The care secret that transformed my Fargesia Bamboo

I'd had Fargesia Bamboo for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to installing a root barrier for running bamboo before planting and the difference over the next two months was dramatic.

beautiful sound of canes moving in wind became much more pronounced. The plant in a privacy screen along a boundary fence now looks like a completely different specimen. foliage refresh as older leaves shed in late winter confirmed that I'd finally unlocked what this plant can do. new canes not reaching full height in the first year has been less of a problem since I got the overall conditions right. If your Fargesia Bamboo is underwhelming, look at installing a root barrier for running bamboo before planting first.