So happy for this Alocasia video, I have been watching your journey with them and decided to try a couple. Went cheap and purchased 3 at Walmart to test my ability. I moved them to a Pon with some perilite added. No stress so far this week and new leaves opening up already. Another addition….thanks 🤭
aw yay!! I'm so glad to hear that and honestly that is such a great way to practice! It makes me happy knowing others are trying out pon 🥹 It's been the best thing for my alocasias!
I am growing black velvet corms, Tandurusa corms, silver dragon corms, and I think Cuprea. I really don’t want to grow plants, but I can’t help myself. Seeing those cute little leaves sprouts makes me so happy!
hi Melissa im a big fan of alocasias so i really enjoyed this video 🙂 I also wanted to share a tip with you; alot of selfwatering pots that use a wick are sold with cotton wicks which end up rotting after a while. What you can do to prevent that is replacing the wick with a piece of microfiber cloth, which is inorganic and wont rot
@@ElevateAestheticsbyGissele I'm from Norway, I buy it from a store named Clas Ohlson. But I'm sure they have it in any hardware store, or where you can buy rope 🤔😊❤️
Hey Melissa, put the leaf that came off in water. It will root and grow leaves! I did that and after a couple months I took the leaf out of the water and it had a new leaf starting to sprout. It has 2 now. 😁
I’m not certain but the info about cycling system and changing reservoir might be referring to full hydroponic setups with pumps systems and large reservoirs. The ingredient saponin is a wetting agent, it would also be beneficial in soil plants to combat soil becoming hydrophobic. Variegated maharani is very high on my wish plant list.
Hi Melissa, nice video as all of them are! I don't like wicks either, but have learned how to deal with them. They are nice when you want to go on vacation! 😀 one thing I do is trim the bottom wick so when it hangs down it just barely touches the bottom, this alleviates the long tail in the reservoir. Then when I am planting I pull it up on one side and sometimes let it hang over an inch or so...then plant the plant in pon and trim the wick on top so it is hidden. The water will wick up to the top this way. I know that last potting was doubled so you have both wicks down in the reservoir. If I accidentally get one like that, I just do the one hanging tail, and hold it on the side as described. It really does work beautifully and a double wick did not spread the water evenly, and it makes the bottom of the pot soggy. Just suggestions which mean nothing. I have grown African Violets over 30 years using wicks, so have learned how to control my water. Root rot on self watering is a real thing!!
20:00 mark Puleeeeez, you are emphatically not lazy, Melissa. I bet most days you feel like a juggler, taking care of so many living things. We just appreciate that, with your huge collection and now your plant shop, you still make time to post videos. Today, I felt like I needed to put my forehead to the screen so I could capture/absorb all the info you shared about alocasia. Seems like you've nailed their care now, and all we have to do is follow your routine. Oh, and have your magic touch. Looking forward to seeing those corms morph into plants you offer for sale, fershur. BTW, have you ever tried colocasia corms? I don't see many in YTers' indoor collections ... wonder why?!
I must be an odd ball because I don’t like variegated plants in general. Love your alocasias, I’ve recently gotten into them and they are very exciting. Mine are outside now on my covered porch and they’re thriving!
Hi Melissa 🥰 Thank you again for a great video, and new valuable tips ❤️ I just wanted to say, I put a tray directly on top of my heatmat, and it got WAY to hot! 😮 I had to put something between the mat and the trey, then it was ok. So I hope you already have discovered this, or check it now so all your gorgeous corms don't die 🫣😳 Hope you have a great weekend ❤️🥰🌿
Those stem supports are cool! I think it would help stabilize to add a stake in one of the stem hooks! ❤ Loved this genius video! I’ve been on a corm kick lately with all of my alocasia! I have this new one that I have no idea what it is.
A suggestion I have for your tall Cuprea is to buy yourself a Soltech light and put your taller Alocasia’s under it like in a corner somewhere. I bought the largest Soltech and it’s growing 10 plants now it’s great! I have grow lights under my table my husband built me and once they get to close I move them out.
