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title: "Lucky Bamboo only in water, used to be super lush and healthy. It’s…"
description: "Lucky Bamboo only in water, used to be super lush and healthy. It’s been on the decline for a couple months and I’ve just been cycling water as usual. The only…"
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author: "max!"
published: "2026-01-12T17:06:08.343695Z"
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# Lucky Bamboo only in water, used to be super lush and healthy. It’s…

_Posted by max! on 2026-01-12_

Lucky Bamboo only in water, used to be super lush and healthy. It’s been on the decline for a couple months and I’ve just been cycling water as usual. The only thing has changed is there is another stalking growing out of the bottom. Any ideas what to change?

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## 1 comment

### Madison commented on 2026-01-12

Are you using any kind of fertilizer? If not, you’ll probably want to add in a hydroponic fertilizer to your routine. Water doesn’t provide many nutrients on its own, so plants that are growing in water eventually need to have a fertilizer routine added in. It also looks like it is reaching for some more light so I’d suggest moving it closer to a window or supplementing with grow lights.

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