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Al

i accidentally plant my alocasia corm upside down! and it looked like this. is it gonna be okay? and should i cover with more soil so that the sprout is not visible from the surface? please help thank you!!

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  1. pauli

    hey! rotate the corm in the soil so that the stem faces up. it’ll be totally fine. I’ve found sprouts growing like this naturally.

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    • Al

      can it bend up naturally without repositioning it?

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    • Al

      it’s quitw tricky to rotate it like that as the roots are quite long already!

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  2. pauli

    unfortunately, i haven’t had experience with that. but it will grow straight for a bit before it comes out with a leaf and it looks like it would smash against the pot wall.

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    • Al

      Thanks. I’ve just rotated the nub as you mentioned. Do you think I should add more soil on top of it so that the nub fully covered?

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  3. pauli

    awesome! more soil wouldn’t hurt. it’ll help increase the chances of more roots growing out of the nub to help the plant thrive. sorry i couldn’t give you the answer you wanted. i’ve been really enjoying growing corms and hope yours grows fast!

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  4. Molly

    I believe you had it planted correctly the 1st time. I'm no expert, but I've propagated many alocasia's...I've attached a graph that might be helpful.

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    • lulpeanut

      Well I hope I didn’t put my corms back in upside down 😭

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