Grass and Bamboo: growing bamboo from seed, 1 by Metrosideros

Metrosideros wrote:
Bamboo is not easy to raise from seed!

Soak the seed in fresh water for one hour then rinse; soak the seed in fresh water for one day, then rinse.
Sow the seed one-half inch deep in a peat based growing medium. I use a mixture of Pro-Mix BX and vermiculite. It is better to place the seed in a tray of cells, than in the same pot; this helps to avoid damaging the fragile roots when transplanting.
Keep the seed moist and warm. If the seed is fresh and viable, you will start to see seedlings in about three weeks. Be sure not to let the growing medium dry out, and don't over-water; the seedlings are very vulnerable to drought and root rot.
When the seedlings are a couple inches tall, transplant them to larger pots.
The young plants need a lot of care; it takes about three years before the plants are ready for the field.

Aloha, Dave