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title: "Hi! Can I go dig on my alocasia soil to see if she has corms without…"
description: "Hi! Can I go dig on my alocasia soil to see if she has corms without disturbing her so much? I don’t want to repot her yet but I do want to dig for corms. Can…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Ana"
published: "2023-02-15T18:54:11.628Z"
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# Hi! Can I go dig on my alocasia soil to see if she has corms without…

_Posted by Ana on 2023-02-15_

Hi!

Can I go dig on my alocasia soil to see if she has corms without disturbing her so much? I don’t want to repot her yet but I do want to dig for corms. Can that be done without causing her stress?

TIA for any insight 🙏🏻

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## 3 comments

### ProfessorSprout commented on 2023-02-15

From my experience the corms are often growing quite shallow compared to the roots. So you should be able to dig them up by removing the top soil.

### KJ commented on 2023-02-15

Wow! That’s gorgeous

#### Ana replied on 2023-02-16

Thank you 🙏🏻💕

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