I would love to have bamboo enough for all my bamboo projects. My place would look like Gillian’s island 
What is in your backyard?
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you had the wrong strain...
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I'm on the Nc/Sc state line in the middle of the state basically says 7b and 8a when I googled climate zone of closest big citywhat zone are you in climate wise...I'm 9b and I lost a lot of green this winter along with bamboo from indonesia...black bamboo doesn't like it cold...I've got 90' tall timor moso I have to chop down...big timber bamboo that will grow back in mebbe 5 years...my plants give me motivaton to live a long life...
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I know a Nam vet that's 2 houses down that the front of his house is covered by bamboo some of it is huge and it keeps growing but I know certain bamboo can grow in the worst possible conditions so idk I probably would pull them in side when my elephant ear plants start to drop and die out for the year just to keep it safe and not cause it massive stress and pain
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your climate would kill off most of my plants...I have a lot of staghorn ferns, super sensitive to the cold...I used to take them down with my front end loader and trailer them into a barn...I'm way too old to play that game anymore...I do what I can but if it dies it dies...
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There are 3 native to North Carolina: Yucca aloifolia (Aloe yucca), Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle), and Yucca gloriosa (Moundlily yucca). Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle), for instance, grows all over the United States, including some very cold areas.
Googled it.... I'm gonna look into getting one to go next to my elephant ear plant and my little turtle pond for Chomper and see if it will stay going
Googled it.... I'm gonna look into getting one to go next to my elephant ear plant and my little turtle pond for Chomper and see if it will stay going
I just learned that it is illegal to grow cotton in your yard both here in Va and where I’ve grown it for fun in Ga. I was looking for some seeds to plant for my grandkids in my garden. Weed is ok but not cotton…. Seems there is a cotton bug they are trying to control so it makes sense but who knew?
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Wow really that's crazy
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Amazon sells them just searched it maybe they won't send to certain states tho idk didn't look but that's crazy that the average citizen can't do something because of the possibility of maybe a bug gets on there plant smh
Yeah, it’s really a beautiful plant to grow for fun but not worth the agricultural team inspecting my yard these daysWow really that's crazy
yes you can purchase the seeds. It’s just that you can’t grow them without special permission in some states. NC too I’m pretty sure even tho it grows everywhere around us
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Figured you were talking about boll weevils. They hate 'em down there more than they do Yankees with U Hauls.
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That’s funny and you are so right
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Squirrels are really invasive where I live. They ruin a lot of plants, chew open water lines, dig under foundations… cute in other people’s property and at the parks, but nearly devastating when you live and build into a hillside.
I feed the squirrels apples everyday so my cats are entertained by the window for a few hours
