There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.

Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.

Any idea what did it? Prevention?

Thanks

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

Stray bullet.
Or perhaps slugs, but there wouldn't be any slugs where you are!

bamboo [at] localnet.com wrote:
> Stray bullet.
> Or perhaps slugs, but there wouldn't be any slugs where you are!

Do you have a problem with quoting some or all of the text of the OP?

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

In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
<Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:

> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
>
> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
>
> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
>
> Thanks

I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several cracks
near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the plant running
into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up the holes and keep
vermin and water out. Still seems to be holding after two years. I
would recomment you do something to block up that hole.

ems wrote:
> In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
> <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
>
>> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
>>
>> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
>>
>> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
>>
>> Thanks
>
> I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several cracks
> near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the plant running
> into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up the holes and
> keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be holding after two
> years. I would recomment you do something to block up that hole.

Your expertise in this area is_____________?

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

In article <e63oe.3063$_w.874 [at] trnddc01>, Travis
<Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:

> ems wrote:
> > In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
> > <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
> >>
> >> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
> >>
> >> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >
> > I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several cracks
> > near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the plant running
> > into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up the holes and
> > keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be holding after two
> > years. I would recomment you do something to block up that hole.
>
> Your expertise in this area is_____________?

I'm sorry, I didn't realize I needed references to post here. I've been
growing bamboo for someting in the neighborhood 20 years and I have had
rot get into holes in bamboo before, I thought this seemed like a good
idea and seems to have worked so far.

I was trying to be helpful based on my experiences. Next time I'll post
my resume. I apologize if I spoke out of line.

EMS

Ems- I thought exactly the same when I saw Travis's reply. Despite trying
to help all you got was sarcastic reply back. Some people aint grateful at
all.

Mark

ems wrote:
> In article <e63oe.3063$_w.874 [at] trnddc01>, Travis
> <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
>
>> ems wrote:
>>> In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
>>> <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
>>>>
>>>> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several
>>> cracks near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the
>>> plant running into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up
>>> the holes and keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be
>>> holding after two years. I would recomment you do something to
>>> block up that hole.
>>
>> Your expertise in this area is_____________?
>
> I'm sorry, I didn't realize I needed references to post here. I've
> been growing bamboo for someting in the neighborhood 20 years and I
> have had rot get into holes in bamboo before, I thought this seemed
> like a good idea and seems to have worked so far.
>
> I was trying to be helpful based on my experiences. Next time I'll
> post my resume. I apologize if I spoke out of line.
>
> EMS

Many people believe and recommend to this day that when a branch or limb
is removed from a tree that some sort of sealer should be applied.
As you well know this is bad advice.

I believe you were trying to be helpful but I don't know anything about
your experience.

What did you plant the Bamboo under that the shoot ran into?

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

Why are you too fucking stupid to remember what you posted?

bamboo [at] localnet.com wrote:
> Why are you too fucking stupid to remember what you posted?

Huh?

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

Its not a tree though Travis is it ?
Its Bamboo with a limited life for each shoot.
The difference is that the tree has a cambium layer that must grow over
the area where the branch has been removed. Furthermore the whole tree
can be compromised by rot induced by a poorly closed pruning cut,
while with bamboo its just that time limited shoot.
Given that bamboo is a form of grass with no ability to close a hole in
one of its shoots, unlike a tree, what harm is there in sealing a hole?
If its a really attractive shoot and "ems" wants to keep it then why
not?
I think it would be interesting to try epoxy adhesive into a the base
of a split, mature and dry culm, under these circumstances. To give it
structural strength during the few years of this individual shoot life.
Its *only* a bamboo culm after all.
Why you would want *experience* for something so inconsequential
puzzles me.
Bamboo survives being hacked apart by axes and sharp spades in
transplanting.
Common sense says a bit of sealer into a hole in one culm is of no
consequence whatsoever.

