Lucky bamboo, ya or na?

[qclabrat]

I have lucky bamboo in my bog when temps go over 50F. They won't survive when it gets colder and I bring them in. They eat nutrients well.

how far down do their roots go?

 

[Faebinder]

how far down do their roots go?

Couple of inches. If they get too long I'll cut them. I just push them in the bog for 5 months.

 

[Marck]

I've never seen bamboo (likely the national plant) near or in ponds in Asia. That's a good indication why not. As mentioned above, the plant in question is "lucky bamboo" which is actually not from the real bamboo family.

Yes, Lucky Bamboo is not a true bamboo in the Grass Family (Poaceae). It is actually Dracaena sanderiana, a close relative of other Dracaena that are often grown as houseplants. It does grow well in bog conditions but it is frost tender and will only survive the Winter outdoors in USDA Zones 10 and higher.

 

[mrsclem]

And yet another old thread!

 

[combatwombat]

I don’t see the harm in replies to old threads, at least when they offer useful info in a relavent thread where starting a new one wouldn’t make much sense.

 

[GBBUDD]

There is no harm at all the only issue is when they ask a question of someone but the post is 5 years old many myself included never saw the dates for several weeks using the forum

 

[Lisak1]

I don't think there's any harm HOWEVER (and I'm not saying this is the case here) but those of us who have been around for awhile have seen a trend where suddenly a bunch of old threads will start getting responses and the "person" doing the responding has never posted anything else to the forum. That often raises the question - real person, or bot? Especially when they never respond again.

 

[Faebinder]

I'll reply. Lucky bambo is awesome for bogs and ponds. The problem is that it requires shade and doesnt survive to come back after winter. You're gonna need to take it back in. It's too much work for me, finding shade for it.

Close the thread.

 

[brokensword]

Close the thread.

are ya bamboo-ziling us, Fae???