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Depth for planting a new division

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It's probably been told before, but when I dig a new division, would it be best to plant it a bit deeper than it originally was or just plant it with the root ball at ground level as it was before digging?
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Re: Depth for planting a new division

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If the soil perks well I tend to plant a little deeper than the division was growing. I form a shallow dish around the new planting which conserves, and collects rain water, and increases its chance of survival during the tough first year.
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So a couple inches should suffice then huh?
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Re: Depth for planting a new division

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The way I look at it is, the shallower it's planted the better it drains. This may take tying four ropes to the division to keep it from blowing over. The deeper it's planted the less changes in temperature influence it. So I would say weahter and soil type/grade should partially answer how deep to plant bamboo. I have planted bamboo too deep and had to pull it out later because it was apparent there was not enough oxygen that deep.

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Mackel in DFW wrote: I have planted bamboo too deep and had to pull it out later because it was apparent there was not enough oxygen that deep.
What are the signs of not enough oxygen? I don't understand...
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Re: Depth for planting a new division

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Matt in TN wrote:
Mackel in DFW wrote: I have planted bamboo too deep and had to pull it out later because it was apparent there was not enough oxygen that deep.
What are the signs of not enough oxygen? I don't understand...
Yeah...what he said... :shock:
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I'd plant it pretty much level with the ground with a thin covering of soil over the rootball and then add a good mulch around the plant extending past the rootball. This will help to conserve moisture and encourage it to grow new roots.
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it all depends on your soil conditions- on my property, there are some areas that stay water logged due to the heavy clay soil. those areas I make a mound of dirt, and plant the boo in a mound. in the winter, it looks like boo growing on an island. other areas drain fairly well, so I plant the plant even with the native soil and then pile on compostables- leaves, grass clippings, pine needles, etc. 6 inches or so for most of them. if you are not sure, plant the root ball even with the soil, and see how it goes. if you have heavy soil, make an island, and if you have really loose loam, plant deeper, so the rhizomes fromt the surface of the rootball go out into the native soil.
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