Thank you for letting me know I used the wrong Lechuza planter! Looks like I will be purchasing and changing it out because I don't want her to get unhappy 🥺 RIP my wallet 🫠 Here's the right planter: www.amazon.com/dp/B00AN4RW7W?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B00AN4RW7W&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3DGT1T05R3EUS&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin
Lechuza offers this pot on their website for less, but looks like it’s currently out of stock. I wonder how often they restock? But just letting you know! :)
@@hannahwhite4734 Amazon is pretty good about returns but it’s sometimes more hassle than it’s worth depending on how close an Amazon drop off location is to you haha.
The frydek is gorgeous but there’s just something about the striking white veins against the backdrop of intensely dark green that’s just absolutely ethereal and magical. Love the micholitziana!
Congrats on your tennis balls corms! I understand how you feel about not having an inner pot for such a huge plant, especially since it’s going to stay in pot long term. Thanks for sharing Melissa!
I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS!!! I have 6 micholitziana corms that I've been growing in cups with moss and perlite, and each one has two leaves now! I'm gonna show my baby corms your micholitziana and frydek so that they can get inspiration to grow grow grow!!! 😂💗
@plantsbymelissa my lil baby frydek has two beautiful variegated leaves and is growing in fluval stratum right now, and I am gonna try it in pon when Jr gets a lil bigger!!
You were asking about what we do with old pon. If the plant is healthy, I don't remove any of the pon, I backfill around it and add back in any pon that fell out. All the pon around the root zone is full of beneficials which can take a while to repopulate if you start with new, so I try and keep as much of it as I can. If the plant is sick, after I remove all the pon and pick out all the detritus I rinse it, soak it in water with Physan 20 for 10 minutes, rinse it again then store it back in a bin.
Lechuza does sell planters with a removable cash pot insert....they are called "Classico LS" a bit more money but I love them, I find the inserts a dream as it is easy to remove and flush and clean inside the reservoir.
I do not mess with the root Pon ball when I transplant in to a bigger pot usually, unless I feel the need to clean up the root ball to remove any little bits of rot. For Monstera's and most Philodendrons when I see the level indicator has reached to the bottom, I wait about 4 -5 days max before filling reservoir again to ensure I don't over water , BUT some plants like the consistency of moisture and can handle it, like Syngoniums and Adansonnii from my experience. Hope this helps. ❤❤🤗🤗Love your videos Mellissa!
I dont mess with the rootball, its rocks, it lasts until it wears down, at least that is the way I am looking at it! Awesome those korms like free money for your shop!
Hi there, beautiful Alocasia! (Edit: I was quick to comment lol, I see now you have addressed the problem with the pot) I honestly think that you should have chosen the Lechuza Classico Premium LS 28 (perhaps future projects). It is easier to manage with the ring handle, which allows you to pick up the whole pot if you need to drain any excess water. It also allows you to inspect the roots later on when the plant sends water roots, which you can't do with this particular one. It is more expensive tho. Regarding the pon, I highly recommend that you take the pot outside, remove the drainage screw (located under the pot), and hose it down for a couple of minutes. The accumulation of dust can clog the water reservoir.
Thank you!! I ordered the LS one after a few others commented on it haha I wasn't thinking about it when I ordered it and it didn't dawn on me until after I potted it in there 😆 I'll switch it out when I get it 🫶
You are right about the yellowing. My two dracenas are very root bound and turning yellow on some leaves but I didn’t want to upsize them as I’m out of pots. Lol. I did the cutting of the roots by 1/3 and that’s when the yellowing started
I'm worried it could be an imbalance of the nutrient water but I'm hoping it just wanted to be repotted 🥺 aw I hope your dracaenas can bounce back for you here!
I do the same thing you do when upsizing alocasias. I take it out and plop it into its bigger pot and fill the pon around it again. I don’t mess with the roots. Whatever you are doing is definitely working. Your variegated Frydeks and Micholizianas are gorgeous! And the huge corms… Wow! I grow in glass with no drainage but am going to now try self-watering pots (which I already use for my anthuriums) because of how amazing yours look.
