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title: "guys, i’ve been growing 2 black velvet alocasia corms.. do you think…"
description: "guys, i’ve been growing 2 black velvet alocasia corms.. do you think this one is ready to go in soil?"
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community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Mae"
published: "2024-11-08T18:41:27.579055Z"
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# guys, i’ve been growing 2 black velvet alocasia corms.. do you think…

_Posted by Mae on 2024-11-08_

guys, i’ve been growing 2 black velvet alocasia corms.. do you think this one is ready to go in soil?

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## 8 comments

### TreseaB commented on 2024-11-08

Or Fluvall Stratum! Alocasias love it

#### Mae replied on 2024-11-09

will definitely look into it! thanks !

### Delani commented on 2024-11-08

Hi what’s the best way to grow corms cause I haven’t had any luck :(

#### Wolfen 🐺 replied on 2024-11-08

There's several ways to do it. Make sure the tips is facing up. And you can put them in a shallow water dish that cover the bottom half. Or in perlite, or moss.

#### Mae replied on 2024-11-09

yeah, like wolfen said, i put mine it like a small sauce container. i filled it with very little water (enough to cover the bottom), closed the lid, and forgot about it. i’d changed the water every couple of weeks to prevent rot and stuff.

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-08

It does. I usually go by the rule of thumb, 2" of roots. And they go into fluval/perlite mix

#### Mae replied on 2024-11-09

yay! will definitely look into the fluval stuff

#### TreseaB replied on 2024-11-09

I love it! I grow my Alocasia corms in it, in tiny little containers that have lids on them and keep the Fluvall stratum moist and the corms will start growing roots and pop out of the top in about two weeks! It’s amazing stuff. It’s made for aquarium plants, originally. But I learned about it by googling it, as I had learned about it on YouTube.

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