How to propagate bamboo and what to pay attention to

How to propagate bamboo

The ways of propagating bamboo include division, burying branches, transplanting rhizomes, and sowing. Its seeds can be propagated, and generally only the buds on the bamboo stump can develop into bamboo rhizomes and bamboos. Division is usually the fastest way to propagate.

Bamboo breeding time

It is generally better to choose spring to propagate bamboo, because the temperature in spring is the most suitable time of the year, and spring is the period when bamboo grows and develops most vigorously, so the survival rate of reproduction is high.

How to propagate bamboo

Bamboo division propagation

Division propagation is suitable for clumping bamboo. If side branches grow on the bamboo, you can use these side branches for propagation. Cut the side branches from the strong bamboo, spray water on the side branches to maintain humidity, and propagate by cuttings after buds grow on the side branches.

Bamboo seed propagation

Bamboo can also be propagated by sowing. Collect the bamboo seeds in advance and then choose to sow them in a place sheltered from the wind and facing the sun. The sowing soil can be loose, breathable, and easily drained acidic sandy soil. Before sowing, deep plow the soil in advance and then apply base fertilizer to ensure good nutrition.

Notes on bamboo propagation

Bamboo propagation requires loose, fertile, neutral or acidic sandy soil. It must be watered thoroughly when it is first propagated, and do not water too much later. You can add some base fertilizer to the soil. After growth, it should be fertilized normally. It needs shade in summer and placed in a well-lit location in winter.