How to Regenerate Bamboo Limb Cuttings
- 1). Select a bamboo plant between 1 and 2 years old as the mother plant.
- 2). Count the joints, or nodes, of the main bamboo limb starting at the bottom. Small side branches grow from the nodes. Use only nodes five through 12 for regeneration.
- 3). Cut the bamboo between nodes cleanly with a sharp knife or machete. Do not split or shred the hard, outer covering of the limb.
- 4). Trim smaller branches off the nodes so only three are left on each one. Trim the three remaining smaller branches so the longest branch is about 18 inches long and has three to five nodes itself. Trim the other two branches so they have two to three nodes each.
- 5). Fill the hollow ends of the limb cuttings with a soil and compost mixture.
- 6). Dig a hole 18 inches deep and 18 inches wide. Spread 3 or 4 inches of a soil and compost mixture in the bottom of the hole. Place the limb cutting in the hole so the longest small branch leans against the side of the hole and sticks out of it.
- 7). Fill the hole with dirt. Mulch the surface over the hole and around the branch that sticks out. Drench the plant with a bucket of water. Water it two or three times a week. The bamboo cuttings will mature into established plants ready for harvest in about three years.
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