>> there also isn't a convenient hose bib to water!
You probably have more square feet just inside your outbuildings than I have in my whole (tiny) yard!
But 1/2 inch irrigation mainline is only $14 for 100 feet or $120 for 1,000 feet. I think you said you had to bury it to get it to survive under Texan sun, and that would be a lot of work.
I just wish we could both grow bamboo sturdy enough for stakes and trellises!
Here are a few shots from the years following my 2009 "baby picture" three pages up.
June 2010 July 2011
All 3 from March 2013, before the growth spurt:
This summer, growth was slower. I haven't fertilized it as much, or watered it as much, and it may have filled its little semi-raised bed.
