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| small bamboo | 10/9/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I live in Virginia, in the mountains. I have one very steep slope on which I wish to plant some ...
A: I don't know which species of bamboo you have in your area But there is a technique ...
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| bamboo stick yellow | 8/5/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: My husband and I have had a bamboo for about two years in a glass of water. It looked pretty healthy ...
A: Sorry for delay in answer. Your problem seems the matter of root expose. Sometimes when we change ...
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| Growing Bamboo in AZ | 5/15/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I live in the greater Phoenix area, USDA zone 9. I would like to grow bamboo for shade and privacy. ...
A: I am not aware about your area, climate etc. so I can't recommend any species. First you visit any ...
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| Bamboo propagation | 4/11/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Sir, which auxin should i use for it so get good success rate? is it feasible to give 2,4-D for it? ...
A: Sorry for delay in answer. The auxin should be selected according to the species, because they work ...
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| Bamboo Propagation | 3/15/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: it is possible to get branch cuttings from secondary or tertiary branch of bamboo ? ANSWER: Dear ...
A: If you want to propagate bamboo. Please take cuttings from 2-3 yrs old culm from basal or middle ...
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| caring for bamboo | 2/27/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: i bought my bamboo 5 days ago and my bamboo is doing pretty good. i have been giving it filtered ...
A: There is no need to give filtered water to the bamboo because it always have very fine filter in ...
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| Removing Bamboo! | 2/18/2008 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Please tell me how I can get rid of a rather large bamboo growing next to my pond! I have cut it ...
A: It is very difficult to remove bamboo without complete digging. The only possibility is to wait for ...
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| bamboo | 12/5/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Please could you advise me in layman's terms how best to propagate bamboo. We have quite a few ...
A: No problem if u do not know the names of species. If you want to propagate bamboo in your house then ...
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| Germinating Moso Bamboo | 10/23/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I recently bought some Moso Bamboo seeds online, and planted them in wet potting soil. It's been a ...
A: Bamboo seeds can germinate easily if they receive optimum conditions. If your seeds are not ...
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| bamboo | 10/8/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Is there any type of bamboo that can be grown indoors ANSWER: Dear Jessica Please let me know about ...
A: You can prefer lucky bamboo if you are going to plant in pot but if u r planning to plant in your ...
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| Lucky Bamboo care & cutting | 7/27/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I recently bought several bamboo sticks from a dollar store. I gave my son 3 of which he cut 2 of ...
A: The basic problem with your plant is infection due to cut. Now u should change water regularly to ...
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| Bamboo care | 7/20/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I got a double stalk lucky bamboo as a gift two months back. Since then it is put in a glass bowl in ...
A: It is very common in this plant. Don't worry and don't give it filtered water, because it takes ...
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| propagation | 7/12/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: i was just woundering, How do you propagate bamboo? Thanks.
A: We can propagate bamboo using culm cuttings. We use either double node cuttings or branch cuttings. ...
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| mass cane trouble | 6/11/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I am having problems with my two mass canes.I am not sure if they are in the bamboo family of not? ...
A: It is very difficult to cure the problem on the basis of the information you delivered. Whether, ...
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| yellowing bamboo | 5/21/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Help! My bosses lucky bamboo has started turning yellow; leaves, stalks, everything! Too much ...
A: Basically lucky bamboo has short life and after some time it starts to die but we can enhance its ...
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| Lucky Bamboo... | 3/29/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I have had these 4 cuttings for about 3 years and the plants seems healthy except for the bottom 2" ...
A: Don't worry about the coating it may be due to the growth of micro-organisms or some times reaction ...
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| bamboo plants | 2/25/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: i just bought a bamboo plant in a square vase and would like to know how take care of it.
A: You can take care of your bamboo by keeping in light and watering regularly. If you planted it in ...
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| Bamboo Shoots cut in half quickly yellowing | 1/9/2007 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: What kind of nutrients/supplements, etc. should I be looking for when I have new bamboo cuttings? I ...
A: I think it may be due to any infection transmitted at the time of cutting the shoots. If rotting ...
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| bamboo shoots | 12/29/2006 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I have just received 5 bamboo stalks as presents, they are in water and have a good amount of roots, ...
A: Please change the water regularly and if possible plz add some nutrients. You can purchase any ...
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| Bamboo plant | 12/15/2006 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: What causes the plant to become infected? Could it be from being placed in front of a vent? Please ...
A: On the basis of the symptoms, I am predicting that your plant is suffered with any rot or blight ...
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| Yellowing leaves on tropical black bamboo | 11/28/2006 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I live in extreme lower Florida Keys. My gigantachloa atroviolecea's leaves are beginning to turn ...
A: Let me know present atmospheric condition at your area e.g. temp. and humidity. There may be two ...
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| eliminating bamboo | 11/19/2006 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: sir: i've been doing some reading on how to get rid of some bamboo i have on my property, but i ...
A: Generally people face the same problem like you, but there is no effective solution except its ...
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| Bamboos - a lot of water or no? | 2/3/2003 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I have a question about a little bamboo tree I got as a gift. It's in a little pot with stones in ...
A: I think you should add some fertile soil in it or you can try any nutrient solution like MS media ...
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| Bamboo decision for year-round privacy | 1/15/2003 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: I live in West New Jersey (Zone 7) and would like to know what species bamboo I should try to plant ...
A: I think You should have Phyllostachys aurea in your area, this species provide very fast and dense ...
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| Lucky Bamboo house plant | 9/8/2002 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: Kumar I have seen bamboo plants growing in a spiral. How do they make them do that? Also, I have a ...
A: It is natural thing, it is due to the growth pattern of bamboo rhizome. If you clip a new shoot from ...
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| invasive bamboo-like vegetation | 7/10/2002 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: but something that mimics it in some ways. I am in zone 5 central New York. This vegetation is a ...
A: Although no treatment is so effective to iradicate the bamboo like plants but I have read any where ...
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| bamboo cutting propagation | 5/20/2002 | Dr. Rakesh Kumar |
Q: My friend has a culm (is this the right word?) that has browned from the Rhizome up to a node. She ...
A: You can make the binodal cuttings of the lower half of the culm and fill any auxin like IBA or NAA ...
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