Raised bed's for large bamboo ??
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Comments (8)Yes, new roots will form above the old, if you're burying part of the stem that is exposed and has no roots. You often see the results of unintentional ground-layering when nurseries bump their unsold material to larger containers & bury the old trunks. New roots form above the old, and often, the old roots are declining while the new roots are 'taking over'. I have several trees (for bonsai) that I am intentionally shortening (from the bottom up) by doing what you're about to do. The only difference is that I girdled the trunk completely, removing a ring of bark = to 1-1/2X the diameter of the trunk to facilitate the rapid formation of roots exactly where I want them to grow. I'll cut off the old rootage entirely when I repot in the spring & wind up with a bonsai with its lowest branches much closer to the soil than when the tree was on the old roots. You'd be really amazed if you knew some of the tricks experienced bonsai practitioners use to manipulate their plants. ;o) Al...See MoreNeed advice on filling a large raised bed
Comments (13)I'm fairly new to this forum altho have gardened in various ways for many years but your post brings some questions to mind. I'm curious about the size of your "garden" - will that be large enough for the plants you are planning? I find that quite a small garden and would probably use those 2'x10's and make 3 raised beds which are not so tall. Unless your base is pure bedrock you won't need more than 8" of good soil for most plants. If you loosen the base with a fork it will improve over time. Of course there may be another reason you want to elevate the garden to make it easier to work but you really don't need IMO to have 28" of good soil. If you have any reasonable soil you could fill the tall bed with greens and browns mixed with soil and top it with 8"-10" of good soil, whatever is available. Any worms in the soil will have a feast. If you start a compost bin ASAP you will have some good stuff to topdress your garden in a few months. I've rarely come across bagged soils that are all that good at a low price, and I think it might be a pretty expensive way to garden if you buy that much at high prices. Better to buy some organic fertilizers to supplement until you can get that compost done....See MoreSoil for a large raised bed - Tucson
Comments (1)If your native soil is truly sandy it might work OK, but I've found that although my native soil works great in the garden, it is a complete disaster once I use it in any amount in a pot or raised bed (or the compost pile for that matter). This is due to the clay content. Now I make my own potting soil with volcanic scoria (cinder) mixed roughly 60/40 with some fluffy organic material such as compost. It works really well for me and is basically free, since I make the compost myself, and collect the scoria from a nearby volcanic hillside. Without that much compost you could use peat or some inexpensive compost available by the truckload. I think you'll have better results if you avoid anything loosely called "topsoil" since this can often be bare mineral soil with no organic matter, lots of caliche, and a high clay content....See Moreneed to add soil to a large raised bed- need advice on what to add.
Comments (16)My experience (long ago) with "bagged topsoil" is that it is mostly cr*p. The Scotts name might, however, assure some quality. "So called" topsoil is likely to be an accurate description. I agree that you need to just mix compost into the topsoil you already have. I don't think peat moss will really serve any purpose, unless you're trying to lighten up clay. It's pretty pricey as well....See Morebobestes
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