Bamboos aim high, but they don't grow like trees
A bamboo stalk only shoots to its final height during the growing season. Then there is a break. In contrast to trees, it does not have a comparable growth in length and thickness. Only next year will the new generation of stems overtake the previous one.
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The rhizome growth decides whether a bamboo is clumpy or root-forming Bamboo plants counts. Tropical varieties and fargesia are among those clumpy growing that do not form rhizomes. Therefore, the stalks grow close to the plant. One Rhizome barrier not necessary.
From spring to summer, bamboo tips poke out of the earth like asparagus tips. And the young sprouts are pricked like asparagus. Bamboo tips are not only considered a delicacy in Asia, but also here. Tender fresh sprouts from Eating Sasa Palmata Nebulosa or Fargesia murielae we like to. They refine salads or side dishes.
One should keep this in mind when buying bamboo
Who buys a bamboo and plant in the garden should remember that the legendary, rapid growth may be a long time coming in the first year. Because the bamboo primarily forms its roots and subterranean shoot axes (rhizomes).
You can do this with the proper bamboo care the following year saw the new stalks growing. These overtake the existing stalks by 50 cm. A stalk always grows out of the ground in 4-6 weeks to its final annual height. After about 5 to 7 years, the bamboo will have reached its final size. Even if new stalks form, they will not get any taller.
The situation is different with real or rhizome-forming bamboos. Here the rhizomes spread underground up to 10 meters away from the mother plant. They form widely ramified new stalks that explode very quickly into the air.
Good care - good growth
The better you care for and fertilize your bamboo, the better it will grow. You can do that:
- Cut young bamboo plants after three years at the earliest
- with lime-free bamboo water or pour rainwater
- fertilize regularly and shower off
- Soil pH should not be higher than 7.0
Tips & Tricks
Do not remove fallen healthy bamboo leaves. The leaves contain silicon, which the bamboo plant needs.
