Bamboo Harvest

[Jerry]

I plan to build some kind of shade structure with bamboo.  The afternoon sun against a fence here even makes cacti suffer.
This is Timber bamboo. pretty neat stuff!

[miguynmkoi]

Did you grow the bamboo?  If not, where did yo get them?

I think I noticed in one of your recent pond photos that you had bamboo wrapped around your canopy posts.  Nice effect!  I will have confiscate that idea for sure 

Now you'll have to do a DIY bamboo shade structure photo how-to.

[Jerry]

yes, all home grown.  Source was Huntington Garden's annual plant sale, maybe 20 years ago.
Tried to post a photo, but cannot.  I will soon.  What changes?  No idea, but this does happen to me a lot.

[miguynmkoi]

Bamboo looks very sturdy.  You gotta give me more detail Jerry!!  And of course photos.  Sorry the photos are giving you a hard time.

[Mikey]

That looks like a pole vaulting stance Jerry 

[SueSTx]

How long does it take for a pole to get that long?

I've been thinking about bamboo...I know it is invasive..but here if it ain't it won't survive.

[Jerry]

Still no luck posting a photo Gggrrrr.
Sue, slow to get started but once it's "shooting" a matter of weeks.
I just took the same pics over, but now they are "new", maybe, just maybe they will post.
Go figure, they did!!
middle photo is "Black Bamboo".

[purplepshn2004]

Jerry,

We have bamboo growing in the back of the property we are living on now (looks just like yours in the first pick).  We cut a bunch down last summer and yesterday cut a bunch of it up different lengths, tapered on the ends to try to make some windchimes out of.  We stopped at a convenience store the other day and they had made mirror frames out of it in their restrooms.  Very cool stuff!

When we ever get done making the chimes I will try to post some picks.  Would be cool to make a fence out of too, but would need an awful lot!  We thought it might make an interesting wishing well also...

Love all your pic's.

[Jerry]

Purlpe it is Timber bamboo  a Phytlostachys  (sp)  If you want to buy a pole the price will astouind you.  I have seen 10 ft pices for 20.00

[croft]

How big is that acreage of yours anyway, Jerry?

[Jerry]

a mere half acre, but the house is 2 story, thus not spread out over the land

[miguynmkoi]

How often do you harvest?  In your photo it doesn't seem like the bamboo is growing too densely.  Have you ever sold any of your harvest?  I sure am interested!

[Argos5]

Photos are often deceiving but the bamboo looks uncomfortably close to those power lines.

[Jerry]

Question 1.  when i feel like it
Powerlines?  Nah pretty far away.  I am more concerned with proximity to pond!