Do ya think Iwas overdue on the repot??? 🤪😅 #rootbound #H...
Do ya think Iwas overdue on the repot??? 🤪😅 #rootbound #HappyPlants #StromantheTriostar #ADHDPLANTLOVERS #GregGang
1ft to light, direct
6” pot with drainage
Last watered 3 weeks ago
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@nellz4estfairyz omg! I mean, nah look there’s still a little bit of brown soil 😂
Beautiful triostar! One of my favorite and fastest growers 🥰
Beautiful triostar! One of my favorite and fastest growers 🥰
@DreamMachine can you give me any advice for mine? She had 6 leaves on arrival (ordered online in Dec), now we're down to 3 with brown edges. One leaf is curled shut...she's a diva. Lol. I have her on a pebble tray, very light mist 4-5 times a week, repotted with chunkier soil....I'm at a loss. Nothing helps.
@FunDeathcap83 sure! Firstly I would stop with the misting. It doesn’t really add humidity for more than a few seconds, but it can increase chances of fungal/bacterial pathogens. They only need a teeny droplet of water to take hold of a leaf.
What kind of environment do you live in? Hot, cool, wet, dry?
And how much and when are you watering her? Is she in a cluster with other plants? Do you have good airflow or a fan in the room?
Can I see some pictures? A couple of the whole plant, one where she lives, and one closeup of the soil?
For mine (although my environment is unique to me) she is in a room which is usually between 65-75°. I have her so she doesn’t get blasted with full sun, but at times of the day gets a bit of dappled light. She also has a sansi grow light. I water her when she’s about 95% dry (but this might be different for you depending on your climate—I’m in a cool wet climate mostly). Her pot also has good airflow, she’s in a clear plastic pot that I added more aeration holes to, and then she sits in a terracotta cache pot that has about an inch of space in between, again that’s for good airflow in the root area, and only because I do live in a wet place. I wouldn’t recommend terracotta if you have a dry climate.
What kind of environment do you live in? Hot, cool, wet, dry?
And how much and when are you watering her? Is she in a cluster with other plants? Do you have good airflow or a fan in the room?
Can I see some pictures? A couple of the whole plant, one where she lives, and one closeup of the soil?
For mine (although my environment is unique to me) she is in a room which is usually between 65-75°. I have her so she doesn’t get blasted with full sun, but at times of the day gets a bit of dappled light. She also has a sansi grow light. I water her when she’s about 95% dry (but this might be different for you depending on your climate—I’m in a cool wet climate mostly). Her pot also has good airflow, she’s in a clear plastic pot that I added more aeration holes to, and then she sits in a terracotta cache pot that has about an inch of space in between, again that’s for good airflow in the root area, and only because I do live in a wet place. I wouldn’t recommend terracotta if you have a dry climate.
@FunDeathcap83 good morning Joy. I was just reading through the comments and saw your questions to Nadia. I just wanted to tell you my experience with the Triostar in case it’s helpful. Mine sits in a south facing window and gets nice morning light and then a grow light kicks on for the rest of the day because the sun kind of passes that window by and it doesn’t get a lot of light after morning is over. It’s not a super bright grow light though. It was a cheap Amazon one. And I try to not let my Triostar dry out fully or I will get some browning tips of leaves for sure. I can always tell if it needs water by lifting up the pot to see how heavy it is. After watering it’s super heavy, so I make sure to water when it feels like it lost 10lbs! lol 😂 not really that much but you know what mean. I think the southern facing window has really been key for the survival of my plant. Because I really didn’t know what I was doing when I got it. 🌞
@nellz4estfairyz @DreamMachine Thank you! Let's see if I can answer both of you at once. :) I live in Kansas City, so it's dry as heck in winter and humid in summer. When the plant arrived, it was a little dry looking so that didn't help. I have it at work (a classroom converted into a large office space, no windows). I have a grow light on it 12 hours a day at max power, BUT this lady is about 3 feet away on a pebble tray. I did have her right under the light but I noticed more browning on the leaves, so I moved her to get similar light conditions to what I see at the stores. It was taking forever to dry out (5", plastic, self watering pot)- I was watering about every 2 weeks until recently. With spring's arrival, she needs water about every week (I use a meter to help me decide). I recently repotted with a mixture of equal parts african violet soil, orchid bark, and perlite- it SEEMS to help, but it's too soon to say. This morning I discovered a new stem forming just under the soil, so my fingers are crossed! I feel like a horrible plant parent so I appreciate any advice you have. :)
@FunDeathcap83 and I can say with confidence that you are not a horrible plant parent! You’re just learning, like all the rest of us, how to take care of a jungle plant outside of the jungle, indoors. I feel like I got lucky with my Triostar that it found the right conditions and happened to thrive and not die. I have certainly killed my share of house plants for various reasons. And for me, without a doubt, I will not be buying any more alocasias for that reason. 😂 all the ones that I have owned have died or gone dormant. All my remaining living, but dormant alocasia are now living in their own personal terrarium pickle jars. 🫙 one day I will post pictures of how they are doing.
