My Alocasia is gone far too big can i cut a leaf or 2 off and will that do harm to the plant

Love the video, those corallina leaves are huge 😊 Unfortunately I am in my begonia era at the moment, and am full to the gills with begonia info so forgive me for saying, but typically people largely categorise begonia into three groups - rhizomatous eg rex begonia; tuberous, which form little tubers / "potatoes" / caudeces in the soil, a more prominent example would be begonia dregei or what's commonly referred to as bedding begonias, and people often treat these as annuals and store the tubers over winter; and then the last is fibrous, where the roots don't form a rhizome or tuber, and are more fibrous, like most regular houseplants, cane begonias are in this category. Hope that wasn't too much of an info dump 😅

My humidity is so low but Im getting a terrarium thing for Christmas, maybe I'll have room to try a begonia 😊

Amen on the moss poles!

My Maculata is fabulous as well! I noticed the coloring of the leaves started diminishing with the more sun it gets. I like it when its has darker leaves, so I need to find another spot for it during the winter months. I am growing a baby begonia and propagating it for OOMF and it needs 100% humidity to do that in my experience, but my adults do not.

Self watering pots would be worth a try don’t you think? Do you think they would be ok in Pon? Really informative video - I think begonias are scary 😱 I have had powdery mildew on a couple of my Rex’s, disastrous & very contagious. First signs of it spray it thoroughly with a fungicide is my recommendation & isolate 🫶🏻🇳🇿

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I plan to chop and prop my burle marx to make a fuller plant. Thank you for the information on paying attention to the variegated stems.

there two different form indeed , i had mine in full sun , lol couldnt handle it , leaf look ugly thou in full sun

Loving your content,p. I’d probably move my toothbrushes out of the line of chemicals , just to be safe. ❤🪴

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ok, so a chunky potting mix would not be applicable for this method of alocasia watering? What would you suggest as an alternative to my chunky. coco chips perlite worm casting and orchid bark mix? thank you love, beautiful plants!

Your soil recommendations have saved my alocasias and they are now thriving! Thank you!!

The medical type drips made me laugh, I've not seen them before. I just use a couple of small cardboard cups that I poked a tiny hole in and jam them into the pole 😊

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O think is just luck and good genetics like people in general… I live in a tropical country and I always kill alocacias

Do you have it in pon?

Hi any advice on Pink Bambino? I already killed 2 due to root rot. I water them once week and I use a moist meter. Please help😅

Hi! Can you tell me how to acclimate it to my environment? I’m afraid of it shriveling up.

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Mine is starting to revert to solid green leaves so far I’ve had two new leaves come out with no variegation. I was wondering if the variegation will come back or if there is something I should do to help it come back !

These are the tips I need. Thank you. Amazing content. I’m a new subscriber 💚

Were to get it

What is your favorite way to propagate this one?

That’d be too quick of a pour for my poles, pretty cute though!

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So beautiful glorious

I’m in ❤️ with your anthuriums 😍. What a healthy plant collection. You must have 2 green thumbs. How often do you water and use pest prevention spray?

What’s the spray you are using at the end for?

I do these type of videos, but usually add some music. When I edit, I find myself falling asleep. 💤 😅

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Nice video. I'm not sure what ASMR means (must be too old 😊). Just wondering, where do you get your grow lights from?

I love your house I have always been fascinated with circular stairways!

LOL! 😆 the plants get priority. I think I would have to use that spa bath and share the space with them.

I don’t use Moss layers, but I use Tree Fern and Peet Moss (100% Sphagnum Moss grinded up) mixed with bark, perlite and charcoal. I have repotted all my Alocasia’s into Naked Root Planters I actually have a video on it if your interested in seeing it. The only downfall I see is water sitting in these reservoirs to long bring mosquitoes 😮….so now I have to refill them every 2 days and only put in 1/2 inch of water so they have access to it and it then can dry out. Always something. All that said, I 100% agree with this video these plants and Anthurium want moisture.

I bought sticky traps for the adults and BIT drops I use every watering for every plant. Since doing that, it keeps the gnats under control and sometimes I have a few weeks without more than 4.

When I have grown corms in the past, I had seen a very clear “worm” looking things around the corm. First time freaked me out and I threw them out. The next time I treated it and kept it now I have a new plant. I don’t know why or what they are, but I feel like it comes from moss and humidity.

I use to have 3 cats many years ago until we bought our first dog in 1998. I became a dog person their excitement, joy and love for me every day makes my heart sing and that never diminished. However, cats….well we all know they are only about themselves. 😂 A cat is good for people who do not want to do a lot of work. A dog requires lots of work, attention and walks.

Holy smokes your Frydek is huge!! That is a big reason I am not a fan of tall plants they hang like that and I don’t like poles 🤷🏻‍♀️

WOW!!!!!!

Hi just getting into alocasia, very interesting video, a update would be great for those of us that are just getting into these plants. I use semi hydro on 90% of my plants.

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I have 3 cats and absolutely adore them. I always grew up with a dogs and ended up adopting a cat for lifestyle reasons and I have learned to really appreciate how special they are

Hello fellow plant friend! Loved this video, I am thinking of getting one, but I'm worried about it reverting, is this fear warranted?

What kind of philodendron is the one to your right with the huge leaf?

I love cats and I love dogs. As long as they don’t disturb the plants they are great. Do you ever cut the stem of your alocasias? I cut the stem on the first green velvet I had and put her next to it in pon when it wasn’t that big. I was surprised she made it. Four or five new plants grew from the bottom of the stem and the other one just kept on growing. So cool :) But if you are going to repot the plant anyways why not burying it deeper. You can always cut the stem when it’s longer and has roots all the way without taking any risks. To grow corms I put them in glass with fluval stratum and put the jars inside a big clear sealed plastic container, same height as yours but a bit wider. I’ve got two of those in a shelf with light above. I’ve had those for a year or so and there is a layer of water at the bottom of the container around the jars just by the condensation created over time 😂 I just don’t use any lids on the glass jars. I believe fluval has this little insects that feed on bacteria and fungus which is so cool. Or maybe they are beneficial insects from last year, but I’ve heard those long insects are pretty common on fluval stratum. I’ve also got some corms in one of those seed trays with a lid in perlite, but I think they will take longer to sprout because they aren’t sealed as tight. Thanks a lot for the video! Love the way you pot your alocasias! Have to remember to try it sometime :)

Love your technique! Really going to try the jars! I have had trouble growing corms! So I am so excited! Great great video…thank you! tina

Beautiful plant! A friend gave me cuttings a few months ago, and it’s growing well so far. I’m glad to be able to see how it will eventually look!

These started showing up everywhere lately around here it seems. They must be very popular because Nova Scotia is pretty much on the opposite side of the earth and we have cold winters with nasty snow storms. I'm going to try one anyway. Thanks for your video and for being so attractive.😊