5 Responses to “Plant Gel & Lucky Bamboo Don’t Mix”

1. Jamie Jamison Adams Says:
   December 12th, 2007 at 2:35 pm

   Rose,

   Plant gel is used as a soil substitute and lucky bamboo can be planted in soil. However, lucky bamboo which has been previously grown in water does not transplant well in soil or a soil substitute. Lucky bamboo is also sensitive to chemicals and the plant gel may have a chemical that the lucky bamboo doesn’t like. My suggestion would be to remove the lucky bamboo from the plant gel and wash the residue from the stalks. If the plant is yellow at the top, you can re-pot it in fresh water (use distilled water if possible). If the stalks are yellow from the bottom, you might need to start new ones. This can be done by cutting the stalk about an inch above a node and dipping it into rooting hormone. Let it dry over night and then re-pot in fresh water.

2. delores Says:
   December 17th, 2007 at 11:19 am

   hi,

   i would like to know what is rooting hormone, and where can I find it?

3. Jamie Jamison Adams Says:
   December 17th, 2007 at 1:02 pm

   Rotting hormone can be found at any local garden center or nursery. The most common type of rooting hormone comes in power form - we carry Greenlight Rotting hormone at our garden center; there are other brands. You can also get liquid rooting hormone.  Rooting hormone is a substance that promotes root growth and inhibits fungal problems.  It does this with a combination of chemicals.

4. stephanie Says:
   February 11th, 2008 at 10:11 am

   hello i was cleaning my lucky bamboo and noticed the gel in the bottom, is that normal? should i clean it to get rid of it? please help thanks

5. Jamie Jamison Adams Says:
   February 12th, 2008 at 8:33 am

   Stephanie,

   If your plant came in a gel and is doing well, you could leave it as is. If the lucky bamboo looks compromised in any way, I would clean and remove the gel.

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