@FunDeathcap83 how dry is the soil right now? And when did you last water?
What is the temperature where your triostar lives? Do you know what kind of grow light it is? And how far away was she when “right under it?”
Curling leaves like this often mean she is trying to conserve water. Either her soil is too dry, or watering is too inconsistent, or she’s experiencing too much direct sun/heat. Since there are no windows we can nix the actual sunlight. If the grow light is on the weaker side, then I would say that heat/direct light was not the main cause, and this is most likely a watering issue. But if it’s a super strong grow light, you might have just started her too close, and she needs time to adjust. How long ago did you first put her under the grow light, and how long ago did you first move her away from it? Plants do usually take a few weeks to show any signs that something has worked (or not) so it’s important to go slowly yourself, and only change one variable at a time, if and when you are trying different methods 😄
And I agree whole heartedly with @nellz4estfairyz , you are not a horrible plant parent! We all learn this way, and it usually takes many many plant deaths before we figure it out. Have patience and kindness for yourself too ☺️ For instance, I am on my 5th string of pearls. I killed every other one I’ve ever had, but finally, the one I have now is at least not dying right away! Because I learned more about how to care for succulents. (It’s just luck of the draw that the high humidity drama queens come easily to me 😅 )
What is the temperature where your triostar lives? Do you know what kind of grow light it is? And how far away was she when “right under it?”
Curling leaves like this often mean she is trying to conserve water. Either her soil is too dry, or watering is too inconsistent, or she’s experiencing too much direct sun/heat. Since there are no windows we can nix the actual sunlight. If the grow light is on the weaker side, then I would say that heat/direct light was not the main cause, and this is most likely a watering issue. But if it’s a super strong grow light, you might have just started her too close, and she needs time to adjust. How long ago did you first put her under the grow light, and how long ago did you first move her away from it? Plants do usually take a few weeks to show any signs that something has worked (or not) so it’s important to go slowly yourself, and only change one variable at a time, if and when you are trying different methods 😄
And I agree whole heartedly with @nellz4estfairyz , you are not a horrible plant parent! We all learn this way, and it usually takes many many plant deaths before we figure it out. Have patience and kindness for yourself too ☺️ For instance, I am on my 5th string of pearls. I killed every other one I’ve ever had, but finally, the one I have now is at least not dying right away! Because I learned more about how to care for succulents. (It’s just luck of the draw that the high humidity drama queens come easily to me 😅 )
@nellz4estfairyz @DreamMachine Look!!! I moved her closer to a different grow light (about 2 feet), and at a friend's suggestion I rigged up a bag system to try to add humidity (plant stake in the middle to hold up a bag, pot inside a plastic woven basket with another bag around the base, and strategic small holes for air flow). A week-ish later....voila! Her leaves are open again, and the formerly curly one seems bigger! 😍
@FunDeathcap83 👏 👏 👏
Omg I can’t believe I forgot to mention the bag trick!! 🙄 🙄🤦♀️😑That is an excellent calathea “hospital ward.” Good job!! She looks great 🙌 (and I LOVE a good before and after 😁)
Omg I can’t believe I forgot to mention the bag trick!! 🙄 🙄🤦♀️😑That is an excellent calathea “hospital ward.” Good job!! She looks great 🙌 (and I LOVE a good before and after 😁)