How to plant potted Phyllostachys heterocycla
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The graceful and elegant bamboo, with its clean and refined appearance, is ideal for creating small-scale bamboo盆景 to decorate the living room, full of rhythm. There are many varieties of bamboo, and it is best to use thin and short stems with narrow leaves for creating bamboo盆景, such as white bamboo, small Buddha belly bamboo, dwarf phoenix tail bamboo, and white-striped yin-yang bamboo.
When transplanting bamboo, it is best to choose 1 or 2-year-old healthy bamboo with rhizomes in spring. The roots should be dug with soil attached, the main stem should be shortened, and the potted stem should be left about 50 centimeters long. It is best to plant it first in a small earthenware pot and then transplant it to a shallow pot after it has survived. Bamboo盆jing uses soil with humus as the best choice. Since the growth of potted bamboo is controlled, the small bamboo that sprout in spring and autumn are relatively thin and short, making them ideal materials for bamboo盆jing. After planting, water thoroughly and place it in a shady, humid, and well-ventilated area to cultivate for a year. By the second year, it can be processed and made into a small bamboo盆jing.
According to the different types of bamboo, different landscaping methods can be adopted. Small bamboo like white bamboo can be planted in square or oval pots; medium-sized bamboo like green bamboo can be planted in rectangular or oval shallow pots. If there is a sense of imbalance on one side of the pot, a beautiful stone can be placed at the opposite end to achieve balance and add interest to the盆jing, making it lively and natural. Large bamboo like Phyllostachys sulphurea, P. glauca, and P. borealis need to be artificially dwarfed and planted in medium or small shallow pots to achieve the effect of "shrinking a dragon into an inch."
Bamboo盆jing should be planted sparsely, not densely, and scattered, not close together. A few branches, three, five, or seven, should be arranged in order of height, with proper spacing and a natural layout. Planted in a shallow pot, adorned with beautiful stones and a little moss, plus one or two antique ceramic figures, it is full of poetic and picturesque charm, making it a fine piece of盆jing, presenting the natural bamboo forest scenery. Otherwise, it will be chaotic and look like a pile of reeds or weeds, losing the interest of盆jing and its ornamental value.
Now, the techniques for making bamboo盆jing are introduced as follows:
【Selection of varieties】
Mainly ornamental bamboo is used to make bamboo盆jing, such as: Buddha belly bamboo, turtle shell bamboo, Guanyin bamboo, white bamboo, purple bamboo, square bamboo, phoenix tail bamboo, golden yellow between green bamboo, green bamboo between golden yellow, flowering bamboo, and Zhejiang Four Seasons bamboo, etc.
【Cultivation of bamboo stakes】
Bamboo grows tall, generally over a meter, to make it into a盆jing, it must be dwarfed.
Buried rhizome stake cultivation:
This is a method of using healthy buds on the rhizome to grow into bamboo stakes. Its advantage is that it has a short cultivation time, low dwarfing cost, and can maintain its excellent characteristics. The specific methods are:
(1) Selection of bamboo stake location:
It is suitable to choose a slope facing southeast or southwest, with a slope of 8 to 10 degrees, and湿润, fertile acidic or neutral loam or sandy loam soil, with convenient drainage, as the bamboo stake cultivation site.
(2) Selection of rhizome sections:
Choose 2 to 3-year-old yellow-copper colored strong rhizomes with dense, full, and healthy buds, free from diseases and pests, and rhizome lengths of 30 to 40 centimeters or 50 to 60 centimeters are both suitable.
(3) Preparation of bamboo stake site:
For any nursery site preparing to cultivate bamboo stakes, it should be plowed to a depth of 30 centimeters in the winter of the previous year, raked finely, and sufficient base fertilizer applied. In addition to applying 500 to 700 kilograms of manure per mu, 50 to 60 kilograms of superphosphate or calcium magnesium phosphate fertilizer should also be applied to meet the needs of bamboo stake seedlings for root growth and leaf development.
(4) Season for cultivating bamboo stakes:
From mid-February to the end of March when the rhizome buds start to germinate (in the Zhejiang East region), and in the north, it is suitable from mid to late April.