I just put 2 pollys in pon today. I did get some corms out of one- 8 total. I'm new to corms, so I googled what to do. I ended up putting them in a shallow tray with a little bit of water and a lid. Then i see your video. I dont have the medium that you used nor do i have heat mats. It'll probably take forever.
you’re definitely my favorite plant creator; I appreciate you taking time & fully showing the process, I’ve learned so much from your videos these past couple days, I’m gonna try pon anddd I got fluval for my corms. Question- should I put corms with small roots in fluval or soil ??
Melissa, I will definitely be looking forward to getting one of those Maharani when they are ready for sale. I have the Melo, which I LOVE, and it does so well for me, but still want the Maharani too
I agree that Alocasia Jacklyn are no joke! They are so beautiful. I just transplanted mine about a month ago and I had her deep enough in my seven inch pot, but one day when I came home from work it had almost fallen out of the pot and was literally hanging by one root because she was so tall and heavy. I see they have a Jacklyn variegated which I was unaware of until recently. Wow!
@@plantsbymelissa Thankfully, yes she’s fine. I think I caught it quickly. Thanks for asking! Sorry it hasn’t been an easy one for you. The Cuprea gives me a run for my money 😆
Hey Melissa! Your alocasias are so gorgeous!! Absolutely love your content. We can see how much work and research you’re putting into your videos and plant care, and it’s absolutely amazing that you’re sharing all of that with us! I’m going on vacation for 20 days soon and was wondering if you have any advice on managing plants during this period (I don’t want to bother my friends). I read that putting plants in a clear box could help them retain moisture while letting lights in. Would you recommend that? I know there might be a risk of mold, but I’m wondering if it could be worth it. I’ve seen you use acrylic shoe boxes to keep plants in, which I find absolutely brilliant and so pretty. Are those airtight enough to work as mini greenhouses or should I go with sterilite kind of boxes? Cheers!
I'm starting to really love alocasia 😊 and that Jacklyn 😮 oh my goodness! ❤️ It is beautiful! What tips or advice do you have for them? I just got a baby one.
Hi Melissa, Thank you so much for sharing this video! 💞 I absolutely love pon and can’t thank you enough for showing us how well plants love it! I have 3 alocasia s in pon and a bunch of marantas and calathea s in pon. They are loving it!😍 I was just wondering if you ve experienced using pon with philodendron plants like variegated Florida beauty ? I was looking for videos on them, but couldn’t see any. Maybe I just missed them? Btw, I love your cats. ❤
Those black velvet corms are awesome! Mine always produces thin ones that want to pick up out of the pot. Only one of them sprouted for me so far but I was just looking at it and the tiny leaves look nothing like a black velvet 🤔😂 maybe I’m just getting confused…
You know they make a curled piece of plastic or rubber covered wire that you can put some or of all of your stems in it and then in you slide it up to how close you want your leaves to be to each other. I’m sure it was found on Amazon.
might have an Idea for your pole watering. I always wonder why I have never seen someone use a automatic watering system for their mosspoles. Ok, not completely true, I saw housplantygoodness use one for vacation, but can´t remember if it was for mosspoles or not. I used it for vacation and it worked great. now most of my poles are very short and it´s hard to adjust the watering amount properly, so definitly get one where you can set the time very short, but for my bigger pole it´s quite nice. I set it so that it´s a bit too little water, so I still have to check and top it up sometimes, but it doesn´t get so dry that the plant wilts even if I don´t have time to check for 2 weeks. I plan to get a few more plants on proper sized poles and want them in one row all supported by the automatic watering system. I just have a clear cup with a small hole on top of my mosspole where the water pours into, and I can always just fill the cup by hand if I think it needs more.
Could you do a sterilization video for your pon? How exactly do you pick out all the dead matter from the pon/leca I'm struggling to figure out how to like... sift it all...
I love this video. So much information and what you need to maintain them. Sweet Pea how tall are You??? Golly when you were at the sink I thought You looked so tall. ❤❤
Loved the video... My question is what your 2nd growing medium choice would be if you didn't use pon? I watch a lot of your your videos.... Right now I can't afford making the plunge/investment to pon... Thank You for all of your informative videos!!
Do you add cal-mag and fertilizer on your plants at the same time? I am new at adding cal-mag and I am not confident that 1) its really needed and 2) can you over due it? Thanks Melissa!!!
