Florida Bamboo Forum

I have two 3 gallon plants that I planted about 3 weeks ago. One is doing fine, the other is showing signs of stress like leaves falling and the ones left are curling up.

It may be one of three things. 1) I got some Bonus S too close to the roots, (2) Ironite in some way harmed the plant (but why not the other), or (3) its getting too much sun?

How can I nurse this plant back to health?

Thanks,
Casey
Tampa Zone 9
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Hi Casey, did you transplant these Bambusa multiplex 'Alphonse Karr' from 3 gallon pots to the ground? Its hard to say about the fertilizer but if you treated them both the same and the other bamboo is doing well then its probably something else. Leaf curling (and falling off) often occurs when the bamboo gets too dry. What kind of watering schedule have they been on?

Ironite and Bonus S both both should not do any harm to the bamboo. I was just reading another thread about Ironite on another bamboo forum and plenty of growers use this on a routine basis.

I'm wondering, how close together are they planted and how deep did you plant them? If they are planted not far apart then you can definitely rule out your initial concerns as being the culprit.