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Get Fargesia Rufa or fargesia Maurele. I say the Rufa, cause thats what I have. If it survived here, you wont have any problems whatsoever, even without protection there. The maurele gets bigger, and is hardier then the rufa. Check that out. I would reccoment looking at Pseudosasa Japonica, or most ...

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I bought one of these on awhim. Hardy to zone 5, sweet grapes. I just dont have any idea what I should do with it now, or when the best time to plant it is. It has no leaves, and looks like a dead stick ( its not dry, so its alive I know that much). Ive never grown grapes before, so any help would b...

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Wow man. I had a feeling some palms could survive in NS. But when you said 1 yr old seedlings i though " Aw man their so toast ( not to be a pessimist seedlings are usualy way less hardy hen older specimins). But after seeing the pics, im very happy for ya, and pleasently surpised. I also thoug...

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I guess its more the tropical vibe. And once again, who in northern ontario can say they have a eucalyptus in their yard? But, Im still interested in a ginko biloba. A friend is willing to send me mimosa seeds. Hardy to 5A or 4b, gonna bonzai it to about 6 feet n cover it in the winter. Why not expe...

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Ive read that some Eucalyptus species can be grown as a die back perennial, and even with multch, leave some of the turnk alive, in zones as cold as zone 4 or 5. Have you heard of this?

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Tendral..... were you near that storm yesterday??

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My grandma has a 20 or 30 000 gallon pond... Ill see if I can post a pic.... her fish have survuved every year, except the year we got NO snow LOL. Theyll survuve :D Ahh coffee grounds, ya its awsome:d, even ust for plants in general.... and ya, the lawn is gonn aneed a rake n a mow in the next 2 or...

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The warm weather right now has me twitiching fer summer lol. I orderd some more bamboo, and want to start composting ASAP. Half of my beds are now snow free, so I can get to all the dead plant matter, and I ALWAYS have fresh supplies of veggie scraps ( we eat salads like people drink water). One of ...

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Compost is apperantly very good to put around your bamboo, and to mix in the soil. Im assuming that this should be done in spring?? or after the new shoots have grown in a bit. But, im more interested in composting myself. Making the compost pile is easy. But I just have a few questions 1)Does it ma...

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Alright... so the bamboo is ordered........ Psudosasa Japonica ( cheap..... ill separate it when I get it.... half inside, half out......) Phyllostachys aureosulcata alata Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for your help everyone... and paul especialy!

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ya im pretty sure on that giganta..

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ok paul...... i think you convinced me on the giganta hahahaha, even though its expensive as hell. BUt answer me this.... which one is mekon? these ones? http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2595&size=big&cat=543 http://www.bamboocraft.net/bamboo/showphoto.php?photo=2596&...

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BAMBOO PUSHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL. Of course it happens to be one of the more expensive ones there :S LOL Im definetly going to take the giganta into concideration. As well as everything youve said. But as for the miricanthus... You know where i might be able to score some? or atleast seeds? I agree...

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I 100% agree with you. And I admit, i shouldnt say never, but, it is VERY VERY rare here, fortunatly. Also, im fortunatly not naive enough to belive everything that i read. Which is why i joined this site. I know tthere are other people as crazy as me LOL. I agree about the hardiness ratings of plan...

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Paul, are you registered to that website????? cause I havnt seen you on there.....

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"not ust cause its root hardy to -31F apperantly, when nmultched" - me

Yes lol thats what they mean......... but still... -31FF..... thats colder then it gets here

Ive been really tempted to try the macon.........

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hmmm......... I still have somethinking to do lol. I like the nuda... not ust cause its root hardy to -31F apperantly, when nmultched. And i looks really good after a few years. I like the japinica too cause its a runner... but not bad at all. I think for my climate i might have to take hardiness ov...

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The japonica is 14.99 for a 1 gallon. Small plant for sure.. but tis cheap enough to cut it inhalf, and experinment....

Thats fine about the sizing up of the nuda... gives me some time to this of WTF to do with it lol

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OK i found a basjoo.... gotta wit till april damn it lol

Is anyone growing P. Nuda? or Psudosasa Japicica???

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Not to bad paul... I have faith fer you bamboos.

Fer the "koi", do what I did, and i bet you 5 bucks itll survive. DOnt ferget the spring pics!

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Im thinking of trying psylostachys nuda. Pretty sure itll do alright here

Also, im trying to find a source fer musa basjoo. I cant find anywhre that id trust to order them from. The most reliable place was on amazon.com... lol

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LOL, nice malfunction haha

well, I think I am going to try and grow some Phyllostachys Nuda. I just cant find out too much into on it. How bad it clumps, how much ater it can take, how much sun and or heat? How bad will it rip up myhouse foundation??