Ugh I didn't know I could grow new plants from those stumps. 3 wks ago when moving my Polly over to PON I discovered that same situation where the lower section had no root so intuitively I cut it off just from experience growing flower tubers in my perennial landscape borders. I should have known 🤦🏻♀️. Warning about the heat mats... If they don't come with a heat regulator they can get very hot and dry out your seedlings/corms frying them. Some seeds won't even germinate because they get too hot so I don't know what the threshold for alocasia germination would be.
aw 🥹🫶 good to know about the mats - it doesn't appear to have a regulator as far as I know.I know this brand is very popular or at least I see people using this one. I'll definitely keep an eye on them!
Are the two cuprea the same color? They look like the red one and a green one. Just curious. I see people mix colors of the same plant or different varieties in the same pot.
Hi Mellisa. Where did you get your plant support for your Alocasia jacklyn ? ❤. How's your Monstera mint? Can't wait to see an update on it. I'm thinking of getting one. This fall. I'm sorry I'm not able to get a chance to buy one of your plants. Every time I go, try to buy something they are always dold out 😅 But is okay. Good 👍 for you though. I will keep trying lol. But in a mean time is raining all day In Virginia tomorrow so I'm going to plant store 😂 just to see what they have. Not buying anything
You can buy them on Etsy! The mint is doing okay, it's been a bit slow since I severed all those TC babies away. I think it's just working on its root system. I'll be doing a plant update soon!
@@plantsbymelissa Thank you so much on the info. Will check later my jacklyn is drooping lol. 👍 will wait on update probably just stress from babies getting taking away. I always repot in bigger pot on my Monstera to up size in growth just a little bigger size than the old pot. Walmart has sale on their pot here but I was to late in some coz they wipe them all out. But I got one huge pink pot for 10 dollars I was shocked they were selling them for 10 then small one for 5. I got 5 pots 🤣😅 lol you never see huge nice pink pot for 10 these days. I should of got two but I wanted the other small ones coz is cute. Lol 😅 ❤️
Hi Melissa, Thank you for sharing this video. I absolutely am loving the pon! I can’t thank you enough! ❤ I have 3 alocasias and a bunch of marantas and calatheas. They are all doing amazing in pon. I also was wondering if you have tried Philodendron s in pon like the Florida beauty.? I can’t remember if you have videos on that but if you , I will check. Btw your plants and cats are gorgeous! ❤ Liana
Hi Melissa. I recently ordered a Cuprea red secret which came with 5 or 6 leaves but they are very short and stems are very bent so leaves are facing downward. I unpotted it and put it in water to try to grow more roots. I potted it into Pon and it seemed to be quite happy for the last 6 months except for the bent stems. Would you have any idea why my plant seems to be so different to everyone elses Cuprea red secret?
I am not a fan of heat mats without a thermostat. In my experience heat mats get to hot and cause more issues. Especially if the container I was using was shallow.
@@plantsbymelissa tyvm ^.^ so almost like a phal then....just realized...u can do the same w them, I've cut a few of mine horizontally that way...interesting...ty again for sharing that knowledge I have a few old alocasia that look silly being buried so deep let alone finding a vessel tall enough
I really love stratum and corms/props seem to root really well in it. You can root them many different ways though. You can use moss, perlite or even just a little water.
Do you every let your alocasias dry out before refilling the self watering pots. im not sure if a few of mine are having edema issues but i know otaku plants have talked about making sure you dry them out before watering but i wanted to know if you have the same routine
I don't let them dry out 🫣 the only way they get dry is if I'm behind on watering them. I try not to overfill the reservoir but I still get edema with some of mine. I think if I had more time to water them every few days I wound't leave as much water in there but that's not possible for me and caring for all my other plants. I can barely keep up with watering right now esp in the warmer months.
I'm growing them all in pon, yes! I've slowly been moving my alocasia collection over to it. Any new ones will get transferred as well. I was a little scared to try it at first but it's honestly been the best change for them!
I’m sorry 😢 I am only growing mine is pon now. They really love it and it’s a lot less maintenance for me. I felt like in soil I was under watering them a lot.
