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Why do Lucky Bamboo leaves turn yellow?

Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
2020-06-11 09:29:22
Soil culture: take out the plants of Lucky Bamboo when watering too much, put them in the shade to dry, and then replant them after drying. If the illumination is improper, shade or increase the illumination in time. Stop applying fertilizer and dilute with clear water to produce fertilizer damage. Hydroponics: the yellowing caused by poor water quality shall be replaced in time and restored in the place with scattered light.

I. soil culture

1. Improper watering

The most common reason for the yellowing of the leaves of Lucky Bamboo in soil culture is improper watering, among which excessive watering is the most common. When the water is too much, the young leaves will be dark yellow, the new shoots will wilt but the old leaves have no obvious change. At this time, you can take out the plants of Lucky Bamboo, put them in the shade to dry, and then plant them again.

Lack of water will also cause the leaves of Lucky Bamboo to turn yellow, but it is different from too much water. When water is not enough, the new leaves of Lucky Bamboo will grow normally, but the leaf tip and the edge of the leaves will turn yellow. At this time, it needs to be watered in time, and watered thoroughly.

2. Improper illumination

Improper illumination may cause yellow leaves. Because rich and precious bamboo is the plant that likes shade more, it's better not to have strong direct light when breeding, otherwise it will affect the leaves to turn yellow, at this time, it needs to be transplanted to the half shade for maintenance.

Of course, when the Lucky Bamboo is lack of light, it will also turn yellow. This is because it is kept in a half shade place for a long time, so that it can't touch the light, photosynthesis is not good, and it can't form the original is that the leaves will lose green, so it needs to be contacted with sufficient light, so that it can grow well.

3. Improper fertilization

If the fertilization is too much, it may cause fertilizer damage, leading to yellow leaves, mainly yellow new leaves, no luster leaves, old leaves will fall off, at this time, it is necessary to stop fertilization and dilute with water.

On the contrary, insufficient fertilization will lead to insufficient nutrients, and the color of leaves will become light and yellow. At this time, it is necessary to check the basin soil, and change the soil if it is found that the soil is hard, and then fertilization should be reasonable. There is also the possibility that the lack of some elements causes the leaves of the bamboo to turn yellow, such as iron deficiency, which can be applied with some ferrous acid solution.

4. Improper placement

It may also be caused by improper placement of the leaves. It is better not to place the leaves in the TV or air conditioner when cultivating the bamboo, which will cause the edges of the leaves to turn yellow and need to be placed in a suitable place.

The leaves turn yellow when the bamboo is cultivated in soil

2. Hydroponics

1. Poor water quality

In fact, the main reason for the yellowing of the leaves of the cultured bamboos is that the water quality is not very good. Because the cultured bamboos are placed for a long time and need to be added with nutrient solution, the water quality will inevitably be affected. In this case, the roots of the bamboos may rot and the leaves will also turn yellow.

The water quality of the cultured bamboo must be guaranteed, inspected at any time, and the water should be changed frequently, so as to reduce the occurrence of yellow leaves. When finding the yellow leaves, cut them off and put them in a place with good ventilation and graduation light, so that they can recover slowly. In the more serious, need to spray some pesticides or fungicides

2. Improper illumination

In addition to water quality factors, there may also be improper lighting, too dark or too strong light, are easy to cause the leaves of Lucky Bamboo yellow.

At this time, you can first cut off the yellow leaves of the Lucky Bamboo, and then cut off the rotten roots, and then put them in a place with good scattering light for maintenance.

Yellow leaves of hydroponic rich bamboo

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