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bepah · 10-14-2008, 02:50 PM

Leave the leaves on the ground. IF you are afraid of losing some plants by them being covered, move them or compost them.

A bamboo culm is the stalk,shoot, upright portion of the plant. A number of culms is a grove of bamboo. The places where the branches come off the the culm is the node, the portions of the culms between the nodes is the internode, the protective part of the branch or leaf that comes off the new branch is called the sheath.

Grow some bamboo of your own, great looking stuff when it is mature!

10-14-2008, 02:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
bepah Freelance Botanoeconomist bepah's Photo Gallery Location: Brentwood CA Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: bepah Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 308 BananaBucks : 77,568 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 25 Times Was Thanked 220 Times in 122 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 406 Times	Re: Bamboo leaves---Should I pick them up or can I use them for mulch? Leave the leaves on the ground. IF you are afraid of losing some plants by them being covered, move them or compost them. A bamboo culm is the stalk,shoot, upright portion of the plant. A number of culms is a grove of bamboo. The places where the branches come off the the culm is the node, the portions of the culms between the nodes is the internode, the protective part of the branch or leaf that comes off the new branch is called the sheath. Grow some bamboo of your own, great looking stuff when it is mature! __________________ John Case Rookie Gardener, Veteran Drinker