Common bamboo Bambusa vulgaris

Fertilization Common bamboo
To obtain a florid development it is important to remember to fertilize our shrubs periodically; in the spring let’s use a fertilizer rich in nitrogen and potassium, which will favour the development of new vegetation and of flowerings. We can intervene at the end of the winter, mixing a good dose of slow release organic fertilizer to the soil surrounding our plant. During the spring it is also possible to act periodically, with liquid or powder fertilizers, to add to the water when irrigating, every 20-25 days.

Watering Common bamboo
Let’s avoid watering the The Common bamboo excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 2-3 weeks with 1-2 buckets of water . If we decide to grow a specimen of the Common bamboo in a container, we should remember that it will have slightly different needs compared to a specimen grown in the ground: we should pay more attention to its water and nutritional needs and check more often for possible development of parassites.

Exposure Common bamboo
When the minimum temperatures are very low we can protec the more sensible brushes by covering their roots with dry leaves or straw. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.These plants don't fear the cold weather and therefore can be grown in the garden during any time of year.

Generalities Common bamboo
When growing these plants tend to go up, developing very little in width, and they tend to have a columnar development. These plants are shrubs. Common bamboo Is an evergreen; during winter iIt assumes a green colouring; the adult specimens are medium in size and reach 5 m high.

Treatments Common bamboo
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture.

Soil Common bamboo
Locate in a soft soil with an accentuated drainage.

Notes Common bamboo
There aren't any notes. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.

This page concerns the weather continental it is possible to choose another climate area alpine mediterranean

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