Roots DON'T Matter: Moving Alocasia From Soil to LECA

[@TheLecaQueen]

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[@glennchua1585]

Thanks for all of this experiment. You’re such a star in the plant community…. My idol with my leca journey

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you for watching and the support!

[@rolandszakolczai-bojti9923]

You really are an idol in the plant vlogger world! ❤ Thank you for the great videos and for the lots of work you put into them!

[@MaryGatdula]

That's awesome! I'm so glad they both lived. I love Alocasia.

[@TheLecaQueen]

I loved this experiment and was so overwhelmed with the results!

[@gaddaitherage8204]

For my mature alocasia Micholiziana, I took your advice (from your video about moving large plants) to NOT directly transfer it into semi hydro. You’d recommended instead to first put it in water. As expected, the existing soil roots started to sluff off, but new water roots started to appear and they are healthy as ever. As for the plant, all but the newest leaves started drooping, which I eventually cut off. But even before the roots got established, new leaves began popping up very quickly, albeit much smaller. Two weeks in now and the water roots started shooting secondary roots. Wish me luck!

[@lukki7ster]

Alocasia are beasts when it comes to rooting. Nice work..

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you.

[@rolandszakolczai-bojti9923]

Nooo, please, they are not beasts! I used to meet root rotted alocasias more often than I should, and it is enough if you clear the dead roots off, than repot to something new and put them to heat maths... well... at least for me it used to work, to save them from my own and my family's faults. 😊

[@ConnieP92]

Beautiful! Just ordered my dragon scales and will do this! I got this! Wanted to ask what you do with your corms? Do you put them in sphag moss or something else like pon or perlite?

[@rolandszakolczai-bojti9923]

Dragon scales and silver dragons are my favourites too! 😊 They used to be very tolerant to me, no special needs, etc 😊

[@Fixup1000]

I followed your tutorial on cleaning lecca and used this video to guide me into putting alocasia into a hydroponic basket in my aquarium. I put the airstone under the planters. I used aquarium fertilizer so far and fish poop😅. Im done week 1 we shall see how the roots on works . Knock on wood they haven't shown signs of shock yet. Im going to be warming up the water gradually and leave the grow light on 12 hours. I hope my alocacia survive. 🤞

[@TheLecaQueen]

I can't wait to hear all about it! Can you put some pictures on the Facebook group please? I would love to see it. facebook.com/groups/232883366581408/

[@dominicflorio5708]

I grow alocasia outdoors in Florida. Some do well and some struggle. Every time I tried one in the house, it has gone downhill very quickly. I just want to tell everyone that I now move them to water and then to semi hydro, and they have never been healthier or more vigorous. Some are growing better indoors than they did outside.

[@TheLecaQueen]

So glad to hear that. What medium are you using for semi hydro?

[@dominicflorio5708]

@@TheLecaQueen I have just started a few months ago. I'm mixing about two parts small lava rock, one part perlite, and one part leca. So far it has been a success. I'm experimenting with nutrients, making some homemade recipes. I'll have to see how that turns out. But, it is fun trying new things. I also saw another youtuber use various materials, as well as acrylic yarn. I make it into a chain and I have African Violets, Rex Begonias, Cane begonias, and Aluminum plants growing in the yarn. I like to use trays for watering so that I can save time with not having to water too many individual plants. I appreciate your information. Thank you.

[@Rodnyet]

I moved my alocasia polly that was struggling in soil to water and it's thriving. Will be moving it to leca soon.

[@WolfOfSin]

Hey lovely! I have an azlanii bottle baby that was doing well, it gave me 2 new leaves now its starting to die off, do you think it would be better moved to leca?

[@lisalee6393]

Thanks Nora, it would have been interesting to see 4 plants, with roots and no roots without the airstone since that's your usual set up and these two with the airstone but understand that would have been a higher cost to you. Thanks for providing this example! Now I'm tempted to go get an airstone and pump.

[@TheLecaQueen]

That is true Lisa, it would have been great to do it that way. I know of someone who took all the alocasia roots off without an air stone and the plant died. They used my usual method, so the air stone was very important here.

[@ConnieP92]

Me too 😆

[@jillianleblanc9370]

Thank you for sharing beautiful and amazing plants lovely collection beautiful

[@TheLecaQueen]

You are very welcome!

[@cassiealmasi2603]

Great experiment! ❤

[@StellaDeeCoder]

I’ve converted all my alocasias to leca from pon! I’m going to chop roots off all new alocasias in soil and try the system you have. Thanks for this video!

[@carolstuff]

That’s great success Nora!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you!

[@autumnlynae]

needed this!!🙌🏽

[@TheLecaQueen]

So glad it could help.

[@easynail.art_]

lovely video, I'm going to try this. What is the nutrient solution you use? I couldn't see it on your page. Thanks!

[@confidentgrace]

This was fantastic. My question is, since that air stone setup worked so well, will those plants continue to live in that system? Or are you going to move them into your traditional semi-hydro pot and reservoir system and start some new transplants in the air stone setup?

[@TheLecaQueen]

I have decided to leave these in this air stone set up. I have put the 2 plants in one pot and added another alocasia to the other pot. I think I might get more of these letpot pots and have all my Alocasias live in that. Don't know. What do you think?

[@1GPIE]

Thankyou for this! I have a question: If roots are visibly rotting in LECA but at the same the plant is also growing new ones (I can see them through clear pots), do you take the rotting roots out or leave them be? I dont want to disturb the plant whilst its rooting. Its an alocasia btw.

