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Bamboo

patrick_j_flynnpatrick_j_flynn Posts: 6
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I have some bamboo which was planted this year. The trouble is it keeps blowing over and is lop sided. I have tried flipping them around today (as per picture) but it hasn't helped. How do I stop it happen and how /should I stake?
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  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Should it really be in a small container like that?  Surely it should be supported by a mature root ball in a full soil situation.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Agree with nick615

    Its like me at 6'4" trying to stand up in a bucket in the wind.

    It would be better placed in soil if you can but if not you could top it and provide a 3' round pot.

    Looks like a lovely plant.
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  • KiliKili Posts: 1,104
    If its not a clumping variety don't put it in the ground or it will spread like wildfire and you'll have a real problem on your hands a few years down the line.

    'The power of accurate observation .... is commonly called cynicism by those that have not got it.

    George Bernard Shaw'

  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    A bunch of those spiral supports added in around the larger canes?  The kind used for tomatoes and tall flowers, etc.  A dozen of those will help support the canes around them. 
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  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Turning the container won't help because the direction of the wind is the cause of the problem, plus the bamboo stems are flexible and the root system won't be developed enough yet to keep them upright.
  • NewBoy2NewBoy2 Posts: 1,813
    Kili 

    Totally agree.

    I planted a cane some years ago knowing it would spread which is what I wanted to fill a space.

    If I see a new shaft coming up I pour boiling water over it and it kills that shoot.

     :) 
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