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title: "I was gifted this lucky bamboo and I unfortunately don’t know…"
description: "I was gifted this lucky bamboo and I unfortunately don’t know anything about them. It has rocks that are glued down. Should I leave them and water it that way…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/64b6a1d72c7389fa63554756"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "KayyP"
published: "2023-07-18T14:29:43.016Z"
language: "en"
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# I was gifted this lucky bamboo and I unfortunately don’t know…

_Posted by KayyP on 2023-07-18_

I was gifted this lucky bamboo and I unfortunately don’t know anything about them. It has rocks that are glued down. Should I leave them and water it that way or try to remove the rocks and repot? Also, it’s not in a pot with any drainage. What should I do? Any advice on these guys would be appreciated too! Thanks in advance!! 😊

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## 6 comments

### 🍄🌿✨ commented on 2023-07-18

You should take them out of the rocks and wash the glue off and then repot with new rocks and fresh water

#### KayyP replied on 2023-07-18

Thank you!! So just rocks and water? I don’t need to put them in soil?

#### Melanancy replied on 2023-07-18

No soil

#### KayyP replied on 2023-07-18

Thank you!

### Hannah commented on 2025-08-31

How did this end up going for you? I just got this same exact bamboo today, mine has soil and rocks on top, no drainage though, did you repot?

### Frondsie commented on 2025-09-07

My mom was gifted one of these bamboo with glued down rocks 🙄 two months ago in hospital. One stalk has turned yellow. I have no idea how much water she has been drowned in

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