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 Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 9:27 am
okay I have two questions, I figured I'd post tem together. =3 I have three bamboo plants and I'm having a difficult time keeping them alive.Their leaves are browning and everything! crying  any ideas on how to get it better? and I bought a rosemary plant yesterday, and would LOVE some tips on how to care for it, when to plant it outside and such. =3
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Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:56 pm
Rosemary! Random fact, rosemary only grows in the gardens of strong women. My mum in law told me that wives tale, hehe ^^
Hope this stuff helps....
In warm weather, rosemary should be planted outdoors in well-drained soil and full sun.
In cold climates, grow your rosemary plant in a pot so it can be brought inside during winter, where it should be in a sunny window! Once it gets growing, rosemary needs very little water to survive.
Rosemary will not do well outdoors in places with wet weather.
If needed, you can prune for shape.
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:20 am
thanks! =3
now all i need is help for my bamboo plants >_>
i think i watered my rosemary plant a little too much yesterdat. sweatdrop I'll be certian to let it's soil dry up a little in the sun today. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:52 pm
Sakakikala thanks! =3 now all i need is help for my bamboo plants >_> i think i watered my rosemary plant a little too much yesterdat. sweatdrop I'll be certian to let it's soil dry up a little in the sun today. 3nodding Hrrm...where did you buy the bamboo? Some places i see that sell bamboo in containers ready to go, usually have knowledge or a small tutorial you can pick up for the plant. I honestly have never taken care of a bamboo plant before, but i want to in the future sweatdrop
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Posted: Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:23 am
I bought it from a small oriental store. It was healthy for a couple years(the place has been out of buisness for awhile now) crying
so yeah. It's hanging on through. =3
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:17 am
I have two bamboo plants, one I've had for a few years that used to be really prolific until I moved and it got an eastern facing window rather than a northern one. I don't know if that actually is causing its death but I can't think of anything else that I've been doing differently with it. My other bamboo that I just got this past fall likes the eastern window and is doing really well.
One thing that I've noticed is that both of my bamboo plants are very thirsty and need to be watered rather frequently. Also, lucky bamboo doesn't like direct sunlight, which might explain my first plants problems with the eastern window, since it is in a sunnier spot than it used to be.
Good luck with your plants!
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:19 am
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 1:15 pm
OH SNAP! So that's why! I always kept it in the window sill! The sill in my room is preety shaded while in the kitchen and dining room is very well lit! =0
that's it!
Thanks sososo much!
and i didnt know it wasnt even really bamboo! Lololoolol.
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 6:49 am
Just a note on the rosemary. If you mulch it well, it will survive the winter. I live in new england and both my rosemary and sage plants from last year survived the winter well.
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:24 am
Nice! but i've never done anything to do with mulching. (mabye you could post a how to?) We compost a bunch of stuff, and that's what I plant everything in. Lots of good strong nutrients. =3
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:59 pm
First off the Lucky bamboo isn't a bamboo plant at all, its an African plant as you have the link someone put up there for you.
You have two options really to take care of them. One of them is to keep them in water and the second is to plant them in soil.
If you want to keep them in water which I'm guessing you probably do it's very possible they're unhappy with the water quality they are getting.
If you are watering them with tap water make sure the water is aged water. Since the Sanderiana doesn't take chlorinated water kindly, it turns the leaves yellow and creates a white crust on the stem. Plus try to change the water from time to time. You have to take them out of their pot every so often to rinse off the rocks. Trim some roots, since they grow very fast and get root bound quickly and that can relate to their poor health was well.
I would recommend that you keep them with enough of rocks to cover the roots but not too high on the stem to reduce rot. Also from time to time let the pot run dry, the best time is when you clean its pot and did not trim any roots. Put the rocks in and put a little of water and let it be and let the pot run dry, this allows some air to circulate to the roots and prevent root rot.
Direct sunlight dries them and too little light turns them week. Keep them in a well lit area. Also give them a treat with liquid fertilizer that will make them very happy.
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 1:44 pm
Thanks! Those are really good tips! =D I'll let them dry off for a while. I used to always clean their rocks and such! Mabye that's why I'm getting a problem now?
I'll let it run dry and start doing that again.
Aged water eh? hmm... I'll have to do that too.
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Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 12:56 pm
Oh yea that small holder is probably making the little guy not so happy and cramped.
Aged water is easy, just set some water out in an old bowl or cup or even water bottle over night and then give them that water.
How are they doing now?
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 12:37 pm
Well one was practically dead, so i composted it. =[
then I took the one out that had less roots and transferred it to a very open container with water.
the last one, it's doing amasing. I scrubbed it and I cleaned out the bamboo vase, and it has it all to itself. =3
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Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 3:59 pm
YAY! I'm glad some of them are doing well. ^^ its a little sad that one of them died, but hey it happens.
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