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Is there anything I can do to save my bamboo??

Originally posted by: Isocene
I moved recently and it might have been without water for a day or two. I set it outside on the patio(it's usually inside) and the leaves started to turn beige. All I've ever done is water it. I've had it for about 3 or 4 years.

Is there anything I can do for it? Do I need to trim it or put some kind of fertilizer in it?

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Where do you live? What was the weather like while it was outside? Was it exposed to direct sunlight?
 
Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Maybe give the plant something more than rocks and water to live on. You know.. ferts or soil maybe?
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This was going to be my serious answer. Is there soil under the rocks? If it's just rocks, that is probably why it's dying.
 
Bamboo plants look tacky? I'm clueless with design. It's my only plant.

It's been in these rocks and water since I got it. It was in direct sunlight for about 24 hours.

Should I plant it in the ground outside?
 
Have you tried singing to it?



:music:
All:
A gentleman's got a walking stick.
A seaman's got a gaff.
And the merry men of Robin Hood
They used a quarterstaff.
On the Spanish plains inside their canes
They hide their ruddy swords.
But we make do with an old bam-boo
And everyone applauds!
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Hey!
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.

Chorus:
When punting on the beautiful Thames

Caractacus:
You use a sturdy pole.

Chorus:
To protect their fair complexion

Caractacus:
Ladies use a parasol.

Chorus:
It's useful in the underbrush

Caractacus:
To have a hefty spear.
:music:
Chorus:
Right!

All:
But what we do with an old bam-boo
Makes everybody cheer!
1 - 2 - 3 - HO!
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
'Ere we go, mate . . .

Caractacus:
A flyer in an air-e-o-plane

Chorus:
He steers it with a stick

Caractacus:
He does?

Caractacus:
A collier in the pits o' Wales

Chorus:
He leans upon his pick

Caractacus:
That's right!
:music:
All:
Now every wheel of an automobile
Revolves around a shaft (HEY!)
But what we do with an old bam-boo
Makes every one go daft.
And 1 - 2
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.
(Dance break)
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - HEY!
And a 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and a 5 and a 6 and a 7 HO!
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo.
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo! :music:
 
Originally posted by: Isocene
Bamboo plants look tacky? I'm clueless with design. It's my only plant.

It's been in these rocks and water since I got it. It was in direct sunlight for about 24 hours.

Should I plant it in the ground outside?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_sanderiana

It is not even bamboo. The rocks and water thing is cute and it sells well. But you should likely repot any plant you purchase. Most are rootbound when you buy them.
 
Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Originally posted by: Isocene
Bamboo plants look tacky? I'm clueless with design. It's my only plant.

It's been in these rocks and water since I got it. It was in direct sunlight for about 24 hours.

Should I plant it in the ground outside?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracaena_sanderiana

It is not even bamboo. The rocks and water thing is cute and it sells well. But you should likely repot any plant you purchase. Most are rootbound when you buy them.
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Ya, they aren't real bamboo. I bought one as a good-bye gift for my replacement at my last job (yes, a girl), and did some googling. There are entire sites dedicated to keeping these things alive, so try searching those. If you want it to live forever, you should plant it into some soil. The hydroponics thing works for a few years, but it's not good for it.
 
Originally posted by: Imp
Ya, they aren't real bamboo. I bought one as a good-bye gift for my replacement at my last job (yes, a girl), and did some googling.
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:camera:
 
Originally posted by: txrandom
Let it die. Your house would look a lot less tacky.
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I was going to buy a bunch of bamboo in the next few weeks. It grows in such little light.
 
It comes back after the leaves fall off. I moved about a ton of it a few years ago, it had gotten really dry.
 
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