Need advice on Alocasia
This is my new alocasia frydek. Iβve only had it a few days and have been suspicious of root rot, so today I took it out of the pon it came it and removed all the root rot. I found healthy βwater rootsβ a nice corm and a tiny green bulb, possibly another corm growing out of the side. Can I soak this whole root mass with corms in a water peroxide solution? Will the corm grow a new plant if I leave it attached? Should I repot in soil or will that be a shock to the plant. I donβt want to use more pon, because I donβt have quick access to it. I do have leca, potting mix, tropical potting mix and perlite. The hardware store may have some other things I can mix in. They do not carry pon. Thanks in advance! I want to havee this be a healthy happy plant! #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia #AlocasiaFrydek #HappyPlants #RootRot #NewGrowth #corms #GregGang #PropagationStation
3ft to light, indirect
3β pot with drainage
Last watered 3 weeks ago
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I'm going to try and answer all your questions but others may have more experience here.
Re soak: I think you could. Since I find alocasias really finicky I would personally avoid it, but realistically if it's a diluted enough ratio you're probably fine.
Re: corm. Yup! I have had many grow plants while attached.
Re medium: personally, all of mine are in leca and filled about 1/2 way with water. Since it has water roots that's your best bet. That said, since you have a soil that's working for your others you could try it, you just might want to prepare yourself for it to toss all it's leaves while growing roots, in typical alocasia fashion π
Re soak: I think you could. Since I find alocasias really finicky I would personally avoid it, but realistically if it's a diluted enough ratio you're probably fine.
Re: corm. Yup! I have had many grow plants while attached.
Re medium: personally, all of mine are in leca and filled about 1/2 way with water. Since it has water roots that's your best bet. That said, since you have a soil that's working for your others you could try it, you just might want to prepare yourself for it to toss all it's leaves while growing roots, in typical alocasia fashion π
The clear cup had drainage holes and was set inside the pink cup to catch the water. When I received it the cup was about half full of water and I thought it was too much water. The drainage hole were kinda pointless. I removed most of the water, but as of today itβs not going back into that cup or the pon! lol thatβs over. No offense to the pon, but Iβm not experienced with it and I canβt buy it locally. So Iβm thinking it will either go in leca or dirt. My other Alocasia is in dirt and it is sooooo happy so hoping I can achieve that with this one.
@PlantMompy thank you. Iβm not a super fan of leca, Iβm just ok with it so Iβm apprehensive lol, but maybe leca for now and soil in time. Iβm thinking I want to try the soil mix for alocasia suggested on the Greg app. It will be a miracle if the hardware store has these things. lol but I can order from Amazon if the leca is buying me time.
My alocasias and some props are the only places I use leca. I don't love it and I'm not great about washing it, but it's working so I'm trying to be better π
As for the ingredients, the charcoal is the only thing that might be tricky but I've definitely seen it in big box stores and I think in my local Ace so π€πΌ
As for the ingredients, the charcoal is the only thing that might be tricky but I've definitely seen it in big box stores and I think in my local Ace so π€πΌ
@PlantMompy ok itβs going into a double cup with leca on the bottom as a spacer and leca and perlite in the main cup. This way the water reservoir just touches the bottom of the pot. Hoping this is good for the next 1-4 weeks, because I really donβt want to switch things up again right away. Canβt wait to see if more plants pop up from that corm. Did you see the pic of the little green ball? Is that a corm starting?
