Monday, January 30, 2012

My Lucky Bamboo is turning yellow should I give it some 'Plant Food?'?

The plant has a lamp on it,I give it water every week and I change the water every week, I don't even leave it in an air-conditioned room %26amp; it's in water all the time. Please help I don't want to lose my Lucky Bamboo !

My Lucky Bamboo is turning yellow should I give it some 'Plant Food?'?
Artificial light does very little for your plant. If you can move it to a window it will help things along. Yellowing is most likely caused by too much water pull back on the water and allow your plant to dry in between. Bamboo is a tropical or subtropical plant it needs warmth and sunshine.

Good luck with the lucky bamboo!

God Bless

Grandma
Reply:why not buy some green paint and paint the yellow leaves.
Reply:Leave it in water and change the water every 2 weeks. Leave it in the Sun and water it every week. Hope your bamboo will get better.
Reply:I own a lucky bamboo too.It just needs plenty of natural sunlight,u can give it food supplements if u wish,it's probably shedding it's old leaves,ready for the new shoots,my plant is doing the same thing at the moment.Just carry on what ur doing.if not why not go to ur local plant centre/nursery and ask them for advice!

Paulasbaci
Reply:yeah go ahead...
Reply:Not that lucky then is it?
Reply:What works best with my plants is leave them alone, forget to water them, leave them in dirty water, etc. They will grow on their own, that's nature!!
Reply:If the stalk of your lucky bamboo is turning yellow, that is a sure sign of overfeeding.



Carefully remove him from his container. Separate the roots from the rocks or sponge that they are bound in. Place the bamboo into a temporary vase with room temperature distilled water. Wash the container, ensuring you remove any calcium buildup. Sterilize the rocks in boiling water. Cool the rocks with tap water and allow them to air dry. Repot the bamboo in the original vase. The lowest growing node %26lt;they look like a ring around the stem%26gt; should be under the rocks along with the roots. The second lowest growing node should be just above the water level. Now put it near a window and wait. Do not use fertiliser for 4-6 weeks and your plant should recover. If you want to fertilise after that, give it a shake of fish food every 4-6 weeks. From now on, only give him distilled water.



There are even more agressive methods to keep him alive, but i must inform you, they often die once they turn yellow.


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