Thanks for everyones advice. I think I'll leave it as it is for now & maybe
pot it later. As for the water I do have a water filter so I'll use that &
see how it goes.
Alwyn

"Elaine MacGregor" wrote in message
...
One of my friends was bought a lucky bamboo last Christmas and it has
survived very well in a shady room being given very hard water which was
never emptied out. It started to look the worse for wear at the end of
the
year but when I looked at it, her carer had forgotten to water it. She
had
a new one for Christmas and I have taken the old one to see if I can
revive
it. So far it has perked up by taking it to pieces, removing the dead
shoots and putting back together in a smaller clump. I have given it a
little liquid feed which I will remove at the next water change. It is
already looking happier (thought still on very hard Kent water)

Elaine
"Ken Riley" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 16 Jan 2003 12:41:28 -0000, "Alwyn Williams"
wrote:

I was recently given a "Lucky Bamboo" bought from Marks & Spencer. It's
basically a small tiered group of stems each with a small shoot approx
1
inch long. It is tied together & the base is wrapped in foam & stands
in
a
small ceramic dish full of water. Some of the stems have started to
root
&
what I want to know is should I eventually pot it in compost or will it
live
quite happily standing in water.

Thanks
Alwyn


I was given one for Christmas and the little instruction card that
came with it says that Lucky Bamboo grows in water and will last for
years provided it is looked after. It says the water (half to 2
inches deep) should be changed every week during the rooting stage and
then every other week and that it is not necessary to feed it.

Joan in Bramhall (Cheshire)