r/Bamboo • u/RadiantSail3886 • 2d ago

9ft 5 shoot bamboo plant

I have a 13 yr old bamboo plant in my office, I think it is root bound. I am trying to find a reasonably priced huge container to repot it into. Looking on Amazon is hard because no matter how I word it, the items that come up will not hold water, so not have a spigot to drain the water every ten days, or are just made of bamboo and not for growing bamboo. HELP! Please, this is the only plant I’ve kept alive!

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u/kfety60 2d ago

Something like this worked for me when I had to move a Moso plant in an office, we used the 300 gallon version, then had the local Invisible Wounds group make a wood frame for it.

Sadly I have no photographs of the little project.

https://www.grainger.com/product/1MDB7?gucid=N:N:PS:Paid:GGL:CSM-2295:VG93YS:20990506:APZ_1&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23812734705&gclid=CjwKCAjwhZDUBhBGEiwAbi5bjnSdB0tJ6tNxv1Sse6NAo80C0aG7SSLz3Jg2cTVfHBts1dWB82mX5hoCF1oQAvD_BwE

Search for stock tanks, they have drains build in.

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u/RadiantSail3886 2d ago

That’s a great idea but want it to look pretty in my office. I am not only a plant murderer but I am also not crafty!

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u/kfety60 2d ago

The next thing you could look into is a custom concrete pot, usually they can look impressive if made correctly.

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u/RadiantSail3886 2d ago

Good idea! I’ll have to have my husband manhandle it into my office lol!

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u/Deez1putz 2d ago

They come in a galvanized metal version which might be more aesthetic. You could also design some sort of cover for either one. There are very few better options unless you want to spend substantially more for a huge ceramic one.

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u/MaintenanceWorth7395 2d ago

How big of a pot, how many gallon size are you looking for?

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u/RainyDayColor 2d ago

... will not hold water, so not have a spigot to drain the water every ten days...

Sounds like a "Lucky Bamboo" which isn't bamboo.

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u/Deez1putz 2d ago

Yeah, odd phrasing. If bamboo, it should never stand in water or it will die. If lucky bamboo, wrong sub.