House plant people - question about lucky bamboo

[SwimDeep]

Should I prune my lucky bamboo plant? If so, how?

I bought this lucky bamboo around 7 years ago. It was a tiny, sad little thing planted in a narrow vase with just rocks and water. I gave it light and fertilizer, and for a while it was happy. So happy, in fact, that it broke the bottom of the vase. I had no idea what I was doing, but I couldn't keep it in that container so I planted it in indoor soil. Then two of the three stalks died and that led me to think this particular bamboo does not like dirt.

So I pulled it out, rinsed off the roots, and stuck it in a standard water glass on the kitchen window sill in just water. And... that mf took the eff off. Seriously. It is living its best life right now. It went from a sad, dying 8 inch plant to at least 30 inches plus a brand new sprout off the side.

It's happy, but top heavy. And most of the leaves are near the top. How do I prune this baby without killing it? Or do I just find a bigger container and figure out a way to stake it?

I was so sad when I thought I'd killed it that seeing it thriving brings me a massive feeling of relief and joy. I really want to do the right thing here.

[basilosaurus]

I have a brown thumb despite rocking botany in college and knowing at least the chemistry behind pruning and how it will allow plants to grow out rather than up.

I found this. www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/lucky-bamboo/pruning-lucky-bamboo-plants.htm

[SwimDeep]

Sept 29, 2024 14:17:20 GMT -5 basilosaurus said:

I have a brown thumb despite rocking botany in college and knowing at least the chemistry behind pruning and how it will allow plants to grow out rather than up.

I found this. www.gardeningknowhow.com/houseplants/lucky-bamboo/pruning-lucky-bamboo-plants.htm

this site was more helpful than any others I've looked at this afternoon - thank you 😊
So I definitely need to prune it. I just can't decide where to cut. I'm going to try posting a pic in the app... wish me luck 🤞

ETA: small blessings - the pic posted 🙌 any advice is welcome 🙏

[SwimDeep]

This is the baby monster I'm dealing with. I kind of want to just let it do its thing... but it's also getting too big for the window.

ETA: Please don't judge the water in the glass. I change it every two weeks, but there is still dirt in the roots. Looks awful, but the little guy is so much happier than it used to be. I must be doing something at least halfway right.