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I took a quick look at the sites.... im a bit picky :P but now that i know my bamboo is like, practicly perfect, now I have a good benchmark of the microclimate in the front, and gives me a GOOD idea about some in the back. So, im definetly ordering a bamboo, and a musa basjoo this year, 100%. Beyon...

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Paul, I think the trick was that I totaly buried it before the ground froze. The temps were about -10C at night here, a night ot 2 at around -15C, and the dyas were around 0C to about 6C, then the night temps dropped in aa day to about -20C, after i buried it. IT was never exposed to heavy heavy fro...

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Today i unburied it. I took all the leaves off of it ( it ended up being ar 5C today, but more like 12 C where the bamboo is.) and let it soak up some sun. I lefet a 2 inch layer of leaves around. I put some old cloths around, just to soak up some of the water around. I also took all he snow from ar...

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http://s2.postimage.org/esmkJ.jpg This is my fargesia rufa. Just unbudried it today. The snow was melting too much, and it was icing, and weighing it down.... But its ALIVE MUHAHHAHA ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!! http://s2.postimage.org/eswji.jpg This is what i did, after. I put the peaves back on. The grou...

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Thanks for the replies The yucca, I have looked up before. It says its hardy to zone 5, which this winter i was in, or flirting very close. In my town its hard to get anything worth wild here, Id have to order it online. As fo the basjoo, Im trying to locate a canadian dealer for one, I dont wanna h...

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Im pretty confindent that everything should come up perfect. Mabey not as many canna..... although some are hardy to zone 6ish..... We also had about 30CM of snow ( about a foot) fall on christmas here, but it was very very warm this winter.... with the exception of mabey 2 or 3 weeks...... and MAYB...

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also tendral... show is an EXCELLENT insulator...... so if you got all that snow before it got cold.... most of you things especially the bamboo will be awsome......

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LOl thanks lucky :D Thats good o know about the castor bean thanks alot I had NO idea that morning glory were wild in canada... I thought they were celtral/south american!! And id gladly steal some if I were there lol As for the wisteria. My grandma has had it for 10 or 15 years, and it hasnt flower...

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Alright ladies and gents.... here is an early list of this that i have, or am thinking about planting this year: Well, I got some things so far..... I got a feeling of an early spring... :D Thee are all seeds : Castor Bean - I really like this plant, but im a bit leary, cause of how toxic it is, and...

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NO your not being negative.... i want realistc feedback........ THanks for the suggestions.... THe great thing is...... we tend to get lots of sun in the winter... so if the plants are under plastic... they usualy should get to 0C or above during the day. ( theoretical here). And from what ive read....

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I read something years ago. Someone build a makeshift greenhouse around sensitive plants. They then had 2 or 3 steel drums ( like oil drums) filld with water, insulated, and painted back. They then set up mirrors or reflect the sunlight ( therefore making it oncentrated) and pointed it at the drums....

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Nooo lucky i wish.... but it has LOTs of great bamboo

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Hey paul.. i can help you with tha tbamboo.. 100% canadian grown!! and shipped!
http://www.bambooworld.com/bamboo%20catalogue.htm

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The temps are taken at the airport in THunder Bay. Which is at least 3 or 4 miles inland. My house is less then a mile to the lake. The lake usualy keeps the temps between 2-5 degrees warmer, the closer to the lake that is. When you get to where the airport is. IT is twice as windy, and noticlbly co...

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Thanks paul! Well, id look up "yucca gloriosa nova scotia". There is a couple growing it in nova scotia. They said that they do not cover it. Even if its in a zone 6 micorclimate. We have very similar climates, except we get a bit colder then you, and definelty higher windchills. Ill defin...

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Thanks paul! Well, id look up "yucca gloriosa nova scotia". There is a couple growing it in nova scotia. They said that they do not cover it. Even if its in a zone 6 micorclimate. We have very similar climates, except we get a bit colder then you, and definelty higher windchills. Ill defin...

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Im in Thunder Bay, the lake keeps some of the area warmer, its the wind u gotta protect. Most of the time when its -40 here, its only with the wind, its really -20C. I have a Fargesia Rufa "Green Panda" in the yard this winter. Buried in about 2 feet wide and 2 feet deep in leaves, then pl...

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I am looking to try some "on the edge gardening". Im in what is said to be zone 3-4, but Id say its zone 4 myself. With proper multching, i belive i can bring the zone up to 5, and mabey 6, with other measures. Basicly, I would like suggestions, no matter how far fetched on what to try up ...

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