Trahan Tonkin

zenflyfisher · Post by **zenflyfisher** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:31 am

No Brother Mike
PIDGIN english. Goggle up the pidgin english dictionary for the translation of mems post. And it will help with all his future postings. And you thought swedish translation was hard.(:

Post by **Troutgetter** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:37 am

Thanks man!

Post by **SnooKen** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 3:27 pm

Guys, let's all chip in a few bucks and get Adam a can of Panda Repellant Spray. Maybe a motion sensor switch and flood lights on the wall to keep the jackalopes from raiding at night. I thought Arizona had some kind of state law forbidding the growth of anything that either didn't have thorns or wasn't toxic.

Post by **adam** » Tue Mar 31, 2009 4:15 pm

Aye yai yai...

Post by **SnooKen** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:49 pm

Truth is, Admeister, I think it is a great project and likely to proudce quite usable culms if it handles the worst your winters can throw at it. You expressed interest in experimenting with other species as well. There is a chance I can come into some culms of various species as Florida is cane crazy and I have a few connections in the landscaping/horticulture industry. If that works out I'll aim 'em at you. And, FWIW, if you want to grow some other species the runner types aren't that hard to control if you install inground perimeters around them.

Post by **adam** » Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:24 pm

Rhizome barriers.

I would like to try some other species. I know if you have been reading here, then you know what we need to make a good pole.

I'de like to try the culms you come up with Ken. If you get the poles, we can talk about shipping.

Thank you.

Post by **adam** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:04 pm

Arundinaria Amabilis planted at our house on 3/29/09 - this image 04/26/09

3/29/09

Ok, here is the first update. About 4 weeks in, everything looks good, it appears to have darkened up greener a little, could be the image, could be wishful thinking but the cannibis hunters have left this one alone...

Post by **SnooKen** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:46 pm

How much sunlight is it getting planted near the wall?. Have you done anything to enrichen the the soil there? Being a runner species I think if you dig a trench or two radiating out from the planting and blend in some good topsoil you may be able to "lead" the patch into growing in the directions you want it to.

Post by **adam** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 7:13 pm

There is no problem mate, she looks good.

fleaflicker · Post by **fleaflicker** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 9:31 am

Just a wondering how your Tonkin is doing mate?