How can I grow bamboo from cuttings?

I want to get some bamboo starts going. My neighbor has a bunch hanging over the fence. Can I put them in a glass of water or just put in soil? I'm not familiar with the plant so not sure what works best. Free is always good. Any help would be great.
Thanks!!!

Just decided to go for it. I put 3 in pots with some black gold soil and 1 in water to see what happens. Any tips out there would be great. I got a few pics

Tip: read any and all precautions of planting it in the ground. Some places it can grow semi controlled other places it takes over without mercy.

I just have a couple shoots growing in water in my kitchen. Had them bout 2years and they are pretty much the same size.

Ask him for some of the roots. They grow really well from a chunck of roots.

Take cuttings, root them (doesn't take long, most species of bamboo grow very fast), bury a container into the ground or something to keep them contained, if you don't you'll have a hellish time keeping them under control.

iirc it depends on the species of they run wild or not

bleubeard said:

iirc it depends on the species of they run wild or not

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Could be, but i'd still read up on it. You can plant it in a second but it is a lot to actually get rid of sometimes.