Boil a large pot of water and pour it over the peat pellets.
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Plant out in the following spring when the risk of frost is passed.
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Fill in around the rootball with a mix of soil and garden compost then firm in.
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Soak your bamboo seeds in water for 1 full day.
Fill up a shallow glass container up with water that is right around 85 f 30 c.
Dig a planting hole that is about twice the width of the rootball.
The hole should be deep enough so the rootball can sit slightly lower than it was in the container with 2 3cm 1in of soil covering the original surface.
Place one seed in the top of each pellet.
Place in a warm place for 24 hours to raise the temperature of the compost ready for planting the seeds the following day.
Bamboos can be propagated from seed although because supply is irregular it is a less common method of propagation.
Firstly you need to prepare your growing medium.
Fill your chosen pot or tray with compost and moisten it with water.
Soak seeds for 24 hours in distilled water warmed to 85 f 30 c.
Place your seeds into the water and let them sit undisturbed for between 12 24 hours.
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Place the pot or tray into your propagator for 24hrs bringing it up to the required germination temperature 20 26 deg c.
I always find that a good quality general purpose compost is most successful when germinating bamboo seed.
These are none running clump forming bamboos suitable for planting out as hedging or for block planting on banks etc.
Inspect your seeds for cracks mold or signs of shriveling these seeds should be discarded.
Sow seed fresh as soon as it is ripe.
Backfill with soil and water in well.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
This kickstarts the germination process for your seeds and increases the odds of planting success.
Leave enough room for a layer on top of the seeds about half an inch.
Umbrella bamboo are easy to grow and quick to fill out making them a top foliage choice for privacy screening and blocking road noise and traffic pollution.
Plant the bamboo so its rootball sits level with the ground surface.
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Bamboo germination tray put a layer of growing medium into the tray.
To plant clumping bamboo in the ground dig a hole twice the size of the rootball.