What to do when your bamboo leaves turn yellow

Newly planted bamboo leaves sometimes turn yellow when you split the potted bamboo and grow them. The main cause of the yellowing of leaves is stress. 

 

If you see that the leaves will turn yellow, or nothing happens, in the first 2 weeks, there is a need to worry.

It will take time, at least 4 to 8 weeks, to see signs of growth. 

So, keep watering the plants and check that the soil is not too dry or too wet. (See the video of the bamboo plants we grow from culm cuttings)

 If you see no activity after 8 weeks, try these options:

1. Leave them for a further 2 weeks (By then, the new bamboo plants will have been in the ground for 10 weeks – Spring to Summer).
2. Dig the plants out and inspect the whole bamboo. (This is the last thing to do- but do not be surprised to see fresh rhizomes or a new shoot popping its ‘head’ out)
3. Just leave the bamboo in the soil over Autumn and Winter. (Bamboo plants remain inactive on the top, but there will be a lot of activities underneath the soil. Leave the newly planted bamboo plants to rest and check on them the following year).

Time it takes for bamboo to grow

The video shows the time it takes for a new bamboo plant to grow from culm cutting.