Question

My bamboos (8 pots) are looking very worse for wear and very yellow. I’ve had them about 10 years and never fed them. Tried tomato feed other day and don’t think it took very kindly. Can I use normal miracle grow dissolved in water?  

Answer 1

Ahhh my god I ballsed up big time., found that you can put lawn feed on them as high in nitrogen. only had weed killer in it too  

Answer 2

Mine look dead at the moment. Apparently It’s normal

Answer 3

Following this for answers but yours look a lot better than mine! x

Answer 4

Mine was dead this time last year, but ok this year. I know they don't like tap water, that's about all I know

Answer 5

They need loads and loads of water mine don’t look dead at all x

Answer 6

Careful don't let it escape. I would get native bushes like red twig dogwood, or chokeberry hazelnut shrubs instead.  

Comments

@imaimage390 their fine in these pots their really sturdy

Answer 7

Don’t you have to be careful with bamboo in the garden? X

Comments

@yearwood no their in sturdy pots not in ground

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Is it when it’s in the ground it causes a problem? X

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@yearwood ye we realised that a few years ago and soon lifted them after a few months . grows like wild fire in ground

Answer 8

Repot in a larger pot

Comments

@racoon they were re pitted last year and appear to have plenty of room ‍♀️

Answer 9

Its lovely . what kind of bamboo is this . I'm planting blue bamboo soon enough . Cant wait to see it grow

Comments

It says clumping bamboo is non invasive and dosent need barriers because of the way it grows up instead of outwards. Its rhizomes are u shaped and grow up off an existing rhizome

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@tips65064 have you ever grown iris from a rhiyzome in theory it shouldnt spread. But it does.  

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Better to understand the nature of a plant a u shaped rhizome means multiple points of growth

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That rhizome sends out another rhizome etc etc

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Its a wonderful architectural plant for height and colour. Just be aware of what cam happen

Answer 10

Best thing you can get for pots if you don't want to repot them is chicken pellets just place them on top of the soil when you water the plant the pellets break down and feed the plant all summer

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@dosi ooh fab thankyou

Answer 11

Lawn feed but not weed and feed type x

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@cedar ye I made the mistake of not checking the bottle that my neighbour gave me  fingers crossed it doesn’t kill them

Answer 12

Love your post I e same problem

Answer 13

Do not put this in the ground u less u manage it very well it will take over

Answer 14

Repot into a larger pot and use miracle grow.  

Answer 15

Mine did the same last week. I have it a good drink of water and it's starting to perk up. X

Answer 16

Thanks all