How to Plant Bamboo? Read This One Article to Understand the Planting Methods and Precautions

Bamboo is surely familiar to many people; it is a fairly well-known tree species in our country. Bamboo has high value, and many things can be made from it. It is also the main food of pandas! Nowadays, many people grow bamboo, but when planting, there are also many points that everyone needs to pay attention to.

How to Plant Bamboo

1. Scientific planting: Since bamboo likes a warm and humid climate, the soil at the planting site is best as loam or sandy loam. For heavy clay soil, or on the basis of applying sufficient base fertilizer (mainly organic fertilizer, about 4 cubic meters per mu), carry out plowing and turning, with a depth of no less than 40 cm.

2. Bamboo transplanting method (division and planting of clumps): Select vigorous 1- to 2-year-old bamboo culms, dig away the soil 25 cm to 30 cm around the culm, find the culm base, then use a sharp chisel to cut off the culm base, and dig it up together with the clump and soil. Small bamboo species can be dug up in clumps of 3 to 5 culms, leaving 2 to 3 whorls of branches, cut diagonally between the nodes, and then plant them in holes that have already been dug.

Bamboo Planting Methods and Precautions

I. Planting methods:

1. The soil at the planting site is best as loam or sandy loam. If the soil is too heavy or pure sand, soil improvement should be carried out. On the basis of applying sufficient base fertilizer (mainly organic fertilizer, about 4 cubic meters per mu), carry out plowing and turning, with a depth of no less than 40 cm.

2. Bamboo species planted in northern China are mostly scattered bamboo, and the methods of transplanting bamboo or transplanting rhizomes are generally used. No matter which method is used, it is necessary to select 1- to 2-year-old bamboo rhizomes that are very strong, free of pests and diseases, bright yellow, and with plump buds. When transplanting bamboo, it is also essential to bring the underground bamboo rhizome, otherwise it will be difficult to survive.

3. The best planting season is late spring and early summer. If it is too early, drought, little rain, dry climate, and wind will affect survival; if planting is too late, bamboo has already entered its rapid growth period, and too much root damage is also unfavorable for survival. If local seedling sources are used, transplanting can also be done in the rainy summer, but it must be with a soil ball.

4. The planting depth should be determined according to the heaviness of the soil, generally 20 to 25 cm. If it is too deep, bamboo shoots will have difficulty breaking through the soil; if it is too shallow, bamboo shoots will be thin and weak after emerging. According to the length of the bamboo rhizome (generally 40 to 50 cm), dig a long strip hole, bury the bamboo rhizome, cover with soil and press firmly, and water thoroughly.

II. Precautions:

When transplanting bamboo for planting, there is a “false death phenomenon.” Under improper management, bamboo leaves may partially or completely fall off. But as long as the branches and culms always remain bright green and attention is paid to moisture retention, they can all re-sprout and unfold leaves.

Nursery Management After Bamboo Planting

1. Watering. After sowing is finished and straw is covered, water immediately to keep the soil moist. When the soil is short of water, water should be added in time to replenish soil moisture; this is an important step to ensure seed emergence.

2. Build a shade shed. When more than 50% of bamboo seedlings have emerged, a shade shed should be built in time, and the covering straw should be removed. The light transmittance of the shade shed is 40% at the initial stage, and as the number of bamboo seedling tillerings increases, the light transmittance can be expanded to 60%. Remove the shade shed after autumn.

3. Weeding and earthing up. After bamboo seedlings emerge, weeds in the seedbed should be removed in time. Seeds exposed due to water washing should be earthed up in time. After weeding, water in time to help the bamboo seedlings closely contact the soil.

Common Bamboo Pests and Diseases and Their Control

1. Bamboo aphids are one of the main pests harming bamboo. The annual peak occurrence period is mostly from August to October in the north. They can be sprayed and killed with 50% zinc sulfur phosphorus and 50% fenitrothion each at 1000 times dilution. In addition, there are also pests such as whiteflies, all of which should be controlled in time.

2. Bamboo leaf sooty mold is one of the bamboo leaf diseases, mostly caused by bamboo insects, and is very likely to occur under high temperature, high humidity, and poor ventilation. In addition to strengthening bamboo garden management and improving poor environmental conditions, eliminating bamboo aphids is the fundamental measure for controlling sooty mold.

When planting bamboo, site selection work must be done, and then planting should be carried out at the appropriate time. After planting, management needs to be strengthened; timely shading, weeding, and insect killing are all factors necessary to ensure its growth. Only by doing these tasks well at ordinary times can the planted bamboo be guaranteed to grow healthily.