What to do about yellow leaves on hydroponic lucky bamboo in winter? Try adding these two things

I used to grow hydroponic lucky bamboo, and it always grew just fine, but once winter came it turned yellow. Later I found that many flower lovers had encountered the same problem of hydroponic lucky bamboo turning yellow in winter. Just yesterday a flower lover left a message sharing her own tips for growing lucky bamboo, so today I will talk about this topic!

Below is the message from the flower lover "@Hey! Xiaoniu":

Those of you growing lucky bamboo in winter, remember to put dried orange peel into boiled hot water, and when the water is lukewarm, put it in right at noon when the sun is strong. Remember to sterilize the knife you use to cut the 45°C angle by roasting it over fire, pull off a few of the original leaves, and remember to fish the orange peel out. Because after soaking in hot water it is yellow, put in a rusty iron nail. Then do not put it too close to the radiator. Put it on the living room table. Do not keep it too dark and cold. If you have no radiator or underfloor heating, and you are not in the south, it is best not to grow it at all. Before it has rooted, remember that as long as the boiled water is not dirty you do not need to change it. Remember to top it up with a little warm boiled water when the water runs low, and it must be at noon.

Thank you to this flower lover for her selfless sharing. If you did not understand it, let me sort it out for you.

01. Temperature

Lucky bamboo is a plant that is rather afraid of cold, especially hydroponic lucky bamboo. In winter it easily suffers "cold damage", and as soon as the temperature drops below about 10°C, yellow leaves appear. A while ago, the temperature here dropped below that line, and basically all the lucky bamboo at home turned yellow. Facts prove that the environment is the "foundation of foundations" for growing flowers.

02. Orange peel

Orange peel is not unfamiliar at all to people who love growing flowers! When composting it can remove odors, and when little black flies appear in the flowerpot, it is said that it can also drive them away. But adding orange peel to hydroponic lucky bamboo is something you may have heard less about. Actually the principle is quite simple: orange peel is rich in vitamin C, and vitamin C can quickly remove the chlorine in tap water (which is quite harmful to plants).

In addition, vitamin C has many benefits for plants. As for whether it works, you still have to try it yourself to know. Of course, using vitamin C tablets instead of orange peel is more convenient and more hygienic!

03. Iron nail

There is no doubt that this iron nail is meant to supplement iron for the lucky bamboo. For all green plants, an iron deficiency causes a decrease in chlorophyll, which is the yellow-leaf phenomenon. I suggest you best use a rusty iron nail, so the effect comes faster.

In addition, you can also use other things as a substitute, such as hydroponic nutrient solution, ferrous sulfate, etc. Pay special attention to the concentration and soaking time; generally you soak for 7 days and then change to clean water.

Finally, to sum up:

1. Temperature is the most critical. If your home is below 10°C in winter, it is too hard to keep lucky bamboo from turning yellow; even keeping it alive is hard;

2. Adding vitamin C tablets (or orange peel) and a rusty iron nail can be done not only in winter but also normally. However, if the temperature is too low, adding them still cannot prevent yellow leaves.

3. In addition, when adding water to hydroponic plants in winter, it is best to add boiled cooled water. If you can sun it first so that its temperature is the same as the temperature in the bottle, that is best.

Notes on growing hydroponic lucky bamboo

This article mainly introduces the growing methods for hydroponic lucky bamboo and the notes on hydroponic lucky bamboo. To grow lucky bamboo well, you must first pay attention to its growth habits. For hydroponic lucky bamboo, note: lucky bamboo likes shade, humidity and high temperatures; it tolerates shade, tolerates waterlogging, tolerates heavy fertilizer, and has strong cold resistance; it likes a semi-shaded environment. It is suitable for growing in well-drained sandy soil or semi-muddy sand and alluvial clay, and the suitable growing temperature is 20—28°C. It can tolerate a low temperature of 2—3°C, but in winter it must be protected from frost. In the high-temperature and humid seasons of summer and autumn, conditions are very favorable for the growth of lucky bamboo, and this is its best growing period. It is not strict about light and is suitable for growing in bright scattered light. Too strong light or exposure to the sun can cause phenomena such as leaves turning yellow, fading green, and slow growth. The specific methods are introduced below.

