bamboo going yellow

There could be 3 potential problems here.
Bamboos don't need to be overfed, which is possibly what you're doing without realizing it.
Bamboos also don't like more than 5 hours of direct sunlight per day so you might want to check how much yours is getting; if it's getting more than 5, then the leaves are getting scorched and the whole plant will eventually die unless moved to dappled shade.
Also, bamboos shed their leaves  at different times of the year within one plant, so you'll often have a combination of yellow and green leaves, which is normal.

I`ve never known bamboos to have too much trouble with sunlight. Like everything else they tend to get scorched in windy conditions. However, they don`t want to be overwatered or overfed.

The only thing my two bamboos have in common is that they are both clump-forming varieties (i.e. they are not likely to suddenly spring up through the floorboards in my kitchen!)

One is tall and semi-deciduous, the other more compact and evergreen; they are both in open positions in the garden, get the occasional handful of Growmore or chicken manure if I remember, are attacked with the hedge-trimmer when they get too wide across and neither of them seems to mind a bit!

Quote from: monsta on March 25, 2010, 13:54

i recently got a bamboo from a friend, i split it into two one is in shade and is doing ok ish and the other one is in full sun. why is it going yellow it gets watered often and has plenty of food!

any ideas?

I have a theory you should regard it like a teenager in its room...leave well alone and only go tidy up when things look desperate

will do its seems alive underneath i'll leave it for a few month see if it comes back  if not it can go in the compost bin!