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title: "Any advice for potting medium for my Jacklyn? I just found her and…"
description: "Any advice for potting medium for my Jacklyn? I just found her and she’s in plain soil but I don’t want to repot right before winter? Should I go for it or let…"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "F. Lindsey"
published: "2024-10-22T21:19:39.104207Z"
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# Any advice for potting medium for my Jacklyn? I just found her and…

_Posted by F. Lindsey on 2024-10-22_

Any advice for potting medium for my Jacklyn? I just found her and she’s in plain soil but I don’t want to repot right before winter? Should I go for it or let her sit in the nursery pot until spring, or is the soil she’s in now fine?

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## 7 comments

### nepenthomancer commented on 2024-10-22

Leave until spring just be careful with watering, and light. They’re the only alocasia I’ve ever had that fried in bright light so be careful if using grown lights!

#### Plant Dad replied on 2024-10-23

That's good to know about the grow light. That makes sense now as to why the leaves are turing a lighter shade of green. Thank you for saying that!

#### nepenthomancer replied on 2024-10-23

Oof yeah mine actually ended up losing leaves after they got a bit bleached out definitely the only plant I’ve had reject more light 😂

### Plant Dad commented on 2024-10-23

It depends on where you live in my opinion. If it's already getting really cold where you are I would wait, but even so, she will be indoors where it's warmer. I have all of my Alocasia in Pon; I love it and they are all thriving; including my Jacklyn (Tandurusa).

### Amie206 commented on 2024-10-23

I second getting them into pon. Once the original “shock” of coming home with you is iver, I’d get her into pon. I killed THREE Jacklyn’s before the last one I put in pon. All but one of my Alcoasia’s is in it and I’m never going back

#### F. Lindsey replied on 2024-10-23

What brand of Pon would you recommend?

#### Amie206 replied on 2024-10-24

I just bought a self-watering Lechuza planter because it comes with the pot AND the Pon. I know some people mix their own but I go to great lengths to mix my own soil and I didn’t want to go down THAT rabbit hole.

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