Thank you! I went straight to using a self watering pot and I don't think I could not have it this way now. I'm going to look into buying a EC meter for semi hydro too! Someone mentioned it in a previous video and I think it might help me out. I'm worried about not giving enough nutrients or doing something wrong 🥺
I agree, plop and fill is how I do it too (unless there are any issues in the PON like root rot or bugs, then messing with the roots and changing PON may be necessary), also for my bigger pots I do mix my pow with leca and perlite to make the weight more manageable for me and the plant roots too. Looks great and thanks for sharing.
You have been my favorite plant youtuber for a while now, and I first was in love with ur varigated frydek! It's so cool to see ALL those corms from it! Please give updates, and GOOD LUCK with the pon!!
I reuse my pon over and over and I still fertilize at a lower dose with Cal-mag and GT. I also use Great White mycorrhizae. Also I usually put a layer of leca at the bottom and mix some tree fern fiber in with my pon.
I wonder how many more corms are in that root ball!! Cray cray! I just started pulling away from semi hydro, I didn’t find it as convenient as regular chunky soil, plus, I LOVE REPOTTING lol and it’s just not the same. I do need to do more research if I wanna continue with semi hydro. Any bits of rot I found I’d pull off as much as I could then spray the roots with hydrogen peroxide
I’m so excited to see how huge she gets after this upsize! She’s just gorgeous! I was doing something and had your video playing on the background. But I had to stop, sit down and watch because she’s just mesmerizing and stunning!
Thank you!! She's grown so well in pon so I definitely want to keep her as happy as I can. I still have a lot to learn with semi hydro but it's been such a nice change 🥹
Wow, that was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen that many corms come off of plants. I just ordered a variegated Frydek tonight. It is a starter plant but I hope it has good color. I'm excited. Thank you for the video.
I had an alocasia polly 2 years ago. Killed it. Trying again a regal shield. It so beautiful. Lost 2 leaves shooting another in. Watching daily for pest. Growing in lechuzapon never missed a beat.
Your Alocasias look like they are enjoying pon. Congratulations on dig for corms; you struck a gold mine 😮. Can you expound on your comment about boiling the pon; would appreciate that tip.
All I kept thinking was GET THE VERIEGATED corms OUT! 👀 Make MONEY! 😂 I’m so excited for you! ❤ Another great upload! Helped me get through my plant chores..deep down..I kept thinking..C’mon Melissa..at least say oh SH*T another one?!😂❤️🪴
haha thank you!! It was fun digging for corms 🥰 I had someone tell me they couldn't believe I cussed in a video and they were unfollowing 😂 now I'm like damn, I can't even say a curse word now without upsetting someone 😆
Hi Melissa, this is the video I have been waiting for! your frydeks are absolutely gorgeous - my favourites! - I cant believe you think they look sad. My frydeks leaves are tiny compared to yours - how do you grow them so big?! I have moved mine to pon after watching your videos and I hope they do as well as yours. Amazing corms, please keep us updated on how they all get on. I absolutely love your videos, you are my favourite you tuber to watch.
Beautifull alocasia soooowwwww big 🤩!!! Lik all your videos, like to watch you care for you plants ... the shoot is so funny 😅... Keep on filming and teaching us how to care for our plants 😉!! Take Care🥰
I love lechuza pots, but they have a few different varieties. I use the one you got (classico) for my soil-based plants (though that one is still totally fine for semi-hydro, you just can't see what's going on in the reservoir). For my semi-hydro plants, I use the classico ls, which has an inner pot you can lift out, so you can access the reservoir. For my pon transfers, I just plop and fill with very little root disturbance. I have had very few issues with root rot in pon, so I rarely even check anymore, unless I have reason to.
Melissa, I hope you won't end up rottening that huge baby. Don't forget the plug at the bottom of new pot. And what if there's too much fertilizer. You'll have to watch that each day. I probably would have gone easy on the water and watched it each day and I probably wouldn't have added any extra nutrition since the pon has it. The largest pot I'll ever have is maybe 12" cause I want to be able to handle every plant. But most of my plants will be under 10" . And dollar tree has those roller bases for 1.25 if you want to put your large pots on wheels. Your plants are beautiful and thank you for sharing. I always enjoy. I don't even remember ever seeing your husband in other videos until your birthday one. Hope you had a blessed birthday and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You are one of my top RUclips plant influencers!! Your videos are so relaxing and informative. I’m currently using LECA, but you are making me think of switching to pon.