I went over in detail and step my step in my pon care video recently :) I use silica, Fert, cal mag, stress coat and adjust ph Here's the video: th-cam.com/video/DsjvG3VLWfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=o2HuKdta7jEO0E7H
@@plantsbymelissa my sister has opened a plant store and does not take care of them. I have revived all of them after winter and there was huge leaf less alacasia and I got them to grow huge. Now she got new plants and they have pests. Behind the leaf there is something like dry slime and under it there are black dots and they kill the plants, it is some kind of spider* mits, but does not show those weird nets. I got some new pricy plants for my self and pests got them too. She doesn't care, so I had to take care of her whole greenhouse to stop it. Yesterday was the first round... Sadly thost pest control products are all harmful. I used abamecin and malathion, apply 1th day, 4th and 11th day... It is not my job, but I have to do it.
Your alocasia cuprea is so much prettier than mine, I am a bit jealous!! 😝🥰 They are about the same size, but mine is greener, less metallic looking and the leaf abs are much less narrow. 😞 Mine was sold just as a regular cuprea, I do not know if cuprea "red secret" is a different variety or if you have been blessed with a particularly beautiful one, but it's stunning, congrats! 🥰
I love my moss poles too and they’ve been very neglected. My priorities have shifted somewhat to running a plant shop the last few months which is a lot of work! I have put off a lot of plant care and projects lately.
So happy for this Alocasia video, I have been watching your journey with them and decided to try a couple. Went cheap and purchased 3 at Walmart to test my ability. I moved them to a Pon with some perilite added. No stress so far this week and new leaves opening up already. Another addition….thanks 🤭
aw yay!! I'm so glad to hear that and honestly that is such a great way to practice! It makes me happy knowing others are trying out pon 🥹 It's been the best thing for my alocasias!
I am growing black velvet corms, Tandurusa corms, silver dragon corms, and I think Cuprea. I really don’t want to grow plants, but I can’t help myself. Seeing those cute little leaves sprouts makes me so happy!
hi Melissa
im a big fan of alocasias so i really enjoyed this video 🙂
I also wanted to share a tip with you; alot of selfwatering pots that use a wick are sold with cotton wicks which end up rotting after a while. What you can do to prevent that is replacing the wick with a piece of microfiber cloth, which is inorganic and wont rot
Ah thanks for the tip! I’ll have to check the microfiber out 🙏🏼
@@plantsbymelissaif you can find a microfiber mop head the strings will be cut already for you. A great DIY !
I have also this experience with cotton. I use Polyester wick, that I buy on rolls of 50 meters, and cut them as long as I need. Works like a charm 🥰
@@Plantcrazeliseooo where do you buy it from?
@@ElevateAestheticsbyGissele I'm from Norway, I buy it from a store named Clas Ohlson. But I'm sure they have it in any hardware store, or where you can buy rope 🤔😊❤️
❤I love your Alocasia videos so much! Thanks for taking the time to film all this for us!
Thank you so much Lauren! I appreciate the support and for being here 💜
I just love, love watching your videos you are a true plant parent, many blessings😊🎉
Thank you so much! 🥹🫶
You are a plant ICON❤
Corm digging and repots. One of my favorite type of videos.
Hey Melissa, put the leaf that came off in water. It will root and grow leaves!
I did that and after a couple months I took the leaf out of the water and it had a new leaf starting to sprout.
It has 2 now. 😁
Corm hunting and farming is my absolute favourite plant chore! ❤️
Yes!! It’s so fun!! 😂🫶🏻
I’m not certain but the info about cycling system and changing reservoir might be referring to full hydroponic setups with pumps systems and large reservoirs. The ingredient saponin is a wetting agent, it would also be beneficial in soil plants to combat soil becoming hydrophobic.
Variegated maharani is very high on my wish plant list.
Ah thank you! 🙏🏼
I love all these plants 🪴
Hi Melissa, nice video as all of them are! I don't like wicks either, but have learned how to deal with them. They are nice when you want to go on vacation! 😀 one thing I do is trim the bottom wick so when it hangs down it just barely touches the bottom, this alleviates the long tail in the reservoir. Then when I am planting I pull it up on one side and sometimes let it hang over an inch or so...then plant the plant in pon and trim the wick on top so it is hidden. The water will wick up to the top this way. I know that last potting was doubled so you have both wicks down in the reservoir. If I accidentally get one like that, I just do the one hanging tail, and hold it on the side as described. It really does work beautifully and a double wick did not spread the water evenly, and it makes the bottom of the pot soggy. Just suggestions which mean nothing. I have grown African Violets over 30 years using wicks, so have learned how to control my water. Root rot on self watering is a real thing!!
