HOW TO GROW GIANT BAMBOO FROM SEED?

How to grow giant bamboo from seed?

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There are a number of species and even genera associated with the 'Giant bamboo' common name although it is usually the impressive Bambusa arundinacea or Dendrocalamus giganteus which are mostly regularly cited. So, how do you grow giant bamboo from seed?

Once you have obtained your giant bamboo seeds they will need to be pre-soaked for approximately 24 hours in lukewarm water, somewhere about 86 F - 30 C. To maintain this temperature in cooler climates place the seeds in an airing cupboard or other such permanently warm position.

Giant bamboo seeds

For sowing use  a modular seed tray filled with a good quality seed compost or Jiffy 7 Peat Pellets. When using modular seed trays place one seed per module and press to just below the surface. Water in well then place in a heated propagator at approximately 30-35 degrees Celsius with the vents closed. If you have a timer on the thermostat then provide a slightly lower night temperature of 25-30 C.

When using Jiffy 7 pellets, soak them in water first before placing them into in a plastic pot. Sow the seeds on the peat pellets and cover the seeds with a thin layer of peat (about 2 mm). In warmer countries you can put the plastic pot in a zip-lock bag then fill the zip-lock bag with enough water (along with a few drops of water soluble general fertilizer), so that the compost is fully soaked a few mm of water remaining at the bottom of the bag on the bottom. The zip-lock bag can be sealed and no further maintenance will be required until germination. In cooler countries place the pot in a heated propagator set at the above temperatures.

The germination time for bamboo seeds, depending on the species, will be between 10 and 40 days. Once germinated provide adequate ventilation and pot on once the root system has established in is existing container.

In text image credit - Simon Eade

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