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CLEVER CROP | Bamboo shoots Bamboo shoots Phyllostachys spp. Essentially a grass, bamboo is an evergreen that grows while you look at it. Its uses are almost limitless and its tender shoots delicious Words Jennifer Stackhouse Bamboo is one of the fastest-growing plants around. There are choices for every climate and it thrives in a wide range of soils and light conditions. Given its versatility, this clever plant could possibly feed the world, not just the world’s pandas. The edible part of bamboo is the plump new shoot, but not every bamboo shoot is worth eating. Many of the edible shoots come from the running genus Phyllostachys, but there are more than 70 genera and more than 1500 species. Some species are astringent and need a lot of cooking to leach out the bitterness. Edible shoots The young tender shoots of edible bamboos are harvested as soon as they appear from the soil. Left even for a day and they become fibrous and inedible. The substance in bamboo shoots that makes them taste bitter is a cyanogenic glycoside known as taxiphyllin. This substance degrades in boiling water, which is why it’s safer to eat bamboo shoots cooked rather than raw. Mature bamboo may not be edible, though pandas eat the foliage and tips, but it can be used for construction, flooring, artefacts and utensils and can even be woven into fabric. In gardens, bamboos are widely planted as fast-growing screening or shelter plants. With warm weather and good rain, a bamboo shoot can grow more than a metre a day. This ability to grow, which can be so useful, also has its downside. Bamboo, particularly forms known as running bamboo that Good eating These bamboos are grown and harvested for their edible shoots: • Phyllostachys atrovaginata • P. dulcis • P. heterocycla f. pubescens • P. hindsii • P. iridescens • P. nidularia • P. nuda • P. praecox • P. platyglossa • P. vivax • Qiongzhuea tumidissinoda • Semiarundinaria fastuosa send out underground shoots, is extremely invasive. A small clump can quickly spread across many metres and may invade surrounding properties. It can also grow under paths, paving and foundations. The weedy black bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra) is a running bamboo that can become a problem in gardens. To enjoy the benefits of bamboo without the problems, grow it in a large container elevated above the ground or in a raised bed with a root barrier in its base. If planting in the ground, surround it on all sides to a depth of 60–100cm into the soil with a root barrier. Availability Ask at your local garden centre for edible species (see box above for a list of bamboos most widely harvested for cooking) or search for specialist bamboo growers online. Did you know? Depending on the species, bamboo flowers only once every 7–120 years. New shoots need to be harvested as soon as they appear Bamboo label Common name: Bamboo Botanical name: Phyllostachys spp Family: Poaceae (grass family) Requires: Full sun to part shade Dislikes: Drying out Suitable for: Screen, container Habit: Large clumping or running grass Needs: Confinement Propagation: Offsets Difficulty: Easy CanStockPhoto 14 | Good Organic Gardening
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