I got some bamboo from my neighbor. It was pieces of the runners from her neighbors plant. They had roots and leaves, so took them and plants them in my yard, and they both died, or seemed to be dead so I pulled them out, they had a little bit of give, and tons of roots, so they obviously weren't dead, maybe just stressed? :( Lesson learned. Be more patient lol.
Anyway I got some more from her today, but this time they were the runners out of the ground, with leaves, no roots. I planted them in pots for now, to see how they do. Will they automatically grow roots, or should I have put rooting hormone on them? Or will they just die. How long will they take to get strong. Should I just leave them alone and keep them in the pots until next spring?