How To Repot A Bamboo Plant? Bamboo (Bambusoideae) is available in many variations, but there are two main types: barrel and clumps. Running bamboo is an excellent choice if you use pot bamboo as a screen for your balcony or terrace, unless it becomes very high.
Bamboo clumps tend to be shorter, richer in leaves and more lush, giving your décor a gently exotic touch. Bamboo grows fast but needs to be repotted when you see new shoots or stems that are thin and weak or leaves that are not much lighter than usual, especially in the spring and summer months.
Things You Will Need
Prep Your Space
Lay out your work surface with newsprint or foil to absorb any spreads on the floor and place it on the plant.
Remove the soil from the inside of the pot, be careful not to damage the roots, and remove the bamboo from your pot and place it on the ground.
Carefully wrap the large plant a few centimetres around the pot and tip it to the side. If it is small enough, you can just wrap it a little tighter and lay it on the floor for a few weeks.
Prep the Bamboo Plant
Excess soil in the root of a bamboo plant can cause great damage to the roots of the plant, especially if it is too large or too thin.
When dividing the plant, make sure that each part you divide contains at least three stems, so-called stems. Cut each section into sections, depending on size, about 1.5 to 2 inches (3 to 4 cm) in diameter.
Prep the New Pot
Fill the bottom third of the pot with a potting soil mixture and fill with 1 / 4 cup water and 2 tablespoons of soil per pot.
Add 1 part pumice stone to support drainage and nutrient retention, and 2 parts water to support soil retention. If you want to make sure the mixture runs well, pack it as tightly as possible. It should consist of 1 / 4 cup potting soil, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon composting mud, 3 / 8 cup water and 1 teaspoon salt.
Add the Bamboo
Place your bamboo plant in a pot, gently pat the bottom and fill it loosely with soil, but not too firmly.
Encourage Drainage
Cover the top soil with mulch or sphagnum moss to keep the soil moist and to promote drainage. If you see water draining out of a hole in the bottom of the pot, stop immediately so that it does not penetrate. A freshly potted bamboo in a pot with a few centimetres of soil above and a few centimetres below.
Set in Correct Light
Place the potted bamboo in a sunny location in strong, indirect light, e.g. in the shade of a tall tree or in an open room with a large window or window sill.
Morning light is best when the plant is in a shady spot, while afternoon light can be too much. Bring the bamboo to the top of a tall tree or in the shade of an open window or ledge in a sunny location with strong indirect light.
Watch for Bamboo Health
Most bamboo plants lose a few leaves when they adapt to a new pot, but you should stop as soon as the plant settles. Make sure that the leaves fall off on the day of repotting and watch out for falling leaves the next day and in spring.
Allow the surface of the soil to dry out before watering the plant again, but do not overwater and you should overwater without putting your fingers in the soil.
Warning
Never divide your bamboo during the growing season: transplant or split the hardy bamboo trunk in March or April and transplant it to a new location.
Tip
To keep it healthy, you need to mist your potted bamboo daily before leaving it in the house, and mist it before leaving it.
