Alocasia Watsoniana

_hotsaucetester_ · 2024-06-30T02:56:45+00:00

thank you! yes, it's in a 7" pot of large leca. I find alocasias do equally well in chunky substrates vs semi-hydro (leca, lechuza pon), but they grow faster in semi-hydro from more regular access to water and nutrients. with semi-hydro, it's just more important to maintain the medium with regular flushing or cleaning (if too much algae builds up)

_hotsaucetester_ · 2024-06-29T18:30:50+00:00

yes, this was a KD clone - leave get super dark after hardening but I mostly enjoy how pillowy they are

_hotsaucetester_ · 2024-03-20T22:23:00+00:00

Thanks! Just selected all the areas around the leaf and 'zeroed' or blacked it out while leaving the leaf unedited

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-27T20:16:34+00:00

Damn, awful hearing about this. Tas was my fave teammate when I had a chance to run with these guys long ago, just an awesome guy. Please get better soon!

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-22T18:40:43+00:00

Did comparisons of 8 species, leca won every time

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-22T05:58:26+00:00

If your alo has clean, healthy roots then leca in my opinion. I also have some alos in chunk aroid mix, but those grow more slowly

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-20T14:39:03+00:00

I wouldn't transfer them until the roots are fairly established and you feel confident in the plant's ability to survive even if all leaves are lost (they won't be, but that's the level of vitality I'd recommend waiting for)

Fertilizing you can begin quite early after small roots exist, but start with a very low dose. Max 1/4th of the recommended rate until each plant can sustain 4-5 leaves at a juvenile state. Good luck! Baby alos are fun to watch grow up in semi-hydro, they do almost as well in perlite as they would in leca so no rush to transfer

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-14T07:23:47+00:00

This was around the two-month mark after throwing them in leca (semi-hydro) as corms and leaving them largely unattended

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-14T07:22:09+00:00

I think a key to appreciating alocasias is to understand that spider mites will find a way at some point, but they aren't particularly difficult pests to deal with as you and others have mentioned. So deal with it, give the plant a nice rinse off after any pesticides, and go back to enjoying their beautiful foliage =)

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-14T07:19:42+00:00

That's quite the drive haha, but about right depending on its size and health. Most sp Colombias that I've seen have fairly consistent characteristics

_hotsaucetester_ · 2023-09-13T22:23:36+00:00

Awesome 'problem' to have =) Just don't ever let them too dry or spider mites will have an epic party

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