I was literally waiting for this video! I've been on an alocasia kick lately. Love your videos!
Yay! Thank you! 💜💜
20:00 mark
Puleeeeez, you are emphatically not lazy, Melissa. I bet most days you feel like a juggler, taking care of so many living things. We just appreciate that, with your huge collection and now your plant shop, you still make time to post videos. Today, I felt like I needed to put my forehead to the screen so I could capture/absorb all the info you shared about alocasia. Seems like you've nailed their care now, and all we have to do is follow your routine. Oh, and have your magic touch.
Looking forward to seeing those corms morph into plants you offer for sale, fershur. BTW, have you ever tried colocasia corms? I don't see many in YTers' indoor collections ... wonder why?!
Your alocasia cuprea keeps inspiring me not to give up on them! 😂 Spidermites are one that don’t go down easily… but my cuprea surely does 😅
I’m sorry 😢
My cuprea goes down, with or without spidermites I'm convinced Cuprea doesn't mix well with me 🤣🤣
Yay, I get so excited for your new videos lol!
💜💜💜
Successful corm reaping! Thanks for sharing Melissa!
Thank you for al the info you share with us. Love the long video's.
I must be an odd ball because I don’t like variegated plants in general. Love your alocasias, I’ve recently gotten into them and they are very exciting. Mine are outside now on my covered porch and they’re thriving!
I like the holder you are using on the Jacklyn alocasia. That’s what you need for the rest of the plants.
Hi Melissa 🥰 Thank you again for a great video, and new valuable tips ❤️ I just wanted to say, I put a tray directly on top of my heatmat, and it got WAY to hot! 😮 I had to put something between the mat and the trey, then it was ok. So I hope you already have discovered this, or check it now so all your gorgeous corms don't die 🫣😳 Hope you have a great weekend ❤️🥰🌿
I agree that the cuprea looks very alien like. I’ve long had the same thought.
Your maharani is gorgeous! I have a watsonia too and yes it seems to be a slow grower. Your collection looks so healthy , good job Melissa ❤️
Those stem supports are cool! I think it would help stabilize to add a stake in one of the stem hooks! ❤
Loved this genius video! I’ve been on a corm kick lately with all of my alocasia! I have this new one that I have no idea what it is.
Melissa you going to love those heating mats I even have one on the bottom of my cabinets. Your corms will sprout really fast 😊
I remember when you got that alocasia mint polly! It was so tiny before! I can't believe how big she's getting!! 😵💫
right! I was a little disappointed with it when I first got it but it's making a comeback. I hope the variegation pattern continues!
Absolutely loved this video. Where did you get those support things? Thanks for all the work you do and the willingness to share it with us. 😘❤️
A suggestion I have for your tall Cuprea is to buy yourself a Soltech light and put your taller Alocasia’s under it like in a corner somewhere. I bought the largest Soltech and it’s growing 10 plants now it’s great! I have grow lights under my table my husband built me and once they get to close I move them out.
I just put 2 pollys in pon today. I did get some corms out of one- 8 total. I'm new to corms, so I googled what to do. I ended up putting them in a shallow tray with a little bit of water and a lid. Then i see your video. I dont have the medium that you used nor do i have heat mats. It'll probably take forever.
Love your Alocasia videos! Tfs Melisa 💚
you’re definitely my favorite plant creator; I appreciate you taking time & fully showing the process, I’ve learned so much from your videos these past couple days, I’m gonna try pon anddd I got fluval for my corms. Question- should I put corms with small roots in fluval or soil ??
Melissa, I will definitely be looking forward to getting one of those Maharani when they are ready for sale. I have the Melo, which I LOVE, and it does so well for me, but still want the Maharani too
I agree that Alocasia Jacklyn are no joke! They are so beautiful. I just transplanted mine about a month ago and I had her deep enough in my seven inch pot, but one day when I came home from work it had almost fallen out of the pot and was literally hanging by one root because she was so tall and heavy. I see they have a Jacklyn variegated which I was unaware of until recently. Wow!
