Growing Bamboo From Seed
Bamboo seed is not readily available.
Growing bamboo from seed. Spread the mixture of soil in a plastic pellet used for gardening. One with a general purpose peat based compost that i. Fill your chosen pot or tray with compost and moisten it with water. Plant the seeds in individual peat pellets flats or individual pots.
You ll be more likely to find it in specialty nurseries or. I used two different growing mediums last year. Fill 3 inch square pots with the moistened seed starting compost. Use distilled water warmed to 85 f 30 c and soak for 24 hours.
Bamboo seeds are more likely to germinate if soaked first. How to grow bamboo from seed bamboo flowering. Place the pot or tray into your propagator. Growing bamboo from seeds can be a simple task that requires little care once planted.
Use a seed tray or. If you don t have a container handy you can also place the seeds in a bag and fill it with water. Growing bamboo from seed step 1. Make sure the soil is loose and not too compact.
A pre germination stimulant applied before soaking may also improve germination rates. Firstly you need to prepare your growing medium. One major challenge in trying to grow bamboo from seed is the plant s flowering cycle. Soak your seeds in.
Place the moso bamboo. However if you plan to grow a running variety of bamboo you must maintain the bamboo so that it doesn t spread over your garden and house. Use a food thermometer to verify that the temperature doesn t get too hot or it could cook your seeds and ruin the. Drizzle a small amount of water onto the compost while.
I always find that a good quality general purpose compost is. Press the compost into the pot to remove any. This process also helps judge. If you have some moso bamboo seeds and want to experiment with growing them sprout them and start your own forest with no more effort than it takes to grow any other plant.
Bamboo seed germination growing medium. Place the container in a warm spot to keep the temperature from dropping too.