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
3 gillningarThank you! Do you mean worms?
1 gilla
No they mean baby plants like baby bulb seeds
2 gillningarGotcha! lol thank you!
1 gilla 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)
1 gilla
This looks like a fungus or something to me.
1 gilla
The brown spots with yellow rings around them make me think it’s a fungal/bacterial issue. Are you misting the plant?
0 gillningarYes a couple times
0 gillningar 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.
1 gillaWill stop misting this and all my alocasias thank you. And fungicide is on its way! Thank you
0 gillningar 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
