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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2007 16:23:16 GMT
Hello, I really like this bamboo, I hope it continues to stay this small, can anyone advise on how I should look after this plant?  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Jan 7, 2007 16:31:22 GMT
hi TJ, judging by the size (age) of the clump, the height isn't going to change much - so I guess by "stay this small" you mean spread. Bamboo is a spreader but easily kept in check by the simply brutal technique of cutting around it at the desired size with a spade, lifting the severed offshoots out - and potting them up to swap with friends.
If the main plant looks really congested, once in a while (5 years?) you can lift the whole thing out, split it and replant, again saving the surplus.
OM
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2007 16:34:27 GMT
Thank you OM, I did mean height but I hadn't even thought about the spread so thanks for that!!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 3, 2007 11:00:01 GMT
as its looking straggly should I cut it down to ground level or leave it?
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Post by beejay on Feb 3, 2007 13:48:06 GMT
You can also thin clumps of bamboo out by cutting out as many of the canes within the clump as you want to. I often take out the weaker ones or just where they are congested so you are left with a more graceful looking clump when you are finished.
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