Fast Bamboo!

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  1. Hal Pollner

    Hal Pollner Veteran Member
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    I read some time ago that there is a variety of bamboo that grows so fast that one can actually SEE it growing!

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    I could be wrong, but I thought that was only on Minecraft, which is a video game.
    I use this game to build houses and imaginary worlds. Haven't used the fast bamboo, but know it's on there. :D
     
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    Bess...its a jungle out there...

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    @Hal Pollner So you know what I was talking about. This is one of the fast growing bamboo forests someone can grow in the Minecraft game. I've never built one, but might one day. The cool part about the game is once you build your world, you can walk around in it in 3D. Very interesting!

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    Ours is fast AND sneaky.
    It only grows when no one is looking but it will shoot up 3 to 4 feet in just a few hours during mid spring.
    Well, I guess if I sat around and did the senior thing and watched the grass and bamboo grow, I might actually see it grow if I catch it at the right time.
     
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    Are you people ridiculing me?:rolleyes:

    If I hadn't read it in a scientific journal, I would have thought it was a hoax too!

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    Nope. Truth is, I have never seen it grow but I have seen the results of it’s growth within a given amount of time and it’s amazing.
     
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    The hops plant humulus lupulus would be the plant to watch if you want to witness something grow. They've been known to grow as fast as 50cm or 20in per week! Also happens to be a very delectable edible sprout... I know.
     
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