[@alinebarbiere-beyouniquewi7667]

Thank you Nora for your channel. I love watching your videos. I have started converting 3 plants to leca. I have an issue with water small et mold in the water due to the nutrients. I have to change the water every 10 days max because of that. I dont remember you mentioning these issues in your videos. What do you think ?

[@TheLecaQueen]

I generally recommend changing the solution at least once every 2 weeks as good practice, but then I also say that I don't 'ain't nobody got time for dat!'

[@evelinee.2680]

This is wonderfull, Nora, thank you 😊

[@TheLecaQueen]

Thank you. You are very welcome.

[@woowooone]

Truly Amazing! Thank you so much for the experiment!

[@TheLecaQueen]

Definitely amazing. I was not expecting that result. Blew my mind!

[@JarJarDynX]

Do I have to use root hormone? Or can I just water with fertilizer when making the initial switch

[@TheLecaQueen]

You don't have to use it, but it certainly helps!

[@Goody-jg9tx]

Every time I try alocasia my roots and sometimes stem is rotten in 2 days😢 BIG QUESTION: I got A CALETHEA that was growing in peat.,it has tubers also.i wanted to transfer to leca.i cannot get the peat iff if rhe roots.ive tried soaking The Roots.it won't come off . WHAT DO I DO⁉️ ALSO AM I SUPPOSED TO CUT THOSE TUBERS OUT OR CAN THEY GO IN THE LECA AS WELL ⁉️PLEASE HELP❤

[@TheLecaQueen]

I would just put it in the leca. The idea is to get it as clean as you can and the rest will come off as you flush.

[@anythinggoes9]

Hi Nora. How do you store your leca? Do you leave it stored in water or do you let it dry out and then rehydrate when you are ready to use again? Also, when I go to your Amazon to get the Reko plastic pots, something else comes up. A different brand. I want you to get credit. And I do not see Clonex. In USA

[@TheLecaQueen]

I normally never have leca hanging around. I have my leca soaking in water of CCS before I use it. Or then it is just still in the bag. About the pots, it depends on what country you are ordering from if Reko is not available, Amazon probably recommends somethingelse. I will still get credit if you buy the other brand because it is still tracked as a sales link coming from me if that makes sense. Thank you for your support.

[@blairemorgan2405]

What’s the sauce? I need to know. I give my “soiled” plants some thrive when I first plant them, is it the same?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Not the same. See video here for the sauce: kzbin.info/www/bejne/banaqYiieLpma5Y

[@blairemorgan2405]

Thank you! Really enjoying your content. I have tried to move plants to leca before and failed, have a few who are doing amazing, but I’ve been too scarred. Watching your videos gives me hope to move more to leca, especially my calatheas. What’s your recommendation with moving calatheas to leca, any removal of roots as well? I want my orbie to look like yours!!!

[@yvainefey]

Interesting!

[@dollycaldwell4938]

This made me a nervous wreck......I FINALLY have an alocasia that is growing soil....I am terrified to transfer it to LECA.....these plants are NOT cheap....

[@TheLecaQueen]

I know what you mean!

[@paulawilkinson6341]

Omg that looks scary 😢I thought a plant thrives through it healthy roots ?

[@TheLecaQueen]

Did you watch the end?

[@paulawilkinson6341]

Can you grow them corns in Leca or has it got to be soil

[@TheLecaQueen]

@@paulawilkinson6341 leca works too.

[@donnawest-newman956]

This is really interesting! I’m glad you did it first 😂

[@TheLecaQueen]

Happy to provide the service 🥰

[@marionmcdaniel8017]

My grandson has a six month assignment in Darwin l’m going to see if he can bring me a couple of pots back to the USA I need need them!!!!

[@TheLecaQueen]

I hope he has a great time in Darwin. My son was just there a few weeks ago and had a great time!

[@marionmcdaniel8017]

@@TheLecaQueen He is loving it and the beef is delicious

[@vincenttongos1988]

how about with aglaonema?

[@marcvelda5152]

Not sure why you cut all the roots off I e never had to do that with any of mi e and the roots thrive in leca and water

[@ceokompor5955]

You can water propagation an alocasia with no roots too

[@TheLecaQueen]

That is great to know. Would you please let us know what method you use? Thanks

[@XxBaBiBoo540xX]

Well, I accidentally did this experiment on my alocasia. I wish I saw this first. 😂

[@TheLecaQueen]

Now you know 😏 😉

[@XxBaBiBoo540xX]

@@TheLecaQueen right. Now it’s sitting in its little pot with one leaf because the others turned yellow and I cut them off to conserve energy. BUT! I checked it yesterday and I can see two new roots at the edge of the pot! And the one leaf is holding on for dear life. So I think it’s going to make it. 😂

[@melanieklarofficial]

Ok I gotta get some air stones!

[@TheLecaQueen]

I think they are the game changers

[@JJ-ec9lp]

I wish you didn’t trim the roots on the one meant to keep them. You said it was because you knew they’d die off but the whole point of the experiment was that you don’t know exactly what will happen.

[@TheLecaQueen]

I know. I did that because I knew those scraggly end bits were going to rot off anyway. I don't think it affected the actual experiment.

[@kimgomez8099]

Holy 💩!

[@TheLecaQueen]

I know right!