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- The bamboo as a container plant for garden owners and innkeepers
- What should be considered when planting bamboo in a bucket?
- Which bamboo to plant in the tub - horstig awake or driving foothills?
- Please take care of the bucket bamboo a bit more
- Tips & Tricks
The bamboo as a container plant for garden owners and innkeepers
The bamboo as a container plant provides privacy not only in the garden, but also in the outdoor area of cafes and restaurants. Leafy, dense leafy bamboo species with attractive straw colors inspire hobby gardeners and guests alike. Such as these especially suitable for vessels bamboo species and varieties of the Fargesia family.
What should be considered when planting bamboo in a bucket?
There are two groups of bamboo plants. Some are better and the others less suitable for keeping the pots. Those who observe the most important rules can successfully plant and cultivate bamboo as a container plant or in a plant container for many years.
Which bamboo to plant in the tub - horstig awake or driving foothills?
Since all Fargesien, such as perennials, grow horstig and no Wurzelausläufer form, they can be cultivated without great care. It is advisable to use slightly larger vessels. Buckets with a diameter of just 50 cm are often too small for the fast-awake bamboo after just a few months.
Foothills driving bamboo plants, however, are less suitable for tubs. If so, then only in large buckets or square wooden vessels with at least 80 centimeters in diameter and 50 centimeters in height.Especially in warmer regions rhizome-forming bamboo plants root through the vessels in a short time. Then you either have to transplant them into bigger containers or divide them professionally to get their full glory.
Whether foothills or horstig awake bamboo species - their height growth in the bucket is compared to in the garden of planted specimens much lower. For example, you can not expect a Phyllostachys bamboo to reach its final height of 6 meters or more. In planters 4 meters are the maximum.
Please take care of the bucket bamboo a bit more
Bucket bamboos need more care. Watering, fertilizing and shaping regularly emphasizes the Asian accents of the noble plants. In addition, once a year, the outer rhizomes around the root ball have to be cut back and older stems must be squeezed out.
Since bamboo does not like waterlogging, the substrate layer should be between 30 and 50 cm thick, depending on the plant height. So that the substrate in the bucket does not heat up in summer temperatures and is sufficiently protected from the cold in winter, it is recommended to knock out the bottom and side walls of the planters with Styrodur plates. Do not forget the drainage opening in the bottom plate! In addition, with larger planters, a mobile pedestal proves itself, so that the water can drain.
Tips & Tricks
Bamboo absorbs a lot of moisture over the leaves. Therefore, often shower or treat the plant to a downpour. And do not forget: Completely drain off the water in the Anstaubereich during the cold season!