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Madison

I tried to put my Alocasia polly in a semi-hydro setup and gave her root rot 🤦🏼‍♀️ Oops. Can someone help me understand how to use a semi-hydro setup without repeating the same mistake? Any resources such a youtube videos diving into this topic would also be greatly appreciated. I used a diy lechuza pon recipe but am open to other options. She was living in my greenhouse cabinet where it got 12 hours of light each day. I did wash the roots clean before transferring to semi-hydro so there wasn’t any soil on them. My specific questions are: 1.) How do you know when to water again and how much water to provide? 2.) Do you follow the same rule of thumb for sizing a planter for a semi-hydro setup as you do for soil/potting mix (i.e about 1-2 inches bigger than the root ball)? 3.) What medium do you like to use and why? Thanks in advance!

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  1. Amie206

    The Leca Queen and Leafy Diva are two creators that have a lot of info about moving to semi-hydro. All my alocasia are in semi-hydro. Were you using a wicking set up?

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    • Amie206

      I water when the reservoir is dry. Maybe a day or two after. Yes - same idea when repotting. That said, if your roots have grown out of the cache pot, you may lose some of them. I have had all my alocasia in pon for more than a year. I haven’t lost one since transferring. I also rinse them in the shower once per month to keep pests at bay.

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    • Madison

      thank you! I will check them out. I did have a wicking set up using a self watering pot

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    • Madison

      do you propogate them in water or anything before transferring to semi-hydro or did you transition your plants straight from soil to it?

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    • Amie206

      For more mature plants, I’ve cut the roots very short before putting into pon. When I have a small plant (4” pot or smaller) I just rinse the roots and put in pon.

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  2. Paulina | Semi-Hydro

    I keep several alocasia successfully in pon - I use the Lechuza one and I keep them in self watering planters with a wick and make sure they never run dry. Another thing I’ve noticed with alocasia in particular when moving to semi-hydro is that I’ve had the smoothest transition if I propagate them in water to let them grow new roots before transferring. I did a direct transfer with a black velvet once and it melted, so now I always do “the long method” first (The Leca Queen who was mentioned above goes through this process in detail on her YouTube channel). After transferring to semi-hydro, I always use a root boosting nutrient (I use GT Root Ultra - I’m in the UK) for a few weeks before switching to my standard nutrient.

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    • Madison

      thank you!

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