinds
• And very comfortable eco-fibre which is naturally anti-microbial.
  

Beautiful Black Bamboo Collection

By: David de Castro


In the past two decades there has been increasing desire to experiment new plants in the garden. Gardening has always been a story of importing new and exotic plants from other countries and climates. Fine black bamboo can be used to add an exotic feel to your own plot garden and can act as central features in a modern garden.

Bambusa Lako Timor Bamboo is one of the elegant and best bamboo collections. Unlike Tropical Black Bamboo or G. Atroviolacea lako timor is more versatile in landscape and froze resistance. The culms emerge green and mature to its beautiful shiny black. Its tall bamboo has purple black with light green stripes. Branches grow from lower part from its culm and it can be planted either as a specimen, in a row along the path, or among other tropical foliage. Its wood became highly prize for its strength and maintain its color after harvested. Slightly open clumper and it can grow 30-45 feet with 2"-3" diameter canes. Canes may suffer frost damage at 27F to 30F but the cold does not affect the roots. The bigger canes and new shoots will come-out in a summer season. Bamboo has many uses worldwide from building materials to paper.

The Natural Bamboo Vinegar

By : David de Castro

Many people don’t know that bamboo used as an alternatives of vinegar. Right, many of these ingredients are ancient items used in the Asian culture for centuries. Bamboo vinegar produced a through natural carbonization occurs when bamboo heated in the container during bamboo charcoal production. The vapor become condensed once cooled down which produces the vinegar. After several filtering process, bamboo vinegar produced having healthful benefits to improve the health and beauty.

Doctors today are turning to natural ingredients to help relieve common ailments that bother people today. After a years of technological findings and research, doctors and scientists begun using natural ingredients to address many diseases. And bamboo vinegar is one of the greatest discoveries. One of the products used in the natural market today is organic bamboo vinegar. It is a natural liquid, derived from the condensation obtained in bamboo charcoal production. Bamboo vinegar made-up of many nutrients and provides medicinal benefits to users. The vinegar commonly used in diluted form, known for the betterment skin, hair, and body condition. For years, bamboo vinegar know in detoxification as main ingredients in Detox foot pads.

The Eco-friendly Bamboo Fabrics

By : Dave de Castro


Bamboo fabric is soft and for all skin types because it is natural and eco-friendly. Many people catching into the fact that bamboo makes an excellent fabric. Bamboos are being processed naturally to transform it into fabric that is softer that cotton and drape like silk. Its luxurious softness has been described similar to cashmere but less expensive and more durable. The most importantly is, it doesn’t damage the environment even than organic cotton.

Bamboo fibers are manufactured from natural bamboo using high-technological machines. The fibers are completely biodegradable making it eco-friendly and praised as the natural green fabric materials. Bamboo fiber has natural anti-bacterial components that can’t cause any skin irritation and allergies. Unlike other resources bamboo grows faster and assures sustainability than forest trees which require over 30 years recovery period. Bamboo fabric is cool and breathable. The micro-gaps and micro-holes in the bamboo fiber make its moisture, absorbing and ventilating. Perhaps the best use of bamboo fibers is for babies and lot of these are available in market with different colors and design. So try to wear bamboo fibers to keep you cool and comfortable.