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Can I put rocks around my outdoor inground bambusa textilis gracilis?

6 months ago

Does bambusa textilis gracilis sprout up from under a top layer of rocks? I have about 10 established outdoor plants along my fence. Currently there is bark on top of the soil and around the plants. I would like to remove the bark and replace with river rocks. I'm thinking the river rocks will stay put better than the bark when I blow the fallen leaves out from under the plants.

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kudzu9
6 months ago
Your bamboo will have no trouble sending up shoots between the river rocks. If it were that simple to inhibit bamboo growth, everyone would be using river rock as a control method ;-)
HU-572253298
Original Author
6 months ago
Thank you!
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This may sound crazy but does anyone think it's possible to get a rash from a bamboo back cratcher?

A little over a week ago I used my bamboo back cratcher to scratch my back. Usually I use it on the outside of my shirt, but this time I used it on my flesh. I'm sure I did this a couple of times, even 3 times in one day. The bamboo was sharp but it sorta felt good relieving the itch.

Not thinking anything of it, my back began itching a lot daily. I thought I had dry skin, 5 days later I feel several booms all over my back but especially localized where I had consistently scratched it with the bamboo back scratcher. I thought they were possibly hives --though I've never had hives either. I seen my doctor just to verify if they were hives and she said no, but definitely a reaction to something, but I've not eaten anything different, nor changed soap, or been around anything that could cause it.

As I was sitting here thinking about it, I realized that the bamboo back scratcher could possibly caused it. I googled it and came upon these postings. My rash looks like little red bumps. I've been applying Cortezone cream and it has helped.

I just wondered if anyone has ever had this same experience with the bamboo back scratcher?

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