You can put them in a container and put a little bit of water and not let them swim in it then put a humidity dome well anything over it to trap humidity and then put them in a bright sunny space, wait like a month or 2 and your alocasia corms will grow, I never tried it but it’s very succesful
I have questions! How long do corms last for outside of soil? Would this work in moss? Would this work in soil? Do they need to be covered up? How can I cover them up without cutting off the air supply? When - if ever - should you transfer back into soil? I have 5 amazonica corms that have been out of soil for a week.
hey if you don't plant them, they will dry up and die, I've kept mine in this specific setup ever since I planted them in leca and the one that actually grew is still doing fine, the other one still nothing and I've been lazy to put it in something else. Growing it on moss also works, mix it up with some perlite too to help it aerate a bit better. :) Lots of people have success with moss. Soil, I don't think soil would work because these corms are too small and they will most likely rot in the soil. That's why moss or leca work great because theres a lot of oxygen provided to the corms to prevent these issues. You can transfer it back to soil once you have a leaf, for example mines ready for soil but I personally like to keep my alocasias in leca. I recommend you try grow your corms in different setups to see what works best except for soil. Try maybe just perlite and water, or sphagnum moss mixed with perlite, or sphagnum moss alone, or leca. that way you can see what's giving you faster/better results. Because while many people have commented that moss is better and has worked for them, for me it doesn't they rot easily even though I don't even add much water to it.
Grow lights definitely help your plants a lot specially if your home is always shaded or doesn’t get a lot of natural light in or you don’t have southern/eastern/west windows with a lot of light exposure coming in. (Meaning like no other buildings or things are blocking the light from coming in)
You can definitely do that! There are many different ways to do it but some methods work best for some people than others. Basically I showed a different alternative that also works well for those who find it difficult to get them to sprout in soil or any other medium. :)
I get mine from either Amazon, hydroton brand or Ikea also sells them in their plant section. Amazon has a good amount of options at different sizes/prices though.
No at all, these are so tiny that if they're potted in soil they will easily rot with the excess moisture. I'm pretty sure that works well with larger alocasias though. I personally haven't tried it but maybe I will since I now currently have two large alocasia polly corms.
You can try spaghnum moss as well. My corms are now beautiful plants
It looks lovely! Sorry about the perliteq ones. I peeled my Alocasia Polly corm and it grew quickly
You can put them in a container and put a little bit of water and not let them swim in it then put a humidity dome well anything over it to trap humidity and then put them in a bright sunny space, wait like a month or 2 and your alocasia corms will grow, I never tried it but it’s very succesful
I’ll definitely give this a try next time I find more corms :)
I currently have corms in water and they are thriving!!
I have questions!
How long do corms last for outside of soil?
Would this work in moss?
Would this work in soil?
Do they need to be covered up?
How can I cover them up without cutting off the air supply?
When - if ever - should you transfer back into soil?
I have 5 amazonica corms that have been out of soil for a week.
hey if you don't plant them, they will dry up and die, I've kept mine in this specific setup ever since I planted them in leca and the one that actually grew is still doing fine, the other one still nothing and I've been lazy to put it in something else.
Growing it on moss also works, mix it up with some perlite too to help it aerate a bit better. :) Lots of people have success with moss.
Soil, I don't think soil would work because these corms are too small and they will most likely rot in the soil. That's why moss or leca work great because theres a lot of oxygen provided to the corms to prevent these issues.
You can transfer it back to soil once you have a leaf, for example mines ready for soil but I personally like to keep my alocasias in leca.
I recommend you try grow your corms in different setups to see what works best except for soil. Try maybe just perlite and water, or sphagnum moss mixed with perlite, or sphagnum moss alone, or leca. that way you can see what's giving you faster/better results. Because while many people have commented that moss is better and has worked for them, for me it doesn't they rot easily even though I don't even add much water to it.
Your Alacasia B.V. is beautiful. DO YOU THINK GROW LIGHTS USUALLY HELP PLANTS? I think it will live & thrive. Say prayers over it. Thank you.
Grow lights definitely help your plants a lot specially if your home is always shaded or doesn’t get a lot of natural light in or you don’t have southern/eastern/west windows with a lot of light exposure coming in. (Meaning like no other buildings or things are blocking the light from coming in)
Also I grow all my plants using grow lights :)
Me too!! All my plants are under grow lights! Otherwise they'd be in darkness 24/7 😅😅
Good ! I found on the ground of a plantstore some alocasia bulbilles and i just don't know how to proprely take care of them, thanks for the vidéo
You have to peel them! They grow faster 😊
I learned that way too late lol but that’s what I do now haha. Thanks!
Why not peel them and put them in a well draining soil mixture? Why?
You can definitely do that! There are many different ways to do it but some methods work best for some people than others. Basically I showed a different alternative that also works well for those who find it difficult to get them to sprout in soil or any other medium. :)
Too much water in the perlite. Wet the perlite and then pour the water out. Cover for humidity.
Why can you sit them in water and they grow, doesn't water have too much water too? 😂
I just put mine in soil and its works fine
Where do you get your leca balls at?
I get mine from either Amazon, hydroton brand or Ikea also sells them in their plant section. Amazon has a good amount of options at different sizes/prices though.
Never heard them called lecua? I call they hydroton.
That works too! It’s the same thing called different things :)
Moss is the worst cuz corms get rotten. For me the best is perlite. All my corms grow to big and beautiful plants.
Sphagnum Moss is better
it didn't work for me even though I lightly watered it, they easily rotted. I now keep all my alocasias in leca and they're all doing really well.
I thought they had to be covered in order to sprout. To trick them into thinking they're in the ground.
No at all, these are so tiny that if they're potted in soil they will easily rot with the excess moisture. I'm pretty sure that works well with larger alocasias though. I personally haven't tried it but maybe I will since I now currently have two large alocasia polly corms.
🇯🇲🤣 two corms died? You're a korm-killer🇯🇲🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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