Use the right amount of water.
Growing bamboo from seed in water.
Bamboo grown indoors in water is often called lucky bamboo with the formal name of dracaena sanderiana.
Apply the pre germination stimulant.
The bamboo palm plant likes to have consistently moist soil but should never be allowed to sit in wet or soggy soil.
This bamboo look alike goes by the name lucky bamboo and is supposed to bring luck prosperity and health to its owner.
I always find that a good quality general purpose compost is.
Firstly you need to prepare your growing medium.
Place one seed in the top of each pellet.
Add decorative gravel or fish tank rock to the bottom of the container.
Place your seeds into the water and let them sit undisturbed for between 12 24 hours.
A viable seed will normally sink to the bottom of the water.
If you add too much to your container you will create an unattractive plant which displays root growth in odd looking places.
Boil a large pot of water and pour it over the peat pellets.
Soak the seeds in water for 24 hours to start to soften them up.
Fill your chosen pot or tray with compost and moisten it with water.
You should aim to water your bamboo palm in a way that will keep the soil at a level of moisture that is only just perceptible in order to avoid over watering and causing root rot.
Just keep it in clean water and you will have a happy healthy plant.
Soak your seeds in.
Securely place the bamboo stalk s into the gravel.
Place the pot or tray into your propagator.
Around 1 to 1 1 2 inches of water is standard.
Super green is one of the fertilizers specially formulated for lucky bamboo growing in water.
Fill up a shallow glass container up with water that is right around 85 f 30 c.
Growing bamboo from seed step 1.
That iconic bamboo plant that grows in water and seems to be in every store and office isn t a true bamboo but a member of the genus dracaena.
Caring for your bamboo palm watering.
This process also helps judge the viability of seeds because those that float are probably not viable.
This kickstarts the germination process for your seeds and increases the odds of planting success.
Because i now use purified water which has all the minerals removed i ve started to use this food 2 or 3 times a year.
Allow to cool to room temperature.
Bamboo will grow roots in places where it is submerged in water.
It s up to you if you want to try the floating seeds as well or not.
Soak your bamboo seeds in water for 1 full day.