I just wanted to answer your question about can it be grown here. I live on cumberland Island, GA and it grows wild here. It's off the coast on the GA/FL border. it will take over an area.
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Originally Posted by k3n
Originally Posted by butterflywing
this is a chemical-free bamboo batting. bamboo is also naturally anti-bacterial. i've used it and it's very nice. the cost compares very favorably with warm and natural. the shrinkage is about the same. i've made baby quilts with it and it washes well.
http://reprodepot.com/kbcblr1190.html
I googled this and it appears to be made in the good ol' US of A. :-D
Just answering your question about can it be grown here.
We have it growing wild where we live on cumberland Island, GA. It's a barrier island off the coast of GA, right on the FL/GA border. So, yes it can be grown here.
The link I posted above suggests that bamboo products manufactured in the US are by implication, safe and eco friendly. I googled this product to see if I could find specific details on the manufacturing process (ie if it is mechanical NOT chemical) but no joy - the problem is that the brand name is 'Kyoto' so I learned a lot about the bamboo forests in Kyoto, Japan! :lol:
Ummm... isn't bamboo a tropical plant? I've never heard of bamboo fields here in the USA. Can it even be grown here? 'Cause, never mind if the batting is manufactured here, it still matters where and how the bamboo itself was grown. ??