Which Compost
There are of course many types of compost and many many opinions as to what is best to use. We have planted out many many many bamboo and take our word for it a good multi-purpose compost is all you need.
There is a big push (and rightly so) towards peat-free compost, but in our experience peat-based composts do undoubtedly give better results.
So there is no need to overthink which compost to use there really isn't, a good multi-purpose compost along with regular water and feed and bamboo will thrive.
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Cow
Well my beautiful cow picture is a very tenuous link to the subject I wanted to talk about (fertlisers) But I just couldn't quite visualise a photo of fertilser that looked in anyway appealing.
Root Barrier Installation guide
Choosing to use a root barrier involves a bit of extra cost upfront and a bit of extra digging too. But it's benefits long term far outweigh this initial work and cost.
To mix or not to mix...
Mixing bamboo, it's a common question as whether it's a good idea to mix bamboo and in general it's not.