{"id":1062,"date":"2022-03-12T23:10:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T19:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1062"},"modified":"2022-03-12T23:10:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T19:10:10","slug":"when-and-how-to-plant-bamboo-tips-and-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/grasses-and-ferns\/when-and-how-to-plant-bamboo-tips-and-method\/","title":{"rendered":"When and how to plant bamboo: tips and method"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Belonging to the Poaceae family, like grass species, bamboo is common in southern regions and hardy as far as Ile-de-France on condition that it offers it a sheltered location.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Material:<\/strong><\/li><li>spade<\/li><li>potting soil<\/li><li>sand<\/li><li>lawn fertilizer<\/li><li>watering can<\/li><li>claw<\/li><li>mulching<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Advice:<\/strong><br>To be sure of the recovery of your&nbsp;bamboo&nbsp;, choose a subject raised in a container.&nbsp;Also wait until the frost has passed.&nbsp;There is nothing wrong with intervening in April, or even in May, to put it in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Good to know:<\/strong><br>It is not necessary to stake the bamboo;&nbsp;it takes root quickly.&nbsp;Few new stems develop during the first two or three years, with all activity occurring underground during this time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dig a planting hole<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bamboo is a very easy plant to grow,&nbsp;sometimes even invasive&nbsp;when it finds a good location.<br>Start by digging a planting hole whose volume is twice that of the root ball.<br>Decompress the bottom with the spade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fertilize<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the extracted soil is a little too heavy and clayey, add sand or potting soil to lighten it.<br>In the bottom of the hole, throw a few handfuls of lawn fertilizer.&nbsp;Cover with a little soil.<br>Take the bamboo out of its container without breaking the root ball.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Place the bamboo in the ground<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the roots adhere to the container, do not hesitate to cut it to avoid damaging them.<br>Place the bamboo in the middle of the hole, the top of the root ball should be a few inches below ground level so that it is covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cover, pack and water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slide the earth around the root ball, tamping down regularly to eliminate any risk of an air pocket, which is detrimental to recovery.&nbsp;Cover the root ball and continue to tamp with your foot.<br>Water abundantly, even if it is raining or the soil is wet.&nbsp;Regularly renew this watering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scratch and mulch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In order for the soil to retain all its moisture and also to hamper the emergence of weeds, cover the soil with&nbsp;mulch&nbsp;after taking care to scratch it to decompact it.&nbsp;A thickness of 5 to 10 cm is necessary, depending on the material used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contain bamboo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When planting the bamboo, install an anti-rhizome barrier around the perimeter of the planting hole.<br>Slightly tilt this obstacle outwards: the rhizomes will butt against the barrier and rise again.&nbsp;It will then be easier to eliminate them.<br>If this precaution was not taken when planting the bamboo, it is still possible to dig a trench around the massif of this grass to install this anti-bamboo barrier.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belonging to the Poaceae family, like grass species, bamboo is common in southern regions and hardy as far as Ile-de-France on condition that it offers it a sheltered location. 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