Comments on: Bamboo http://muddledramblings.com/idle-chit-chat/bamboo/ A blog about a geek trying to make a living as a writer Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John H.http://muddledramblings.com/idle-chit-chat/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-10105 John H. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:11:10 +0000 http://jerssoftwarehut.com/muddled/?p=3757#comment-10105 Distilled water would kill the bamboo.I'll stop there. I had a growing pile of books on the table, and was starting to type Latin names, when I realized I was being a big fat plant geek.Okay, I can't stop myself. If what you have is a "lucky bamboo," don't try to feed it to a panda -- it's not a true bamboo, it's a Dracaena. (Thank god I've saved all the pandas you must encounter in Prague from *that* annoyance.) Change the water every two weeks. Water from a filtered aquarium is recommended, in case you know any avid aquariumists. If you're using chlorinated tap water, let it stand for a day before using it. Distilled water would kill the bamboo.

I’ll stop there. I had a growing pile of books on the table, and was starting to type Latin names, when I realized I was being a big fat plant geek.

Okay, I can’t stop myself. If what you have is a “lucky bamboo,” don’t try to feed it to a panda — it’s not a true bamboo, it’s a Dracaena. (Thank god I’ve saved all the pandas you must encounter in Prague from *that* annoyance.) Change the water every two weeks. Water from a filtered aquarium is recommended, in case you know any avid aquariumists. If you’re using chlorinated tap water, let it stand for a day before using it.

]]> By: Carol Annehttp://muddledramblings.com/idle-chit-chat/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-10104 Carol Anne Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:02:31 +0000 http://jerssoftwarehut.com/muddled/?p=3757#comment-10104 I have a hosta that does nicely in just water, although it did better before the betta that lived among its roots died. I never had to feed the plant, and I seldom had to feed the fish either. But the fish couldn't take it when we turned the thermostat down.I still don't feed the plant, but sometimes the water gets rather icky looking.The fish-plant combination, by the way, was called "War and Peace." Since the betta is also known as Siamese Fighting Fish, I'm assuming the hosta has some sort of connotation of peacefulness. I've been meaning to look it up, but I haven't gotten around to it. I have a hosta that does nicely in just water, although it did better before the betta that lived among its roots died. I never had to feed the plant, and I seldom had to feed the fish either. But the fish couldn’t take it when we turned the thermostat down.

I still don’t feed the plant, but sometimes the water gets rather icky looking.

The fish-plant combination, by the way, was called “War and Peace.” Since the betta is also known as Siamese Fighting Fish, I’m assuming the hosta has some sort of connotation of peacefulness. I’ve been meaning to look it up, but I haven’t gotten around to it.

]]> By: bug Ehttp://muddledramblings.com/idle-chit-chat/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-10103 bug E Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:08:29 +0000 http://jerssoftwarehut.com/muddled/?p=3757#comment-10103 I think many plants do just fine hydroponically, taking everything they need from the air. I have mint that will do that, and there's a whole class of mosses, vines, etc. that live on other plants without actually drawing nutrition from them (epiphytes, I believe). I think many plants do just fine hydroponically, taking everything they need from the air. I have mint that will do that, and there’s a whole class of mosses, vines, etc. that live on other plants without actually drawing nutrition from them (epiphytes, I believe).

]]> By: Squirrely Joehttp://muddledramblings.com/idle-chit-chat/bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-10102 Squirrely Joe Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:40:35 +0000 http://jerssoftwarehut.com/muddled/?p=3757#comment-10102 If bamboo makes for lousy food, don't tell the Pandas. They'll be pissed and might take a liking to human. If bamboo makes for lousy food, don’t tell the Pandas. They’ll be pissed and might take a liking to human.

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