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title: "Got my first alocasia today! Super duper excited!!! Meet Gus Gus.…"
description: "Got my first alocasia today! Super duper excited!!! Meet Gus Gus. I’ve heard to move him to pon is that right?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/Joh3HsTJL4aQXSXozqOp98"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Britt Brat"
published: "2025-10-04T07:33:52.602943Z"
language: "en"
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# Got my first alocasia today! Super duper excited!!! Meet Gus Gus.…

_Posted by Britt Brat on 2025-10-04_

Got my first alocasia today! Super duper excited!!! Meet Gus Gus. I’ve heard to move him to pon is that right?

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## 12 comments

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-10-04

Cute name for a gorgeous plant.

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-04

Thanks!!

### Whitney commented on 2025-10-04

I’m curious about pon. Mine is in a chunky mix, but not doing great at the moment, so I’d love to hear what others think.

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-04

Same! I did some looking on tik tok and people say pon is amazing. Your plant will freak for a few days but perk right back up.

### Emily commented on 2025-10-04

I grow all of my Alocasias in LECA and they do great! But I have heard a lot of people have success with pon.

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-04

I thought about Leca!

### Russ commented on 2025-10-04

I’ve been contemplating trying to switch to pon. Or I should say putting and new ones or corms in pon. I have all of mine in fluval stratum right now.

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-04

How do they like it??

### Hayley commented on 2025-10-04

My black velvet has been thriving in a self watering pot with a soil mix; I've only had her a few months though and she's my first alocasia

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-04

Hmm I wonder!

### JungleLovin commented on 2025-10-07

I grow all my Alocasias in self watering pots with a chunky soil mix. I currently have 6 adults and 14 babies all growing in this mix. My oldest Adults are 5 years old.

#### Britt Brat replied on 2025-10-07

I’ll have to test it out!

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