What season is suitable for planting bamboo grass?
Today, we will introduce the season for planting bamboo grass and share some small experiences in green plant maintenance, including bamboo grass planting techniques and timing. Let's learn about it together.
I: Low requirements for growing environment
(1) Wide adaptability
Bamboo grass is suitable for planting in various types of soil, including acidic coarse sandy red soil and slightly saline-alkaline land. It can grow with a pH value as low as 4.5. It can be planted in various types of land such as dry land, paddy fields, hillsides, flat land, field ridges, river embankments, and lake edges, as well as in courtyards, potted plants, and any other places that can be fully utilized.
(2) Strong resistance to adversity
The requirements for planting bamboo grass are generally as follows: with more than 100 days of sunlight, an altitude of about 1500 meters, an average annual temperature of about 15°C, annual rainfall of more than 800mm, and a frost-free period of over 300 days. Due to bamboo grass's strong viability and resistance to adversity, its survival rate is very high, usually above 98% under general climatic conditions, and can reach over 90% in cold and humid areas. In northern regions, if greenhouses are used for overwintering, the planting results are not much different from those in southern regions.
II: Fast growth and strong reproduction ability
The stems planted in spring stop growing in late November (some areas in the southern part of Guangxi, Hainan Island, and southern Guangdong can grow all year round), with an average plant height of 4-5 meters, reaching up to 6 meters. It has a strong tillering ability, with each plant able to tiller 20-35 roots in a year, and up to more than 60 roots. It can propagate 50,000 roots per mu, with a reproduction coefficient of over 500 times. Planting one mu of bamboo grass in spring, after 8 months of growth, the seed stems of the following year can expand to meet the needs of more than 500 mu of seedlings. If there is sufficient fertilization and water supply, the growth is very vigorous, and the seed stems of the following year can meet the needs of 800 mu of seedlings.
III: Low technical requirements for planting, high yield
(1) Easy to survive
Bamboo grass is propagated by dividing plants or using stem cuttings, and can be harvested for the first time about 40 days after planting. In regions south of the Yangtze River, the growing period lasts for more than 9 months a year, with an annual yield of fresh grass of about 25 tons per mu. In some subtropical regions such as Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi, bamboo grass can be harvested all year round, with a yield of up to 32 tons, ranking first among grasses in the Poaceae family.
(2) High yield
Its yield is 20-30 times that of leguminous forage grass. The perennial root system performs well, with continuous harvesting for 6-7 years after one year of planting. The second to sixth year is the high-yield period for bamboo grass. Bamboo grass mainly propagates asexually and has strong cold resistance. It can naturally overwinter above 0°C and grow normally above 8°C. It has few diseases and pests, with extremely rare occurrences of diseases and pests throughout its growing period, possibly the least affected forage grass by diseases and pests.
The above comprehensive explanation of the season for planting bamboo grass and the planting techniques and timing aims to provide a starting point for solving your green plant maintenance issues.