Heather, this is not bamboo, it is lucky bamboo.. people on the forum will not answer you or make you feel stupid posting this.. my suggestions is put the plant in water and put in a bit of superthrive fertilizer. You could also put it into a container with some potting soil and cover the soil with rocks so the soil wont float..It should recover then.. I actually have three sets of lucky bamboo and all are in complete water only, one set I have had for 7 years and never a problem, I have one I grow in my betta tank too.. it wont make it growing in the conditions you have it in I dont think... Anyway if you get a chance visit my site.. see some bamboo and other stuff.. post to my guestbook if you get a chance.. I get more spam than entries though.. Here is a link that might be useful: My Site, boo links, maple and pond, koi pics

Since "Lucky Bamboo" is not really a bamboo, you will have better luck with this if you visit Gardenweb's Lucky Bamboo forum.

Thank you so much for the replies. I live in S. Fort Worth and it is ALWAYS windy here. We have nothing but clay in the backyard, but as I needed to put down a root barrier, I dug a hole about three feet deep, placed the barrier and then filled with new soil (compost and landscaping mix). Then I've thrown in a bit of fertilizer (twice now). The bamboo was planted this past summer, so this is its first spring since planting. It is shooting fairly well. BUT, even thought the soil the boo is in should be good and drain well, it has to drain into the clay below. I have been concerned that the bottom of this enclosure is waterlogged. Is there any way for me to confirm or correct this? I haven't watered the bamboo much. I've taken to sticking a finger all the way into the soil to feel moisture levels. The only time I have watered it is if it felt pretty dry. It gets hot here, so I feel like the sun is burning the leaves, and the roots get waterlogged?

The seasol would probably help since they were already in pots before the replanting, so none to little root damage when transplanted. I noticed in the first picture it looks like you can see the size of the original pot by the shape of the soil around the transplant. If that is the case, then they may not be getting enough water since you have to realize, the size of the rootball, or original pot size, is the only area the roots are. It will take some time for the roots to grow into the new soil surrounding the roots, and the water in the original rootball can be absorbed quickly, and I've seen people under water their bamboos thinking that the soil is moist, but they are only checking the soil 'around' the transplant, and not the soil where the actual roots are.