How to Germinate Moso Bamboo Seeds

Moso bamboo, which is indigenous to China, is gray-green in color, has small feathery leaves and can get up to 18 feet tall. It is harvested as building material for furniture and construction. In general, bamboo plants rarely flower, and therefore seeds are hard to come by. The plant is in the grass family, of which there are two types: clumping and running. Clumping bamboo grows in a single mass and does not spread. Running bamboo spreads like wildfire. Moso bamboo is the largest of the running timber bamboos. Germination requires an easy-to-make soil mixture and fairly high temperatures.

Large pot
Salt
Sphagnum peat moss
Perlite
3-inch-square seed pots
Pencil
Plastic bags

Instructions

- 1
  Rinse seeds with water to clean them.
- 2
  Fill a large pot with 1 qt. of water, and add 4 tbsp. of salt. Soak the seeds for five minutes. This will disinfect the seeds from any fungus.
- 3
  Rinse out the pot, add clean water, and then soak the seeds for 15 minutes.
- 4
  Place a mixture of 50 percent sphagnum peat moss and 50 percent perlite in some 3-inch-square seed pots. Moisten the mixture with water, and use a pencil to make a half-inch hole for the seeds.
- 5
  Place one seed in each hole, and then cover the pots with a plastic bag to create sufficient humidity. Place the pots in a sunny location where the temperature will be between 65 degrees and 85 degrees. To prevent seed rot, keep the soil moist but not too wet.
- 6
  Remove the bag for air circulation when the seeds germinate. Transplantation can take place after one month of seed sprouting.

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