Hello everyone. Welcome back to the Epic Gardening Podcast. Today we are talking about an

interesting plant, a plant that a lot of people almost don't consider a plant

when they see it in their homes. What am I talking about? I'm talking

about Lucky bamboo Dracina Sandaryana. So in Asian cultures Lucky bamboo

has been a symbol of good fortune for over 4,000 years.

Recently, it's also become a popular house plant because, honestly, it's probably the easiest house plant on earth to grow.

Now, how do we grow it?

How do we care for this plant?

It's wonderful to put in decorative planters, wonderful to put in bowls, and surprisingly enough,

you don't even need to add soil. You can actually grow it in just rocks and water.

Now, the best way to care for them is up for debate.

You have two choices here.

You can keep them in water and rocks or you can actually plant them in soil as well.

It's pretty much a personal preference, as Lucky Bamboo seems to do well in either medium.

Honestly if you buy it at the store it's usually sold in a clear decorative container

with just rocks and water but you can actually transplant that into soil if you want.

When it comes to light, bamboo will thrive in almost any area of the home or many other plants would not survive.

In nature, bamboo grows in the shade of rainforest trees, so it prefers and thrives in

indirect but bright sunlight. In fact, if you give it too much sunlight it will actually

turn brown and it will burn. So definitely make sure not to put it directly in a window sill.

Temperature-wise it's a tropical plant so the temperature should be

above 60 degrees Fahrenheit but it will do even better if it's even hotter than

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