Garden Pictures Chat Corner

I don’t understand what is supposed to be unecological about bamboo. It’s like reed, just on dry land. Birds can also nest in it...

It does not produce flowers and therefore no nectar for insects. It also does not provide space for insects to nest. Additionally, it takes away space from native plants that are valuable for insects and birds. Its water requirement is also relatively high. Bamboo does have one advantage: it is tall and smooth, so birds can breed safely. As is often the case, in my opinion, it depends on the quantity. If the garden as a whole is ecologically valuable, why shouldn’t bamboo, a rhododendron or a forsythia also take up residence?

We also have a bamboo - an absolute wish of my husband and I quite like it in this spot:


If it gets too close to the Annabelle next to it, the beautiful lady will get a better place.

That is also a Fargesia, but it has exploded this year...

I just harvested the last tomatoes.. My favorite varieties this year were Smaragd (a green variety), Sugar Grape, Matina, and a wonderful cocktail tomato (I had seeds from a cocktail tomato from the supermarket). The latter grew like crazy and produced endless small elongated tomatoes, super sweet.

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I've never seen carrots like these in my life. The carrot on the right is actually more of an art object than food. ;-)

I have already done some research and you just have to be careful which variety you choose. With clumping varieties, there should actually be no problems with underground overgrowth. If you then use a rhizome-forming one without a rhizome barrier, it's clear that it will end in chaos. My parents also had a bamboo 20 years ago that they absolutely could no longer control. In the end, only an excavator helped.

No matter which variety, even with a rhizome barrier, bamboo eventually becomes a problem. I would never plant something like that in my garden.

Do you have personal experiences, sources, or is that just hearsay?