Whoever is using the trampoline will, eventually, get fed up with it if the derelict trampolines that I've seen in gardens are anything to go by. Privacy is unlikely to be an issue forever but at least you won't need to see the eyesore when your plants grow.
I agree, they are, but, due to the confined space, they will need some pruning to allow bigger and better culms to develop in future. I'd wait until March next year so that you can enjoy your current screen @dominic77999uG7Y7KU1.
@dominic77999uG7Y7KU1 Did anyone see Beechgrove a couple of weeks ago masterclass on bamboo. You remove all culms at ground level. Will try to find old episode for you this will help you see the process visually.
Series 5 episode 16 if you do have access. On last weeks Gardeners World aired on Thurs 10th August Frances Tophill showed the down side of a running bamboo when it had escaped through her pond liner. I believe yours is a clumper but I will stand corrected. I would still stay vigilant as it could escape its container.
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I was going to trim the lower third branches today. Will that be a problem?
Yes, that’s fine, you can do that at any time, you may well have done it by now! Some people prefer them untrimmed but I think they look better trimmed, especially in a small garden. Yellow bamboo is a Phyllostachys variety @GardenerSuze, so it’s a running bamboo. Don’t get too worried about your bamboo running @dominic77999uG7Y7KU1, it looks well contained in your raised bed.
I have given them a trim! I also removed a few ‘dead’ culms (shame they were tall ones! I am feeding them with lucky bamboo liquid feed at the moment. Basically spoiling them as much as I can to get them up!
I don't think feeding at this time of year will have the desired effect. As someone said in an earlier post, bamboos do their growing in the spring when they produce new canes. As the plant matures, it should produce taller canes each spring until it gets to its maximum height (which might be less in containers than it would be in the ground). This web page has a nice description and illustration. canes.https://lewisbamboo.com/pages/how-bamboo-grows . My gut feeling is that the feeding will be more effective in the spring when they're growing new canes.
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They look good against your black fence. The canes are quite green which makes me think they may be Phyllostachys bissetii, rather than yellow bamboo, P. Aureosulcata, although they may change colour once exposed to full sun. I feed my bamboo in March, just before the growing season, using a few handfuls of blood fish and bone, and again in July. Mine are in the ground but yours may need extra feed in a raised bed. The leaf litter left on the soil surface also helps to feed them. I never water my bamboo once it’s established but yours will need regular watering. Leaves curling and dropping are the first sign of dehydration. Good luck with your mission to block the trampoline!
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You remove all culms at ground level. Will try to find old episode for you this will help you see the process visually.
Series 5 episode 16 if you do have access. On last weeks Gardeners World aired on Thurs 10th August Frances Tophill showed the down side of a running bamboo when it had escaped through her pond liner.
I believe yours is a clumper but I will stand corrected. I would still stay vigilant as it could escape its container.
On the link for lewisbamboo it says new culms only appear in the spring. I have new ones coming up now?