Help - Indoor Bamboo
Hi there. I have just received a shipment two weeks ago of my first
bamboo. I have a Pseudosasa Japonica and a Sasaella Masamuncana which I intend to grow indoors until summer gets here. The plants arrived wrapped in plastic in dark well moistened earth from British Columbia (I'm in Kingston, Ontario). At first they seemed a bit stressed but were green. I followed the directions to keep them out of direct light and not to water for a bit. Within a few days the tips of the leaves browned so I started misting (with subzero temperatures outdoors, it is quite dry here). The plants seemed to like this at first but the browning has now continued to the edges. The Japonica has developed brown and yellow patches on the leaves. The soil seems moist to the touch and an electronic gauge says all is well. Still, the plants are looking awful and I would hate to lose them. Any ideas? Mike |
Help - Indoor Bamboo
Keep the faith my friend,
I think the bamboo is stressed and may lose all of its leaves but don't worry you just keep it healthy and take good care of it and it will come back to you. "myk" wrote in message ... Hi there. I have just received a shipment two weeks ago of my first bamboo. I have a Pseudosasa Japonica and a Sasaella Masamuncana which I intend to grow indoors until summer gets here. The plants arrived wrapped in plastic in dark well moistened earth from British Columbia (I'm in Kingston, Ontario). At first they seemed a bit stressed but were green. I followed the directions to keep them out of direct light and not to water for a bit. Within a few days the tips of the leaves browned so I started misting (with subzero temperatures outdoors, it is quite dry here). The plants seemed to like this at first but the browning has now continued to the edges. The Japonica has developed brown and yellow patches on the leaves. The soil seems moist to the touch and an electronic gauge says all is well. Still, the plants are looking awful and I would hate to lose them. Any ideas? Mike |
Help - Indoor Bamboo
myk wrote in message ...
Hi there. I have just received a shipment two weeks ago of my first bamboo. I have a Pseudosasa Japonica and a Sasaella Masamuncana which I intend to grow indoors until summer gets here. The plants arrived wrapped in plastic in dark well moistened earth from British Columbia (I'm in Kingston, Ontario). At first they seemed a bit stressed but were green. I followed the directions to keep them out of direct light and not to water for a bit. Within a few days the tips of the leaves browned so I started misting (with subzero temperatures outdoors, it is quite dry here). The plants seemed to like this at first but the browning has now continued to the edges. The Japonica has developed brown and yellow patches on the leaves. The soil seems moist to the touch and an electronic gauge says all is well. Still, the plants are looking awful and I would hate to lose them. Keep it moist and give it sunlight (indoors of course). With subzero temps, you won't fry it. Even if it does look to die out, it may still come back. I had a #5 pot of P. Bambusoides that was just beautiful and healthy when we loaded it on the truck, carefully wrapped it in plastic and drove it home 35-40 minutes. It looked as dead as you can get when we took it out of the truck, completely brown and leaves dry to the touch. I planted it anyway and it came back the following spring and is still going strong. Bamboo can lose all of its top growth and still be healthy (not dead). I wouldn't worry too hard about it. Good luck! Chris Chino, CA |
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