Caring for lucky bamboo

Post date: 2022-12-04 07:52:29

I found a lucky bamboo in a dumpster about a week ago. It was covered in yellow leaves but still had some green. I left it outside in the rain and sun for a week. Its soil has been drenched the entire time.

It hadn't perked up yet, so I looked it up online. I learned that I've been doing it wrong. This plant needs indirect sun and to be watered like once a week. I brought it inside this morning and trimmed off the yellow leaves. I haven't noticed any funny smells, but it does have white mold on the soil. My goal is to revive this plant so I can adopt it out to a good home.

1. The pot has one of those "get your water level just right" meters built in, and I have put the pot on a plate of water. But if the soil is already drenched, is this a good idea?
2. Should I just let it dry out and it will be ok?
3. Do I have to do anything about the white mold?
4. Anything else I should know?

- My budget is $0.
- My goal is to invest as little effort into saving this plant as possible. But I do want to do what it takes to save this plant.
- I don't want to propagate it and save its babies. This plant still has life in it.
- I have* no other plants, so I'm not worried about this plant having a disease and spreading that to other plants. *for some definition of have that respects that the plant is its own being.
- Repotting is my least-favorite plant chore, and I don't have any potting soil anyway
- have access to small river rocks and could probably scrounge up a jar if needed

Bonus: tell me interesting facts about lucky bamboo that I haven't already found through clickbait 101

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