When growing it in a bottle with water, you should choose a robust plant, make sure the leaves are complete, the stems are straight, and the terminal bud is intact. Cut the base into a 45-degree slant with a sharp blade, and grow it in a straight glass container with a water depth of about 5 to 10 cm. Change the clean water once every 3 to 4 days. Within 10 days do not move its position or change its direction. After about 15 days it will root. After rooting, stop changing the water; when the water decreases, just top it up in time. If you change the water often, it instead easily causes yellow leaves and withering. After rooting, give it a small amount of light and drip in a small amount of compound nutrient solution (if the flower market does not have it, consider using a high-nitrogen compound fertilizer steeped in water). After that, apply nutrient solution once every 3 weeks.

Cuttings or division of lucky bamboo are best done during the period from April to September. When taking cuttings, choose robust branches, cut them into several sections, keep 3 to 4 nodes per section, and insert them into moist sand; they root very easily. After rooting, move them into pots, and after moving into pots water them generously.

Water-grown lucky bamboo cuttings easily produce yellow leaves if poorly managed. During care, note the following problems:

1 During the care process, it should be placed in a bright and ventilated environment. Too little light easily makes the branches and leaves turn yellow.

2 Urban tap water should be left standing for two days, so that the chlorine content in the water is reduced and impurities settle, before it can be used for growing.

3 Once it turns yellow, cut off a section from the base with a sharp knife, and cut the base into a slant with a sharp knife. The cut must be smooth to facilitate the absorption of water and nutrients, and then insert it again.

4 In summer's high temperatures, the water has low oxygen and easily deteriorates. Reduce the concentration of the solution and change the water frequently. Within 10 days do not move its position or change its direction. After about 15 days it can grow silvery-white fibrous roots.

5 After rooting, it is best to change the water less; only top up the water in time after evaporation reduces it. Changing the water often easily causes yellow leaves and withered branches.

6 After rooting, apply a small amount of compound chemical fertilizer or culture solution in time, and then the leaves will be glossy green and the stems thick and strong. If no fertilizer is applied for a long time, the plant grows thin and weak, and the leaf color easily turns yellow. But do not apply too much fertilizer, to avoid "burning the roots" or causing leggy growth. In spring and autumn, applying compound chemical fertilizer once a month is enough.

7 Be careful not to place lucky bamboo beside a TV or in a place where an air conditioner or electric fan often blows, to avoid the leaf tips and leaf edges drying up. When the weather is dry, spray water appropriately on the leaf surface to keep the leaves spread out and the leaf color emerald green.

8 When growing in water, besides controlling light and fertilizer, mastering the temperature conditions well is also the key to growing lucky bamboo well. Lucky bamboo likes warmth and fears cold. If it is exposed to cold wind in winter, its leaves will turn yellow from the cold. If after cold damage the stem is still green, it shows there is still vitality, and when the temperature rises and warms up the following year it can still sprout new leaves again.

9 The most suitable time for growing it in water is bottle water culture from April to September each year, that is, during late spring, because the temperature is suitable and it is easiest to root and survive. At other times, if the temperature is above 15 degrees it can also root, but it takes longer.

Lucky bamboo care tips, hydroponic lucky bamboo methods, common problems in lucky bamboo care

Today I bring you an article about lucky bamboo care tips, hydroponic lucky bamboo methods, and common problems in lucky bamboo care. Now let us take a look together.

Grow a pot of lucky bamboo, and wealth flows smoothly and money rolls in. Huahua bought a few stalks yesterday and grew them in a bottle at home. So I wanted to bring out the full set of lucky bamboo growing questions to share with you, so you will never again fear not growing lucky bamboo well!

I. Hydroponic lucky bamboo

1 Key points of hydroponics

1. When hydroponically growing, note to cut the root at a slant; the cut must be smooth to promote rooting.

2. Add water up to one third of the bottle. If it is tap water, let it stand for a day before use. Place it in a bright and ventilated spot indoors.

