How to grow bamboo

Phyllostachys pubescens has a long history and great economic value in our country, so it can be used for construction and handicrafts. How is Phyllostachys pubescens planted?

How to grow bamboo

1. The planting land can be selected on hillsides and hills, and the soil should be loose and fertile. After doing a good job of raising seedlings, plough and prepare the land, and clean up the gravel and sundries. Dig planting ditches and holes according to the actual planting situation. Apply enough compound fertilizer to the inside.

2. It is suggested that the seeds of Phyllostachys pubescens should be picked in autumn every year before sowing. At this time, the germination rate of the seeds can be as high as 50%, and the seeds can also be sowed in spring. The outer skin of Phyllostachys pubescens seeds is hard. You can first stir it with budding powder and bury it in the moist fine sand to promote germination, turn it over once a day, and sow when half of the seeds are white. The best time for sowing is between 5 and 10 ℃.

3. Sow 8-10 grains in each hole and then cover it with fine soil, cover it with straw and pour enough water.

4. Remove the grass cover in time after bamboo seedlings are unearthed, and remove the surrounding weeds. Watering need not be too frequent, watering when the weather is dry, usually applying farm manure once a month.

5. Interseedling treatment of bamboo seedlings in cloudy days can make them distribute evenly and increase seedling yield at the same time.

6. Generally, the seedlings of Phyllostachys pubescens will tiller in about two months, and they can grow to 30 or 40 centimeters in about half a year. Bamboo seedlings that have grown for a year or so can be transplanted, and they can be divided again after cultivation. It is planted once a year.

The cultivation of Phyllostachys pubescens is relatively simple. Be careful not to let water accumulate in the soil, control rotten roots, and protect bamboo shoots and raise bamboo in the later stage.