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Macie

Hi looking for some advice. My silver dragon is drooping hardcore and has lost two leaves. this is after a repot and i moved it closer to the window, which im worried has a draft. any info is helpful.

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  1. Vera

    Alocasias are very dramatic— what else are your other plant parameters….Light, humidity, temperature?

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  2. Macie

    it was on a north window but i have a grow light over it, the humidity is average room humidity (i don’t do anything about the humidity in my apartment) and the temperature might have been a bit low because my window is not well insulated

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  3. Macie

    i moved it away from the window because it had some white and i am unsure if it’s potentially a pest and would rather be safe than sorry

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  4. Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸

    They are dramatic, need to acclimate to any moves. What I’ve been doing with all my alocasias and I swear by this method, clean off every bit of soil and stick in water. Let sit in water for about a week maybe two, then I put in a self watering planter with lechuza pon. Once planted I will water it, then not water again for 2 weeks. I don’t put water in the reservoir either for about 6 weeks. Then they take off and absolutely thrive once established. They just have to transition their soil roots to water roots. All kinds of YouTube videos on it!

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    • Gigglzngreenz

      So are they actually all water plants then? What about humidity? Is that important? If not I want to try this.

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    • Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸

      Literally every plant can live in water if you change the water out every few weeks (definitely not letting it get too low)… and if you add a drop or 2 of liquid fertilizer. However I only keep a few plants in water I don’t keep my alocasias in there long, I put them in the lechuza pon. Watch some YouTube videos on it, just search putting alocasias in pon. I learned sooo much from watching like 10 videos.

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    • Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸

      Also with humidity I find they like 70% or above, so I try to stay at that with a greenhouse cabinet (great YouTube videos on setting them up), or I put a humidifier blowing on them, with a small fan for airflow. Also listen, do not mist your plants. I know this app suggests it, but if you really research it you will find it doesn’t do houseplants any good, it will cause fungus & bacteria issues… I learned the hard way. The only way to go is to use a good humidifier and fan. Since I quit misting and use them I’ve had absolutely zero issues with funguses.

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  5. Lana Layne 🌺🪴🪻🌵🌸

    Oh and you’ll most likely find corms you can grow in water or spagnhum moss

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  6. Gigglzngreenz

    Someone just recently told me that all alocasias need very high humidity, like above 60%. You might want to check that? When I stopped using my humidifiers I had to rehome a few plants that couldn’t tolerate the drier air. All my calathea plants had to go. Most everything is adjusting though. I hope you figure it out! He’s cute! I love alocasias!

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