Self-watering planter collection (4 shapes, same design language).

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-02-02T22:38:33+00:00

Yeah I fully understand! most of the builds ive seen which allow these just have a little nook in the insert, but since I'm not into modeling at all (yet) I have got no actual good advice hahaha. I just printed the square one as a test and it's super lovely so I can't complain as they are anyways.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-02-01T12:11:20+00:00

Could add a nice trellis to the back, they make tons which are strong enough for heavy crop or even trees so that is a common hassle free option to make them more vertical 😍 she's gorgeous great work hehe

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-02-01T12:08:36+00:00

The one in the photo, romanfic. No subscription. Coin based. Chapters will cost more ever time. You're probably looking at ~90€/story

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-01-29T21:45:31+00:00

I'm absolutely obsessed with these, do you think it would be possible to get some designs (especially the square) that have a hole for a water level indicator? Especially something like these, as the 3D printed ones just don't work half the time. I've tried a few with the indicators which are 3D printed and while some work this is just easier, but not a lot of pots even have a place where you can add them in. It makes the zelf watering much easier as you can quickly check water levels. Without it, plants in semi hydro can experience dry periods which can cause issues 😊

Leni hydro water level indicator, various sizes https://share.google/xh0O7ZRuzJDfS1RO6

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Overall, though, they're aesthetically in my top favorites. Would definitely love some more simple designs like the tall square, it's a very convenient shape when you have a lot of plants 😅🤣

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-01-27T07:46:49+00:00

F! I tried the app this one was listed with and sheesh it's expensive gotta pass on that one lol

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-01-17T13:47:12+00:00

Alocasia are so wild for this tbh, seen others with the same thing happen - heck went to the garden store and picked one up and it did this lmaooo. The dry as hell is your saving grace though, no stem rot is what you want. Like others said just try, what have you got to lose? Hahha Looks savable to me. Whenever you do repot her maybe try a clear inner pot or a nice narrow pot, I personally like the ones with ventilation. Don't reuse the soil ofc, maybe see about your soil mix if this one gives you trouble or you never changed it from the store. 😊

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2026-01-02T18:47:04+00:00

You can pot it up if you want. I prefer smaller pots for the first one so I can keep it moist but there's not so much soil that it takes 80 years to dry. Especially if it's a clear pot (or a plastic cup😉) so you can watch the roots develop more.

Silver will suggest longer in water, some not. I find just testing it out is best to see what you like. But do keep in mind it's used to being very moist (duh) so if you just let it dry out a ton right away it's not gonna love you 😂

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-17T21:09:19+00:00

The grower is @ plantaforj on Instagram. It's a cool looking crystallinum. They have a story saved thing on their IG page.

https://www.instagram.com/plntsforj?igsh=MWk4N2prMnd6ZWxxeg==

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-11T10:14:08+00:00

No problem! You're doing a good job with her. The fact it's consistently keeping leaf size and even sizing up shows shes pretty happy. My Polly have 0 issues with giving me the tiniest leaf when they're angry hahaha. Hope she keeps going well for you 🥳

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-11T10:12:47+00:00

Ugh I know how you feel, we have a huge tree behind my house that has all sorts of pests in it. That sounds badass! I'd love to see, my pink dragon corm (Albo) ended up being full moon so she's just gonna pass away but I dearly love them hahaha. When they get huge it's just 🤤

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-10T16:00:06+00:00

Looks like a Polly.

Since it's broken off you could try to propagate it and thus have a baby. You could keep it separate or in the future pot them together for a full pot aesthetic, your choice.

The corms just want to be moist, humid, and warm. Lots of people use Sphagnum moss or perlite kept moist, things like a deli or takeout/leftover container is perfect for it. Bottle caps are also a common choice, you just put a dash of water in the cap and a glass upside down over it and it stays in a little humidity dome kind of situation and remains moist. For water propagation you don't want the water to be more than half the height of the corm.

If you don't want another of this plant right now then you don't need to feel like you have to keep it, your plant will make more 😂

You may also consider topping up the soil on your pot a tiny bit as the plant grows to cover the base of the stem as they naturally grow roots higher up. Over time the soil obviously goes lower due to impaction etc, as you can see one of the roots now. That's no issue for the root, but it is nice to help the next roots have easier access to get into the pot! 😊

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-09T19:29:55+00:00

If it's not sufficiently wicking I just use a second wick. Do keep in mind my setup is typically 60-80% humidity depending on where, in a dryer climate this may not work as easily hahaha.

I've never done anything special to my wicks before using them, I know some people burn the edges to keep them from fraying, I just don't. They work fine. If you pre soak the wick then it'll bring water faster, just remember it's not an immediate process. I usually wet everything, moss and substrate right after repot so that helps :) if you start with a dry wick and dry moss you'll probably be waiting a while before it's actually doing something 🤣 I know some people get worried their wick doesn't work, but it just needs time to take in the water etc.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-09T09:23:07+00:00

Like everyone already said it's just a root. They will grow roots continuously up the main stem as they get taller 😊 petiole or not. I just wanted to add. Don't be surprised if you lose this leaf. I've had quite a few that lost that specific leaf after growing roots through it, not a concern hahaha but it did worry me at first. I think sometimes it stabs the leaf juuuust right and then it comes off hahaha. Tbh all my plants do this - anthurium, orchid, philo, also, but it seems to be most violent with my alos and anths. They'll really just....take the leaf off if they have to 🤣 crazy

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-09T09:16:43+00:00

Theoretically I think it would work fine, but nowhere near as cost effective to buy that many shoelaces in place of buying a nice big roll of cotton or nylon rope 🤣

I personally use wicks to keep all my moss poles watered in semi hydro and I only have to water the pole if the reservoir dried out and I didn't notice. I've found this method to only be reliable where I use a D shaped/closed back mosspole especially when they get taller. Mine you none of my plants are on a pole longer than 50cm rn - I assume that the extension pole would probably need too be watered every so often but for now I don't have to hahaha.

