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title: "This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time.…"
description: "This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time. The first one almost died of root rot and is currently recovering. Only the tuber was left 🥹"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/65b6f3f11c25f8e15326d340"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Big Apple Plants"
published: "2024-01-29T00:40:17.011Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/0Dg_KSnH_o1oeJfdABTTYCU6B5vgBvQ2kBxDs1i8-Z8/6dae7d05c69e401a9e8350aeaebe3371.webp?size=large"
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# This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time.…

_Posted by Big Apple Plants on 2024-01-29_

This is my second Alocasia! Really want to get it right this time. The first one almost died of root rot and is currently recovering. Only the tuber was left 🥹

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## 2 comments

### Bella56 commented on 2024-01-29

Make sure it’s in a chunky soil mix

### Ji11 commented on 2024-02-19

I just switched mine to a mix of cocoa coir, perlite, horticultural charcoal and orchid bark.

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