New Shoots!

It is August, and for Lamtaput that means the monsoon season. It is wet everywhere. For the bamboo plants, this is the signal to put forth new shoots, entering a time of growth and proliferation!

A new bamboo shoot of Bambusa vulgaris bursting out of the ground!

Bamboo shoots typically reach their full height in a very short period, and then take time to put forth branches and harden.

Our entire plantation shows growth in this season.

Bamboo has a 'rhizome' -which means underground stem, like ginger. And in seasons of good water availability the rhizome sends forth new shoots. So the rainy season with all the blessing of water, is a time of growth and new beginnings.

These shoots however need protection since they are eaten by many creatures, so our team has put up tree guards that form a protective covering for all our bamboo plants.