August 16, 2009   Costa Rica , Nature , Travel

Bamboo

Did you know there is a whole society in America dedicated to bamboo ? Who knew? It started in 1979 and boasts 1,400 members in 38 countrie...

Did you know there is a whole society in America dedicated to bamboo? Who knew? It started in 1979 and boasts 1,400 members in 38 countries and disseminates information about the use, care and propagation of bamboo.

When I was in Costa Rica floating down a river, one of the non-indigenous invasive plants that actually has success there is Chinese Bamboo. Most other plants cant handle the weather and rain, but that bamboo - yikes - it was growing wild, strong and powerful on the banks of the river.

Here is a link to the American Bamboo Society in case you want to find out more about careing for your bamboo.

http://www.americanbamboo.org/TOC.html