Aw I hope she was okay after! This has been a harder one for me. I saw the variegated ones too 👀👀
@@plantsbymelissa Thankfully, yes she’s fine. I think I caught it quickly. Thanks for asking! Sorry it hasn’t been an easy one for you. The Cuprea gives me a run for my money 😆
Those instructions on the FoxFarms flush are referring to growing in full hydro😊
This was an awesome video. I learned a lot. Is that black dirt you plant them in or the fluval stratum?Ty!
Hey Melissa! Your alocasias are so gorgeous!!
Absolutely love your content. We can see how much work and research you’re putting into your videos and plant care, and it’s absolutely amazing that you’re sharing all of that with us!
I’m going on vacation for 20 days soon and was wondering if you have any advice on managing plants during this period (I don’t want to bother my friends). I read that putting plants in a clear box could help them retain moisture while letting lights in. Would you recommend that? I know there might be a risk of mold, but I’m wondering if it could be worth it. I’ve seen you use acrylic shoe boxes to keep plants in, which I find absolutely brilliant and so pretty. Are those airtight enough to work as mini greenhouses or should I go with sterilite kind of boxes?
Cheers!
Great tip for the long stems-think I’ll give mine a chop too! Did you leave the cut ends time to callous or will they be ok? I grow in pon too xxxx
Interesting watching you basically see you squeeze the corn right go t out of the shell.
I'm starting to really love alocasia 😊 and that Jacklyn 😮 oh my goodness! ❤️ It is beautiful! What tips or advice do you have for them? I just got a baby one.
I put my corms in water and it’s so easy to peel ❤
Oh my lord you’ve got a lot of corms !!!
Hi Melissa, Thank you so much for sharing this video! 💞 I absolutely love pon and can’t thank you enough for showing us how well plants love it! I have 3 alocasia s in pon and a bunch of marantas and calathea s in pon. They are loving it!😍 I was just wondering if you ve experienced using pon with philodendron plants like variegated Florida beauty ? I was looking for videos on them, but couldn’t see any. Maybe I just missed them? Btw, I love your cats. ❤
Those black velvet corms are awesome! Mine always produces thin ones that want to pick up out of the pot. Only one of them sprouted for me so far but I was just looking at it and the tiny leaves look nothing like a black velvet 🤔😂 maybe I’m just getting confused…
You know they make a curled piece of plastic or rubber covered wire that you can put some or of all of your stems in it and then in you slide it up to how close you want your leaves to be to each other. I’m sure it was found on Amazon.
I always thought if the wick was only the top in the pot, the roots would draw the water hut by osmosis. The more it needs the more it pulls up.
“Looks like a beet or something”. That made me giggle 😂
haha
You need a vaulted ceiling in that bedroom! lol 😂
might have an Idea for your pole watering.
I always wonder why I have never seen someone use a automatic watering system for their mosspoles. Ok, not completely true, I saw housplantygoodness use one for vacation, but can´t remember if it was for mosspoles or not.
I used it for vacation and it worked great. now most of my poles are very short and it´s hard to adjust the watering amount properly, so definitly get one where you can set the time very short, but for my bigger pole it´s quite nice. I set it so that it´s a bit too little water, so I still have to check and top it up sometimes, but it doesn´t get so dry that the plant wilts even if I don´t have time to check for 2 weeks. I plan to get a few more plants on proper sized poles and want them in one row all supported by the automatic watering system. I just have a clear cup with a small hole on top of my mosspole where the water pours into, and I can always just fill the cup by hand if I think it needs more.
Could you do a sterilization video for your pon? How exactly do you pick out all the dead matter from the pon/leca I'm struggling to figure out how to like... sift it all...
I love this video. So much information and what you need to maintain them. Sweet Pea how tall are You??? Golly when you were at the sink I thought You looked so tall. ❤❤
Loved the video... My question is what your 2nd growing medium choice would be if you didn't use pon? I watch a lot of your your videos.... Right now I can't afford making the plunge/investment to pon... Thank You for all of your informative videos!!
Corm hunting is so fun 😂❤
It really is! 😂
Dish soap works. The bases are like bowls.