I don't know about pon but if I repot a plant that is in soil I put it in then I just put it in fresh soil without disturbing the roots. I wouldn't think pon is much different. That plant is so beautiful
Wow cant believe how many gems you picked out f the Variegated Frydeks!!! Treasure trove right there 😅👏🏼You're such a great plant parent! All of your plants look so healthy and thriving from where I'm standing 🤩 Great job🥰
Corm hunting is the BEST! I feel your pain with plants seeming unhappy. Mine are NOT happy at all, with our super cold weather. The humidity dipped super low - even with humidifiers. Also, I think I added too much worm castings to my soil mix and gave a couple of my plants root rot, ugh. They're soaking in water and will eventually move over to pon! Thank you for another great video!
@@plantsbymelissa Thank you!!! 🙏 I hope so as well. I posted for help on the discord chat. My majestic cutting is not happy 😔 On a good note, I purchased a large Esqueleto that was on a coir pole, transferred to moss, and I’m seeing moss pole roots 🥹
Whenever my site is up I will let everyone know 🥰 It's only me so I will probably do weekly restocks so I don't overwhelm myself with shipping plants and having time for RUclips videos.
First of, BEAUTIFUL plants!! Wow….😍. I reuse all of my pon. I don’t really rinse my pon either, but I do flush them every 2-3 weeks. When I up pot, I try to not disturb anything and just add some more pon (old and/or new). I also add fertilizer right away as well because I feel that fertilizer in lechuza is not enough. Never had any issues.
So fascinating and informative. Your plants are crazy beautiful. I enjoy watching your process. Seeing you make decisions in real time is so cool, because you know that particular plant and can consider its needs not just as a species, but as an individual plant. So cool.
I upsized my Pink Princess yesterday to a 10 inch and new pole. Big job indeed! I don’t use POM, but Bonsai Jack Grit and reuse it unless there’s soil in it or it’s been used longer than a year. The vitamins eventually disappear after time. Good luck with the new pot!
I know very little about pon and stratum- especially how to put corms in properly and how often to water. Could you share a video if you’ve already covered all these things? Love your channel and have learned oh so much!! I wanna purchase a variegated frydek from you when they grow ❤❤❤
Once I am more comfortable with pon I am definitely going to make a care video. I have a pon playlist that has my transfers I have done so far. It's been a learning process and I still feel new to semi hydro. I want to be confident in my care to feel like I can help 🫶
I’m so glad I found your channel! Recently over the past year reaaally got into plants and I swear you have a video on every plant I own. Helps SO much! Your plants are beautiful by the way!
I am trying to get ahead with filming/editing so I can take some time off to focus on getting the site ready to go 😊 I am having a hard time balancing it all because I have to keep filming and editing videos since it's my full time job right now and I can't afford to take weeks off without any content up. Editing takes so much of my time 😊 YT ad revenue tanks after the holiday season so now I am getting paid even less for my videos which sucks. I can't even go the sponsor route because it's such a headache trying to negotiate with brands and looking through their ridiculous contracts and all these extra demands you didn't discuss for such little compensation. Then I am risking losing followers with all these paid promotions that are just fluff to get people to buy products they don't need 😃 Well, that went off on a little rant lol. I will get there though!!
I normally like to do a water phase before a pon transfer in hopes that roots will shed off in the water instead of the pon (only because I hate picking them out when I’m sterilizing the pon to reuse) but they don’t seem to hurt anything if they’re left. I’ve got lots of alocasias sitting with rotted soil roots in no drainage (glass) pon and it’s not much but an eyesore. Also, I’d recommend trying a glass set up. You could see the water line, check on roots anytime, and it’s cheaper to buy glasses depending on where you find them.
