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title: "Can anyone pleeeasse tell me what I’m doing wrong with my alocasias?…"
description: "Can anyone pleeeasse tell me what I’m doing wrong with my alocasias? 🙏🏻🙏🏻 Several of them have leaves that keep turning this pinky yellow colour and…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/egLQH_yzQlmUBHsTg4JTZA"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Helen"
published: "2024-08-01T18:38:47.498798Z"
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# Can anyone pleeeasse tell me what I’m doing wrong with my alocasias?…

_Posted by Helen on 2024-08-01_

Can anyone pleeeasse tell me what I’m doing wrong with my alocasias? 🙏🏻🙏🏻  
Several of them have leaves that keep turning this pinky yellow colour and dropping even though other ones next to them are fine? Some are still  
Giving new growth while also turning 🤷🏼‍♀️

I use a moisture meter to check when they need watering - about once a week - so I don’t think it’s over or under watering.

They’re next to a north facing window with a bit of shelter so they aren’t getting full sun.

Please please help!

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## 11 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-08-01

Alocasias super difficult. They want a lot of oxygen around their roots, but they also want constant access to water. They cannot tolerate drying out, but they’re also prone to root rot.

I ended up changing all of mine to pon (semi-hydro) because watering seems to always be an issue. I’ve also heard people have luck keeping them in a self-watering planter, in very chunky soil.

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-08-01

In summary, you’re probably not doing anything wrong; alocasias just hate life 😭

#### Helen replied on 2024-08-01

So accurate! Plant divas is what they are!

#### Becca replied on 2024-08-01

lol🤣

### Malinda commented on 2024-08-01

I also am using pon I don’t use the pots for it though I just plant them In a clear vessel \& only put enough water at the bottom so for my bigger pots it’s usually about 1/2 inch to an inch it’s hard to say because I eyeball it . I’ve found with the clear vases I can see when the water is gone \& can also see how damp the pon is before I add more water since dry pon is a different color. I did lose 1 plant trying to figure it out \& some of the others lost some leaves in the transition but once they got through it they’ve been doing great. I find that my younger starter plants transitioned faster .

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#### Malinda replied on 2024-08-01

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#### Audrey replied on 2024-08-02

Are you using pons \& perlite?

#### Malinda replied on 2024-08-02

It’s pon \& I have a little lecca scattered in just for more air flow

### jacks0n47 commented on 2024-08-01

beginner here so take my word with a grain of salt but my alocasia was doing the same thing and i just lowered the blinds a bit so it would get less direct sun and it has not dropped a leaf since(been about a month) but i have a different type of alocasia so who knows 🤷‍♂️

#### Malinda replied on 2024-08-01

I wish I needed to lower my blinds lol I have no good lighting in my house 🤨

#### JKR replied on 2024-08-03

Maybe try a grow light? It should help if they’re in a north facing window.

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