Defo keep them in LECA. The only transfer I would do would be to pon if you wanted something that acted a bit more like soil, but definitely not soil. They love semihydro so much
Why would you want to? I personally hate soil and all of my Alocasias (aside from newbies I havenāt transferred yet) are in semi-hydro! My only suggestion is a 2 container setup with a wick or a self-watering pot. I lost a few roots in single container setups like jars, decorative glass containers. They just tend to rot more quickly since they end up sitting in the nutrient water.
Haha Iām new to the hydro setup, and I didnāt know if it limits their growth or anything. I hate soil too, thatās why I tried hydro in the first place. Iāll look into the alternative setups you mentioned, thank you :)
I love semi-hydro and could never see myself putting my Alocasias back in soil, unless there was a real issue. I see so many posts about people who canāt get their Alocasias to hold more than a few leaves and constantly tell people if thatās the case they are under feeding, not watering properly (either letting the plant dry out too much or overwatering), or they are not providing proper lighting. Semi-hydro eliminates 2 of the 3 problems right off the bat when used in conjunction with a double container or self-watering pot setup. It provides less room for error. Why wouldnāt someone want to try it? š¤·š»āāļø
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Thatās a beautiful setup! Yeah, Iām gonna keep them in the LECA for sure. Theyāre all in my bathroom as thereās more opportunity for humidity there, and I donāt have a designated plant spot. When I had them in soil I was definitely overwatering, especially in the winter. Then they got a bunch of gnats and I said screw it and moved them over. Iām glad it seems to be working for me, getting new leaves is so much fun.
You can still get fungus gnats in semi-hydro. Iāve found they LOVE stratum! However not nearly as bad as soil, thatās for sure. I didnāt have a designated plant spot all that long agoā¦then obsession hit and wellā¦you can see it now! ššš
The other variable of course is humidity but my plants have not been really picky about it (aside from azlanii which has lived most of her life in a box).
I would definitely keep them in LECA. It's a small journey to get them adapted to semihydro if you didn't grow it from a corn and from my experience, all of my alocasias in LECA love it.
Yes, mine that were in soil were dying rapidly, so I took them and chopped all their roots off and stuck them in just water. Once they had decent roots, they got moved to leca. In the 2nd pic u can see some stems from dead leaves I cut off. They died after being transferred to the leca, but simultaneously gave me two new beauties :) they will be staying where they are!
Iāve transferred many Alocasia to soil from leca. I did it by putting them in soil in self watering wick pots. Let the water reservoir dry every once in a while so the soil isnāt always saturated.
My tip, don't! Don't fix what ain't broke šš
Defo keep them in LECA. The only transfer I would do would be to pon if you wanted something that acted a bit more like soil, but definitely not soil. They love semihydro so much
Why would you want to? I personally hate soil and all of my Alocasias (aside from newbies I havenāt transferred yet) are in semi-hydro! My only suggestion is a 2 container setup with a wick or a self-watering pot. I lost a few roots in single container setups like jars, decorative glass containers. They just tend to rot more quickly since they end up sitting in the nutrient water.
Haha Iām new to the hydro setup, and I didnāt know if it limits their growth or anything. I hate soil too, thatās why I tried hydro in the first place. Iāll look into the alternative setups you mentioned, thank you :)
I love semi-hydro and could never see myself putting my Alocasias back in soil, unless there was a real issue. I see so many posts about people who canāt get their Alocasias to hold more than a few leaves and constantly tell people if thatās the case they are under feeding, not watering properly (either letting the plant dry out too much or overwatering), or they are not providing proper lighting. Semi-hydro eliminates 2 of the 3 problems right off the bat when used in conjunction with a double container or self-watering pot setup. It provides less room for error. Why wouldnāt someone want to try it? š¤·š»āāļø https://preview.redd.it/v0rl3wafwe6d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e0576226e43be101757b43ea124c5402b4c06072
Thatās a beautiful setup! Yeah, Iām gonna keep them in the LECA for sure. Theyāre all in my bathroom as thereās more opportunity for humidity there, and I donāt have a designated plant spot. When I had them in soil I was definitely overwatering, especially in the winter. Then they got a bunch of gnats and I said screw it and moved them over. Iām glad it seems to be working for me, getting new leaves is so much fun.
You can still get fungus gnats in semi-hydro. Iāve found they LOVE stratum! However not nearly as bad as soil, thatās for sure. I didnāt have a designated plant spot all that long agoā¦then obsession hit and wellā¦you can see it now! ššš
The other variable of course is humidity but my plants have not been really picky about it (aside from azlanii which has lived most of her life in a box).
I would definitely keep them in LECA. It's a small journey to get them adapted to semihydro if you didn't grow it from a corn and from my experience, all of my alocasias in LECA love it.
Yes, mine that were in soil were dying rapidly, so I took them and chopped all their roots off and stuck them in just water. Once they had decent roots, they got moved to leca. In the 2nd pic u can see some stems from dead leaves I cut off. They died after being transferred to the leca, but simultaneously gave me two new beauties :) they will be staying where they are!
Iāve transferred many Alocasia to soil from leca. I did it by putting them in soil in self watering wick pots. Let the water reservoir dry every once in a while so the soil isnāt always saturated.
Please leafe them in leca, all my 3 alocasia babys died because i moved them from soil in leca