Looks like Polly isn’t happy 😐. I repotted my Polly about a month ago and it lost 3 small leaves and these are left. It looks like one is drooping and the stem looks pruny? I’m worried because I increased the pot size it’s retaining too much liquid? I read that pon soil is best for alocasia but wondering if I should attempt to repot given it’s only been a month?
The worst thing you can do is leave your plant in a state where it’s overwatered. If that means repot 10 times that’s better than leaving it where it develops root rot. Rot is worse than any shock. PON is a big change but I made the switch and absolutely love it. When all your plants are PON you only need to fill the water reservoir once every two weeks or so. I’ve only killed one type of plant after completely washing their roots clean and switching to PON and that is a croton mammi, but I’ve consistently killed mammis this way and it’s not a recommended soil type for them (I’m stubborn) Go slow with removing the soil if you do, wash as much under running water once’s it’s almost all gone to ensure you don’t have any material that will later rot your roots in the PON. When you wash your roots pull off any grey or black roots, they will only hurt your progress further. Best of luck! Reply if you have questions, happy to help!
4 likes Omg thanks for the suggestion! Based on the symptoms (the pruning of the stems and the drooping) do you suspect the water is the issue? I just bought a grow light to see if that’ll work
0 likes It’s really hard to tell from a picture if there’s water issues but if you feel like it’s taking a really long time to dry out and that’s when issues started I would trust your hunch. I have the same plant and most those leaves just look like they’re reaching in the direction the light is coming from, the one drooping could be an issue or could be natural. Until an alocasia is established it usually will only keep its 3 newest leaves and shed its older ones. On top of this, alocasia can go into a dormancy period where they look like they’re dying but aren’t. You need to be careful to water even less during this time. The plant looks healthy for the most part though, maybe put it closer to a window, the more sun the faster it will use the water in the soil.
3 likes Thanks so much for your help!
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