Repotting 6 of My New Alocasia Plants Plus Checking 2 Rehabs 🌿

I've gotten several new alocasias recently so for this video I move a few over to pon, prep a couple of them for stratum and I also check on a couple rehabs. Thank you so much for watching!
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[@lisaanglim9588]

I look at these small plants and the fully grown giant Alocasias behind you and it makes me think of what these little Alocasias will look like when they get that big.

[@plantsbymelissa]

Sometimes I wished they would stay small 🙃

[@ElevateAestheticsbyGissele]

@@plantsbymelissathey really are adorable tiny!

[@lisaanglim9588]

Good afternoon Melissa. I’m watching this during commercials of my soap opera. I couldn’t wait so I started in bits and pieces.

[@lisaanglim9588]

Melissa I love your plant room. It’s so bright and clean looking. Especially the white pots and the gray floor it’s just a light and cheerful room.

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@katyperx8676]

Thanks God!❤ Ive been wanting to watch new video from you an hour ago and now here you are! 😍

[@plantsbymelissa]

Aw thank you for being here 💕

[@dora9368]

Hi Melissa! Thank you for sharing all your wonderful Alocasias with us. They are all doing so good and you have soOoo many corms. 👍🌷💚🐆👏🌿

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! ☺️

[@cherylk4779]

Hi Melissa, I was really excited to see that you were re potting your bambino. I have one in Moss and was unsure if I could go right to pon. I'm going to put it in stratum for a couple of weeks. Perfect timing. Thank you for your time and all the content you create 🌿

[@plantsbymelissa]

You’re welcome! ☺️

[@flower9999]

Дуже гарно ❤😊😊😊👌🫶💐

[@ThatGirlShelbyy]

I love these types of videos ❤❤ such beautiful plants ✨😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

💕🥰🫶🏻

[@kristimcswain4439]

I love the look of the clear pots with the wicks, however I hate the algae that grows in and on them. In my experience they become a green stringy mess. So I have stayed away from them. 🤦🏼‍♀️How do you keep them so clean looking? I rinse my pon weekly.

[@plantsbymelissa]

I just got all the new clear pots so I’ll have to see how they do. I might have to rinse them more often if they collect a lot of algae.

[@AnitaDay-ne3zr]

Hi Mellisa. Love this repotting video. You know what you need next, lol. Is the milk shake Philodendron. Is mix with pink. White. Yellow. Mine is coming in the mail tomorrow. Well, it is just a cuttings. I was gonna get the big ones, but. I'm bad. I got a verygeted begonia. It wiped me out. lol. See what you made me do. 😅. Plus, I got the other 2 plants along with it, hoyas . Kinda went crazy on plants last week. Hopefully, these babies make it. Let me know how your begonia ginny galaxy is doing. ❤

[@plantsbymelissa]

Congrats on all your new plant babies! Haha yeah I went a little crazy too but def slowing down. The Ginny is doing well. Not sure what the milk shake philo is mill have to look it up 😊

[@AnitaDay-ne3zr]

@plantsbymelissa Hi Mellisa. Yes, me too. Got carried away. I need to slow down. Meet very friendly seller. I'm impressed this time, lol. I'm not used to that fast delivery either. Omg. 😅💓👍. Maybe because it was very close to me, it helps. Yeah, the Strawberry Shake Philodendron is kinda like pink Princess. Give it bright light, and the leaves also will turn pink 💗 is beautiful. I got my cuttings, which is yellow verygation right now, but eventually, when it gets older, it will turn pink. The price used to be high on it, but some came down . The whole plant is probably 85 or less defending whose selling them or the verygation too

[@ElevateAestheticsbyGissele]

You inspire me to move my plants to pon!!

[@lisaanglim9588]

The Yucatán princess is really pretty.

[@beatsinthetrap]

Love your videos, Melissa!! Hope all your new corms sprout! :)

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank youuu 🥰

[@lisaanglim9588]

When I lived In Virginia we had the same type of thunderstorms in the afternoon/evening.

[@neynahnehnah1485]

Yay!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@carolstuff]

Good vid Melissa!

[@LeafyConversations]

Hi Melissa! I love watching your video before everyone else hahahahaha. Have you ever considered switching to the Naked Root pot? I am still experimenting with my Philodendron Ring of Fire I am on my 3rd week still no watering and there’s less than 1/8 inch of water left then I am suppose to wait for the “dry period”. I think I am going to transfer a lot of my plants when I want to repot again.

[@plantsbymelissa]

Glad I could give early access 🫶🏻 never heard of them but I’m pretty happy with the planters I’m using and current watering routine. I’ve spent so much on all the self watering pots I have already 💕

[@LeafyConversations]

@@plantsbymelissa I hear you! The amount of money it costs it gives me pause to switch over, but I love not watering for so long too.

