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I have a lucky bamboo in my office it was ok with water , later I brought plant gel and start to turn yellow I need your help please what to do?
Plant Gel & Lucky Bamboo Don’t Mix
December 12, 2007 by
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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.
hi,
i would like to know what is rooting hormone, and where can I find it?
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.
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
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.
Hai,
I brought a lucky bamboo which was in gell and was ok.
I replanted in another pot with gel in my room and some parts are turning yellow.
I also water it usually.
Is there a need for watering it if it is in a gel?
What can I do for this?
The gel you are referring to acts as a soil substitute. Lucky bamboo can be grown in either soil or water. 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.