{"id":1102,"date":"2021-12-20T23:51:50","date_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/?p=1102"},"modified":"2021-12-20T23:51:50","modified_gmt":"2021-12-20T19:51:50","slug":"how-to-maintain-and-care-for-a-potted-bamboo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/gardening\/grasses-and-ferns\/how-to-maintain-and-care-for-a-potted-bamboo\/","title":{"rendered":"How to maintain and care for a potted bamboo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Keep a green bamboo all year round and help it through the winter.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tips for planting a potted bamboo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install bamboo&nbsp;on your terrace, prefer compact shapes to hide the opposite: squat bamboos with dense foliage such as fargesia rufa.&nbsp;Planting bamboo in pots allows you to take advantage of its evergreen foliage and very decorative stubble for some varieties.&nbsp;This is the case of phyllostachys nigra with black culms or of phyllostachys aureosulcata &#8216;Aureocaulis&#8217; with very original culms of bright yellow color in zigzag.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to plant a bamboo in a pot:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Choose a pot according to the size of the bamboo, large enough for the root ball to fit in without forcing.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rehydrate the root ball by immersing it in water.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Place a geotextile felt in the bottom of the pot and its edges, then pour a layer of clay balls over a few centimeters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Partially fill with horticultural soil and place the root ball on this bed of soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fill in the spaces with soil and tamp as you go.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Care tips for potted bamboo<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maintain a bamboo in summer<\/strong><br>Water the bamboo copiously.&nbsp;They need water, and the rhizomes will be more easily contained if they are watered properly.&nbsp;In pierced tubs, it is important to regularly check to see if the rhizomes are coming out of the holes.&nbsp;Placed on a terrace fitted out on slabs, they can cause damage by slipping into open spaces.&nbsp;<br>Regularly move the tubs and cut the rhizomes that protrude.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maintaining a bamboo in winter<\/strong><br>When it freezes heavily, the&nbsp;bamboo&nbsp;can no longer draw water and therefore feed its foliage.&nbsp;Observe the leaves carefully: if they are closed, the plant lacks water.<br>To protect bamboo against cold and frost on the surface,wintering veil&nbsp;(or&nbsp;dead leaves&nbsp;).<br>Place the protection at the foot of the bamboos to prevent the frost from penetrating to the roots.<br>Water out of periods that are too dry.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep a green bamboo all year round and help it through the winter.&nbsp; Tips for planting a potted bamboo To install bamboo&nbsp;on your terrace, prefer compact shapes to hide the opposite: squat bamboos with dense foliage such as fargesia rufa.&nbsp;Planting bamboo in pots allows you to take advantage of its evergreen foliage and very decorative [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grasses-and-ferns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.semsgarden.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}