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- Bamboo diseases - prevent and treat
- What makes bamboo sick?
- Wrong care makes you sick
- Brown orange spots on the leaves
- Bamboo diseases: yellow or brown leaves
- Bamboo pests
- How to prevent or treat bamboo diseases
- Tips & Tricks
Bamboo diseases - prevent and treat
The bamboo looks sick? Bacteria rarely occur on bamboo, because it is robust and resistant. Most bamboo diseases are caused by incorrect care or minus temperatures. A location with sufficient space and enough nutrients is the best basis for healthy bamboo plants.
Even bamboo plants are sometimes sick or are attacked by pests. Now the bamboo owner has to react quickly and treat the bamboo before he dies.
What makes bamboo sick?
Wrong care makes you sick
Care mistakes cause most bamboo diseases and can often be avoided by appropriate know-how. The optimal location for each type of bamboo and the right care is the best condition that the bamboo is not susceptible to diseases, grows and thrives.
Brown orange spots on the leaves
This is grain rust - a fungal disease. Insufficient space and too high humidity are often the cause of the grain rust. The good news: As soon as the bamboo throws off its leaves, the rust also disappears. Do not leave leaves, but dispose of them. Give the plant more space and reduce humidity.
Bamboo diseases: yellow or brown leaves
Whether yellow leaves or brown leaves are the cause of bamboo disease depends on the season. In autumn, the leaves of some bamboo varieties naturally decay. In spring and summer, on the other hand, yellow leaves can be an indication of too much moisture. Brown leaves, on the other hand, are caused by dryness.
The important thing is to find the cause of the discoloration and either dry the bamboo or water it accordingly.
Bamboo pests
In particularly mild regions, the most voracious bamboo pests attack the plants more and more frequently in summer: a swarm of locusts. Most of them eat the bamboo completely. If the garden owner discovers the drama, they are long gone.
In the known pests such as bamboo lice, aphids and mites help natural enemies such as ladybugs and Co. or special sprays.
How to prevent or treat bamboo diseases
Tips & Tricks
Treat your bamboo regularly to a shower. In particular, thoroughly spray the undersides of the leaves. This flushes away vermin before it spreads.