How to NOT kill your Alocasia! Care Guide for all my Alocasia's

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indoorplanthings

Күн бұрын

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@AbbiZika 10 ай бұрын

That Variegated frydek is SUCH a stunner great job!

@indoorplanthings 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!! 🥹

@growwithhan 9 ай бұрын

My eyes could not stop staring at it. Is this a different type of variegated frydek than the one in the front?

@indoorplanthings 9 ай бұрын

@@growwithhanthe one at the front is one I grew from a corm. It's a corm from the mother Frydek in the back 🙂

@BinuralOdyssey 7 ай бұрын

How old is that one? It's amazing.

@indoorplanthings 7 ай бұрын

@@BinuralOdyssey it's a year and a half old and grown from seedling size 🙂

@Rollan000 9 ай бұрын

Your dog is staring into my soul 🤣. Thanks for the awesome tips!

@Beepbeep_its_treasure 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 Omg stop I just saw him/her and now I'm self conscious 😂

@allypars 10 күн бұрын

🤣

@JosRootAwakening Ай бұрын

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

@indoorplanthings Ай бұрын

@@JosRootAwakening LOVE to hear this!! So glad it's working for you ☺️

@Dwynfal 10 ай бұрын

Interesting mix layering! I'm a chronic underwaterer and could not keep an alocasia happy until I started using self-watering pots. I use PON at the bottom, then a well draining but not too chunky potting mix to which I add water-retaining granules. It's been about a year now and they're doing well! Your Frydek is stunning!

@indoorplanthings 10 ай бұрын

Amazing, what you're doing sounds like a similar concept to what I said in this video too! Alocasia's definitely thrive with more moisture 😁 Thank you 💖

@iamgoregeous3952 8 ай бұрын

What is in your potting mix??

@kylefisher4883 6 ай бұрын

I guess I'm confused on the pon. Do some people use all pond and no potting soil? Or is this the standard when it comes to pon?

@Dwynfal 6 ай бұрын

@@kylefisher4883 I've seen people do it both ways but when I looked at the Lechuza website they specifically said to use PON and soil together. A lot of people I've seen using PON only had great results in small pots but struggled with larger ones. My guess is PON can only wick water up (even when using cotton wicks) up so far before gravity and evaporation win out.

@anneverson8414 9 ай бұрын

Your plants are beautiful, I love the big leaves ❤

@indoorplanthings 9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Getting big leaves is the goal with my plants ☺️

@Petra-ms3ku 2 ай бұрын

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

@itsjahza 10 ай бұрын

Omg thank you for the soil explanation!! Totally gonna try this out on my alocasia pink dragon. Great video new sub here🪴

@ashleyamelia08 10 ай бұрын

your doggy is hilarious

@skalskaga 5 ай бұрын

Frydeks on the vid are amazing!

@LeafyConversations 3 ай бұрын

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.

@indoorplanthings 3 ай бұрын

I'll have to check it out! Thanks for watching 🙂

@nedcramdon1306 4 ай бұрын

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.😊

@indoorplanthings 4 ай бұрын

@@nedcramdon1306 oh how funny is that! Good luck with yours, maybe a heat mat will help it survive. Thanks for the compliment and for watching! ☺️

@Horsewoman-pt2ku 10 ай бұрын

I have a poly almost 2 years has not lost one leaf. I use chunky soil moss on top. I water when top inch dry. I never let it dry out. Have a stingray 9 months given 6 new leaves. Lost none but cut off those oldest 4 because I didn’t like the leaves and will cut off 3 more when more leaves fill in. Same watering. Just got a silver dragon and want a Jacklyn and green dragon. Someday variegated Alocasia I will get

@indoorplanthings 10 ай бұрын

Amazing!! I would love to get a Jacklyn one day too 🙂

@monicamolina634 Ай бұрын

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😅

@marygorchidsmore2058 10 ай бұрын

Hi there, great video and care tips for alocasias, thanks so for sharing. I recently discussed that my alocasias are doing well in semihydro set up. Have you ever grown them fully in inorganic media such as pon?

@indoorplanthings 10 ай бұрын

Thank you! 🫶🏼 I have in the past, however I'm just not a huge fan of semi hydro and the method in this video is probably the closest I'll get to doing semi hydro haha I have heard alocasia's do fantastically in semi hydro though! I like to keep all my houseplants in generally the same media so they can be cared for the same. Keeps things easy when you have a lot of plants!

@madelaine3209 6 ай бұрын

I would have like to see the inner pot and how many holes and how large. Thank you for the video.

@bubblekatsy 9 ай бұрын

My biggest worry with this soil and watering system is fungus gnats. The soil will probably stay quite moist throughout the week. Do you ever have a gnat problem?

@indoorplanthings 9 ай бұрын

I NEVER have them! Gnats are attracted to decaying matter, so if your root system is healthy and not having root rot you won't have a problem. The soil mixture you use for this method needs to be really chunky to allow drainage. The soil doesn't retain much water at all. Hence the need for a reservoir to keep some humidity throughout the week 🙂 I might have to do a video on gnats one day 🤔

@Jaarongay Ай бұрын

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!

@tannerblack5249 4 күн бұрын

Orchard Park works great

@thomasforbes8904 17 күн бұрын

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

@torquess454 10 ай бұрын

I saved this vid, I don’t have lots either but the ones I do have need some amending apparently!

@indoorplanthings 10 ай бұрын

Good luck with them! 🫶🏼

@torquess454 10 ай бұрын

@@indoorplanthings ♥️

@shaelynaliifua1067 8 ай бұрын

How long would you wait after bringing a plant home to repot out of the nursery soil to your layered method?

@indoorplanthings 8 ай бұрын

Id personally give it a few weeks or a month. It's a big shock for a plant to go from a nursery to your house. If the plant looks happy in your environment after that month then repot 🙂

@shaelynaliifua1067 8 ай бұрын

@@indoorplanthings thank you! I brought home my first alocasia just a few days ago (and of course it’s a variegated frydek), so I’ve been all over your page getting tips.