A Yard In Fort Pierce

Here are a few pictures of my Buddah Belly Bamboo ( Bambusa ventricosa ) sprouts as of 5-12-2008. They are doing fantastic!! They have all shot up a second sprout!! This is very exciting to me as this is my favorite Bamboo!! Enjoy the pictures!!

I have figured out that the best way to germinate seeds is to forget about them. This may not work for everyone, but for me I have been very successful with it!!

When I checked my incubators ( Click here for more information on my incubators) I noticed lots of green inside of them. Since my incubators are numbered I had to run in the house and get my legend.

Once I deciphered the numbers into which seeds they were I began to transplant them into pots. Here are the pictures:

The first 3 pictures are of Bambusa ventricosa or Buddah Belly Bamboo. This is one of my favorite Bamboo's. You can click here for more information and why I am fond of this Bamboo!!

The following 3 pictures are of Ravenala madagascariensis or Travellers Palm Tree. These are beautiful trees that resemble Birds of Paradise. If you want more information on the Travellers Palm click here.


The next 4 pictures are of Pheonix canariensis or Canary Date Palm. I have picked these seeds from a Hybrid Canary Date Palm. Click here to link back to my post on 14 sprouts!!!

The final picture is of all my new sprouts in a row!! It was a very exciting day!! I hope you enjoyed the pictures!!

Sweet!! Just a little over a week ago I placed 12 Buddah Belly Bamboo ( Bambusa ventricosa ) seeds in incubator 9. I checked today and there are 3 sprouts! Two of the sprouts are about 1 inch tall and the third is just breaking ground. I potted the 2 that are an inch tall and put them in the shade. I can't wait to get these Buddah Belly's going, they look so cool when they are grown up. Here is a picture of my sprouts!! Click here for more information and pictures of Buddah Belly Bamboo.

Today I removed my Bambusa lako ( Black Bamboo ) seeds from the polystart mix I put them in yesterday and placed them into an incubator. The Bambusa lako or Black Bamboo is from Indonesia. Click here to see a full grown Black Bamboo. The Black Bamboo can grow over 40 ft. tall and stands up to hurricanes very well. The internodes of the Black Bamboo turn a glossy black. For now here are some pictures of the seeds.

Today I took my Bambusa ventricosa ( Buddah Belly Bamboo ) seeds out of the polystart mix I put them in yesterday and placed them into my incubator. And now we wait.

The Buddah Belly Bamboo is a very unique looking type of bamboo. The internodes are swollen in a way that it has an hourglass figure. This bamboo is classified as a grass and this grass can grow over 40 feet tall. The origin of the Buddah Belly Bamboo is Vietnam, Taiwan and Southern China. This Bamboo does best when planted in the ground in a pot. In order to achieve ventricosing you need to starve the plant of food and water, but it is well worth it as you can see. For now here are some pictures of my seeds. And here is a picture of a full grown Buddah Belly that is not mine, I found this picture on the internet.