Plant container-grown bamboos any time of year. The more crowded a bamboo is in the container, the faster it will grow when planted out. Do not cut or spread the rootball; this may kill some canes.

Whether you want to grow it, control it or eradicate it, you need to first know about the structure of bamboo both above ground and below ground. Above ground, the main section of stem that you see is ...

Bamboo holds the Guinness World Record for the fastest-growing plant, and some species can shoot up to nearly 3 feet in just one day. Its rapid growth rate makes it a favorite for quick privacy fences ...

If there is an expert on runaway bamboo, it has to be Dorothy Geyer, a natural resource specialist with the Colonial National Historical Park in Yorktown and Jamestown. Geyer spends a great deal of ...

A plant of mysteries that is poorly understood probably explains why it is the most underused category of landscape plant in Florida. Bamboo not only lends grace and elegance to a landscape, it also ...

It's been called the fastest-growing woody plant on the planet. One species has been clocked racing skyward as much as 4 feet a day. When a bamboo culm, or shoot, pops through the soil, it will soar ...

You'll need to give your ginger plant a little time before harvesting it—a few months of growth at least. When you're ready ...