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?
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
3개 좋아요Thank you! Do you mean worms?
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No they mean baby plants like baby bulb seeds
2개 좋아요Gotcha! lol thank you!
좋아요 1개 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)
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This looks like a fungus or something to me.
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The brown spots with yellow rings around them make me think it’s a fungal/bacterial issue. Are you misting the plant?
0개 좋아요Yes a couple times
0개 좋아요 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.
좋아요 1개Will stop misting this and all my alocasias thank you. And fungicide is on its way! Thank you
0개 좋아요 Yes, I had this happen to my first alocasia I sprayed it and haven’t had this issue ever again.
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Mine love Molly’s Mix soil
