--- title: "Is this baby ready to graduate from its long time watery home? If so,…" description: "Is this baby ready to graduate from its long time watery home? If so, what is the very best medium for this plant to grow in? I’ve heard that Alocasias like…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/t6tW13fS5sskJVMhomlyHj" community: "Alocasia Aficionados" author: "Lynda" published: "2025-01-04T23:38:12.098783Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/K6LjyJpCR8u-ly42lEAJdA.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Alocasia Aficionados](https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA.md) # Is this baby ready to graduate from its long time watery home? If so,… _Posted by Lynda on 2025-01-04_ Is this baby ready to graduate from its long time watery home? If so, what is the very best medium for this plant to grow in? I’ve heard that Alocasias like leca, or something similar, mediums with which I am not familiar. Advice, please! TIA… ![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/K6LjyJpCR8u-ly42lEAJdA.webp?size=large) ![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ogsS0GJIvWBzx7CvItnCsicGb0YTD2umkWf-CRAbvzU/xSJJapxRTQuzkGIiHLc9hQ.webp?size=large) ## 17 comments ### Lilly commented on 2025-01-04 I had the same variation of alocasia corm and it molded in water 🫠 #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-04 Well, I guess all I can say is, I must be lucky! I didn’t even think this corm could be propped, but got some advice from other Planta members to try propping it. This prop has been in this glass for several moons; it took forever for it to start rooting. However, she looks like she’s going to make it; she’s even grown that leaf, which was not there when I started propping her! I want to give her the best chance there is, so that’s why I’m asking more experienced individuals what medium I should prop her in. So sorry about your prop; I’m not informed enough to comment on the problem of mold on your prop. Maybe somebody will chime in, and give you some insight on this. #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05 That sucks, I'm sorry. You could try treating with Growsafe, or similar. Even a swim in some peroxide would help kill off any spores ### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2025-01-04 Yea, should be good. Make sure to heavy water it at first, so it transitions to plain media well #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-05 As far as mediums go, would you just put this prop into a good lightweight soil, or have you had experience with something like leca, or similar mediums? TIA… #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05 If i was going to organic, I'd use a chunky mix (soil, perlite, orchid bark, gypsum, charcoal, Mycorrhizal. Is my usual), just avoid any pre-mixes with heavy peat. Leca or pon would work as well. I have several alocasia in both and they seem to like it. I'd say they seem to like the pon more than the leca, I think thats simply because the pon has fertilizer additives #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-05 Any tips on using pon? I haven’t used it before. TIA… #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05 The main thing is getting all the soil off, which you don't need to do, since it's already in water. I haven't really used self watering pots with my pon yet. .... I just water them like normal. I did just get a few self waterers to actually use that way lol. You can see the water level in them. I had just gotten some new plants before I left on vacation for 5 days and didn't want any wilting. You loop the wick up so it touches the bottom portion of the roots, then it'll dangle down into the reservoir that you will with water. ![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/LABcXOiTFudmBUCsau2S0dZnnxDdeMAvwSHhNs7sG2k/lG0_y2eySEauME9_X7rlng.webp?size=large) ### Lilly commented on 2025-01-05 Yeah they're done for, the corms went squishy... #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-05 😂😂😂! So sorry… #### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2025-01-05 Next time, next time ### Stephanie🎋 commented on 2025-01-05 I moved all my alocasias in pon and they are thriving #### Stephanie🎋 replied on 2025-01-05 In a self watering pot #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-05 Tips on using pon? I haven’t used it before. TIA… #### Lynda replied on 2025-01-05 What’s your favorite self watering pot? TIA… #### Stephanie🎋 replied on 2025-01-05 I use the pots with water level indicator not the ones with the whisk and I use lechuza pon #### Lynda replied on 2025-03-14 TXS for your comments; they’re all very helpful! Have you researched the DIY pon? I’ve watched several videos on this, and I’m seriously thinking of ordering the different substrates and making my own. It’s a real $$ saver, from what I can tell. Interested? --- _Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_