3. Change the water about once every 3 days. Within 10 days do not rotate the bottle. After about half a month it will root.

2After rooting, add water without changing it

Lucky bamboo that has just rooted is best not changed water; top up the water in time. If the water added is tap water, let it stand for a day before use. For soil-grown plants switched to hydroponics, just wash the roots clean and insert them in the bottle for normal care.

3Add nutrient solution and change the water

1. Plain clean water does not grow lucky bamboo well; you need to add an appropriate amount of nutrient solution. The amount of nutrient solution is roughly 5 to 10 drops per 500 ml of water, about once a month. In summer's high temperatures do not add nutrient solution, as it will make the roots rot.

2. After adding nutrient solution, change the water about once every 10 days in winter, spring and autumn, and about once every 5 days in summer, so that lucky bamboo can grow fast. Every time you change the water, wash the roots clean and cut off any rotten parts.

4Do not let the wind blow on it

1. Do not place lucky bamboo where an air conditioner or electric fan can blow on it, and also do not place it on top of a TV, to prevent the leaves from being blown yellow and dry.

II. Soil-grown lucky bamboo

1Key points for choosing pots and soil

1. Order of suitability for pot choice: clay pottery pot > purple clay pot > plastic pot

2. Potting soil: fertile, loose sandy soil is best. Specifically, you can mix sand, garden soil and leaf mold in a 1:4:5 ratio, and adding a few crushed eggshells is even better.

3. Changing soil and repotting: change once every spring. Each time you change the soil, you can pad a layer of broken foam pieces at the bottom, which increases the air permeability of the potting soil and also prevents root rot.

2 Potting up

1. Cut the roots. The part going into the soil must not have leaves; cut them all off, and smear wood ash or sulfur powder on the cut. Insert it directly into the potting soil, place it in a shady spot, and spray a little water often.

2. After new leaves grow, place it in a spot with scattered light.

3Key points for light and temperature

1. Temperature: below 5 degrees in winter it must be brought indoors. The best growing temperature is 18 degrees-25 degrees.

2. Light: scattered light is enough. If the light is insufficient the leaves will lose their luster.

4 Key points for water and fertilizer

1. From April to October is the growing period. Water when the potting soil is dry, roughly once every 3-5 days. Water less in winter. Spray water on the leaf surface often.

2. Apply a small amount of nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium fertilizer every half a month to 20 days.

III. Common problems with lucky bamboo

Yellow leaves

1Yellowing leaves on newly bought lucky bamboo: lack of nutrients

Newly bought lucky bamboo basically has no roots. When you first grow it in water, its roots cannot absorb nutrients, so the leaves turn yellow from lack of nutrients. At this time, even adding nutrient solution is useless.

Solution:

Wait one month for it to slowly root. If the stem is hard, cut off the leaves, keep changing the water often, and it can grow new leaves.

2 Water quality problem

If the water is turbid and unclean, it will cause the roots of lucky bamboo to rot, and then the leaves will turn yellow.

Solution:

Check whether the roots have rotted. Cut off the rotten parts, change the water, and use cooled boiled water. During this period change the water often to keep the water quality clean, and gradually the yellow leaves will stop appearing.

3Light too dark or too strong

Solution:

Insufficient or too weak light is no good either. First cut off the yellow leaves, then place it in a spot with scattered light and let it slowly recover on its own.

4 Improper fertilizing

If too much fertilizer is applied, the leaf tips of new leaves will be dry brown, the leaf surface lusterless and thick, uneven and not spreading out, and old leaves will scorch yellow and fall off. At this time you must change the water! Cut off the yellow leaves and stop fertilizing.

If too little fertilizer is applied, the color of young leaves fades, appearing pale green to yellow, while old leaves change little. At this time just add a little fertilizer.

5Improper placement

Lucky bamboo can absorb radiation, but do not place it on top of a TV or near a refrigerator, as this easily causes yellow leaves. Just change its position.

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Source: Yanghua Daquan, WeChat public account: yanghua98