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With the stalks of bamboo( I am not sure of the technical name) begin so popular, I would like to konw about it. How do they get some of the stalks to curl?
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"People see the fancy curls or wavy ones and think that Lucky Bamboo can grow that way. Lucky Bamboo actually only grows straight and does not grow curly or wavy at all. Farmers have to lay them on a huge long table in a hot house, cover 3 sides in the dark, one side has bright light and let them grow naturally toward the light,and manually rotate them periodically; more curl, more work. It takes an average of 1.5 years to make one curl. You can get the bamboo plant to curl like farmers do when the stick is fresh and young. The stick is not going to grow longer but it will turn when it feels the light coming from only one side for certain length of time. Again, the plant sticks will not grow taller because they receive special treatment when they have reached the shape and length desired by the farmers. For you, they only keep growing green leaves and will stay green in either water or soil. Care and Maintenance: Only water is needed. These plants do not need much light or any fertilizer. Any place in the room is fine. No need to transplant, and no need to put them in soil."
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hi, im 17 and for christmas my younger brother bought me a tall bamboo shoot. He also bought me a tall vase which covers half of the shoot. I have given the plant some water and left it alone. Recently i notices that from the bottom, the plant has slowly gone yellow to about 15cm above the top of the vase, and it appears that some kind of black mould is growing on the plant starting from the bottom and working its way up. there are distinct growths at the bottom of the plant, and small black dots are starting to appear at the top.
Is there something wrong with my plant, or is it the way i am keeping it?
Mike Frazer
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