Propagating Rhizomes Right After Shooting Season is Finished

[Mackel in DFW]

I dug up several 2 to 4 foot rhizome sections with most of them not having any culms. What are the chances of potting each one up and getting a viable division going ? Thanks.

Mackel

[moriphen]

I'd wager survival shoots if there are any viable eyelets. Pamper the potted plants and be rather patient, has you may have to wait awhile to see anything.

[Mackel in DFW]

Thankyou, Brother M.

Here's my dilemma, my bamboo brothers. I just assume throw them away if it's going to be a low percentage thing. A few of them have a whipshoot attached, but most do not.. There's more where that comes from, just wondering if I might as well pot them up and put 'em in the shade somewhere for the duration of the summer.

It's bambusoides "slender crookstem", and it's simply too aggressive for my limited real estate. I had to take out about a hundred culms this spring, it's very prolific, and I'd rather deal with the dulcis, iridescens, vivax, parvifolia, and atrovaginata that I have competing with each other in the backyard, already.

It's one of the first I am going to eliminate as a potential grove out back, and I'll plant it on a different property with plenty of space. I've already eliminated henon for it's struggle in the alkaline clay and limited rainfall. I'd like to plant these rhizome divisions, eventually, of the s.c. into one of my fifty foot planters that I use as a screen that all have rubromarginata, for some variety.

I don't mind waiting until the fall. If anyone out there, including Brother M, has some statistical odds, that'd be awesome. Thanks.


Mackel

[Mackel in DFW]

Hello Brad ?,

Hoping you might weigh in here. I've had the rhizomes soaking in a barrell of water overnight.


Mackel

[needmore]

Unless you intend to plant them this year I'd throw them away, for me why bother to baby likely weak plants unless it was my only shot at a bamboo I really wanted. Sounds like you could easily get another batch before shooting season next year and have much stronger plants then.

[Mackel in DFW]

Thankyou Brad,

I'll pot up just two that have a culm instead of the twenty or so. Thankyou also, Moriphen.

Mackel