Hi. Wow, so many corm . This is my wish list, plants. I think they are so beautiful 😍 love them. If you are selling some of the babies' corm or when you propagated them, let me know what your store name. I would love to get some from you this summer. Thanks ❤😊
@plantsbymelissa Ooh. Nice. Definitely let me know. Will give you my imfo. & how to pay for them beautiful babies. Yes, I definitely need your store names so I can shop there 😁👍. I love all your plants they are taking care of beautifully ❤️👍
Wow! Just wow! Those alocasias are awesome. Well done. I’m sure you would have heaps of takers for those corms and will easily recoup the cost of your new big pot. I would love one of your corms but I’m in Australia! 😔 You are the Alocasia Queen Melissa. So clever. 🙏🎆
What an incredible beauty! I bought just a teensy corm and I'm regretting it because it had two leaves, lost both, gained a new leaf, but I have had to keep it in perfect humidity or it crashes on me. I'm sure that when the weather gets nice and humid, it will be easier. Do you regularly get spider mites on yours? I find that I have to treat mine for that at least a few times a year if not even more often. And where and when do you sell your plants?
I. L💚VE. L❤️VE. L🖤VEe your channel 😁 your so informative, knowledgeable, pretty, entertaining, and relaxing to watch. Great video once again...thank you. Oh my 21 variegated corms... Cha ching 🎉
I love your Alocasia’s I forgot to say that in my last comment. I would love to own one, but when I see them in some stores there’s usually thrips on the stems. 😢 Where did you get your Alocasia’s?
Pests are so annoying! I try to look them over well before bring home new plants. If they have pests then they don't come home with me especially thrips they are awful! I get mine from various places! Usually online ordering or plant shops :)
I reuse the old pon, disturbing as little as possible and top up with fresh when repotting. I don't think there's that much slow release in the ready made stuff so I use semi hydro strength dilution liquid gold leaf at every watering right off the bat for as long as its putting out new growth. Those are some monster corms fairplay that's a happy plant! Xx Eta is your adansonii OK? X
thank you!! appreciate it 🫶 adansonii was throwing a fit I think due to under feeding but it has since settled down. I lost about 7 leaves on the bottom :(
Thank you! I was STRESSED lol. She's grown so massive now so trying to still figure out how much I actually need to fertilize that will keep her happy!
Omg! Awesome plants! I can’t believe how many corms you got! That will be perfect for when you open your store. I was thinking, it may be better to upsize pots slowly so you can go corm hunting a bit more often! lol.
such a huge coorms! I use pon regularly and I never touch the root ball when I size up the pot, and so far my alocasias in pon are extremely good. I also have a massive Frydek😂
wow seeing your alocasia in that size pot makes me want to try lechuza I have my zebrina that's about as big as the first micholitziana in a pot the same size you upsized it to and I need to water it every 2 days in my mix 😅
wow! your zebrina must be so beautiful!! It might be stressful to change substrates if it's happy in your mix but I can see how watering it so often can be a lot! Pon has definitely helped me with watering inconsistencies. I love it so much so I hope I can get it all figured out and the plants do well with it over time here 🫶
Haha, the minute following 8:40 was my favorite bit. I was like, "Dang, those are some big corms. She doesn't seem too fazed by them." I just had to wait. Looking at pots but jumping over to moss poles, what are your thoughts on sizing for both nursery pots and cachepots? It seems stability of tall poles and nutrient availability are the 2 main concerns. I think you use a lot of 6" nursery pots. Is that viable for ~6' poles? (maybe before leaves get too big)
I didn't even see the larger corms at first haha. 6 inch pots seems to work well because they have enough room to grow into it but not outgrow it by the time I go to chop the pole again. Some poles have gotten more root bound than others and require water + nutrients more often but I don't have experience beyond the larger poles and what they eventually might need as I continue to grow and care for them. I had to go up on my adansonii beyond a 6 inch after ~4 months (it had hardly any roots in the pot after the last chop) so the larger the leaves are getting - it appears to be growing in more roots to be able to take up more nutrients to keep the plant growing at the rate it is. Stability is definitely going to be more of an issue for them beyond what they are now. My marble queen is topsy already and I need to extend her. I think it will require me attaching it to the wall now 😆 But I think 6 inch pots for 6' poles work well for the first 2 chops - then as they size up it becomes more of an issue :)
@@plantsbymelissa Awesome, thanks for the insight! I'm definitely anticipating a need for 8" or 10" pots if my plants ever get huge (they're currently all small), but upsizing needlessly could get pricey. This definitely helps put things into perspective! Attaching to the wall is definitely something that crossed my mind. I think I'd ideally avoid that if possible, but it'd probably be one of the most stable approaches.
