Bamboo is used in furniture and flooring.They can be used as large ornamental plants or as a dense privacy barrier in your garden.If you already have bamboo, you can grow it from the culms, the main stalks, or the root system.
Step 1: Pick the correct tool to cut the bamboo.
The tool you use depends on how thick your bamboo is.You can use a sharp knife if you have thin bamboo.You may have to use a handsaw if your bamboo is heartier.If you're going to use a tool, make sure it's sterile first with household sterilants.If you are using bleach to sterilize your tool, make sure you use water first.For every 32 parts water, use 1 part bleach.For every 1/2 liter of water or 4 fluid ounces per US gallon, use 15 grams of bleach.
Step 2: A piece of bamboo should be cut at a 45 angle.
Each piece of bamboo should have at least 3 or 4 rings around it.If you want to grow bamboo from a cutting, it should be at least 1 inch in diameter.
Step 3: The rooting hormone should be applied to one end of the cutting.
Once you replant the cutting, the rooting hormone will help the roots grow faster.Take the end of the bamboo and put it in the hormone.Any gardening store can sell root growth hormone in a powder form.
Step 4: The wax should be applied around the rim of the exposed end.
You can use a soft wax.The wax will help keep the stalks from rotting.The center hole should not be covered with wax.
Step 5: Put the cutting into a pot filled with soil.
For each cutting, a small nursery pot will work.Push the bamboo into the soil.To eliminate air pockets, press the soil firmly around the bamboo.
Step 6: You can mist the soil with a spray bottle.
The soil should be saturated but not muddy.Make sure the soil is wet by sticking your finger into the first knuckle.
Step 7: Put water in the center of the cutting.
Extra water to your cutting can be given by pouring water into the center of the stalks.The center should be mostly filled with water as it grows.
Step 8: The pots should be kept in a warm area out of direct sunlight.
The bamboo should be kept mostly shade while it grows, but a little light throughout the day is okay.Keep the soil moist by checking it daily.Water should not be on top of the soil.Too much water will cause the roots to rot.It's not necessary for the plant to grow if you place a plastic bag over the cutting.
Step 9: After 4 months, transplant the bamboo.
Within 3 to 4 weeks, you should notice that your cutting is growing in height.You can transplant the cutting into the ground after it has been in the pot for 4 months.Use a hand shovel or trowel to loosen the soil in the pot.The bamboo root system is larger than the bamboo hole.Water the bamboo thoroughly and replace the soil around it.
Step 10: Take 10 inches of new bamboo growth.
The areas between the nodes and culms should be included in the cuttings.If you have a sharp knife, cut the bamboo at a 45 angle.Before cutting the bamboo stalks, it's a good idea to sterilize the knife with household bleach or rubbing alcohol.
Step 11: There is a pot of water in a well-lit area.
The bottom should be completely submerged so that it has the most room for roots to grow.The bamboo can be kept in an area where it gets indirect sunlight for 6 hours.You can see the roots if you use a clear container.
Step 12: The water should be changed every two days.
As you try to grow bamboo, standing water will lose oxygen quickly.Changing the water will allow your plant to keep getting the vitamins it needs.
Step 13: Once the roots are 2 inches long, move the cutting to the pot.
It will take several weeks for the roots to grow.You can move the cutting into a pot or the ground once the roots are 2 inches in length.The cutting is 1 inch deep.
Step 14: Use a gardening knife to cut off a portion of the rhizome.
Take the dirt out of the bamboo plant's root system.The areas where stalks grow from and a portion of the rhizome with 2 or 3 buds can be found.You might have to trim the stalks to get the rhizome.To remove the portion, use a sharp knife.Don't use rhizomes that are dark or patchy.These are signs of pests.rhizomes will not grow as well.If you want your existing bamboo to be safe, only collect rhizomes from an established clump.
Step 15: The rhizome should be placed in a pot with the buds facing up.
There is a layer of soil in the pot.The bamboo stalks should be placed on the side where they grow.The ends of the stalks should not be in the soil.
Step 16: 3 inches of soil is needed to cover the rhizome.
The rhizome can grow if it's buried.Make sure the soil has complete contact with the rhizome by pressing on it firmly.
Step 17: The soil can be watered with a watering can.
There should be no muddy water on the surface of the soil.To make sure the soil is not wet, place your finger on the second knuckle.You can check the moistness of your soil with your finger.Water the rhizome until the soil is not wet.The rhizome will rot if there is too much water.Don't overwater the soil.
Step 18: The pots should be kept in the shade for 3-6 weeks.
The pot should be kept out of the sun.Next to a shady exterior wall or under the cover of a large tree is the best place to keep it.It will take up to 6 weeks for your bamboo to grow again.When nighttime temperatures are consistently above 55 F, bamboo can be put back into the soil.