Coffee, a treatment for pests on plants, including bamboo

David, a fellow bamboo connoisseur, sent me several articles on the use of coffee to prevent pests. The Bambusa multiplex series of bamboo is particularly susceptible to sooty mold at the nodes which attracts ants. This often happens during warm humid evenings and is a nuisance, but does not harm the plants themselves. I'll usually manually remove it by blasting the mold (and ants) off with a high pressure water stream.

Another alternative is to use coffee to repel the ant in the first place.

Read more on this method using coffee here.

The nice thing is, if your not a coffee drinker, like me, places like Starbucks give them away for free, you just have to ask.

Cheers!

Sean

Mad Man Bamboo

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Still lots of bamboo to choose from... get yours by appointment

It's a great time of year to plant bamboo. Planting it now gives the plant several months to develop its root structure and gather enough energy to shoot in the spring (for running bamboo) and the following late summer (for clumping bamboo). As we close out the season, we have lots of bamboo, both running and clumping, to choose from. Here is a list of what we have:

Clumping Bamboo

Bambusa textilis 'Weaver's Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)
Bambusa ventricosa 'Buddha's Belly Kimmei' (5 gallon; $39)
Bambusa multiplex 'Hedge Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon
Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' (5 gallon; $39)
Bambusa oldhamii 'Giant Clumping Timber Bamboo' - $22 Special for 5 gallon
Bambusa beeceyana 'Beechey Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $75)
Yushania Boliana (5 gallon; $39)
Borinda Fungosa (5 gallon; $39)
Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Blue Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Teague's Blue' (5 gallon; $39)
Fargesia murileae 'Umbrella Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)
Fargesia rufa 'Sunset Glow' (1 gallon; $12)
Fargesia denudata (1 gallon; $12)
Thamnocalamus crassinodus (1 gallon; $12)
Faregsia nitida 'Fountain Bamboo' (5 gallon; $30)

Running Bamboo

Phylostachys glauca (5 gallon; $20 or 15 gallon; $75)
Phylostachys heteroclada 'Water Bamboo' (5 gallon; $20)
Phylostachys nigra 'Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Phylostachys nigra punctata 'Giant Black Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Semiarundaria yashadake (5 gallon; $20)
Phylostachys bissetti (1 gallon; $12)
Pseudosasa amabalis 'Tonkin Cane Bamboo' (5 gallon; $39)
Chimonobambusa tumissidinossa 'Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $70)
Phylostachys bambusoides 'Castillon' (15 gallon; $95)
Phylostachys nigra 'Bory' or 'Leopard Skin Bamboo' (15 gallon only; $95)
Phylostachys aurea 'Koi' (1 gallon $12)

See a bamboo plant you want? Make an appointment!

We are available by appointment on the weekends. No obligation to buy, you get a one-to-one consultation, a tour of our bamboo garden and if you want you can purchase from our large inventory of bamboo plants. Call or e-mail us to set up your appointment.

See you soon!

Sean

Mad Man Bamboo Nursery - Rocklin, CA

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Rogue bamboo...

This was interesting... I cut out a mature Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Midori' from the ground a couple of months ago. Near the site of the original plant, I found a rhizome on top of the soil completely unrooted, sprouting as if it was in the ground. Now its in a pot, but had to snap a photo and share this oddity...

Sean
Mad Man Bamboo
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Plant that bamboo before winter sets in...

We have lots of unique bamboo plants for sale. Both non-invasive clumping bamboo and running bamboo. Here is a list of what is available, one, five and fifteen gallon available:

Clumping Bamboo

Bambusa textilis 'Weaver's Bamboo' (15 gallon only)

Bambusa ventricosa 'Buddha's Belly Kimmei' (5 gallon)

Bambusa multiplex 'Hedge Bamboo' - $22 for 5 gallon

Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' Special - $22 for 5 gallon

Bambusa oldhamii 'Giant Clumping Timber Bamboo' Special - $22 for 5 gallon

Bambusa beeceyana 'Beechey Bamboo'

Yushania Boliana

Borinda Fungosa

Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Blue Bamboo'

Himalayacalamus hookerianus 'Teague's Blue'

Fargesia murileae 'Umbrella Bamboo'

Fargesia rufa 'Sunset Glow'

Fargesia denudata

Thamnocalamus crassinodus

Faregsia nitida 'Fountain Bamboo'

Running Bamboo

Phylostachys glauca

Phylostachys heteroclada 'Water Bamboo'

Phylostachys nigra 'Balck Bamboo'

Phylostachys nigra punctata 'Giant Black Bamboo'

Semiarundaria yashadake

Phylostachys bissetti

Pseudosasa amabalis 'Tonkin Cane Bamboo'

Chimonobambusa tumissidinossa 'Chinese Walking Stick Bamboo' (15 gallon only)

Phylostachys bambusoides 'Castillon'

Phylostachys nigra 'Bory' or 'Leopard Skin Bamboo'

Phylostachys aurea 'Koi'

We have more even beyond this... lots of 1 gallon bamboo to choose from.

Our bamboo garden has been featured in the Sacramento Bee, Placer Herald, Fox40 News, San Francisco Examiner and Good Day Sacramento.

We sell by appointment on the weekends. Call or e-mail (e-mail is better).

Sean

Mad Man Bamboo

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