Any idea as to why this is happening. I got 2 from a nursery about a week ago. They both look like this and they are both in two different spots getting lots of humidity. They are both 3-4 feet away from a window no direct light. This one hasn’t been watered by me since I got it. The other one I have watered and the next day it looked like this as well. Looks like this is getting worse by the day. I have a grow light on as well for 3 hours.
They could have been overwatered at the nursery. Let the soil dry out a bit before you water. Alocasias are able to store some water in their stems
0 likes Thank you. Thats what I am thinking too. Soil is about 25% dry. I think I’m going to try pon for the first time for these guys and my dragon scale. None of them seem to like the soil they came in.
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Try using an aroid soil mix, I’ve put all my alocasias in it and I’ve never had root rot again or overwatered them
2 likes Thank you! I have no idea what they are in now, almost looks like coco but not. I’m thinking of trying Pon. I have some fungus nats from the delivery and thought it’d be a good 2 in 1.
0 likes The other one is definitely in a tropical chunky mix, but I think it was my fault. I should have waited 2 more days. I think pon might be good for me as I said.
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I agree. I have all mine in Molly’s Aroid Mix and they love it! (sold by Very Plants)
Yeah. I’ve heard they do better going soil-less. That being said I’ve had corms of African mask come up in the pot I threw outside (all summer) after the mother plant died. But generally I think the more drainage in the soil the better
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