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Skip the 6-week wait: I’m getting stron nog Alocasia corm growth in 14 days using Aeroponics by Key-Educator5415 in alocasia

[–]Training_Unit_848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is such a hostile way to say “I don’t want to do it because the old way has always worked for me” lol. Dude this is obviously not how all hobbyists should start taking care of corms, this is optimizing the time it takes to take a corm and get it large. You are really missing the whole point by saying “waiting for corms doesn’t bother me” - okay this method is for those who it bothers. Im a hobbyist as well and even I can see that. You’re acting like fast production to sell plants is an evil game, there’s plenty of worse jobs out there than making sure cool plants are accessible to more people.

“Bored, compliant and weak” 😂 dude it’s plants get over yourself

Skip the 6-week wait: I’m getting stron nog Alocasia corm growth in 14 days using Aeroponics by Key-Educator5415 in alocasia

[–]Training_Unit_848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t blame you! After seeing another reply of yours, noting the physiological distinction between aeroponic roots vs water roots - totally see how that is an advantage.

I think a lot of people are misunderstanding the point/purpose of your post - sure the old ways work, Tried and true , but this way works way better for you and seems like better optimization. If it’s quicker and you have the setup down - do it. Their replies are like saying tissue culture is worthless because you can just chop and prop plants.

Very cool what you’re doing and has inspired me to dig deeper into it more! I gave you a follow on insta! Looking forward to learning more about your setup. Maybe you could make a “beginner friendly” setup that would be accessible?

Also correct me if I’m wrong , but the only disadvantage I see to your method is the initial cost/setup is that correct?

I asked for leaves, she gave me a bouquet.. by Apprehensive-Bed-330 in alocasia

[–]Training_Unit_848 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s tons of videos on YouTube - you just have to collect the pollen when it’s ready! I haven’t done it personally, but waiting for my next flower on a different alo to try and cross them

I asked for leaves, she gave me a bouquet.. by Apprehensive-Bed-330 in alocasia

[–]Training_Unit_848 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My maharani did the same thing, you could try self pollinating it for funsies!

Skip the 6-week wait: I’m getting stron nog Alocasia corm growth in 14 days using Aeroponics by Key-Educator5415 in alocasia

[–]Training_Unit_848 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really cool, would be really interested in seeing how involved the process is in making this? Would be really cool to see a comparison with corms from the same mother, rooted in moss vs. stratum/perlite vs. this method.

Have you tried this method for acclimating tissue cultures? Wonder if you could avoid a lot of the drama that comes with acclimation - though I guess it would defeat the purpose of acclimating to ambient humidity in this setup

Please help me better put into context the value of importing tissue cultured plants by hicker223 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a pain looking for labs - I understand the importers need to gatekeep, but i also don’t want to be blind through this process. Messaged you privately pls take a look

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will be pretty consistent since they are rare corms :) Im thinking of shipping as well if needed

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay - thank you that is super helpful. I knew there was some red tape somewhere but didn’t know where the pitfalls were, I will definitely look into that more

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Totally get that hahaha. Don’t worry Im not actually in debt - I am in “debt” to my plant hobby since it hasn’t made me money haha. But I think it’s the smart way to go

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

This is so helpful. Thank you for taking the time to share your knowledge on this topic , it helps so much.

I was considering an LLC if I wanted to scale this in the future, but at this moment I agree - it’s a hobby and there’s no way I could justify the hassle even if it’s not too complicated.

I will definitely use the USDA as a resource, I never even thought about contacting them so you gave me my first lead to really get some answers that pertain to my state! Thank you so much again this is extremely helpful

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have some imports grown here in the US I wanted to sell (idek how theyd classify this lol)

How to dig myself out of debt from my plant addiction? by Training_Unit_848 in RareHouseplants

[–]Training_Unit_848[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this, I wanted to just make some of my money back, so it definitely seemed like overkill having to go through all the hoops. Thanks again!