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title: "I was repotting my alocasia Polly and noticed there’s a little hole…"
description: "I was repotting my alocasia Polly and noticed there’s a little hole within the root bulb, what should I do? Cut it? Hope it’ll repair itself?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/655e388147fe6ae9b7ba57f9"
community: "Pests, diseases and problems"
author: "Nectar"
published: "2023-11-22T17:21:05.724Z"
language: "en"
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# I was repotting my alocasia Polly and noticed there’s a little hole…

_Posted by Nectar on 2023-11-22_

I was repotting my alocasia Polly and noticed there’s a little hole within the root bulb, what should I do? Cut it? Hope it’ll repair itself?

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## 2 comments

### Ada commented on 2023-11-22

I think it should be fine healing itself.

#### Nectar replied on 2023-11-23

Thank you!

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