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pjkfarm · 02-12-2019, 03:09 PM

We prop up all sorts of stuff with bamboo from short props (2 feet) to tall ones (20+ feet).
For tall stuff we usually use two, sometimes three, cut off all the branches except the last two nodes at the top (depending on what we are propping, we leave the branches 2 to 12 inches long). We then "wedge" the plant to be propped between the culm (stem) of the bamboo and the "v" formed by the branches. Sink the other end in the ground, sometimes put a rock against it. Quick, easy and very good for our budget - can do this faster than driving to home depot. Will last a year, sometimes more depending on variety of bamboo, but if we have to keep propping, we replace just in case (bamboo gets all sorts of bugs inside which weaken it (or destroy it even). We do not treat the bamboo as do not want chemicals in the ground - treating will eliminagte bugs and bamboo can then last for years.

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pjkfarm Find me on the map! Join Date: Jan 2019 Posts: 238 BananaBucks : 12,850 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,462 Times Was Thanked 224 Times in 131 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 102 Times	Re: Bamboo Banana Support? We prop up all sorts of stuff with bamboo from short props (2 feet) to tall ones (20+ feet). For tall stuff we usually use two, sometimes three, cut off all the branches except the last two nodes at the top (depending on what we are propping, we leave the branches 2 to 12 inches long). We then "wedge" the plant to be propped between the culm (stem) of the bamboo and the "v" formed by the branches. Sink the other end in the ground, sometimes put a rock against it. Quick, easy and very good for our budget - can do this faster than driving to home depot. Will last a year, sometimes more depending on variety of bamboo, but if we have to keep propping, we replace just in case (bamboo gets all sorts of bugs inside which weaken it (or destroy it even). We do not treat the bamboo as do not want chemicals in the ground - treating will eliminagte bugs and bamboo can then last for years.