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Posted 1M ago by @PoisedFanpalm

Do you keep the glued rocks on the bamboo ?

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Glued rocks? Wdym?
@Araceae it came in a white vase with glue rocks lol… there’s no soil, just glued white rocks. So how do I water it? What’s the purpose of the glued rocks?
@PoisedFanpalm can you post a photo? I'm still struggling to comprehend the glued rocks
Hi Immaculata πŸ‘‹ it's actually really common to get lucky bamboo like that. It SHOULD be plant safe adhesive... But I'd try and gently pry it off, just in case. I'm not sure why they do it tbh... Like I'm not sure why some growers still use death cages on houseplants πŸ˜‚ but yeah I'd get that stuff off as gently as you can.

If it's not restricting the roots, or obstructing drainage, you technically don't have to... But, like you, I'd worry about it making life difficult going forwards (& you've no way of knowing if the glue they used is ok for your plant, and not just some cheap epoxy that's mildly toxic or something!)

I keep my lucky bamboo in a tall glass with about an inch of distilled water (please don't use tap water, they HATE it! πŸ˜‚) xx
@PoisedFanpalm Oy, drives me nuts when places glue plants into rocks πŸ™„ I always chisel them out...carefully
Yeah... It's so they can make a pretty arrangement but it gives no thought for the plant!

I would attack it with a fine tip chisel and see how much you can break away easily. The ricks directly touching the stems might be trickier but just go slow and easy and you'll get there! Xxx
@PoisedFanpalm it's most likely water-soluble glue, so you could also try soaking the entire thing in a bucket of water for a few hours to loosen it all up.