Eric

Hi, Iorax,
East of the Galapagos Islands! Never dreamed I'd talk to a South American!
You have my eternal envy. If I wasn't so pinned-down in Oklahoma, I'd be tempted to move to South America myself! Strange. I have friends in Thailand, China, Japan, England, & Germany yet I've never been to South America; it's so much closer. I would be very interested in learning more about curing bamboo; what's learned in books rarely even approaches what's learned in actual experience. Micheal James, signing off but wishing I was there.
Ps. Had the best of luck overwintering the bananas, indoors, by cutting off all the leaves and potting them (as in storage). Have replanted the stalks, this year, but results are yet to be seen. The bamboo simply survives our winters with little or no attention at all.