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title: "What is happening to my lucky bamboo?? I’ve never seen a whole stalk…"
description: "What is happening to my lucky bamboo?? I’ve never seen a whole stalk start turning yellow from the bottom up. I’ve been watering it as Planta has directed."
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# What is happening to my lucky bamboo?? I’ve never seen a whole stalk…

_Gepostet von Lavonah am 2024-05-21_

What is happening to my lucky bamboo?? I’ve never seen a whole stalk start turning yellow from the bottom up. I’ve been watering it as Planta has directed.

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## 6 Kommentare

### Planta-Mitglied kommentierte am 2024-05-21

Does the pot have good drainage? With the rocks on top I doubt much water evaporates from the soil. This looks like what happened when I overwatered my lucky bamboo. One stalk turned yellow and died and the others followed suit.

#### Lavonah antwortete am 2024-05-21

😢 well that’s not good.

### Alyssa kommentierte am 2024-05-21

Yep, might be an overwatering issue especially following Planta’s advice lol, need to put out a PSA to not follow Planta, also looks a bit leggy like it might want some higher light but not scorching direct light

#### Lavonah antwortete am 2024-05-21

It is very very tall. When you say higher light what does that mean? I’m completely plant illiterate and this is only 1 of 2 plants I’ve ever kept alive. Also, if it’s an overwatering issue, is this stalk a goner?

#### Alyssa antwortete am 2024-05-21

Oh it’s okay, I get it lol, so higher light would mean closer to a light source (like a window, skylight, or grow light), but with bamboo they don’t want to be in direct sunlight (like sun shining directly onto the plant as if it’s getting a tan lol), they like dappled light as if in a bamboo grove in the wild. So yes, once the stalk turns yellow it’s a goner, I’d just snip it off at the base and work on saving the rest of the plant. I’d try a pot with a drainage hole, chunky soil mix (try a tropical soil mix, add some perlite and some orchid bark) and water only when the soil feels fairly dry two inches down using your finger as a gauge

### Rally kommentierte am 2024-05-22

You’re fine. I think you can still rescue the others. Mine was turning a tad bit yellow after 6 months, and what I did was I put it in a Glass vase instead, added new filtered water, and near the window (bright, indirect light) I think where you placed your bamboo now is okay. Just need a glass vase and remove the rocks and you should be fine. The sunlight needs to hit the roots for all water. Make sure to change the filtered water every 2 weeks.

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