LOWELL BAKER on thu 10 may 01
I am quoting Cathrine Tucker Windom, one of our southern writers
and a regular on NPR. She said"never plant bamboo" It will take
over".
Well she is just one more person I didn't listen to. I planted it, I
love it and I fight it from March til December. mine went under the
house to come up in the front yard. I expect to see it coming up in
the shower one day.
Lowell
Khaimraj Seepersad on fri 11 may 01
Hello to All ,
All these horror stories about bamboo.
Down here to get rid of bamboo , the practice is
to cut down the clump , and place old tires on the
stumps and generate great heat .
Or cut down and plant Ochroe [ okra ] on the clump
or salt the area.
This is usually done to the very tall , 12 inch thick
bamboo stalks .
At the worst a backhoe can remove the clumps.
Strangely enough , my house is surrounded by a
fence of "Chinese Bamboo " , has been for over
50 years [ we are the second occupants ].
Stays right where it should . Well behaved , grows
to 15 ' or so .
Best of luck to you all ,
Khaimraj [ West Indies / Caribbean ]
-----Original Message-----
From: LOWELL BAKER
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: 11 May 2001 4:39
Subject: Never plant bamboo
>I am quoting Cathrine Tucker Windom, one of our southern writers
>and a regular on NPR. She said"never plant bamboo" It will take
>over".
>
>Well she is just one more person I didn't listen to. I planted it, I
>love it and I fight it from March til December. mine went under the
>house to come up in the front yard. I expect to see it coming up in
>the shower one day.
>
>Lowell
Susan Maguire on fri 11 may 01
Lowell....... You jest, but I have heard of a gentleman that had a large
ficus tree on his property here in Ft. Lauderdale (Florida, USA) and he did
in fact have his shower tile crack and fall only to find ficus roots behind
them! Never underestimate mother nature!
Susan Maguire On the Southeast Coast of Florida, USA
SCM333@aol.com
http://hometown.aol.com/scm333/myhomepage/profile.html
In a message dated 05/11/2001 6:29:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
WBAKER@ART.AS.UA.EDU writes:
> Well she is just one more person I didn't listen to. I planted it, I
> love it and I fight it from March til December. mine went under the
> house to come up in the front yard. I expect to see it coming up in
> the shower one day.
>
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