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title: "I bought this Polly 2 weeks ago and have only watered it once. I let…"
description: "I bought this Polly 2 weeks ago and have only watered it once. I let it drain for about 45 mins, and is in a well lit area. The substrate feels mostly like…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Johnatan"
published: "2024-05-07T16:33:49.107967Z"
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# I bought this Polly 2 weeks ago and have only watered it once. I let…

_Posted by Johnatan on 2024-05-07_

I bought this Polly 2 weeks ago and have only watered it once. I let it drain for about 45 mins, and is in a well lit area. The substrate feels mostly like coco coir and it is still wet even though it’s been 9 days since watering. Can someone tell me what’s wrong with my plant baby?

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## 12 comments

### Josie commented on 2024-05-07

Too Dense soil of not enough humidity I’d recommend a repot in a well draining airy soil. Bonus is you might find fsome  
Corms too

### Johnatan commented on 2024-05-07

Thank you! Do you mean worms?

#### TheCrazyPlantLaidy replied on 2024-05-07

No they mean baby plants like baby bulb seeds

### Johnatan commented on 2024-05-07

Gotcha! lol thank you!

### Josie commented on 2024-05-08

lol yes corms! You can google what to do with them to make baby plants. I highly recommend gloves if you repot it though. Alocasias corms have stuff that can cause severe skin irritation (I learned the hard way)

### LaRosa commented on 2024-05-08

This looks like a fungus or something to me.

### Bella56 commented on 2024-05-08

The brown spots with yellow rings around them make me think it’s a fungal/bacterial issue. Are you misting the plant?

#### Johnatan replied on 2024-05-08

Yes a couple times

### Bella56 commented on 2024-05-08

I believe that’s what caused the problem. Many plants can handle misting but not alocasias, they like humidity but not wet leaves. It can cause a fungal infection. I recommend spraying it down with a fungicide and don’t mist it anymore. If you want to increase humidity try a pebble tray or humidifier.

#### Johnatan replied on 2024-05-08

Will stop misting this and all my alocasias thank you. And fungicide is on its way! Thank you

### Bella56 commented on 2024-05-08

Yes, I had this happen to my first alocasia I sprayed it and haven’t had this issue ever again.

### Nic Van D commented on 2024-05-09

Mine love Molly’s Mix soil

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