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title: "I ran out of perlite so I put these babies in water about a month and…"
description: "I ran out of perlite so I put these babies in water about a month and a half ago ..here's how they're looking what should I do with them at this point ?🌱"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/KPdG0Rv1TYmI3S53zjXBvQ"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "ROOTING4U"
published: "2024-04-07T17:42:00.066383Z"
language: "en"
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# I ran out of perlite so I put these babies in water about a month and…

_Posted by ROOTING4U on 2024-04-07_

I ran out of perlite so I put these babies in water about a month and a half ago ..here's how they're looking what should I do with them at this point ?🌱

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/nXXx_Tzll46HH5CRHuqQHuC70deA1w_cSPiKxSFxAF4/aSQYz3trQSGJ4OREhgD1bw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Rchandler commented on 2024-04-09

What are they?

#### ROOTING4U replied on 2024-04-19

They are alocasia corms !

### Jaiden commented on 2024-04-15

Fluval stratum!

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