Comments on: Questions About Lucky Bamboo http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/ the official Flower Shop Network blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:50:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Janelle http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-25361 Janelle Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:00:39 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-25361 OKAY THANK YOU FOR THE HELP.. OKAY THANK YOU FOR THE HELP..

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-25359 Jamie Jamison Adams Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:21:03 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-25359 I would probably feed it in the spring and in the fall. Use a water soluble fertilizer at 1/10th the dilution rate. I would probably feed it in the spring and in the fall. Use a water soluble fertilizer at 1/10th the dilution rate.

]]> By: Janelle http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-25333 Janelle Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:59:22 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-25333 HI I DO HAVE ANOTHER SMALL QUESTION ABOUT MY BAMBOO, I NOW ONLY WATER IT EVERY OTHER WEEK, AND IT SEEMS TO DO PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT, HOWEVER, I NEVER REALLY ASKED ABOUT THE FOOD.. SOMEONE SAID ITS BEST TO DO IT AT LEAST 2 TIMES A YEAR, AND JUST WATER IT ON A REGULAR BASES. WHAT MONTHS WOULD BE BEST TO GIVE IT SOME FOOD? HI I DO HAVE ANOTHER SMALL QUESTION ABOUT MY BAMBOO, I NOW ONLY WATER IT EVERY OTHER WEEK, AND IT SEEMS TO DO PRETTY GOOD WITH THAT, HOWEVER, I NEVER REALLY ASKED ABOUT THE FOOD.. SOMEONE SAID ITS BEST TO DO IT AT LEAST 2 TIMES A YEAR, AND JUST WATER IT ON A REGULAR BASES.
WHAT MONTHS WOULD BE BEST TO GIVE IT SOME FOOD?

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-24709 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:41:51 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-24709 Is the gooey stuff seeping from the plant? Or is the gooey stuff just on the leaves and can easily be wiped off? The seeping could be a problem. The other could be something spilled on the plant and have nothing to do with the plant. If the gooey stuff is sticky, check for aphids (a small insect on the back side of the leaves). If it looks more like cotton, check for mealybugs. Send me a picture and I will identify the issue. Is the gooey stuff seeping from the plant? Or is the gooey stuff just on the leaves and can easily be wiped off? The seeping could be a problem. The other could be something spilled on the plant and have nothing to do with the plant. If the gooey stuff is sticky, check for aphids (a small insect on the back side of the leaves). If it looks more like cotton, check for mealybugs. Send me a picture and I will identify the issue.

]]> By: Joanne http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-24707 Joanne Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:59:42 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-24707 Hi, I happened to find this thread about Lucky Bamboo which is great because I had all the same questions regarding when to feed it and water in and all that! Thanks! I do have another concern though...I received my Lucky Bamboo just a couple of weeks ago as a housewarming gift. However, there are a couple of leaves with this white gooey stuff on it. Does that eventually go away? Is it a natural occurence (similar to tree sap)? Do I need to be worried about it? Thanks! Hi,

I happened to find this thread about Lucky Bamboo which is great because I had all the same questions regarding when to feed it and water in and all that! Thanks!

I do have another concern though…I received my Lucky Bamboo just a couple of weeks ago as a housewarming gift. However, there are a couple of leaves with this white gooey stuff on it. Does that eventually go away? Is it a natural occurence (similar to tree sap)? Do I need to be worried about it?

Thanks!

]]> By: Jamie Jamison Adams http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-24694 Jamie Jamison Adams Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:32:59 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-24694 Knowing when to change the water is a bit tricky and will depend on the container the lucky bamboo is in. Clean containers allow sunlight exposure to the water. This can cause algae growth. Opaque containers usually inhibit algae growth. So a clean container may need the water changed once a month, where as an opaque container may not need to be changed for several months. If you are not sure when to change the water, it is ok to do it once a month. Be sure to use distilled water. I personally believe fertilizer is the root of most lucky bamboo problems. This plant grows slowly and doesn't seem to need a large amount of nutrients to be healthy. So I like the twice year fertilizer method. Glad I could help. Keep me posted and let me know if you need anything else. Knowing when to change the water is a bit tricky and will depend on the container the lucky bamboo is in. Clean containers allow sunlight exposure to the water. This can cause algae growth. Opaque containers usually inhibit algae growth. So a clean container may need the water changed once a month, where as an opaque container may not need to be changed for several months. If you are not sure when to change the water, it is ok to do it once a month. Be sure to use distilled water.

I personally believe fertilizer is the root of most lucky bamboo problems. This plant grows slowly and doesn't seem to need a large amount of nutrients to be healthy. So I like the twice year fertilizer method.

Glad I could help. Keep me posted and let me know if you need anything else.

]]> By: Janelle http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/questions-about-lucky-bamboo/comment-page-1/#comment-24595 Janelle Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:56:58 +0000 http://www.flowershopnetwork.com/blog/?p=8969#comment-24595 Thank you for all the help, in answering my questions it helped alot. like i said i had a lucky bamboo with 3 stalks, and one of the stalk turned yellow and died on me, lucky for me, i knew to clean the rocks, and remove it from the other 2 it seems the other 2 are doing just fine it seems to have caught bacteria, and when i did clean the rocks i did notice algae in the bottom of the holder, that is the ONLY time i ever changed the water and cleaned rocks in that one, thats why i didnt know if there was a certain amount of time you have to actually do that. I do have a question, you stated that you should only change the water every so many months, unless bacteria plays a part in it.. that i get, but how do you know when its time to change the water? will it smell or is there any other ways i could tell, its time to do a water change? as for algae, how can you tell there is any in the holder? i mean, i never thought anything was wrong with my plant until i actually seen the stalks go yellow, just looking into my container you would never know there was algae in there because it never came to surface or anything! BOTH of my bamboos were placed on the tv, and way up high so i could not look into it more carefully! I was instructed to give my plant (the old one) a few drops of feed every time i watered it, which was weekly.. which is possibly why it got sick, i grew more concerned about my new one because i didnt want to see it happen again, that is why im glad i found this site, and finally got all the answers i needed.. hopefully i know what to do, too keep my plant growing healthy and happy.. i will keep you posted! Thanks again for the help Thank you for all the help, in answering my questions it helped alot. like i said i had a lucky bamboo with 3 stalks, and one of the stalk turned yellow and died on me, lucky for me, i knew to clean the rocks, and remove it from the other 2 it seems the other 2 are doing just fine it seems to have caught bacteria, and when i did clean the rocks i did notice algae in the bottom of the holder, that is the ONLY time i ever changed the water and cleaned rocks in that one, thats why i didnt know if there was a certain amount of time you have to actually do that.
I do have a question, you stated that you should only change the water every so many months, unless bacteria plays a part in it.. that i get, but how do you know when its time to change the water? will it smell or is there any other ways i could tell, its time to do a water change? as for algae, how can you tell there is any in the holder? i mean, i never thought anything was wrong with my plant until i actually seen the stalks go yellow, just looking into my container you would never know there was algae in there because it never came to surface or anything! BOTH of my bamboos were placed on the tv, and way up high so i could not look into it more carefully!
I was instructed to give my plant (the old one) a few drops of feed every time i watered it, which was weekly.. which is possibly why it got sick, i grew more concerned about my new one because i didnt want to see it happen again, that is why im glad i found this site, and finally got all the answers i needed.. hopefully i know what to do, too keep my plant growing healthy and happy.. i will keep you posted! Thanks again for the help

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