That’s a huge pice of the cuprea. It’s gonna make a huge plant.
Did you allow the cut pieces to callous off before putting them in pon?
I use a leca pole instead and I can’t get the roots to stop over growing 😅
Do you add cal-mag and fertilizer on your plants at the same time? I am new at adding cal-mag and I am not confident that 1) its really needed and 2) can you over due it? Thanks Melissa!!!
Ugh I didn't know I could grow new plants from those stumps. 3 wks ago when moving my Polly over to PON I discovered that same situation where the lower section had no root so intuitively I cut it off just from experience growing flower tubers in my perennial landscape borders. I should have known 🤦🏻♀️. Warning about the heat mats... If they don't come with a heat regulator they can get very hot and dry out your seedlings/corms frying them. Some seeds won't even germinate because they get too hot so I don't know what the threshold for alocasia germination would be.
aw 🥹🫶 good to know about the mats - it doesn't appear to have a regulator as far as I know.I know this brand is very popular or at least I see people using this one. I'll definitely keep an eye on them!
Are the two cuprea the same color? They look like the red one and a green one. Just curious. I see people mix colors of the same plant or different varieties in the same pot.
Hi Mellisa.
Where did you get your plant support for your Alocasia jacklyn ? ❤.
How's your Monstera mint? Can't wait to see an update on it. I'm thinking of getting one. This fall. I'm sorry I'm not able to get a chance to buy one of your plants. Every time I go, try to buy something they are always dold out 😅 But is okay. Good 👍 for you though. I will keep trying lol. But in a mean time is raining all day In Virginia tomorrow so I'm going to plant store 😂 just to see what they have. Not buying anything
You can buy them on Etsy! The mint is doing okay, it's been a bit slow since I severed all those TC babies away. I think it's just working on its root system. I'll be doing a plant update soon!
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Thank you so much on the info. Will check later my jacklyn is drooping lol. 👍 will wait on update probably just stress from babies getting taking away. I always repot in bigger pot on my Monstera to up size in growth just a little bigger size than the old pot. Walmart has sale on their pot here but I was to late in some coz they wipe them all out. But I got one huge pink pot for 10 dollars I was shocked they were selling them for 10 then small one for 5. I got 5 pots 🤣😅 lol you never see huge nice pink pot for 10 these days. I should of got two but I wanted the other small ones coz is cute. Lol 😅 ❤️
Hi Melissa, Thank you for sharing this video. I absolutely am loving the pon! I can’t thank you enough! ❤ I have 3 alocasias and a bunch of marantas and calatheas. They are all doing amazing in pon. I also was wondering if you have tried Philodendron s in pon like the Florida beauty.? I can’t remember if you have videos on that but if you , I will check. Btw your plants and cats are gorgeous! ❤ Liana
Hi Melissa. I recently ordered a Cuprea red secret which came with 5 or 6 leaves but they are very short and stems are very bent so leaves are facing downward. I unpotted it and put it in water to try to grow more roots. I potted it into Pon and it seemed to be quite happy for the last 6 months except for the bent stems. Would you have any idea why my plant seems to be so different to everyone elses Cuprea red secret?
I am not a fan of heat mats without a thermostat. In my experience heat mats get to hot and cause more issues. Especially if the container I was using was shallow.
I’m dazzled by the A cuprea in water. Do you feed them anything in water?
How many plants will your d.i.y pon pot transfer? I want switch some plants to pon.
Melissa do you let your pon completely dry after rinsing before storing ?
Girlie, the way you were doing surgery on that cuprea had me stressing 😅
haha 😆 oops!
I'm surprised that alocasias can grow in water like that. Do you put the corm down in the water? How deep does the water need to be?
I just covered all the roots that were growing. They can grow in water as long as you’re providing nutrients.
So sad about mine . All the leaves died off so I moved what's left from soil to water 😅
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Can u cut anywhere on the stump or do u need to b precise n not cut thru certain things?
You can see the growth points on the stump so I would probably avoid those! I just sliced though since it was so long and it had multiple of them 🫣
@@plantsbymelissa tyvm ^.^ so almost like a phal then....just realized...u can do the same w them, I've cut a few of mine horizontally that way...interesting...ty again for sharing that knowledge I have a few old alocasia that look silly being buried so deep let alone finding a vessel tall enough
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i am struggling with my alocasia, none of them grow more than 2 leaves at a time, and idk what to do....
