How to care for and water lucky bamboo?

Lucky bamboo , famous for its graceful shape and verdant branches and leaves, is an evergreen plant that symbolizes wealth and grandeur, and is very suitable as a home decoration. Let’s learn how to care for and water lucky bamboo.

1. Breeding methods

Light: Lucky bamboo needs bright diffuse light and should be kept away from low light for a long time to prevent the leaves from turning yellow. Provide adequate shade during high temperatures in summer to prevent strong direct sunlight.

Fertilization: Apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium compound fertilizer once a month, evenly spread it around the pot, avoiding contact with the roots. Combine watering to allow the fertilizer to penetrate the soil and be gradually absorbed. You can also apply decomposed organic fertilizer once every half a month, dilute it and then water it.

Watering: Keep the soil moist, water once a week in spring and autumn, 1 to 2 times in summer, and reduce to 2 to 3 times a month in winter when the temperature is low. Avoid water accumulation in the pot to prevent root rot.

Soil: Choose loose, fertile, breathable and well-drained soil. You can use a mixture of peat soil and garden soil.

Pruning: Remove yellow leaves and cut off withered branches in time to keep the plants clean and tidy. Properly prune the branches that are too long or messy.

2. Precautions

Spraying: Spray water on the leaves frequently to increase air humidity. Spray water once a day in summer to clean the leaves.

Temperature: Keep the temperature above 5℃ in winter and take good warming measures to prevent frost damage that causes yellowing of stems and rot of roots.

In short, as a popular indoor plant, lucky bamboo has some different details that need to be paid attention to in different seasons.