How to Transplant a Potted Bamboo

In feng shui, the ancient Chinese art of introducing objects into your life to bring good fortune, the bamboo is considered a lucky plant, especially if received as a gift. Unfortunately, bamboo is a difficult plant to control in the wild, and it rapidly spreads if left unchecked. Many bamboo owners keep their plants potted to prevent this problem. A bamboo plant needs to be repotted when its roots begin to emerge from the surface of the current pot’s soil.

Small shovel
Bucket of water
Pot
Rocks
Organic, fast-drying soil

Instructions

- 1
  Pull the bamboo plant from the existing pot. Use a small shovel to remove the soil around the root ball and carefully lift the plant from the pot, taking care not to grasp the root ball itself.
- 2
  Remove any excess soil from the root ball, and place the bamboo plant into a bucket of water while the larger pot is prepared.
- 3
  Cover the bottom of a pot that is approximately 2 to 3 inches larger in diameter than the bamboo plant’s root ball with a 2-inch layer of rocks. Fill the pot with organic, fast-draining soil. Dig a hole in the soil that is approximately 1 inch deeper and wider than the root ball.
- 4
  Insert the bamboo plant into the soil. Cover the root ball with the organic, fast-draining soil. A bamboo that is housed in a 5-gallon pot or larger requires one gallon of water twice a week. A plant housed in a pot smaller than 5 gallons requires a half-gallon of water twice a week.

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