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title: "Hi guys, I have this huge alocasia California that’s been growing…"
description: "Hi guys, I have this huge alocasia California that’s been growing crazy since I got her around 4 months ago. The problem is she also drops leaves like crazy.…"
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community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "xoana"
published: "2023-06-23T03:59:34.153Z"
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# Hi guys, I have this huge alocasia California that’s been growing…

_Publié par xoana le 2023-06-23_

Hi guys, I have this huge alocasia California that’s been growing crazy since I got her around 4 months ago. The problem is she also drops leaves like crazy. The stems will dehydrate and then droop until it eventually turns yellow. I thought I might’ve been a watering issue but I make sure she’s always moist throughout. There are no bugs or pests, and other than that she is really healthy. Would this be a fertilizing issue by chance? (White powder is diatomaceous earth)

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## 4 commentaires

### LearningPlantMom a commenté le 2023-06-23

The reason she is losing leaves is because she is growing new ones

### LearningPlantMom a commenté le 2023-06-23

You could try support stands to help the stems stay strong and bound to the mother plant?

### LearningPlantMom a commenté le 2023-06-23

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#### xoana ha respondido el 2023-06-23

If you look closely I have about three bamboo stakes exactly for that reason. I’ll support the droopy stems but they’ll eventually die. I’m thinking you’re right and maybe it’s a nutrient thing.

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