Hi Everyone,
What is a good natural fertiliser for clumping bamboo such as Bambusa
Oldhamii?

Thanks.
Andrew Ward.

"Andrew Ward" <andy.ward [at] hevday.com> wrote in message
news:YJuEf.120522$vH5.1068115 [at] news.xtra.co.nz
> Hi Everyone,
> What is a good natural fertiliser for clumping bamboo such as
> Bambusa Oldhamii?

Compost, composted manure or fish emulsion. I use Ringers Lawn
Restore and fish emulsion as well as mulching with wood chips.

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Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington
USDA Zone 8
Sunset Zone 5

Andrew Ward wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> What is a good natural fertiliser for clumping bamboo such as Bambusa
> Oldhamii?
>

Every winter I alternate between chicken manure and steer manure. One
year I put a bag of steer manure on each clump and then the next year
I'll do the same with chicken. Tropicals seems to take well to hot
fertilizers, the dealer I got my D. Asper from didn't start getting big
growth until he started using straight horse manure.

Starting in spring I use Hydroprills 15-15-15 once a month through the
end of summer (shooting season).

Chris
Chino, CA