Bamboo advice plz

I purchased a bamboo recently, when I got it home I noticed sooty deposits on some on the leaves in the mid section of the plant, its about 7ft tall. The deposits dont brush or rub off and I cant see any creepy crawlies about and the plant seems ok...any advice?

 

Post a pic, Nut.:thumb:

 

Sounds like sooty mould, Nut. It grows on honeydew secreted by sap sucking insects. Not usually harmful, just unsightly and it persists long after the insects have gone.

A neighbour gave me some bamboo canes from his garden and they've all got sooty mould. You can scrub the worst off with a bit of washing up liquid but if it's been there a long time, you won't shift it all.

 

Thanks Flinty I went out armed with water and tissues and it does wash off. Its in one central section but it takes ages to do each tiny leaf...... I rekon by xmas I should have it all off

 

Flinty, sooty mould will rub off, Nut says hers doesn`t. Ergo, NOT sooty mould.

 

dai it did when I wet it...... cant tell you how much tissue and spit it took :(

 

Sooty mould will rub off without wetting it.:thumb: That`s why it`s called Sooty mould.

 

so what do you rekon it is then?

 

Dai

I used to get sooty mould on my sweetcorn plants. How easily it came off depended on how long I'd left it there. Check out this link; you need to scroll down a bit:

http://www.bambooheadquarters.com/wordpress/category/bambooplantingcare/

Sooty mould is the most common ailment of bamboo according to these people who are specialist suppliers.