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Old 17-08-2011, 06:52 PM posted to rec.gardens.bamboo
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Default How long for bamboo to reastablish?

I would use no chemical fertilizer the first year at all. But I would
mulch heavily with compost, shredded leaves, grass clippings etc.
Just don't pile clippings up high enough that they heat up.