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Posted 3w ago by @ILoveMyPlants

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#PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewGrowth #TheWateringHole #AlocasiaAddicts #Alocasia @Shells_Garden @BabeVila @DreamMachine Please help 🫶 🙏🏻 I really mucked things up cutting the wrong leaf off 😩😤😩 I’m very ignorant when it comes to corms and would appreciate any advice on what to do. Dont laugh cuz it’s really 😔. Thanks
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@MamaLinne
Deb
18524 XP
3w ago
@MamaLinne
Just support with light and humidity! Is the leaf that’s still there viable? If so it will continue to photosynthesize and you should get some new growth from the rhizome. The bigger threat to these plants is root rot, so as long as you’re protecting that rhizome, it will bounce back!
@ILoveMyPlants
Deb
25941 XP
3w ago
@ILoveMyPlants
@MamaLinne Thank you I’m so glad I don’t have to start over with the corm . Got my first two that didn’t mush in perlite. Do you have any idea how long it will take ? Should I peal that gunk off ? I don’t see it happening but will trust you.
@MamaLinne
Deb
18524 XP
3w ago
@MamaLinne
@ILoveMyPlants gosh I guess it depends on the environment- a month or so maybe? Not sure. Just keep an eye on it that it’s not rotting. It won’t needs as much water either. No, I wouldn’t peel it- you could tear part of it which would allow pathogens to be introduced. Good luck! There aren’t any guarantees with plants (specially Alocasia I find!), but my favorite saying is “where there’s green, there’s hope!”