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	<description>Online tree and plant nursery specializing in  bamboo, bananas, cycads, palm trees and more.</description>
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		<title>Growing Dendrocalamus Validus bamboo in northeast Florida</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Back in 2008 I paid a visit to Chuck Theroux in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.  He runs Bountiful Earth and has the largest collection of bamboo in the upper half of the state.  The trip was two fold; to help him dig some bamboo for his retail operation and to attain more bamboo for my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/growing-dendrocalamus-validus-bamboo-in-northeast-florida</link>
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		<title>Bamboo propagation continued&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I was contacted by a reader who wanted some specifics on how to divide his bamboo.  These are tropical clumpers and after watching my videos on Propagating Tropical Clumping Bamboo he still had some questions.  He sent me pictures of the bamboo in question, of which I modified and sent back, showing precisely where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/bamboo-propagation-continued</link>
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		<title>Using Bamboo As A Natural Privacy Screen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many great uses of bamboo is to use it as a screen in your landscape, adding both beauty and privacy.  A well constructed bamboo screen can either partially or completely block out what you are trying not to see...or perhaps trying to hide!  I say hide because whereas most people are searching [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/using-bamboo-as-a-natural-privacy-screen</link>
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		<title>Clumping bamboo plants blowing in the wind</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We had a rather wicked but well needed storm blow into Jacksonville today.  The kids yelled from the upstairs that the bamboo was bent over and touching the pool enclosure, so I went up to investigate.  Sure enough it was, and I whipped out the camera to take some snapshots of the wind's effect on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/clumping-bamboo-plants-blowing-in-the-wind</link>
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		<title>Help for growing bamboo from seed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well over the years my site has been linked from various others in regards to my simple bamboo seed germination directions or to bamboo in general.  If you are wondering, the link to the directions is here: Growing Bamboo From Seed Anways, looking through my webstats this morning I noted yet another new website to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/help-for-growing-bamboo-from-seed</link>
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		<title>Propagating Bamboo From Rhizomes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Typically this is a rather easy process for running type bamboos. One simply digs up a section of rhizomes then plants it in a new spot. When the buds break dormancy, they shoot and begin growing, and in several years time will fill in the area with new bamboo But what about propagating clumping bamboo [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/propagating-bamboo-from-rhizomes</link>
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		<title>Propagating Tropical Clumping Bamboo Pt 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I've finally gotten around to uploading the second video in my series "Propagating Tropical Clumping Bamboo". In this video, I cover how to divide Bambusa Mutabilis via division, which will allow you to plant more bamboo within your yard, share some with friends or in my case list them for sale. This video on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/propagating-tropical-clumping-bamboo-pt-2</link>
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		<title>Propagating Bamboo Via Division Video Demonstration</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many of my website visitors find their way here searching for information on how to progagate bamboo via division.  Well being that Spring is here and I have to actually divide some of my tropical clumping bamboos, I've decided to create a short video tutorial on how to do so.  If you have any questions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/propagating-bamboo-via-division-video-demonstration</link>
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		<title>How To Protect Palm Trees From Freezing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well winter has spring upon Florida rather quickly this year, bringing freezing temperatures that many of my palms trees cannot handle. Fortunately most of these are in pots, so the easiest fix to prevent them from freezing is bring them into to garage. This not only protects them from the frost but protects them from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/how-to-protect-palm-trees-from-freezing</link>
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		<title>Growing Bamboo From Seed</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Growing bamboo from seed can be quite rewarding, if you are lucky enough to actually get some fresh bamboo seed.  I say that because bamboo very rarely flowers, and when it does it may do so for several years sporadically until it does a gregarious flowering, after which the primary plant is said to die.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gator-ventures.com/growing-bamboo-from-seed</link>
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