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Bamboo canes rooting?

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  • 27-04-2022 2:30pm
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    The Continental Op
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    My wife thinks that if we cut fresh green bamboo canes from our own bamboo and use them for the runner beans that they will root.

    I say no they won't, particularly if cut just above a node.

    Who is right?????

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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    looksee
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    I am only guessing, but I agree, no they won't. Any more than a seed stem of grass would root if you broke it off and stuck it in the ground.

    Let us know who was right!



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    Jim_Hodge
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    Clumping bamboo can be propagates by Clum cuttings. A fresh stem will root.



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    looksee
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    Ok, I stand corrected 😀. Apparently they will root from cuttings.



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    Boardnashea
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    I would say they could root but what's the worry - you'll be pulling them out before could establish.



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    The Continental Op
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118984385#Comment_118984385

    But is a half inch thick stem with 6-7 foot of growth on it going to be an ideal subject for a cutting? Certainly not what I'd choose but later in the season we will find out.

    Wake me up when it's all over.



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