How do Bamboos get there nutrients from the water they grow in?

Question

I am wanting to know why after a certain time the water begins to smell boggish or like sewage.

Answer 1

Trees get their carbon from the air and take very little nutrient from the ground. Something else growing in the water makes it smell bad.
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Answer 2

Pour drainage in the area they are planted that why it smells if these are indoor you need to drill holes in the bottom of the pot and put a pan under it. They get nutrients just like any other plant the exorb it from the soil like a sponge Bamboo takes a lot of water but too much just causes rot>

Answer 3

The water needs to be changed, I'd do it twice a week, as the plant takes all the oxygen out of the water. I'll also toss in a weak dilution of soluable fertilizer.

Secondly, I suspect what you have is "lucky bamboo", which isn't really a bamboo at all; it's variety of dracaena which is actually a member of the lily family.