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title: "Birthday present off hubby…. Tips and tricks welcome as no homework…"
description: "Birthday present off hubby…. Tips and tricks welcome as no homework done before purchase 😂"
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community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "Sarah"
published: "2024-09-21T15:00:52.658975Z"
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# Birthday present off hubby…. Tips and tricks welcome as no homework…

_Posted by Sarah on 2024-09-21_

Birthday present off hubby…. Tips and tricks welcome as no homework done before purchase 😂

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## 3 comments

### Ray L commented on 2024-09-21

They're a little finicky. I give mine bright indirect light. I'd find the right lighting situation for it and let it acclimate before repot.

#### Sarah replied on 2024-09-22

This is my plan. The media it’s in seems really good quality so I’m happy to not mess with it too much. It’s come from quite a high end garden centre so I’m confident it’s been grown well… can actually see roots poking out the bottom. It’s in a west window so getting end of day sunlight but that’s becoming less and less now autumn/winter is coming so fingers crossed it’s going to be fine 🤞🏻🤞🏻

### Mosstachio commented on 2024-09-22

Water only when the media is fully dry or nearly entirely dry. When you repot it, use a very chunky mix. Like coco chips/orchid bark, pumice for extra chunk, with some long fibered sphagnum and coco coir to make it easier for the chips and bark to reabsorb water.

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