Bamboo Care - Planting in Pots ... Bamboo stays smaller in pots.
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Grown in a pot, bamboo is your prisoner
And it isn’t hard to have healthy, graceful bamboo in a pot
Recently, in Viet Nam, Thailand and Laos we have seen many bamboo species used as street plantings.
Few plants are as pleasing to the eye.
Learn the tips and tricks of the trade so you can bamboo with confidence.
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How to pot your bamboo?
The first concern is for a good quality potting mix.
Things to keep in mind. a. Our mix consists mainly of pine bark, and sand. The pine bark keeps the mix open and airy. Ask for a premium grade mix when buying.
b. Slow release fertiliser including trace elements will provide required nutrients. From time to time liquid seaweed is a good tonic.
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Painted Bamboo as a street planting in Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam.
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c. In pots bamboo needs watering more often than other plants. The root zone should be kept moist but not wet.
d. Because growth is rapid bamboo should be fed regularly.
e. Spring is when the fast growing, new shoots of Running Bamboo emerge. Summer is shooting time for Clumping Bamboo. You need to provide in a timely routine slow release fertiliser. Something like N:10.P:6. K:5 is preferred for container plants. Feed a small amount often rather than a lot at once.
Painted Bamboo as a street planting in Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam.
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Painted Bamboo as a street planting in Ho Chi Min City, Viet Nam

What bamboo in pots?
Alphonse Karr / Bambusa multiplex cv Alphonse Karr
Black / Phyllostachys nigra
Blue / Drepanostachyum falcatum
Chinese Goddess / Bambusa multiplex cv Rivierorum
Giant Buddha Belly / Bambusa vulgaris cv Wamin
Golden / Phyllostachys aurea
Square Stem / Chimonobambusa quadrangularis
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What about repotting your bamboo?
The first concern is to keep the roots moist.
Things to keep in mind. a. Soak the root-ball in water for a few hours. This will fully hydrate the bamboo.
b. Saw off the bottom 10% of the root-ball. This will encourage new growth.
You can saw off some of the side roots if required to fit into the new pot.
c. Ensure good drainage through the drainage holes in the new container.
d. Use a premium grade potting mix. To buffer the plant against drying out include a 30 mm layer of hydrated water crystals mixed with potting mix around 50 mm from the bottom of the pot.
Make sure you soak the crystals prior to use. Incorporate slow release fertiliser into the soil.
e. Top dress with a little pelletised chicken manure and water well. Water well again after a few hours and on the following few days.
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