Bamboo Problems...

Hey everyone, I have a bamboo plant I purchased a while back. It is a small jar with rocks as a medium. I have had it for about 6 months now and the top looks great but there are two leaves that have yellowed and I was wondering if anyone knew what was wrong.

Thanks,

-X

It's growing in rocks mang, gotta give that kid some food.
8-8-8 would help and everybody has some of that crap lying around they won't use for the ganja. You won't see any kind of effect straight away and those leaves are dead but you should start seeing new healthy growth after.

Thank you sir. I will try to get it some food and a larger pot. I think I am going to clip those 'dead' leaves off too.

yup you need to buy food for it. you can get by for only so just watering a plant in rocks

happy growing! and i hope your bamboo brings you luck!

If you're really feeling froggy, plant it in the yard, it'll take over! I keep meaning to go dig some up from a buddy's house but never get around to doing it. He's building a fence around his yard with the wild bamboo as it grows. The stuff grows ridiculously fast when it's got it's vitamins!

Thanks guys. Ill try and post some pics when I get her back up looking healthy.

-X

hi zander,

that is one nice Dracaena Sanderiana you have, or also known as the lucky bamboo. sadly this plant is not from the bamboo genos.

here is some realy helpful infomation on your dracaena.

lucky bamboo can survive in many indoor conditions, but indirect lighting is best as direct sunlight can cause the leaves to turn yellow and burn.

Although it grows better in soil, it often is sold with the roots in water. The water should be completely changed every two weeks. The water should be bottled water, soft tap water with very little fluoride, or even water from a filtered, established aquarium. It does best in bright, indirect lighting and temperatures above 15 °C up to 25 °C.

Yellow or brown leaf edges may be caused by too much direct light, crowded roots, or fluoridated or chlorinated water, the latter of which can be prevented by leaving tap water exposed to the air for a day before plant use. Salty or softened water can also cause this.

Twisted shapes can be produced by rotating the plant with respect to gravity and directed light sources. This is difficult to achieve for most home users, but not impossible with a lot of spare time and a lot of patience.

Dracaena Sanderiana is also dangerous too pets, dont allow then too eat this

hope this helps you with placement and lighting it tends too be direct sunlight/water that can cause your problems seen.

Tamzi

satch said:

If you're really feeling froggy, plant it in the yard, it'll take over! I keep meaning to go dig some up from a buddy's house but never get around to doing it. He's building a fence around his yard with the wild bamboo as it grows. The stuff grows ridiculously fast when it's got it's vitamins!

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Please, think before you plant the bamboo. It can and will take over, to the extent of displacing native species. If it's too late though, there is good money to be made in Bamboo removal in the places it does well.

pinkus said:

Please, think before you plant the bamboo. It can and will take over, to the extent of displacing native species. If it's too late though, there is good money to be made in Bamboo removal in the places it does well.

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Have you seen how much bamboo sells for? Why would you want to pay someone to remove it?

satch said:

Have you seen how much bamboo sells for? Why would you want to pay someone to remove it?

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because it displaces other plants. I spent a week in a friends yard with chain saw, round-up, crow bar etc. about a month ago. he has been out there daily with round-up and a crowbar ripping out the roots~guess what, we SLOWED IT DOWN! Woo Hooo!

also prepare to have a natural mosquito breeding paradise. Don't get me wrong, I think it a beautiful plant. I wish it was native and didn't take over the environment. When I first moved to a place it did well, I used it as cover for some grows and it works GREAT for that.

I've also seen it out-compete live oaks, elms, pecans where I live. I'd rather have the trees.

peace bro

Thanks for all the information guys. I was not planning on planting this outside. I was thinking that the light was a factor because when I took it to my office it really perked back up. Thanks again for all the great information, Ill get her looking healthy again real soon.

-X