I felt the exact same about Lechuza pots. Not having a cache pot is frustrating. And with the price, it’s a no brainer to just keep going with the cheap Amazon pots 😆
Thank you! I've done it before on a plant - not an alocasia though and it didn't shock that much. I think as long as it's not more than a third it should handle it but you never know how it will respond! 🫶
I think the size of some of the semi hydro pots are a bit misleading. They will advertise as 5 inch or 7 inch, but the cache pot inside will be closer to 3 inch or 5 inch. And then they’ll have this big reservoir that you know only gets filled a small amount. I wish there were more varieties of larger sized mesh or cache pots out there.
Yes, that is very true! I think the smaller ones I use are advertised as a 5 inch but they say 4.7 inch for the inner pot but then the space inside is smaller because of the reservoir so it's like 4 inches lol.
The bottom plug is for draining/ leaching the pon. Also, I think I heard somewhere that fertilizer added to water reduces pH, so it would be interesting to see if the fertilized water has a lower pH with the test kit
Yes, I tested the PH after I had the fertilizer sitting for about ~15 minutes and I had to add less drops of my PH down solution for foliage pro compared to GTFF.
Melissa I just went to an orchid show today and bought my very first antherium. A massive queen, paliddifloram, another I can’t think of, an esqueleto and couple of orchids (ouch!!! I know) do you have your antherium in pon? I don’t miss a video of yours but what are your thoughts
Hello great video, I’ve got a couple of questions: 1. Where did you get those clear acrylic rods? 2. How are you attaching there stems to them? 3. Is that just a normal green frydek or a special variety?
I haven't stored alocasia corms before. I set them up to grow right away. I have stored caladium bulbs though but they are bigger. I kept them in a cool dark place to dry for the winter and then planted them in soil for spring and they sprouted.
I bought some that are active in a bottle so I dumped them into little release boxes. The other sachets are the same type of mite but haven't hatched yet - those take about 10 days. So if you have active spider mites buying them in the bottle already active will work faster at getting rid of them 🫶 I like the Neoseiulus californicus for spider mites.
@@plantsbymelissa when using beneficial mites, how soon should I stop using my insecticidal spray before releasing the good guys? I don't want my insecticidal mix to hurt them! 🥺
The corms!!!! 😲😲😲😲😲 Everyone I follow who use pon say it's good for 2 years so don't worry I guess! I'm sorry that you have to buy an other planter... They're so expensive 😢 but apparently they're very amazing planters! Leafy Diva bought a kind a mesh to put in hers so the roots don't go in the bottom part and snap off like it did for you 😊
I probably should but I am too lazy haha. I think rinsing it through a few times after it's potted has worked so far. I will be changing out the pot for the right one with the inner pot so I can rinse it better!
@@plantsbymelissa I'm obsessed with flushing lechuza thoroughly every time I purchase one or mixing myself. But when I look at your results maybe I should calm down a little bit ;)
There’s a much easier way. There are companies that only sell those inner cash pots especially for plants in pon/ leca with those water stands. This way you can use „normal“ cover pots and don’t need to rely on those plastic ones.
Hi Melissa! What conditions do you keep your grow room? I live in California and it's getting very cold, at the expense of my collection. I love your videos and hope you're doing well xx
Thank you! My plant room usually stays above 70 degrees during the day in winter unless it's really cold out. At night it has dropped to 60's which is much colder than in summer. It has't been a drastic change but I feel like some have definitely slowed down growing. I'm thankful to have south facing windows in here though because the sun helps warm this room up a lot 😊
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Thank you for letting me know I used the wrong Lechuza planter! Looks like I will be purchasing and changing it out because I don't want her to get unhappy 🥺 RIP my wallet 🫠
Here's the right planter: www.amazon.com/dp/B00AN4RW7W?linkCode=ssc&tag=onamzmeli0992-20&creativeASIN=B00AN4RW7W&asc_item-id=amzn1.ideas.3DGT1T05R3EUS&ref_=aip_sf_list_spv_ons_mixed_d_asin
Lechuza offers this pot on their website for less, but looks like it’s currently out of stock. I wonder how often they restock? But just letting you know! :)
Thank you! I appreciate that!
are you able to return it 🙃 or do you have to keep a planter you won’t use ?
