Care of lucky bamboo: All lucky bamboo needs to grow is a container,clean water and polished stones to keep the stalks upright. It doesnÂt do well with fluoride,so tap water is not preferable.If you must use tap water,let it sit out overnight before using.This will cause the chloride to evaporate,but wonÂt get rid of the fluoride.Change the water once a month adding a drop of fertilizer if you want rapid growth.It doesnÂt like to be over-fertilized though. DonÂt wash the stones as the nutrients are stored in the rocks. Also donÂt fill the container too full (especially a tall vase) as they will cause the bamboo to sprout roots higher on the stalk.The roots need to be totally submerged in water though. Place the bamboo in an area with bright filtered light.It will also do well in a room with no natural light. Exposure to sunlight, treated water,roots that arenÂt in the water,or sudden tem- perature changes can cause problems for lucky bamboo.If the leaves start to turn yellow,check the lighting,change the water using only filtered or distilled water,and/or move it out of drafts or away from furnace registers. Trim yellow leaves with a sharp clean scissors.This should bring it back to health. High salt levels can also burn the tips of leaves.Salt buildup can come from city water or fertilizer.Fertilize with care.

Growing bamboo in clear glass may allow more algae and other things you don't want to develop in the water. Otherwise, it is fine. I have heard of people growing the plants in fish tanks and other clear containers. You may have to take more steps to keep the water clean. If the top of the stalk is yellow, you can cut that part off. This will stop the spread if the stalk is dying. It may be just overexposed in that area. If you do not wish to cut it off, you can see if the yellow is continuing to spread down the stalk. If not, it can be ok to leave it. If it looks better without it, they why not? The black roots do not sound good. If the roots are red, that is ok. Black roots mean the plant is dying. There is some opportunity for the plant to regrow the roots. Your last option, if you think the top and the bottom of the plants are rotting, is to cut the plant up. You can cut the healthy part of the stems into sections, dip the sections into root hormone, and place them into soil or water to root! Here is a link that might be useful: See the root color?

Hi, I am new to the whole bamboo thing, and i just have somewhat of a question.. i just bought one back in feb 08 and for the past 2 months it was doing great! I been watering it as directed (Once a week)- and all seemed fine, until i took it down for its last watering, (yesterday) I noticed that i now have 2-3 leafs are yellow!! BUT all the rest of the plant, (stalks, and leaves are just fine and green)- i also felt the stalks, and they are solid.. just the yellow leaves are whats of concern to me. my house is normally anywhere from 70-73 degrees.. when i water it i used destilled water also as directed.. & i also use green green to help it remain green.. i really have no reason why the leaves would turn yellow if im doing everything right and the rest of the plant seems be healthy.. I was online looking for answers as to what it maybe from, and all that makes sense to me is that the old leaves are dying back due to the change of weather.. im really looking for answers and or help to try and fix this.. what should i do??

We took down a huge red oak last year, both my wife I cried the day they came with the chainsaws. The tree had a fungal infection, which was confirmed by sending the fruiting bodies, those "mushrooms" that were growing around the base of the tree, to a lab for analysis. Usually, a fungal attack kills a tree from the inside out and can take years and years to occur. What you have to remember is that trees distribute water and food through their outermost layers of trunk, the phloem and xylum. What that means is that a tree can look perfectly fine on the outside, while the inside is all but gone. And this makes for a dangerous situation. It's what arborists call a "hazard tree." A word of caution - be careful about whatever "tree man" you use. Some are very knowledgable, while others are just guys with a chainsaw and a truck. We had several certified arborists examine our tree, and what we found was that fixing it was very expensive, and came with no guarantee. We were told that if this tree fell on our house, it would destroy the attic and pretty much all of the second floor. Not a very comforting thought. They all seemed to favor taking it down to be 100% safe, and so we did. Sorry to lay out what might be too much info here, but we went through the process over the last couple years, this was after what was deemed a healthy white ash blew down in a thunderstorm and destroyed a brand new vehicle. Please understand that we are big tree lovers. However, we have also come to realize that some trees, meaning big trees with problems, are very, very dangerous. The link attached might be of help. One final thought. It's often said that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, and I've come to believe that. I took an arborculture course a few years ago, and that's when I started looking at trees, all trees, with an element of respect and fear. Good luck, please let us hear what happens. Here is a link that might be useful: Hazard Trees