I wanted to plant 100 Moso seeds along the road in this picture

http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/bank.jpg

The property line is at the brown mailbox in the distance. Is there
anything I should keep in mind when planting? Any tips? Should I cut all
that brush out or will the bamboo take it over? I might still use Yellow
Vivax if I can find seeds somewhere.. I think if the moso got too high
the power company might cut it back anyways.

Thanks,
Mike

Michael Shaffer wrote:
> I wanted to plant 100 Moso seeds along the road in this picture
>
> http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/bank.jpg
>
> The property line is at the brown mailbox in the distance. Is there
> anything I should keep in mind when planting? Any tips? Should I
> cut all that brush out or will the bamboo take it over? I might
> still use Yellow Vivax if I can find seeds somewhere.. I think if
> the moso got too high the power company might cut it back anyways.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike

I think you would be better off planting the seeds in pots first. The
germination rate may be low. Is Moso appropriate for your part of the
world?

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Travis in Shoreline Washington

Travis wrote:
> Michael Shaffer wrote:
>
>> I wanted to plant 100 Moso seeds along the road in this picture
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/bank.jpg
>>
>> The property line is at the brown mailbox in the distance. Is there
>> anything I should keep in mind when planting? Any tips? Should I
>> cut all that brush out or will the bamboo take it over? I might
>> still use Yellow Vivax if I can find seeds somewhere.. I think if
>> the moso got too high the power company might cut it back anyways.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>
>
> I think you would be better off planting the seeds in pots first. The
> germination rate may be low. Is Moso appropriate for your part of the
> world?
>

I'm in Zone 7 which I think is the lowest one it works in. The seeds
were only like $9 so I guess I have nothing to lose.

Travis wrote:
> Michael Shaffer wrote:
>
>> I wanted to plant 100 Moso seeds along the road in this picture
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/bank.jpg
>>
>> The property line is at the brown mailbox in the distance. Is there
>> anything I should keep in mind when planting? Any tips? Should I
>> cut all that brush out or will the bamboo take it over? I might
>> still use Yellow Vivax if I can find seeds somewhere.. I think if
>> the moso got too high the power company might cut it back anyways.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Mike
>
>
> I think you would be better off planting the seeds in pots first. The
> germination rate may be low. Is Moso appropriate for your part of the
> world?
>

I guess I was wrong, I'm in 6b-7a.

http://www.ersys.com/usa/51/5126496/usda.htm

In 10 or 20 years with luck you might have a stand of bamboo.
Otherwise you can expect to grow those seeds in containers for 5 0r 6
years before they are large enough to set out.

bamboo [at] localnet.com wrote:
> In 10 or 20 years with luck you might have a stand of bamboo.
> Otherwise you can expect to grow those seeds in containers for 5 0r 6
> years before they are large enough to set out.
>

There was a whole grove of bamboo here that got bulldozed for a new
development, I only took a small root. Now I wish I had taken more.