[@plantswithsara]

What I don't like about the naked root pots are the side slits. The roots grow through them and when it's time to repot the plant you lose a bunch of roots. My albo lost so many roots that way that it set her back a lot and it took months waiting for new roots to form and new growth. From my experience I stay away now from any pots with side slits

[@LeafyConversations]

@@plantswithsara oh that is sad! I have a root growing out of the slit now and was flabbergasted because this plant has never grown in my care and now it is. I can certainly understand with a bigger plant. I love not watering it though!

[@plantswithsara]

I get you. I have 95% of my collection including that albo in self watering pots (with no side slits) and in semi hydro and I water them sooo less often now. It's game changing💚

[@shmpooch]

Love watching your repots❤ i just ordered a tricolored ninja and I'm so so excited for her to arrive! Most of the time i see you switching to water or stratum before moving to pon, how do pick who can jump right into pon? Also I have a pink black velvet that i am terrified to swith over or mess with

[@plantsbymelissa]

I don’t move from soil to pon but that’s my preference. Once they’ve grown some new roots in stratum or water then I’ll move them over so it lessens the shock they may go through 💕

[@itschritty]

Thank you for sharing these process/repotting videos! I love watching your process, especially while I do my re-pottings/plant chores. I know how much work goes into these videos so they are definitely appreciated

[@plantsbymelissa]

I just dumped boiling hot water in a container and let it soak in it. I got mesh bags to hold the pon so it doesn’t spill everywhere. I just started with the wicks so not sure yet how I’ll feel about them :) sometimes I see mold on top but it’s usually from lack for airflow 😊

[@itschritty]

@@plantsbymelissa Oooo okay! Thanks for sharing! I have some used pon I want to sanitize too so i'll do that. Would love to know what you think once your plants have been in the wick pots in the future! Excited for more videos and drops on your site hehe

[@Wanderlust2602]

Hi Melissa! Great video as always ❤ It does seem like something is off with your last two Alocasia. I didn’t see you checking the rhizome for rot? Sometimes they rot at the bottom while they still have some roots left.

[@plantsbymelissa]

The rhizomes looked okay 😊 I may move them over to pon without roots or move the spot I have them to a different one with more light.

[@Wanderlust2602]

@@plantsbymelissa that’s a relief! Yay, they will surely recover then!

[@lisaanglim9588]

The one I had on mine I called it a mesh plug. It was a woven fabric. It looked like mesh

[@lisaanglim9588]

I mix my new stratum with used stratum. Makes it last longer.

[@TropicsandDesert]

I actually see that my alocasias in stratum are growing roots 😯 I can hardly believe it.

[@AS-lm9xm]

Thank you for sharing. I have added to my collection of Alocasia's, one day in the store they just caught my eye. Can they stay in stratom indefinet?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I wouldn’t leave them in stratum long term it gets compacted over time

[@colleenreimer3639]

Yay! So happy to see you ! I just bought the Akerbar greenhouse from IKEA yesterday and thought of you the whole time😊

[@plantsbymelissa]

Aww thank you for thinking of me! Congrats on getting the akerbar! It’s such a cute little cabinet I love them! 🥰

[@hermithillfarm1123]

Hi, I'm hoping fingers crossed that I can get a jessenia the next time you post some. Only problem is I go into work at 4 😢

[@plantsbymelissa]

I should have a Jessenia on my site still. I posted some plants early and I don’t think it sold yet.

[@6grandkids]

I hope I didn’t kill my ninja… I ordered a plug from the green escape on Etsy, it came and was happy but tiny. During a hot spell, I think I watered it too soon and both leaves melted. The corm and roots don’t seem to be affected but I put it in a rooting bin, I hope that helps it. One of the leaves had a bit of variegation so I’m wondering if it was a reverted variegate or maybe a low variegate, idk, but hopefully I can find out soon.

[@rebeccaparis6470]

I ended up getting the Power SI. Do you check ph before you add the silica or after or both?

[@plantsbymelissa]

It’s a good idea to see what you’re starting with but once I’ve added everything then I adjust ph last. I don’t check often anymore since my regimen hasn’t changed 😊

[@GardenArcX]

#alocasias are cool with their colors of leaves 🍃 How long often you repot the alocasia?

[@suesegar]

Hi Melissa love watching your videos. Also I’m amazed how quickly you respond to messages. Can you please tell me how you reuse pon and which stratum do you buy?