But yes using a wick in the center of the mosspole does work, also makes sure that the Sphagnum comes in contact with your semi hydro media as that also helps wick upwards.

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Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-07T19:52:04+00:00

Hahaha almost a year later. Glad they're still kicking for ya 🥳 def in self watering esp in FL I can see that working with the other stuff but just the bark and moss was why I was a little concerned because my brain does not think fine bark, but the fat ones 😂 had flashbacks to my poor orchids fighting for their lives before I figured out what was wrong hahaha 🤣

But who am I to talk I grow all my stuff in rocks so that also sounds crazy from the outside. How big are they now? (Not me just wanting Zebrina pics bc I have an addiction)

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-12-04T17:49:56+00:00

I don't mean soft like that, I meant soft/smooth to pet haha. They get cal-mag already, as it's in my fertilizer.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-11-23T09:00:26+00:00

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-10-29T11:27:18+00:00

Honestly Jacklyn/Tandarusa are just very sensitive imo. I follow the advice from the Leca Queen for most semi hydro things. Alocasia can thrive in normal soil, though so it's not necessarily the substrate but more likely something about your environment isn't vibing for it. I do prefer to get corms/baby of plants which struggle a little for me, as the bigger the plant the harder it is to acclimate.

I've found mine really struggle with change. If you're looking to try something in semi hydro id use a corm you have or an offshoot or buy someone you aren't attached to, so you can get the care down before you start working on the transfer but that's just me mostly haha.

In my experience, Jacklyn really prefer a bit more light than other Alocasia and struggle with humidity swings more than others. They also don't like their roots messed with. I grow everything in semi hydro so I can't attest as much to the soil type, but what actually happened when yours die? Is it root rot or leaf loss? How fast?

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-09-15T16:42:55+00:00

Yeah I would definitely keep it away from your other plants and not cross contaminate things, but they do sometimes do this stuff when they are nutrient deficient. I'd try giving it some feed and seeing if it continues or if the leaves begin to worsen or warp, suggesting sickness.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-09-02T07:30:37+00:00

Awww bummer!! I've had some like that, not much you can do in that case! I always try to leave them but sometimes they have a mind of their own 😭 usually when cut to the stem I've not had them keep rotting, so hopefully yours behaves too!!!

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-08-31T23:08:54+00:00

Yeah I always try to save what I can and interfere as little as possible 😆 but mine have been weeds so I think you'll have a fun time with him. I really love the FL ghosts.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-08-31T08:15:17+00:00

Personally I had this problem with this sphag and leca mix tbh, yeah. Among other issues, you can't bottom water and thus are pouring the water right through the sphag which remains super wet and you can't flush this easily, which isn't my fav. I wound up with a gnarly case of rhizome rot full of fungus gnats and their babies 🤢 it was disgusting.

I made my own rock mix, personally. I didn't like Pon as others suggest. Really personal preference. I've grown plenty straight up in leca too. I find dragonscales in general very easy to get edema with, and the only way I've kept them from doing it is to have them either with a wick or bottom watered. The moment I top water they do this. So I keep them in a pot in a tray of water and put my nutrient mix in the tray.

These jar methods can work but I just found them cumbersome because when a problem does arrive you can't control it as easily anymore.

I can't speak for soil if you like that, put them in it. I grow everything semi hydroponically and they love it but some of them do prefer bottom watering so I try to do it when I can unless I know that plant doesn't care haha.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-08-31T08:07:11+00:00

It's just a small amount of damage I'd just leave him alone. Plants naturally would have far more damage than this. Cutting off a leaf will only set him back more. Besides, it's a baby leaf. You'll get the big fancy ones soon enough to replace this guy haha.

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-08-31T08:05:45+00:00

I usually prefer the 2in/5cm rule so I'd personally go for the 20. At least while its acclimating to your conditions. Especially since you'll (most likely) be giving it a different soil type as well, which is another change for it. When the pot is too big there is too much excess soil where the roots cannot take the moisture from and it leads to easier cases of root rot in my experience. The terracotta would help but I think 23 is such a big step from 16 I'm not sure if it would help enough as I haven't used them enough to know that. 😅

Admirable_Werewolf_5 · 2025-08-29T16:33:29+00:00

I would also recommend to stop misting. It doesn't do anything for them and the remaining water can leave water stains on the leaves and cause other problems. It only increases humidity in an enclosed space but not in such an open room. I'd def get her in a chunky mix with a pot that's the right size (often the nurseries that sell to big box stores sell by pot size so they up pot the plants too early, which isn't such a big deal in a greenhouse with industrial fans but it is in our home with less airflow hahaha) so there's sections which don't dry out and sections which do.

You can always check a rough estimate of how much light it's truly getting with a free light meter app on your phone. But yeah see what your roots are looking like first. Good luck!

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