Comments on: Plant Gel & Lucky Bamboo Don’t Mix http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix the official Flower Shop Network blog Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:11:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-1609 Jamie Jamison Adams Tue, 12 Feb 2008 14:33:12 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-1609 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. 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.

]]> By: stephanie http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-1602 stephanie Mon, 11 Feb 2008 16:11:31 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-1602 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 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

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-864 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:02:09 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-864 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. 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.

]]> By: delores http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-863 delores Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:19:02 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-863 hi, i would like to know what is rooting hormone, and where can I find it? hi,

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

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-822 Jamie Jamison Adams Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:35:10 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/plant-gel-lucky-bamboo-dont-mix#comment-822 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. 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.

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