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Cool site for bamboo bike trailer: http://www.carryfreedom.com/bamboo.html (and links to some trailers made with other materials)
Which link came from this page at the American Bamboo Society site: Raw Materials page
I also found an article there written by this guy in New York, about growing bamboo in the Northeast. The types of bamboo that grow most readily in temperate climates generally are the type with runner roots. Not good if you don't want it to take over. (In tropical climates there are runner, clump, and combos of those). But then he goes into what's needed to keep the bamboo from taking over. Also, most types he was talking about are more suited to Zone 5 (he and I are both in Zone 4). Which means the plants may need protection over the winter (he talks about that too).
And, the bamboo tends to be a little shorter in Zone 4 than in Zone 5. But that's okay with me... looks like it's worth my time looking into this a little further...
And they have an arts and crafts page.... oooo, who can resist?
Which link came from this page at the American Bamboo Society site: Raw Materials page
I also found an article there written by this guy in New York, about growing bamboo in the Northeast. The types of bamboo that grow most readily in temperate climates generally are the type with runner roots. Not good if you don't want it to take over. (In tropical climates there are runner, clump, and combos of those). But then he goes into what's needed to keep the bamboo from taking over. Also, most types he was talking about are more suited to Zone 5 (he and I are both in Zone 4). Which means the plants may need protection over the winter (he talks about that too).
And, the bamboo tends to be a little shorter in Zone 4 than in Zone 5. But that's okay with me... looks like it's worth my time looking into this a little further...
And they have an arts and crafts page.... oooo, who can resist?
