Grass and Bamboo: growing bamboo, 1 by RickCorey_WA

RickCorey_WA wrote:
I didn't give my Fargesia rufa much if any fertilizer last summer or fall, and now it's looking rather light green, rather than dark green.

It has been growing in size for several years now, and it's root zone is bounded by paving stones.

Is it too early to stimulate growth by fertilizing? My avg last frost date is April 6, and we have a long, varying winter-and-spring with temps anywhere between 30 and 60 for another 7 weeks or so.

Or is the pale color a normal symptom of winter? Our winter is mild and rainy.

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