(5) Method:
Prepare the land with ridges 1 meter wide and 25 centimeters high, with a row spacing of 20 centimeters, dig ditches 20 to 25 centimeters wide, and 1500 to 2000 rhizome sections can be buried per mu, growing 2000 to 2500 bamboo stake seedlings.
(6) Management:
In order to keep the nursery site moist, the bed surface can be covered with straw (or thatch). If the weather and temperature are suitable after the rhizome sections are buried, buds will start to sprout within 35 to 40 days. At this time, the mulch should be placed between the rows and weeds removed to prevent damage from pests and animals. The space between bamboo stakes can be intercropped with vegetables and other crops to accelerate the growth of bamboo stakes.
【Technique of potting】
(1) Preparation of potting soil: Bamboo grows best in deep, fertile, and loose soil, so the potting soil should be acidic or neutral yellow loam or sandy loam, mixed with waste soil and sieved, which is also suitable.
(2) Time for potting: Bamboo盆jing can be potted at any time of the year except for the high evaporation season from July to September. The most suitable season is from mid to late March in Zhejiang East and from mid to late April in the north. In general, when spring thaws and temperatures start to rise, it is suitable.
(3) Issues to note:
A. To ensure that the bamboo stakes can quickly produce rhizomes and shoots after potting, a thin fertilizer solution (50 kilograms of water mixed with 5 to 10 kilograms of human waste) should be applied 7 to 10 days after potting.
B. The length of the rhizome roots should be determined according to the size of the container (the pot bottom must have holes for ventilation and drainage). But one must be careful not to twist the connection between the bamboo stem and rhizome to prevent the obstruction of water and nutrient conduction, affecting survival, and the roots must be straightened and the soil pressed down.
C. To save seedlings, according to the needs of making盆jing, one can plant one, two, or more branches per rhizome.
【Management】After the bamboo stakes are potted, care should be taken to prevent direct sunlight and weeds should be removed in time. After about a month of growth, a thin solution of human waste can be watered, and by the end of the year or the following spring, it can be taken out of the nursery.
To enhance the aesthetic appeal of the bamboo盆jing, the roots can be raised when planting. After the bamboo has grown and developed for a period, some of the surface soil can be removed from the roots, exposing part of the bamboo roots above the surface soil, showing the beauty of the bamboo roots, which is very pleasing to the eye.
Placement location:
Bamboo盆jing should be placed in a warm, humid, and sunny but wind-protected area. In summer, it should not be exposed to direct sunlight and is best placed in a shade house or near a pond. In winter, bamboo species that are not cold-resistant (such as small Buddha belly bamboo, small phoenix tail bamboo, etc.) should be moved indoors for warmth and protection from the cold.
Watering:
The management of bamboo盆jing should pay special attention to the supply of water. During the vigorous growth period or in high summer temperatures, it is necessary to water and spray water frequently. Although bamboo likes moisture, it dislikes waterlogging in the pot, as this can easily cause root rot.
Fertilizing:
Although bamboo likes fertilizer, it should be used sparingly in potted plants, only applying thin fertilizer. From May to August each year, 2 to 3 applications of thin decomposed cake fertilizer solution can be made. If the potting soil lacks nutrients, it can cause poor growth (such as dull leaf color).
Pruning:
Bamboo grows and sprouts quickly, so pruning is necessary to maintain the beautiful shape of the bamboo盆jing. Overlapping branches, crossed branches, and branches that affect the aesthetic appearance can be pruned at any time. For branches that grow too long, they can be shortened. After the盆jing is shaped, new shoots can be removed in time to prevent them from disrupting the shape of the bamboo盆jing and consuming nutrients, affecting the growth of the mother bamboo...
Repotting:
Bamboo should be repotted every 2 to 3 years, with the best time being April to May. When repotting, care should be taken to protect the fibrous roots of the rhizome and add fertile and loose cultivation soil. After repotting, it should be placed in a shaded area and kept moist, frequently spraying water on the leaves to prevent leaf wilt.
Disease and pest control:
Bamboo盆jing has few diseases and pests, mainly bamboo caterpillars, scale insects, and aphids, which can be treated with 800 times the concentration of dichlorvos or 1000-1200 times the concentration of敌敌畏.
With a little careful maintenance, the bamboo盆jing can always maintain a beautiful landscape with green, elegant, and attractive leaves, providing long-term enjoyment for people.
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