favourable bamboo is one of the easy houseplants to keep . It requires less fear than your average houseplant and is satisfying even in less than optimum growing weather condition . However , as it is a inhabit thing , it is not whole without its problem . In fact , there are several very mutual problems that occur due to simple error in care . With a few tips , these job can be avoided or corrected before the plant receive serious distress .
Yellowing Leaves
yellow leaves are the first warning sign of the zodiac that something ’s not right with your golden bamboo . If you have a new lucky bamboo plant whose parting are yellowing with your first water change , it could be that your body of water has too much chlorine or F in it . change to filtered piss , or allowing your pat water to sit in an open container for 24 to 48 hours before giving it to the industrial plant , can assist solve this problem . The 2d most common cause of yellow-bellied leaves is too much exposure to direct sun . To remedy this , move the industrial plant to an country where it will not receive as much sunlight , like a desk or countertop . Never place it in direct sunshine , such as in a sunny window .
Thin, Spindly Stalk
cutting , spindly stalks are often the answer of too piffling light . Move your lucky bamboo plant closer to a natural light source , while making sure to keep it out of direct sunshine , and see if your plant improves . This shape could also be make by too much plant food . If you ’ve never fertilise your works , it could have been over fertilized by the raiser or manufacturer . Change your bamboo ’s water system every 3 to 7 24-hour interval and do not fertilize for 6 month to a year . Bamboo does n’t tolerate fertilizer well and should only be feed a few drop of an exceedingly diluted solvent ( one part houseplant food to ten parts water ) . Never fertilize more than every 3 month , and , ideally , only fertilise one to two times per year .
Yellow, Soft Stalk or Leaf Damage
Unfortunately a soft husk , or a yellow or browned chaff , point that your plant is already dead . There are many reasons why your bamboo could have died . It could have already had a fungus or bacteria problem when you purchased it . Its roots could have begun to mold or molder due to piddle conditions , or it could have dry out from want of body of water . If one bamboo in your bunch yellows or goes mushy at the stalk , take away it instantly in casing it has something it could pass on to the other sizable stalks . If all the still hunt are deadened , remove them , and pick your container and any rock and roll or marble well . Take stock of the light , water and fertilizer conditions of your plant .