Its not a tree though Travis is it ?
Its Bamboo with a limited life for each shoot.
The difference is that the tree has a cambium layer that must grow over
the area where the branch has been removed. Furthermore the whole tree
can be compromised by rot induced by a poorly closed pruning cut,
while with bamboo its just that time limited shoot.
Given that bamboo is a form of grass with no ability to close a hole in
one of its shoots, unlike a tree, what harm is there in sealing a hole?
If its a really attractive shoot and "ems" wants to keep it then why
not?
I think it would be interesting to try epoxy adhesive into a the base
of a split, mature and dry culm, under these circumstances. To give it
structural strength during the few years of this individual shoot life.
Its *only* a bamboo culm after all.
Why you would want *expertise* for something so inconsequential
puzzles me.
Bamboo survives being hacked apart by axes and sharp spades in
transplanting.
Common sense says a bit of sealer into a hole in one culm is of no
consequence whatsoever.

Mikail wrote:
> Its not a tree though Travis is it ?
> Its Bamboo with a limited life for each shoot.
> The difference is that the tree has a cambium layer that must grow
> over the area where the branch has been removed. Furthermore the
> whole tree can be compromised by rot induced by a poorly closed
> pruning cut, while with bamboo its just that time limited shoot.
> Given that bamboo is a form of grass with no ability to close a
> hole in one of its shoots, unlike a tree, what harm is there in
> sealing a hole? If its a really attractive shoot and "ems" wants to
> keep it then why not?
> I think it would be interesting to try epoxy adhesive into a the
> base of a split, mature and dry culm, under these circumstances. To
> give it structural strength during the few years of this individual
> shoot life. Its *only* a bamboo culm after all.
> Why you would want *expertise* for something so inconsequential
> puzzles me.

I was afraid that whatever made the hole in one culm might do the same
to all of the culms. As it turns out the culm died. I had never had
problems with slugs bothering my boo until this year. I put out lots of
slug killer and have had no more problems.

<snip>

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Travis in Shoreline Washington

Travis wrote:
> ems wrote:
>
>> In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
>> <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
>>>
>>> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
>>>
>>> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several cracks
>> near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the plant running
>> into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up the holes and
>> keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be holding after two
>> years. I would recomment you do something to block up that hole.
>
>
> Your expertise in this area is_____________?
>

What a jerk! Dude, this is a NEWSGROUP, not a &*&^%$% job interview. If
you want certified expert advice, pay for it. These people are trying to
help, not feed your ego.

bouzouki wrote:
> Travis wrote:
> > ems wrote:
> >
> > > In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
> > > <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
> > >
> > > > There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
> > > >
> > > > Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
> > > >
> > > > Any idea what did it? Prevention?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > >
> > >
> > > I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several
> > > cracks near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the
> > > plant running into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close
> > > up the holes and keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be
> > > holding after two years. I would recomment you do something to
> > > block up that hole.
> >
> >
> > Your expertise in this area is_____________?
> >
>
> What a jerk! Dude, this is a NEWSGROUP, not a &*&^%$% job
> interview. If you want certified expert advice, pay for it. These
> people are trying to help, not feed your ego.

Did you happen to notice the date on the post to which you are replying?

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

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 08:22:04 -0400, bouzouki <zuldare [at] i-plus.net>
wrote:

>Travis wrote:
>> ems wrote:
>>
>>> In article <QLQme.9927$qJ3.7313 [at] trnddc05>, Travis
>>> <Travis.ShorelineWa [at] internet.invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> There is a picture in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
>>>>
>>>> Something made a hole in a shoot of my P. vivax.
>>>>
>>>> Any idea what did it? Prevention?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> I had a thick diameter shoot of bamboo that developed several cracks
>>> near the base due to stresses caused by the top of the plant running
>>> into an obstacle. I used bathtub caulk to close up the holes and
>>> keep vermin and water out. Still seems to be holding after two
>>> years. I would recomment you do something to block up that hole.
>>
>>
>> Your expertise in this area is_____________?
>>
>
>What a jerk! Dude, this is a NEWSGROUP, not a &*&^%$% job interview. If
>you want certified expert advice, pay for it. These people are trying to
>help, not feed your ego.

I immediately put the guy in my killfile. If this is how he treats
people who are trying to HELP, he's a sad excuse for a human.

James, Seattle, Zone 8a, Yellowgroove, Henon, Black (and soon, chinese
walking stick, horray!!!)