| are 2 very important factors to Feng Shui | | | | weed seeds, so that can be a problem. Any kind |
| Bamboos plant care as follows:- | | | | of manure is good, if it isn't too hot. Limited |
| Soil Factor | | | | amounts of very hot manures like chicken are OK |
| Most Feng Shui Bamboos are happiest in a | | | | if used with care. At our nursery we use a large |
| moderately acidic loamy soil. If your soil is very | | | | amount of chipped trees from tree pruning |
| heavy you can add organic material. It can be dug | | | | services. This can harbor pathogens that can |
| into the soil where the bamboo is to be planted, | | | | affect some trees or shrubs, but the bamboo |
| but the easiest thing is to mulch very heavily and | | | | loves it. |
| let the earthworms do the work. Spread two or | | | | Weather Factor |
| more inches of mulch in the area around the | | | | Feng Shui Bamboos can be planted at any time of |
| bamboo, and where you want the bamboo to | | | | the year in areas with mild climates such as we |
| grow. Feng Shui Bamboo is a forest plant and | | | | have in the maritime Pacific Northwest. In colder |
| does best if a mulch is kept over the roots and | | | | parts of the world they should be planted |
| rhizomes. It is best not to rake or sweep up the | | | | outdoors early enough to become established and |
| Feng Shui Bamboo leaves from under the plant, | | | | to harden off sufficiently to survive their first |
| as they keep the soil soft, and moist, and recycle | | | | winter. If the bamboo is planted late in the year, |
| silica and other natural chemicals necessary to the | | | | one should mulch the plant heavily and provide |
| Feng Shui Bamboo. | | | | extra protection from any cold and drying winds. |
| A low-growing shade-tolerant groundcover plant | | | | In colder climates where Feng Shui Bamboos may |
| that will allow the leaves to fall through to form a | | | | be marginal, successful growers usually protect |
| mulch without being visible will work if you find the | | | | their Feng Shui Bamboos through the winter with |
| dry leaf mulch objectionable. Almost any organic | | | | a heavy mulch. Even in very cold climates in an |
| material is a good mulch. Grass is one of the best, | | | | established bamboo grove with a heavy layer of |
| as it is high in nitrogen and silica. Home made or | | | | Feng Shui Bambooleaves covering the ground, the |
| commercial compost is great. Hay is a good mulch | | | | soil will be soft and friable during periods when the |
| too but hay and manure are often a source of | | | | surrounding soils are frozen hard and deep. |