@@hannahwhite4734 Amazon is pretty good about returns but it’s sometimes more hassle than it’s worth depending on how close an Amazon drop off location is to you haha.
Do the feet on the smaller pot (black inner pot on the "generic" brand) have drainage holes? @@plantsbymelissa
That corm hunt was so fun to watch! I’m starting to love alocasia and the fact that they reproduce so rapidly is one of the main reasons
Yes!! It's nice growing corms out in a way compared to propagating your plants because you don't have to chop them 😆🫶
It’s like digging for gold when you dig for corms.
The frydek is gorgeous but there’s just something about the striking white veins against the backdrop of intensely dark green that’s just absolutely ethereal and magical. Love the micholitziana!
YES!! Such a gorgeous alocasia!!
Congrats on your tennis balls corms! I understand how you feel about not having an inner pot for such a huge plant, especially since it’s going to stay in pot long term. Thanks for sharing Melissa!
I CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS!!! I have 6 micholitziana corms that I've been growing in cups with moss and perlite, and each one has two leaves now! I'm gonna show my baby corms your micholitziana and frydek so that they can get inspiration to grow grow grow!!! 😂💗
aww yay!! They'll definitely grow in some time! I still remember my small frydek in soil when I first got her! 💗
@plantsbymelissa my lil baby frydek has two beautiful variegated leaves and is growing in fluval stratum right now, and I am gonna try it in pon when Jr gets a lil bigger!!
You were asking about what we do with old pon. If the plant is healthy, I don't remove any of the pon, I backfill around it and add back in any pon that fell out. All the pon around the root zone is full of beneficials which can take a while to repopulate if you start with new, so I try and keep as much of it as I can. If the plant is sick, after I remove all the pon and pick out all the detritus I rinse it, soak it in water with Physan 20 for 10 minutes, rinse it again then store it back in a bin.
Much appreciated!! Thank you so much for sharing! I didn't realize that about the beneficials but I understand now. Great tip with the physan 20!
You are like a little girl in a candy shop finding the corms!!!! You’re so dang cute !!!🥰
hehe I haven't went digging for corms in a while lol. It was so fun and they were some pretty decent size corms too!
Lechuza does sell planters with a removable cash pot insert....they are called "Classico LS" a bit more money but I love them, I find the inserts a dream as it is easy to remove and flush and clean inside the reservoir.
I just saw someone else comment that! haha looks like I need to purchase one and switch it out 🙈
Not sure if you can get them over in the states but elho do self water pot inserts you can use in your own choice of cachepots. Lovely alocasias ❤
I do not mess with the root Pon ball when I transplant in to a bigger pot usually, unless I feel the need to clean up the root ball to remove any little bits of rot. For Monstera's and most Philodendrons when I see the level indicator has reached to the bottom, I wait about 4 -5 days max before filling reservoir again to ensure I don't over water , BUT some plants like the consistency of moisture and can handle it, like Syngoniums and Adansonnii from my experience. Hope this helps. ❤❤🤗🤗Love your videos Mellissa!
Thank you! I was tempted by all the juicy corms haha
Your smaller micholitzia is so much bigger than I could ever dream to get an alocasia! Absolutely insane I love it!! ❤
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I dont mess with the rootball, its rocks, it lasts until it wears down, at least that is the way I am looking at it! Awesome those korms like free money for your shop!
That makes sense! 😂🫶 I'll have lots of babies to grow out!
Hi there, beautiful Alocasia! (Edit: I was quick to comment lol, I see now you have addressed the problem with the pot)
I honestly think that you should have chosen the Lechuza Classico Premium LS 28 (perhaps future projects). It is easier to manage with the ring handle, which allows you to pick up the whole pot if you need to drain any excess water. It also allows you to inspect the roots later on when the plant sends water roots, which you can't do with this particular one. It is more expensive tho.
