Things You'll Need:
- Indoor lucky bamboo plant
- Vase or container for planting
- plant food
- decorative rocks
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Step 1
Buy yourself an indoor bamboo plant almost anywhere you buy plants and especially in stores that sell Chinese feng shui goods and other Chinese collectibles. They are commonly used for bringing good energy to an area of your house or as a feng shui cure to correct an imbalance of energy. These vigorous and tenacious plants have been considered a symbol of good fortune in Asian cultures for at least 4,000 years. They are also available for sale on the internet so your first step is to buy a plant and make sure you have a good container that will support it's size. Indoor bamboo grows well in water and because it can grow to be very tall, the best kind of pot for your plant is a tall, graceful vase.
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Step 2
Supply proper lighting for your lucky bamboo plant. Good lighting is an important factor when caring for your lucky indoor bamboo plant. They like the moderate shade of the rainforest so keep your plant in a well light room but not in direct sunlight. A northern exposure is wonderful for these beautiful, graceful plants. Too much sun can burn their leaves and too little light will weaken them and turn them yellow. You may have to experiment with your placement. They like normal household temperatures so it's easy to provide these plants with a great environment and once having done so, you will not have to do much more but keep them watered and fed.
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Step 3
Feed your indoor bamboo plant properly, easy and inexpensive. Since water offers no minerals or nutrients, feeding them a dilute solution of all purpose plant food at about 1/10th the recommended dilution rate is perfect. Feed them every time you change the water which should be about once a week to 10 days or whenever it appears murky and unsigthly.
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Step 4
Rotate the indoor lucky bamboo plant frequently. If you purchase indoor bamboo plants that are twisted, braided, growing in sprirals or other decorative forms be aware that the plant doesn't naturally grow like this. The shapes are produced by laying them on their sides and forcing them to grow towards the light. It takes a long time for this process to occur. The plants are rotated periodically to acheive the desired shape. These plants are formed this way through a labor intensive proceedure and they will of course be more expensive than the ones growing up straight in their natural form. Caring for the twisted plants is the same as for the straight plants and remember to turn your plant toward the light perodically so it grows evenly.
Comments
cb4me said
on 6/26/2009 Thanks for the insight. I don't have much success trying to keep my lucky bamboo plants alive. Perhaps your tips will be their salvation :)
grove said
on 6/26/2009 I've been thinking about getting one of these; not much light in my apartment but I might give it a try anyway. Thanks for the info on plant food for bamboo plants.
jrosengarten said
on 6/20/2009 Well so far my Lucky Bamboo Plants haven't been so Lucky. But I will try again and adhere to your suggestions
melgrimes said
on 6/14/2009 I'm going to try and grow an indoor bamboo plant. Thanks.
woot said
on 6/4/2009 Thanks. I will buy one now. I was always worried they would be difficult to care for!