--- title: "Hello, I have an alocasia melo and it hasn’t grown at all in months,…" description: "Hello, I have an alocasia melo and it hasn’t grown at all in months, I had a closer look and what I suspect was a new leaf has died. Will this plant produce…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/56zposFvTCa3nmjeb153ZA?language=de" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "Stephanie" published: "2024-08-01T17:08:55.852976Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yLDu3iJEYRZVXVRo9zfyNPc59S4aChmjXUl3QrwQC-E/W2OK8hKCQq6Yk-7Th8d-Ng.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=de) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=de) # Hello, I have an alocasia melo and it hasn’t grown at all in months,… _Gepostet von Stephanie am 2024-08-01_ Hello, I have an alocasia melo and it hasn’t grown at all in months, I had a closer look and what I suspect was a new leaf has died. Will this plant produce another new leaf in its place? ![Anhang 1 von 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yLDu3iJEYRZVXVRo9zfyNPc59S4aChmjXUl3QrwQC-E/W2OK8hKCQq6Yk-7Th8d-Ng.webp?size=large) ![Anhang 2 von 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/yLDu3iJEYRZVXVRo9zfyNPc59S4aChmjXUl3QrwQC-E/rDKix93bRQ-3Y11CLV7znQ.webp?size=large) ## 16 Kommentare ### Merah Pickles kommentierte am 2024-08-01 Have you checked for a death plug? Also have you resoiled it at all? Also alocasias looove humidity I take mine in the bathroom every time I shower and then leave it in there with the seam after I get out then I move it to wherever I keep it typically ### Merah Pickles kommentierte am 2024-08-01 They shouldn’t need anything to support the leaves they stand on their own nice and firm…I would definitely check for root rot ### Stephanie kommentierte am 2024-08-01 What’s a death plug? I repotted it a few months back yes. Can a new leaf grow from the point where the other new leaf died? #### Malinda antwortete am 2024-08-01 It’s basically a netting around the roots that the plant was started in . I found one on an orchid I rescued it’s more of a basket than a net but they can constrict the roots people usually will repot when they bring plants home because of these. The net version is just that \& you can cut it \& carefully separate it from the plant ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/U_HeMMwuLegbQrSKz5Ed1X85GT58qu3Ff6C6ZctN8lQ/x3ONtKSOTiyl9eDbOi7lTg.webp?size=large) #### Stephanie antwortete am 2024-08-01 Yeah, I checked for one when I repotted it and it doesn’t have one. ### Malinda kommentierte am 2024-08-01 You can def have new growth this plant was literally a nub around Jan / feb . But it also depends on what’s going on ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/U_HeMMwuLegbQrSKz5Ed1X85GT58qu3Ff6C6ZctN8lQ/t2F_9LPUR-i24RtvJTbQLw.webp?size=large) #### Stephanie antwortete am 2024-08-01 Where would the new growth come from? That same point? Or a new one? ### Malinda kommentierte am 2024-08-01 My growth came from the base so the lowest point of the plant . Also there may be corms that grow . #### Stephanie antwortete am 2024-08-01 I really hope there’s new growth, I’m worrying that the plant won’t be able to grow more now that the new leaf has died ### Malinda kommentierte am 2024-08-01 I’ve had leaves die \& the plant still grows . I transitioned all my alocasias to pon \& some lost a leaf \& like I said 1 lost everything but the base . It really depends on the cause it can snowball pretty fast if it’s an issue . #### Stephanie antwortete am 2024-08-01 Okay, fingers crossed I’ll see some growth then. I haven’t actually seen any since I’ve had the plant since March. Is this normal? ### Malinda kommentierte am 2024-08-01 Does seem a little slow . What kind of light do you have ? I have no natural light at all . My plants are all under grow lights . Also they tend to not like water from the faucet so I use a water conditioner . ![Anhang 1 von 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/U_HeMMwuLegbQrSKz5Ed1X85GT58qu3Ff6C6ZctN8lQ/DRqPLJbFQpynbHEryXZWrA.webp?size=large) #### Stephanie antwortete am 2024-08-01 Wow they’re beautiful! I’m jealous of your collection! #### Malinda antwortete am 2024-08-01 lol they are like potato chips 🤪 I’m jealous too though I’ve been wanting a melo ### Stephanie kommentierte am 2024-08-01 It’s not in direct sunlight but it’s in a fairly bright spot. And I use tap water once every two weeks or so? Like I said before, it’s reasonably new soil too. ### Malinda kommentierte am 2024-08-01 I had a silver dragon scale do the same thing when I first started my Alocasia journey \& it ended up being in my case root rot. I’ve been using pon for my Alocasia but that situation also made me think about my other plants so I started using orchid bark mixed in with soil \& started adding perlite as well both are fairly cheap imo . They are divas they want their bed just rt not to wet not too dry . I can’t remember who said it if it was someone on here but think Goldilocks . --- _Die Planta-Community (https://getplanta.com). Lesen ist für alle offen. Um Beiträge zu erstellen, zu kommentieren und zu liken, hol dir die Planta App: https://getplanta.com/download_