Paneling is 1/8th inch or pretty close to that...panels can be a lot thicker and yes are used to help make a wall solid...I can tell you that having retofited...
We are a small non profit in NC looking for ways to introduce the idea of a bamboo plantation to replace the failing markets of tobacco and cotton in our...
... Agreed, the photographs of wood printed on very thin cheap wood and used as wall material in immobile homes is among the ghastliest substances every...
From: INBAR Training [mailto:info@...] Sent: 05 June 2009 09:45 To: Dr. Victor Brias Subject: International Training Workshop on 'Bamboo as a Modern ...
Bonnie, Please send us more information about the Bamboo Summit in Mississippi. Who is organizing this summit? Who is invited? Where in Mississippi it being...
... You can come to the meeting in Asheville of the SE Chapter of ABS and get to know lots of good people who will give you all the expert advice and help you...
Well even though i would hate to see it used for such a thing there is the wood pellet industry...I have a pellet stove and would love to pay less than 200...
Hello to all of you out there, Â I'm responsible for the construction of three Bamboo houses in Haiti, ( 50 square meters) but we do not have apprpriate poles...
Hello, I live along side Lake Eufaula, Oklahoma in zone 7. I have planted over the last four years P. Vivax, Henon, and two unknown sp. which are gifts from...
Mozambique...Man, what a neat sounding place. A name that I recognize, but I have to admit, I had no idea where it is on the planet....So I looked it up. It...
I can't believe I didn't reply to this at the time but Prof. Simmons has presented more facts than the last thousand posts on this discussion group. And note...
Part of planning for a grove of running bamboo is to think about rhyzome barriers! With proper installation of Rhyzome barriers ( and a little maintenance),...
Hello listers, Does anyone have data on the depth of bamboo roots? I am not talking about the rhizomes. My experience with bamboo roots is that they are ...
I agree, Harry has presented a well thought out scenario and it is very helpful. The problem is, his scenario is a bit BLEAK and really shoots down many of our...
  Yes bamboo is shallow rooted.In the center the roots including rhizomes go up to 1 meter depth.As it grows away from the centre it becomes shallower and...
... this simply does not hold up over time, and i do not mean great time, i mean maybe five years maybe maybe. i have seen MANY failed installations. hermine...
Those of us who have seen clumps of bamboo blown over by cyclonic storms will have a good idea of the depth of roots. It has only happened to me once. It was...
... Aye, Captain, yes, yurr cloomps naw, they will blaw over'n youll see deep roots, aye, but now for the runners, i had runners under a black sheet of...
Thank you Lakshmana. I had not thought about the difference of depth depending on age of rhizome. I have seen bamboo 2 feet deep. I bet the bamboos you are...
Yes, that's right, and it brings up a very important / strategic difference between the 2 forms. Runners don't get up rooted in storms only the culms break...
The Hantz idea seems intriguing. Should it really catch on, how well might bamboo do as a crop? http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/8.01/futuretekture.html ...
i am looking for an easy crop to grow in Eastern Kentucky and bamboo has been recommended. I've done a bit of research on how to grow it and things are looking...
I have used bamboo as browse/forage for sheep. They love it and it tests as decent nutrition. It regenerates on its own and spreads on its own. It provides...
Runners do blow over in storms! At least our vivax did last November in a horrendous southeaster. A clump of 4 culms 12-18' tall blew over within a larger...
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