Bamboo

Silverlight

Hi

I have a large space in my garden where I'm planning on planting some
 Golden Bamboo (Phyllostachys- aureocaulis) 

I've purchased the bamboo in 5l pots but should I plant out now and mulch well or wait until spring?

 

Thanks

Fairygirl

Anything in a pot can be planted out now Silverlight. Just be aware that Bamboo can be invasive depending on the type and your own conditions, so a sturdy barrier in the ground round the plant is recommended  

Silverlight

Thanks for the caution

I already have some bamboo that has been there for 10 years and is still a small clump

I assume that if it does run riot then roundup will kill it?

Lou12

I can't stand bamboo, it was everywhere where I grew up abroad - it was the buddleia of the tropics - basically a weed.

Silverlight

hmmm.. beggining to think twice about this.

I could plant the bamboo in a trug and sink the trug into the ground with some drainage holes and I guess that will keep it in check?

 

Hostafan1

My P.Nigra was in my garden for over 10 years and was not more than .5m in diameter. I sold the house in '97 and it's been sold again since then. The bamboo has now gone so world domination was averted.

 

Silverlight

Hi,

I've decided to take a risk and go with the bamboo since it's in a slightly wild area of my 1/3 acre garden and I want some screening.

Based on Verdun's experience I'm looking to plant the bamboo in something like this:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/p46337

Do I need to cut the bottom out or should I make some drainage holes with a drill?

Thanks for your help

 

 

 

cuchulain

I planted some hardy evergreen clumping bamboo and it took over my yard, I spend hours upon hours every spring beating it back with a machete.  I really regret planting it.