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title: "Got this beauty today at Costco!! Now my question is do I cut the…"
description: "Got this beauty today at Costco!! Now my question is do I cut the restraints??"
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community: "Plant Pro Tips"
author: "🤎 JASMINE 🤎"
published: "2026-07-27T20:06:07.159359Z"
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# Got this beauty today at Costco!! Now my question is do I cut the…

_Posted by 🤎 JASMINE 🤎 on 2026-07-27_

Got this beauty today at Costco!! Now my question is do I cut the restraints??

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## 6 comments

### fuey commented on 2026-07-27

With this specific set up I might not unless it looks like they’re not gonna all just fall over into a mess. Totally up to you though. You can maybe replace the tight restraints with some less-tight ones

#### 🤎 JASMINE 🤎 replied on 2026-07-28

Hey thanks!! How do I water this?

### fuey commented on 2026-07-28

I would bottom water.

At some point repot and check out their roots. Bamboo have very thin and short roots so I very much doubt it’s root-bound. But doing research on the preferred soil for this plant will also help with watering!

#### 🤎 JASMINE 🤎 replied on 2026-07-28

It’s rock solid. How do I even approach?

#### fuey replied on 2026-07-28

Usually just the top layer of rock is sealed together to prevent any falling out or the bamboo from falling over.

You could take a fork or something similar to break it up, or break the pot if you’re not attached to it.

A whole different idea.. bamboo propagate well in water if you wanted to skip all that

### 🤎 JASMINE 🤎 commented on 2026-07-28

Underneath all of that. I had to take a hammer to the rocks!! Thanks for your help!!!

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