Regarding the pon, I highly recommend that you take the pot outside, remove the drainage screw (located under the pot), and hose it down for a couple of minutes. The accumulation of dust can clog the water reservoir.
Thank you!! I ordered the LS one after a few others commented on it haha I wasn't thinking about it when I ordered it and it didn't dawn on me until after I potted it in there 😆 I'll switch it out when I get it 🫶
You are right about the yellowing. My two dracenas are very root bound and turning yellow on some leaves but I didn’t want to upsize them as I’m out of pots. Lol. I did the cutting of the roots by 1/3 and that’s when the yellowing started
I'm worried it could be an imbalance of the nutrient water but I'm hoping it just wanted to be repotted 🥺 aw I hope your dracaenas can bounce back for you here!
I do the same thing you do when upsizing alocasias. I take it out and plop it into its bigger pot and fill the pon around it again. I don’t mess with the roots. Whatever you are doing is definitely working. Your variegated Frydeks and Micholizianas are gorgeous! And the huge corms… Wow! I grow in glass with no drainage but am going to now try self-watering pots (which I already use for my anthuriums) because of how amazing yours look.
Thank you! I went straight to using a self watering pot and I don't think I could not have it this way now. I'm going to look into buying a EC meter for semi hydro too! Someone mentioned it in a previous video and I think it might help me out. I'm worried about not giving enough nutrients or doing something wrong 🥺
@@plantsbymelissa I would love a video showing how an EC meter works if you get one and once you become comfortable with it.
I agree, plop and fill is how I do it too (unless there are any issues in the PON like root rot or bugs, then messing with the roots and changing PON may be necessary), also for my bigger pots I do mix my pow with leca and perlite to make the weight more manageable for me and the plant roots too. Looks great and thanks for sharing.
of course!! @@jackiesmithwinkworth3085
Thanks!
Thank you so much Nicole!! 🥹🫶
You have been my favorite plant youtuber for a while now, and I first was in love with ur varigated frydek! It's so cool to see ALL those corms from it! Please give updates, and GOOD LUCK with the pon!!
Thank you so much!! 🥹 The variegated leaves are soo pretty! I can't wait for all the corms to start growing 🥰
Can't wait aswell!!
A lot of people use perlite to help the pon last longer. I just googled self watering plant pots and there’s a ton of them.
I reuse my pon over and over and I still fertilize at a lower dose with Cal-mag and GT. I also use Great White mycorrhizae. Also I usually put a layer of leca at the bottom and mix some tree fern fiber in with my pon.
Thank you!!
I wonder how many more corms are in that root ball!! Cray cray! I just started pulling away from semi hydro, I didn’t find it as convenient as regular chunky soil, plus, I LOVE REPOTTING lol and it’s just not the same. I do need to do more research if I wanna continue with semi hydro. Any bits of rot I found I’d pull off as much as I could then spray the roots with hydrogen peroxide
I love the giant corms 😂😂😂 so funny
That is why I love clear pots
You will have so much new stock for your shop!! 😃
I’m so excited to see how huge she gets after this upsize! She’s just gorgeous! I was doing something and had your video playing on the background. But I had to stop, sit down and watch because she’s just mesmerizing and stunning!
Thank you!! She's grown so well in pon so I definitely want to keep her as happy as I can. I still have a lot to learn with semi hydro but it's been such a nice change 🥹
Isn't she thought... ❤ It😊
I have a frydek and they get all the attention but the green is so so beautiful! I love finding corms It is the best Easter egg hunt 🎉
Yes! corm digging is so fun!!
The anticipation of waiting for the updates on all those corms, can't wait. So fun Hi Chai 😺
I can't wait to see them start growing and popping out little leaves ☺️
wowwow that plant is sooooo pritty omg i want a corm lol thair huge just wow i might have to try pon to love this video girly
This was so relaxing to watch. Can't wait to see how these corms progress
Thank you! 💖
Your plant looks incredible in that new pot and the corms are so big 💚💚💚
Thank you! I'll be switching the pot out to the right one now 😂 the corms are huge!!
