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I don’t use one, but they are available from places such as Scottish Bamboo and the size they use is fine, the rhizome is fairly shallow

@@montongarden Thanks

Many thanks!

In a pot! Not hardy outside in the NW, they do grow outside in the south, in a sheltered spot

@@montongarden and in Winter do Theo survive outside?

No, not in the north where I am

@@Welhem5492 no, not in the north where we are

Hi, there’s one I did a few months back, but will be doing another towards the end of this month

@@montongarden thx! I started my tropical arc this spring and now I can’t stop buying them

@@fansaaga4033 it’s addictive, even after 30 years!

@@montongarden I’m only 15. Still have a long way to go then. All my allowance goes to plants😅 just bought 3 Musa basjoo from Lidl

They love it and I’m not bothered about the damage to the plants, the plants adapt and the chickens have the best life

Thank you too

They get well fed, the first culms stop because the rhizome is only recently divided and they had already started before plant was split Once they put up fresh growth, it’s fine

I assume you mean for drainage? The drainage is good, the culms stop growing because the rhizome hasn’t got enough energy as it was only split last year

Not much, but it is in a very rich compost and manure mix

Ensete ventricosum’Hiniba’

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It’s Ensete ventricosum 'Hiniba' I made a video about it a few weeks back

It’s harder now in the UK after Brexit, but we can usually get most things, just some plants that are 40 euro in Europe, can be 120 euro in UK now

Thanks!

Thanks for the info

Yeah, and most of the root, pot up, don’t water much, then start in spring and it will start again I think it was in something like a 50L pot over winter Still a big plant to move though

@@montongarden Thanks! You must have a stong back and an even stronger garden fork! If you want to see the sorry state my banana was in there's a video on my page called Greenhouse Reveal - it'll give you nightmares!

@@PlasBachGardenit wasn’t too bad last year, but was heavy, that’s why I’m not sure about doing it again

@@montongarden Good luck with it!

Yeah, it’s impressive

Thanks! As far as I know they are distinct species and to pollinate they need to flower and the intervals between flowering are very long. Unlike more common bamboos where flowering records exist, they don’t for many Borinda That’s not to say they haven’t flowered and created hybrids in the past They have only been in cultivation in the west for around 30 years which is not a long time when compared to many other plants in our gardens, some are still learning about them

How interesting. Thanks for the reply

Thanks Rob!

Yes, I’ll be potting a few up, not everybody wants a vivax though, people are afraid 😀

Yeah, it’s looking good now!

Definitely in a shady spot, cool and shady is best they are woodland plants

Thanks, it’s still got a lawn, but the beds are really wide, so that probably helps Two dogs and lots of grandkids saved the lawn!

@@montongarden Haha yes its always good to have a lawn. I have chipped away at it a little, but not to the extreme! tbf I reckon the dog and kids would love it all as jungle 🙂

I divide early spring or just after new culms have come up and hardened off, latest is probably early autumn Most plants will divide with the digging bar and spade, but if it’s very compacted, I’ll get a small saw in

Maybe, but not in the UK, although we do get Adders

Better outdoors, hard to get the right conditions indoors It’s an herbaceous plant so needs to die back in winter

They are usually available earlier in the year from specialist sellers, best to try the various tropical plant groups on Facebook for more info

That’s where the digging bar comes in I’ve split some huge plants over the years and I believe these are the best tools! Some of the huge Borindas that are 20 years plus that we have been taking divisions from recently have been a good test

Thanks, it’s addictive

Hi, thanks for the comment The numbers are collection numbers A lot of Borinda were collected in the late 90’s, early 2000’s by Chris Stapleton and Keith Rushforth, so the numbers of the plants they collected start with their initials and then a number, for example CS1046, which is also known as Borinda papyrifera and KR4059, also known as Borinda frigida, but most don’t have names, just a collection number It’s not possible to create new species unless they flower which is not very often

It’s in year 3 now Planted in 2021 You’ve got pile on the food for these plants, they are very greedy Once the new culms are up, more feed as they are making rhizome and food growth at that stage will mean good culms next year

@@montongarden brilliant thank you, out of interest what do you feed yours and at what frequency? I’ve been piling manure on it up to now, did you use liquid seed also? I’ve read they don’t like seaweed feed.

I just make sure there’s always manure in the plant and also throw grass cuttings on as well, keep it fed and keep the heat in the soil I don’t use liquid seaweed, I read many years ago that bamboo have a dislike for sodium, which LS contains

Thanks for the info!

I don’t seem to have problem with those in the ground, just the ones in pots!

Thank you

Did you have to do anything to the schefflera for it to become multi-stemmed? I’ve got 3 different hardy schefflera and they’re all single trunk. Some variety would be nice. But I don’t know how to get them to branch

Hi, this is year 3 and yes I will thin out the older culms, very soon You always get the odd culm that grows at an odd angle but most are straight

@@montongarden thank you, are the culms growing out at a 45* angle the edge of my current rhizome! Do you just prune your thinnest culms after removing damaged ones? And does bamboo reshoot from where you prune in the future?

Lots of micro prop plants about, some of mine are getting bigger now and look very scruffy with lots of leaves on different growing points There does seem to be a lot of variation in the micro prop plants

Thanks

Yes, they grow well once established, but you’ve got to keep an eye on them!

Yes, great contrast between the bright yellow culms and the dark culm sheafs

Zone 8, can get cold, doesn’t make any difference with these, it’s summer heat that helps more

Yeah, only skinny culms around the outside, some will come out as I’ll be making some divisions later this year

No, it’s in a built up bed made of sleepers, I’ll keep it in check on the wall side

@@montongarden I'd be care with your neighbours side, I have the same sort of fencing with my garden, I'm not sure how deep that concrete goes

@@zachfevans I’ve been growing bamboo for over 30 years and probably have around 30 types in the garden You’ve just got to keep an eye on it, it’s easy Problems arise when you leave it Like I say in the video, they are not plants you plant then forget about! But thanks for the advice

It’s coming on

Best flush of leaves ever

Thank you, I will

Thank you! Cheers!

Yes, hopefully we will get good seed

Yes they are

Hi, thank you, always nice to get someone else’s perspective

Thanks for the advice! Hard to find anywhere in the garden where bamboo leaves won’t be a problem And we will be using oxygenating plants, not started to look at them yet, got to get that hole started first Had enough rain to fill the pond twice over!