by Rica | May 12, 2020 | Blog
In this posting we address another common misconception when it comes to bamboo farming and the development of commercial bamboo plantations, and that is bamboo’s need for regular fertilization. Under a context of regular harvesting, this statement is simply...
by Rica | May 12, 2020 | Blog
Bamboo Matures in 3 Years. An extremely misleading statement we come across again and again, and yet, when you talk to anyone with experience in actually growing bamboo, they’ll be far more likely to confirm that under the best of conditions the time frame to...
by Rica | May 11, 2020 | Blog
Despite the tribe of bamboo – included within the Poaceae family – having upwards of 1,600 individual species, and being split between two extremely distinct growth patterns (monopodial and sympodial bamboo), this widely diverse group of woody perennial...
by Rica | May 11, 2020 | Blog
China’s bamboo industry is predominantly built around a single species of temperate monopodial bamboo – Moso, or Phyllostachys edulis. Products, companies and others have been named after this iconic species, which covers more than 3 million hectares in...
by Rica | May 7, 2020 | Blog
Blessed with BambooNo calamity can destroy our resiliency as Filipinos. A famous line from the speech choir entitled “The Resiliency of a Filipino” states that we are survivors “for we are as pliant as a bamboo.” Bamboo BasicsBamboo can thrive in almost any type of...
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