Okay, I've realized that I have not made any sort of update to this blog in several months now. It's unfortunate, I know, but the silver lining is that I havent forgotten about this. For any people out there who may have stumbled upon this journal in their own journey of bamboo-ness I apologize for taking so long. I wish I could say that I have made much progress, but, alas, I fail you all again. There were many unforseen circumstances that blocked our path to gentrified greatness (record number of 110+ days and invasive surgery just to name a few) and that is what left this blog blank for so long.
We did much research and found a few nurseries in our area that sold bamboo. the first trip resulted in failure in the form of broken sprinklers and negligent keepers. The next visit was more successful. We settled on some "lumber bamboo" (I apologize for not knowing the fully latin name, but I did not make the purchase and thus can not relay it) but it's name implies a sturdy breed I'm just concerned on the possible width. I do know it can get up to 4" but I really don't want much thicker than 2.5 for the front triangle and 1.5 for the rear stays.
I will make no guarantees as to further updates but there will be more. Right now we're waiting for the bamboo to grow a little more before we harvest. Fortunately we are in an environment that, even though it's getting late in the year, any sort of freezing is not an issue. The wind, however, may prove to be a hastle. We shall see.
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