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Bamboo
Bamboo
Bamboo is considered part of the grass family. Bamboo can grow in almost any arable land and it will grow fast. Unlike most plants, bamboo will typically grow about 3 or so inches a day and can grow as much as a foot a day. Bamboo will reach harvesting age in about 4 years, that is unless you are growing it to eat it. If you are growing bamboo to eat it, the proper time to harvest is in about a week or two or whenever it is one foot tall. This should again be about 2 weeks. Eating Bamboo
If you are going to eat the bamboo, be sure to harvest it when it is about a foot tall, otherwise it becomes tough and inedible. Normally, people can't eat bamboo, but because it is young, it is easier/possible to digest it. Still you will have trouble digesting it so be sure to prepare it properly. In order to prepare the bamboo for eating you will need to take off the leaves and shave off any skin that is too tough to eat. The you will need to boil it in an open pot for 20 minutes. Make sure the pot is open. This will allow the chemicals that make it bitter to dissipate from the bamboo and the water. once you have done this, slice off a sample piece, just to be sure that it is ready. If it is a bit bitter then put it back in the pot for a few more minute. If it is tough, you may have missed a spot, not cooked it long enough or picked it too late. If it seems necessary you should then check to see if you think you should shave it off and put it back in the pot or just put it back in the pot. If the whole thing is too tough and cooking it doesn't seem to help, throw it out because it will likely be too hard to digest. Bamboo for Lumber
If you want to use bamboo for building a house, floors or furniture, it will reach harvesting strength in 4-6 years and will reach full strength in approximately 10 or so years. Don't worry it is has stopped growing. At that point it is either working on roots or leaves. bamboo at that point can be made in to anything, but if you want to build a fire with it i would recommend just using trees instead. Bamboo has a thick outer shell and not a whole lot inside, so it is very inconsistently and hard to start burning. After Harvest
After harvest you do not need to replant the bamboo. Bamboo is a member of the grass family and grows like a member of the grass family. The method through which it spread is a root system. If you cut it down it will simply grow back. If you are waiting for it to blossom, you may be waiting a while, as some species of bamboo only blossom once every 60 or to 120 years. This is because there is little need for it to blossom. It's root system works very well. |
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This intel was contributed by karsten
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