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   Yvonne Perkins (perkinsy@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 06:00:05 JST Yvonne Perkins

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   At this time of the year I pile all my bamboo cuttings on this piece of concrete to dry over summer. I then use the dried leaves for mulch and stack any canes that are thick enough for further drying, then for use as garden stakes.

   Piling the leaves on the concrete reduces heat in the summer. The cat loves sitting in this area when the bamboo is here.
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     Yvonne Perkins (perkinsy@aus.social)'s status on Tuesday, 15-Oct-2024 06:00:06 JST Yvonne Perkins

     This morning I started pruning the bamboo. It is flowering at the moment. I cut off leaves branching from the bottom of the large tall stalks so that you can more easily see the stalk. I also remove new stalks growing where I don't want them. It is much easier to do this when they are young as you can rip them out of the ground, roots and all.

     You can see in this photo the brown stem of a dipladenia which I have encouraged to grow up the bamboo.

     I am leaving some leaves and lower branches to make it look OK. I may prune them in a couple of months.
     #GardeningAU #Melbourne

     Bill repeated this.