What to Do When the Water of Hydroponic Lucky Bamboo Smells Bad? Pruning Method Illustrated

People really love lucky bamboo. It not only carries good meanings but also looks very festive, making it a plant that every household often buys. However, people often say that the lucky bamboo at home sometimes gives off a bad smell. So what should we do when this happens? Let's take a look below.

What to Do When the Water of Hydroponic Lucky Bamboo Smells Bad

1. First take the bamboo stems out of the smelly water, wash its roots with water to remove that odor first, then check whether there are any roots that have already rotted or become moldy. If you find any, cut them off directly, then dry them in the shade. Leave them in a dry environment for 20 minutes. The purpose of this step is to effectively remove the anaerobic bacteria on the roots.

2. While drying them in the previous step, pour out all the water in the bottle, scrub the inside of the bottle with a brush, then thoroughly disinfect the bottle once with 84 disinfectant.

3. Pour new water into the disinfected bottle. The new water should be tap water that has been left to sit for a day and a night. If there is no time to let it sit, you can choose to use purified water.

4. Go to some pharmacies to look for metronidazole tablets. These tablets are very cheap, but their main function is to kill anaerobic bacteria. After buying them, you can grind the tablets into powder, or you can directly drop them whole into the vase. The amount used is calculated according to the capacity of the vase, but even one extra or one fewer tablet does not matter much.

Pruning Hydroponic Lucky Bamboo (Illustrated)

1. For the pruning method of lucky bamboo, use scissors to cut off the shoots, with the cutting position about 0.5 cm from the mother plant. (One snip and it's done.)

2. The cut after pruning.

3. Let the cut dry, then place the cut into a potassium permanganate solution to disinfect and soak for 30 minutes, so as to prevent the cut from becoming infected.

4. The cut looks like this after disinfection.

5. Finally, put the lucky bamboo back into the bottle for care.

How to Water Lucky Bamboo

1. How to water hydroponic lucky bamboo

For lucky bamboo growing in water, watering should be divided into before rooting and after rooting. Before rooting, change the water every 3-4 days. Do not change the water too slowly, otherwise the leaves of the lucky bamboo will turn yellow or even die because of poor water quality. After rooting, changing the water about once a week is enough.

In winter, the indoor temperature is low, lucky bamboo grows slowly, and water absorption is also relatively slower, so the frequency of changing water can be reduced to once every 10 days. However, if impurities or decaying matter appear in the water, then change the water in time. When changing the water for lucky bamboo, pay attention to water quality and try to use boiled water or purified water without impurities. In particular, no oil must be mixed in, otherwise the roots will rot.

2. How to water soil-cultured plants

Lucky bamboo likes a moist environment, so when cultivating it in soil, regular watering is essential, and air humidity should also be kept at a relatively moist level. Spring: the frequency of watering can be determined according to the soil. Touch the soil with your hand. If your skin cannot feel absorbable moisture, then water immediately.

Summer: summer temperatures are high. In addition to watering, also spray water on the leaves to increase air humidity. Winter: winter temperatures are relatively low, and too much water will cause frostbite to the roots of lucky bamboo, so the frequency of watering should be reduced. Through the editor's explanation, I believe everyone has gained some understanding of how to water lucky bamboo. We believe that through our careful care, our beloved flowers will surely grow vigorously.

How Hydroponic Lucky Bamboo Gets Through Winter

1. Temperature

Hydroponic lucky bamboo is very afraid of cold, and before winter arrives it needs to be moved indoors in time. If you want it to grow in winter, you need to raise the indoor temperature to about 20°C. If you place it in an environment of 10°C-13°C, it will stop growing and enter a dormant period, so that after spring begins the next year it will grow quickly. If the temperature is between 5°C-10°C, then it may suffer frostbite. If the temperature is less than 5°C, then it will very likely freeze to death.

So how should you keep it warm? Friends in the north generally have heating at home, so you can place it in a room above 10°C and it can get through winter safely. Friends in the south do not have heating at home, so you need to add a warm jacket for it. The method is very simple. First find some old warm clothing worn in autumn and winter, cut it open, wrap it around the outside of the hydroponic container, and fix it well with rope or something else. Next, use old newspaper to gently wrap the branches above as well. At this time, note that the top should not be sealed, and the height of the newspaper should be slightly higher than the branches. In this way you can help it keep warm.

2. Changing water

Just ensuring the temperature is not enough for lucky bamboo. In addition, we also need to change its water. Water changes do not need to be very frequent, once every 20-30 days is enough. When changing the water, note that you should not add nutrient solution, only ordinary water is needed. In addition, before changing the water, first test the water temperature to ensure it is around 20°C. If the temperature is too low, it may damage the plant.

3. Light

Although its physiological activity is not very active in winter, it still needs a certain amount of sunlight. We can choose a relatively warm day, take off its warm jacket, place it by a window that can receive sunlight, and let it receive a certain amount of light. When night comes, put the warm jacket back on for it.

4. Wind protection

If there are cold and windy days, use newspaper to block the opening left above the warm jacket, then poke a few small holes in it for ventilation.

It seems that the cultivation process of lucky bamboo is also very meticulous. Not only must its branches and leaves be pruned at all times, but the watering methods for hydroponic lucky bamboo and soil-cultured lucky bamboo are different. We must master the methods well, and the cold winter is also an important transition period for it, so we must protect it well.