I use a mix of potting soil and perlite for all my plants. Drains well and makes it nice and airy. I also water the plants from below; so I put them in a saucer with water and let them soak it up a little. All my Alocasia's look great so I think this work great. During the summer o think you could give them a soak once and a while
Thank you so much. I have exactly the same problem with my frydek at the moment. I suspected root rot and now it is confirmed! I will repot it in the morning. TY
I always get my plants out of that Nursery Mix. I have had more plants rot in that mix than I care to talk about it.The mix is that way so they dont have to water as much. Plus with having a pot inside a pot you always risk rot. I hope your Freydek is well🌼🌼🌼
that is so wild all those roots were of no use! i i have a small one in my care that’s doing amazing! so i figured why not get a huge one .. found a huge one but it’s so drooopy. i usually wait about a 3-4 weeks before repotting but after a water, it looks so sad and it has so much new growth. thank you!
1:10 - this might have fooled me.. I like the way these roots look..... But then you start pulling them apart...and I see no roots around the bulb....there is a problem... Love the video!
I bought an alocasia lauterbachiana a few days ago, one of the leaves (just the leave not the whole stem) was kinda drooping and I just assumed that the leave was damaged on its way to the store. But now a second leave is drooping too. Any tips and or ideas what could be wrong with it?
This happened to me recently. All my frydek’s leaves droop and start to turn yellow. Had to remove all 5 leaves except one because I saw there’s a new sprout. Fortunately my frydek is starting to bounce back and she’s growing out new leaf :)
The pot I had my alocasia metalhead in wasn’t draining so my plant was sitting in water for like 12 hours before I noticed😔 I’ reported it immediately and am hoping the leaves will perk up
Hi Maricel, thanks for watching! It's doing really well! I made a short about its progress a few weeks ago: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a67Q3xtA50s.html
OK SO I HAVE A VARIETY OF ELEPHANT EAR THAT IS THE TYPICAL REGULAR BRAND. HOWEVER, IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN HAPPY BUT HAS SO MANY STEMS THAT IT ALWAYS LOOKS RUBBERY. IT DROOPS! HOW CAN I CORRECT THIS? THE ROOTS APPEAR TO BE HEALTHY BUT UNLESS I TIE EVERY SINGLE STEM UP, THEY ARE SO LONG THAT THEY WEIGHT THE LEAVES DOWN. HELP!
i can't imagine these plants shipping well. I would pot it up and give it some time to recover. I wouldn't worry too much about the droopy leaves, they will probably go but new ones will emerge with the right care. In case you missed my alocasia care video, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Bw8EUP495BE.html. good luck! =)
So sad :I , next time just stick with your usual water/ soil method. I always repot the shop soil, because its too wet. Replace it indeed with good drainage. One time i even found maggots in soil with herbs i bought at grocery 0_0.
not intentionally, water roots like to be in water so its better to have water then not but its also important to keep fresh water so i change it every week.
Hi! My wandering dude has started getting shrivelled leaves. Kind of randomly, but also a number of the "tentacles" are shrivelling from the soil out.... too much water? Not enough? Needs a re-pot? If you have any suggestions I would appreciate it!
I forget what i used now but if its pons, thats because pons, the size is more ideal for roots, i feel like retains enough moisture and air flow while leca can be too much air and not enough moisture.
