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title: "Got this beautiful Thai Con a couple months ago and I’m debating…"
description: "Got this beautiful Thai Con a couple months ago and I’m debating moving it into leca as opposed to chunky soil. Any agree/disagree opinions? I’m nervous about…"
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author: "Mack"
published: "2024-05-07T14:53:20.188335Z"
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# Got this beautiful Thai Con a couple months ago and I’m debating…

_Lagt ut av Mack den 2024-05-07_

Got this beautiful Thai Con a couple months ago and I’m debating moving it into leca as opposed to chunky soil. Any agree/disagree opinions? I’m nervous about it!

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/doMD3PoU8isqM6KBWeZFrlKj57PGj_ja1H50J03pq08/-KVE6SQ3RuCWeKukHYXGQw.webp?size=large)

## 10 kommentarer

### Tee Jay kommenterte den 2024-05-07

What is the purpose of moving it to leca? If it’s happy in the soil, I’d keep it! Also, these grow quickly and size up fast, so you will need a lot of leca

#### Mack svarte den 2024-05-07

It’s about ready for a repot because the roots are starting to grow out of the bottom, but the soil seems to stay moist a lot longer than planta recommends. I’m worried going up in pot size like it needs will make the wetness issue worse

#### Tee Jay svarte den 2024-05-07

If the soil is chunky enough, then it should be fine! Lots of perlite, orchid bark, and horticultural charcoal will be good. I also would not take planta’s watering suggestions as the norm. It’s very off for almost all of my plants, especially the ones that like to dry out

### Pachyfaeria kommenterte den 2024-05-07

I know so many people swear by leca. I’ve personally never used it exclusively but if I were to try something totally new like that I’d probably test it on a plant I didn’t mind possibly losing just in case I messed up somehow while learning to use a new medium.

#### Joycita svarte den 2024-05-08

I agree! I recently switched a few plants to Leca and while they aren’t suffering they are not thriving yet either.

### Richard kommenterte den 2024-05-07

I had a large Thai Con in leca. It did fine. The thing I didn’t love was the containers that are big enough usually aren’t transparent. So keeping the water at the correct level just mean installing a water level float thing so I could make sure there was always enough water in the pot.

### Alex kommenterte den 2024-05-07

Never done it myself but I have heard a lot of good things about leca. I think you should go for it!

### Geogaddi kommenterte den 2024-05-07

If it needs to be repoted I’d go for it. Why not experiment ?  
Good luck and have fun 🪴✨

### Ash kommenterte den 2024-05-07

Leca mines in Leca and super huge now

![Vedlegg 1 av 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/x4icKclHuXNdm63H2unYc60KPf15zg8SQktGSB2mp8c/XIeeVXGqT0SbyPtjnrOAdw.webp?size=large)

### KK kommenterte den 2024-05-07

I don’t thing there’s a right or wrong way to go if you do your research and are diligent! Good luck either way! It’s a gorgeous Thai con!

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