How to plant lucky bamboo
Today, I will explain in detail how to plant lucky bamboo and the cultivation methods of soil-grown lucky bamboo for green plants and flowers. If there are any mistakes, please feel free to correct them!
Lucky bamboo has graceful plants with elegant leaves, resembling the charm of bamboo, symbolizing "bamboo brings peace and wealth," and many people enjoy keeping it at home.
Lucky bamboo is mostly cultivated in water. Buy a bunch of lucky bamboo, find a nice hydroponic bottle to plant it, and it will quickly grow new roots and leaves, looking vigorous.
However, many flower enthusiasts have found that after lucky bamboo grows for more than a year, it is prone to stunted growth, meaning it grows slowly or even stops growing; some lucky bamboo tops grow, but the stems become thin, the leaves are not dark green, and the bottom old leaves turn yellow and fall off, reducing its ornamental value.
The above phenomena are mainly caused by the following reasons:
Firstly, the limited space in the hydroponic bottle suppresses the growth of thick and strong roots, and the ability to absorb nutrients is insufficient to support the plant's nutrient consumption, resulting in a lack of nutrient supply; secondly, as the plant grows, its nutrient consumption increases, and only pure water cultivation without regular fertilization leads to malnutrition; thirdly, some flower enthusiasts place the lucky bamboo in a too dark environment, which easily causes the plant to grow excessively and fail to perform sufficient photosynthesis, resulting in a lack of organic nutrients accumulated through photosynthesis. In this case, even regular fertilization cannot make up for it.
If your lucky bamboo has already grown "imperfectly" and you want to change its growth state and regain its "former appearance," there are two operation methods.
One: Trim the lucky bamboo severely and regrow roots
Lucky bamboo has a small characteristic; it can be trimmed at will to allow the stems to regrow roots.
Remove the lucky bamboo from the hydroponic bottle, trim the roots and part of the bare leafless stems to match the height of the hydroponic bottle, and then regrow roots through hydroponics.
How to plant lucky bamboo
Clean the hydroponic bottle, pour in water to 1/3 of the bottle's height. Peel off the leaves below the bottle opening of the lucky bamboo, remove the yellow leaves from the top, and insert them into the hydroponic bottle. If there is root growth liquid, pour some in (optional), and then place it in a warm, ventilated area without direct sunlight for maintenance.
Change the water for the lucky bamboo every 2-3 days, add an appropriate amount of root growth liquid, and new roots should grow in about two weeks. Once new roots have grown, there is no need to change the water. Move it to a warm, brightly lit or diffused light, ventilated area for maintenance.
Lucky bamboo can tolerate some semi-shade, but it is not suitable for long periods without light. The best environment for maintaining it is a brightly lit or diffused light area that is warm and ventilated, allowing it to accumulate organic nutrients through photosynthesis for its growth.
Cultivating lucky bamboo in pure water has limited nutrients in the water. To make it lush and prevent yellow leaves, it needs to be fertilized regularly. The method is simple: add a proper amount of nutrient solution each time you add water.
Two: Transition from hydroponic to soil cultivation, with two "small surprises"
Soil-grown lucky bamboo has sufficient nutrients in the soil, well-developed roots, vigorous growth, less prone to excessive growth, and better resistance. Flower enthusiasts who like it can switch from hydroponic to soil cultivation, and there are two small surprises.