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title: "This is the second bamboo stalk that has turned yellow!! What do I do?"
description: "This is the second bamboo stalk that has turned yellow!! What do I do?"
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# This is the second bamboo stalk that has turned yellow!! What do I do?

_Posted by Alex on 2025-04-16_

This is the second bamboo stalk that has turned yellow!! What do I do?

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## 8 comments

### Jenna commented on 2025-04-16

Any big changes lately? Is this a newer plant?

#### Alex replied on 2025-04-16

I’ve had it for a couple months and no new changes

### Jenna commented on 2025-04-16

What are you watering with? Tap? Distilled? How often are you fertilizing?

#### Alex replied on 2025-04-16

Tap, and I’m not sure exactly I just follow the thing

### Jenna commented on 2025-04-16

Do you follow the planta schedule? I would be weary as it seems to tell people to fertilize very often. I’d do no more than monthly. I would also recommend watering with treated water or distilled

### KJM commented on 2025-04-16

Lucky bamboo can be sensitive to chemicals in tap water. They can also react to shifts in temperature and over fertilization.

### Tallplantdude commented on 2025-04-16

All it seems to need is bright indirect sunlight and water. I change the water when i remember but I try to add water on a regular.

I first noticed mine yellowing when it wasn’t getting enough light. I’ve since moved and am seeing a lot of new growth because it’s no longer in my windowless bathroom. I also removed the rocks I had in the vessel that held them upright.

My problem is the browning tips. If anyone knows if i should spritz for humidity, please let me know!

#### Jenna replied on 2025-04-16

I spray mine it seems to like it. I only do when I think about it maybe once a week or every other lol

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