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  • There are a few simple techniques you can employ to get the best bamboo to grow. First, you have to know which bamboo is the best for you. There are two common classifications of bamboo. The first is "clumping" bamboo, which spreads out slowly an grows close together. The second is "running" bamboo, which spreads out in wider areas and grows much faster. Choose the bamboo that is best for you. The principles of growing both of these bamboo types are the same.

    Purchase the Best Bamboo for You

    Purchase the best bamboo for you at a local garden store. Purchase bamboo with with an established root system, grown in soil. Stores will commonly sell bamboo cuttings, which are placed in water. These will grow, but more slowly as they do already have an established root system. Ask a qualified professional at the garden store which bamboo is right for you based on the conditions of in your garden.

    Plant the Bamboo

    Prepare an area of the garden that you wish to grow the bamboo in. Dig holes big enough for the bamboo root system. Place the bamboo into the holes and fill the area surrounding the bamboo root system with a mixture of 1 part mulch and 1 part regular soil. Mulch can be organic matter, such as dry leaves or compost.

    Nurture the Bamboo

    Compact the soil around the base of the bamboo firmly. The soil needs to be hard enough to hold the bamboo upright. Cover the area surrounding the base of the bamboo with mulch. Water gently; the surrounding soil needs to be slightly moist but not too soggy. Regularly water the bamboo. Provide new mulch three times a year.

    Source:

    Americanbamboo.org: Growing ornamental bamboo

    Bamboos.com: Choosing and growing bamboo

    Resource:

    Tropicalbamboo.org: About bamboo

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