Hello,

I just planted three dwarf buddha belly bamboo plants at my home here in Fort Myers, FL. Looking for someone with experience with this particular type of bamboo.

I have read up on the basics of bamboo care. There doesn't seem to be as much info about dwarf bamboo or this particular type of bamboo available.

What I'd love to know about is mainly what fertilizer should i use for this type of bamboo? I just planted this week, should i wait for the plant to be established before fertilizing? Once established how often should i fertilize?

Any specific fertilizer type would be helpful.

Also, we don't get much freezing here but sometimes it could dip to right around 30 degrees maybe once or twice in the winter. In this case what is the best way to cover these?