[@alicenataliamariailarda9046]

Pleeeease... I love your channel, you already give more information about all this pon thing but when you say like in this video: i transfer this to stratum because it was in soil or its in moss, i need to see if i can move it to pon... Ect. It would be REALLY helpful if you explain why tough especially for us beginners. I beg you 😊

[@cristinaardelean5064]

❤

[@lisaanglim9588]

Wheeler so you get the iridescent pots? Amazon

[@plantsbymelissa]

Yes :) www.amazon.com/shop/plantsbymelissa/list/3DGT1T05R3EUS?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m

[@LkRn09]

Melissa. I just got a huge ficus from Costco and I wanted to hang a grow light over the top of it. I’m looking in your Amazon shop and I see the bulb and cord but I need to know where you got your rattan lamp shade from!!!! I’m in love ! ❤😂

[@doreenkkurthmeyers2375]

I would love to get some of the pots you used today, but didn’t find them on your store front. Where can we find them?

[@plantsbymelissa]

They’re in my pon section on there. Here’s a link www.amazon.com/shop/plantsbymelissa/list/3DGT1T05R3EUS?ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m

[@marthaashley1430]

Where did you get the self watering with clear inner pots?

[@wmf1595]

Following - same question

[@plantsbymelissa]

They’re in my pon section on my Amazon storefront. Here’s the link www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZNM3HJN?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B0CZNM3HJN&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3DGT1T05R3EUS&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ofs_mixed_m_asin

[@ashleymueller3958]

I just repotted my two alocasia from the rare plant fairy and I think the plugs are like a cococoir plug??? I haven’t worked with cococoir before, so it’s just an educated guess.

[@Akimills_84]

💚🌱💚🌱💚

[@chrisbutler4725]

Hi Melissa🙂 I'm just curious why you put the alocasia into stratum before putting into pon?

[@1Vnarine]

1:59 Hi Melissa, would you mind sharing where you got th net pot with the clear cache pot combo at? I can't seem to find the cache pot anywhere (the clear one in your video). Thank you!!

[@ttschrock7126]

Hi Melissa, do you know where I can find the containers that you had the "aurea" in (the second plant) before you transitioned it? it is the little plastic cup that is very (VERY) flexible? I have been trying to find these cups for young plants. I like how they are flexible so very little root damage. Thank you!

[@ttschrock7126]

Thank you for the video. I really enjoy watching repotting and explanations. Learn a great deal from you. I don't have a bambino, do they generally stay smaller? One thing that made me happy watching this video was NO PESTS. I always feel bad when you are dealing with pests. My bane of existence has been fungus gnats this summer. Mind you only three have bugged me at night while on the laptop, but one is too many. I don't have many but even one is too many. They come with summertime and outside gardens. :-P Have a great day. Maybe tomorrow I will "catch" a plant for sale and finally be able to purchase from you. :-) Someday for sure!

[@plantsbymelissa]

Mine came in that cup but I imagine Amazon has them. Maybe do a search for flexible clear nursing pot and see what comes up?

[@ttschrock7126]

@@plantsbymelissa Thank you so much! I tried to find it but was not successful. No worries. I love your videos. Thanks for all you have done to teach me.

[@beverlysullivan1427]

I absolutely love everything you do. Do you have a stingray plant? If you do, would you please show it and how you keep it happy. I'm having a problem with mine. 😅😅😅

[@plantsbymelissa]

Thank you! I don’t have one 😊

[@Erki750]

❤❤❤

[@letstalk1727]

❤👏❤👏

[@welprn5391]

Question :) Do you water your stratum (corms/pon transfers) with your nutrient solution or just distilled?

[@plantsbymelissa]

Usually just tap water but lately I’ve been using my nutrient solution just so they can get silica right away now. I’m worried the new plants will get pests if I they don’t get it.

[@tonavanik]

What is the whiter self watering pot with which you use for Pink Dragon?

[@amandaking7519]

longiloba purple is so hard to find in canada

[@Alllloving]

How long do you keep them in stratum before you put them in pon

[@JenniferJacobs-y2t]

Where did you get your purple longiloba? I NEED one! ❤

[@ms.naancy]

Where do you purchase your plant shirts? 🤭😂 love you’re videos

[@lisaanglim9588]

With these new additions to your alocasia collection, how many do you have now?

[@plantsbymelissa]

it’s over 30 now

[@lisaanglim9588]

@@plantsbymelissa WOW‼️

[@natashao.1843]

I think I want to move my Alocasias to pon should I put them stratum first or can I go straight to pon?

[@plantsbymelissa]

It’s up to you. I don’t like soil transfer to pon. I made a pon care video last month that covers all that I do 😊

[@margarettepage8865]

How much water are you putting in the stratum?

[@plantsbymelissa]

I usually fill it to the top but it doesn’t really matter. It’ll wick up the moisture. I try not to let it dry out though.

[@margarettepage8865]

Thank you!

[@lilyofthevalley54]

Rockwool?

[@ginaradovic7446]

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