Beautiful alocasia’s . I really want to buy alocasia watsoniana from you.please keep in reasonable price😊
Or sit the alocasia on the floor. Close to the grow light but not get burned
Good afternoon, tell me what you water and what kind of land you use Alokasia
How do your stumps not rot where you put them straight into medium before they callous over????
They callused a little bit 🙊 in my head it was already in water for a while so it’ll be fine 🫣
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What else besides stratum could I use for the corums? Why stratum?
I really love stratum and corms/props seem to root really well in it. You can root them many different ways though. You can use moss, perlite or even just a little water.
Do you every let your alocasias dry out before refilling the self watering pots. im not sure if a few of mine are having edema issues but i know otaku plants have talked about making sure you dry them out before watering but i wanted to know if you have the same routine
I don't let them dry out 🫣 the only way they get dry is if I'm behind on watering them. I try not to overfill the reservoir but I still get edema with some of mine. I think if I had more time to water them every few days I wound't leave as much water in there but that's not possible for me and caring for all my other plants. I can barely keep up with watering right now esp in the warmer months.
@@plantsbymelissa thank you yeah I feel like I'm in the same spot :( sorta why I moved over to pon for the self watering pots lol
HOW DO YOU GROW THE CORMS, PLEASE
Do you put all alocasia in Pon? I want to move my red secret to Pon. But a little scared
I'm growing them all in pon, yes! I've slowly been moving my alocasia collection over to it. Any new ones will get transferred as well. I was a little scared to try it at first but it's honestly been the best change for them!
You got a new couch?! 😂
It's my brother in law's! haha. They're downsizing their home so we got one of their couches. Hubby loves it because it reclines :D
Killed my black velvet. My baby plant zebrina is in the one leaf club. I have not leveled up to Alocasia yet.
I’m sorry 😢 I am only growing mine is pon now. They really love it and it’s a lot less maintenance for me. I felt like in soil I was under watering them a lot.
I do have her in Pon. She's only three inches high, still a baby.
I've read that Alocasias are highly toxic to cats. Does your kitty bother them?
Hi. What nutrients are in your water? Sorry if you've previously shared this.
I went over in detail and step my step in my pon care video recently :) I use silica, Fert, cal mag, stress coat and adjust ph
Here's the video: th-cam.com/video/DsjvG3VLWfk/w-d-xo.htmlsi=o2HuKdta7jEO0E7H
@@plantsbymelissa Thanks so much Melissa! Appreciate the video. I'm new to your channel. Can't wait to see growth in my plants. Smile 😊
Your maharani is stunning.
I haven't watched your video yet. I hope your plants are doung great though....because mine aren't. We will see what will happen in two weeks.😅
Oh no! What’s happened to them? 😢
@@plantsbymelissa my sister has opened a plant store and does not take care of them. I have revived all of them after winter and there was huge leaf less alacasia and I got them to grow huge.
Now she got new plants and they have pests. Behind the leaf there is something like dry slime and under it there are black dots and they kill the plants, it is some kind of spider* mits, but does not show those weird nets.
I got some new pricy plants for my self and pests got them too.
She doesn't care, so I had to take care of her whole greenhouse to stop it. Yesterday was the first round...
Sadly thost pest control products are all harmful.
I used abamecin and malathion, apply 1th day, 4th and 11th day...
It is not my job, but I have to do it.
Your alocasia cuprea is so much prettier than mine, I am a bit jealous!! 😝🥰 They are about the same size, but mine is greener, less metallic looking and the leaf abs are much less narrow. 😞 Mine was sold just as a regular cuprea, I do not know if cuprea "red secret" is a different variety or if you have been blessed with a particularly beautiful one, but it's stunning, congrats! 🥰
You just need to put more water in the bottom.
I can hear the corns land with a thud when you drop them in the table 😊
You say you love her, but you left her in water forever 😢
I love my moss poles too and they’ve been very neglected. My priorities have shifted somewhat to running a plant shop the last few months which is a lot of work! I have put off a lot of plant care and projects lately.