Sunday, April 26, 2015

Caring For Black Bamboo Plants In Pots

By Alta Alexander


If you want to complete the design of your home and add the finishing touches to the entire landscape, you should think about the final plant to add to it. For this part, there are actually a lot of suggestions that you can consider. Bamboo plants would be the perfect candidate for it. They can easily be placed in any part of the home or the yard.

They are not only good to look at, but they are also versatile, you can make use of it and place it in various places. Black bamboo plants in pots are particularly perfect for the interior design of any home. It is also good for the health of the ones residing in the house. But you have to remember that these things can still grow.

It is important that the container is just right for the growth of the roots for plant health reasons. This is important to ensure that all of the nutrients you are giving them would be absorbed well. If you an see that the plant is slowly wilting away, you should remember that this might be caused by the suffocation of the roots. During these times, no matter how much you water it, it would still be useless.

One thing that you have to remember is to chose the plant wisely. There are various types that needs to be considered. You should not be thinking about the normal ones since they can grow taller and may cause issues rather than help you improve the designs. There are also many types of containers to choose from. The type of specie and the pot must always be the same.

If one plant is ruined, it could mean the ruin of the entire landscape. And when it is put inside the home, you would have no other choice but to remove it and place it in another spot while you nurse it back to health.

When choosing the type of bamboo specie you will be using, you have to know first where you are planning to put it. This is so that you can assess the amount of sunlight and shade that they will be getting for the entire day. Each specie have their own features and nutrient needs. You might also consider the purpose of putting them there. There are others who want to place them in certain places for privacy purposes.

When you feel that all of them have outgrew their pots already, you have two ways to solve this. First is to transfer it to another pot. It has to be bigger so that it can easily fit the roots. It should also have more space so that it can still continue to grow. If you are not very keen in transferring to another pot, you can always have it divided to smaller portions so that it can be delegated to smaller ones.

During extreme seasons just like winter, there is a need to take extra care of them. Normally, it is easy for them to survive. However, if the freezing points is already too low, they have to have proper insulation for heat. To do this, you can make use of mulches to cover the surface soil.

Then there is the summer season. Water and moisture can easily evaporate because of the heat. And because they are not on the ground, there is no continuous supply for water. You have to be certain that the soil will not dry out too much.




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