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title: "My Alocasia Frydek is pretty droopy a couple weeks after purchasing……"
description: "My Alocasia Frydek is pretty droopy a couple weeks after purchasing… should I be concerned?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/6525302ff51e9fc093536ae4"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Jennifer"
published: "2023-10-10T11:06:23.983Z"
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# My Alocasia Frydek is pretty droopy a couple weeks after purchasing……

_Posted by Jennifer on 2023-10-10_

My Alocasia Frydek is pretty droopy a couple weeks after purchasing… should I be concerned?

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## 7 comments

### Soup commented on 2023-10-10

Is it quite cold in the room it is in? Alocasia’s can go dormant during the winter due to the lack of light and warmth and can lose leaves. To help it less droopy make a pebble tray/use a humidifier/mist it twice a week, you can also use sticks to hold up the leaves

#### Soup replied on 2023-10-11

Hm, what’s the soil like? Is it airy? Or is it compact, also what’s the watering schedule like

#### Jennifer replied on 2023-10-13

Soil’s pretty airy. Watering every 8th day, per Planta. I am wondering if I have it placed in too sunny a spot. I may try moving it and see if it perks up a bit.

#### Soup replied on 2023-10-13

Don’t follow Plantas watering schedule is usually inaccurate, get a cocktail stick or a chop stick and leave it in the soil and pull it out every so often to if soil is dry or not, it may be wilting because it’s not being watered enough, also when you water do you water until water is coming out of drainage holes? Or not and does the pot have drainage holes?

#### Jennifer replied on 2023-10-14

I water until the water runs out the bottom. Love the chopstick idea - will do that.

#### Soup replied on 2023-10-14

Good and yeah defo try measuring with the chopsticks

### Beto R commented on 2023-10-19

Alocasias are very particular about moisture and watering levels  
You can also try a moisture meter but definitely do not go by a watering schedule

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