Forum Post: Benefits of Bamboo
Posted 11 years ago on Feb. 21, 2013, 9:19 a.m. EST by OTP
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from Tampa, FL
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Bamboo grows extremely fast, its very strong.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/in-africas-vanishing-forests-the-benefits-of-bamboo/
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The Chinese gold and tin prospectors planted it all over Australia's north. I believe it is still used as scaffold in some Asian nations when building highrise structures.
I see chopping boards made from it, as well as some very nice flooring products, and I recently bought some work clothes that are woven from bamboo fibre.
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True. Invasive weed.
Reminds me of inclusionman. ;-)
The variety growing wild in our north is strong enough to use in mine shafts, and for housing/furniture. It grows in groves, and seems to be confined by water supply.
I know it can get away, if the conditions are right. Maybe we need to import some Panda bears?
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If you have damp sandy loam, it can spread like a pandemic.
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Unlimited water supply.
Call for some Panda backup. heheheheh
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Palatable land-grabbing.
I was reading this NYT article and I am non-plussed about why its difficult to persuade people and governments that Bamboo has commercial uses.
I've seen a lot of bamboo products such as clothes, floor, toys, iPhone covers, computers speakers, bicycle and rickshaws. People claim that bamboo products (especially clothes) are highly absorbent, naturally hypoallergenic and anti-bacterial. But the best of all, these products are eco-friendly.
The other day I was reading that bamboo is even edible (http://blog.ettitude.com/health-benefits-bamboo-shoots-recipe/).
Makes for a low cost very good arrow.
Ya, but you need a tropical climate.
It grows fine in temperate regions of Australia.
Bit of a water hog, though.