Wow, that was amazing. I don't think I've ever seen that many corms come off of plants. I just ordered a variegated Frydek tonight. It is a starter plant but I hope it has good color. I'm excited. Thank you for the video.
Thank you!! aww good luck with your new variegated frydek! I hope you love having one! 🥰
Holy moly thats alot of corms. The first one looks stunning in that pot. Thank you for sharing
So many babies to grow out! Thank you so much!
I had an alocasia polly 2 years ago. Killed it. Trying again a regal shield. It so beautiful. Lost 2 leaves shooting another in. Watching daily for pest. Growing in lechuzapon never missed a beat.
Beautiful plant's ❤
It does look beautiful
Your frydeks are amazing, well done!
Thank you!! 🙏
Wow!
Your Alocasias look like they are enjoying pon. Congratulations on dig for corms; you struck a gold mine 😮. Can you expound on your comment about boiling the pon; would appreciate that tip.
That is the biggest corm ever 😮 lol she's so happy and I love that she's giving you so many corms in various sizes... =∆_∆=
All I kept thinking was GET THE VERIEGATED corms OUT! 👀 Make MONEY! 😂 I’m so excited for you! ❤ Another great upload! Helped me get through my plant chores..deep down..I kept thinking..C’mon Melissa..at least say oh SH*T another one?!😂❤️🪴
haha thank you!! It was fun digging for corms 🥰 I had someone tell me they couldn't believe I cussed in a video and they were unfollowing 😂 now I'm like damn, I can't even say a curse word now without upsetting someone 😆
Hi Melissa, this is the video I have been waiting for! your frydeks are absolutely gorgeous - my favourites! - I cant believe you think they look sad. My frydeks leaves are tiny compared to yours - how do you grow them so big?! I have moved mine to pon after watching your videos and I hope they do as well as yours. Amazing corms, please keep us updated on how they all get on. I absolutely love your videos, you are my favourite you tuber to watch.
Beautifull alocasia soooowwwww big 🤩!!! Lik all your videos, like to watch you care for you plants ... the shoot is so funny 😅... Keep on filming and teaching us how to care for our plants 😉!! Take Care🥰
Thank you!! It's been fun trying pon out and learning new things and sharing the process! 🥰
¡Gracias!
Aw thank you so much! 🙏🏼🥹
I love lechuza pots, but they have a few different varieties. I use the one you got (classico) for my soil-based plants (though that one is still totally fine for semi-hydro, you just can't see what's going on in the reservoir). For my semi-hydro plants, I use the classico ls, which has an inner pot you can lift out, so you can access the reservoir. For my pon transfers, I just plop and fill with very little root disturbance. I have had very few issues with root rot in pon, so I rarely even check anymore, unless I have reason to.
Hoping to see more videos and updates from those corms...thanks and God bless
Love your videos I have learned so much from you and you have given me courage to have my plants and know how to work with them thank you
Thank you so much and I am glad I have helped! 🥰
Melissa, I hope you won't end up rottening that huge baby. Don't forget the plug at the bottom of new pot. And what if there's too much fertilizer. You'll have to watch that each day. I probably would have gone easy on the water and watched it each day and I probably wouldn't have added any extra nutrition since the pon has it. The largest pot I'll ever have is maybe 12" cause I want to be able to handle every plant. But most of my plants will be under 10" . And dollar tree has those roller bases for 1.25 if you want to put your large pots on wheels. Your plants are beautiful and thank you for sharing. I always enjoy. I don't even remember ever seeing your husband in other videos until your birthday one. Hope you had a blessed birthday and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
You are one of my top RUclips plant influencers!! Your videos are so relaxing and informative. I’m currently using LECA, but you are making me think of switching to pon.
I don't know about pon but if I repot a plant that is in soil I put it in then I just put it in fresh soil without disturbing the roots. I wouldn't think pon is much different. That plant is so beautiful
Thank you!!
Wow cant believe how many gems you picked out f the Variegated Frydeks!!! Treasure trove right there 😅👏🏼You're such a great plant parent! All of your plants look so healthy and thriving from where I'm standing 🤩 Great job🥰
Thank you!! ☺️
Corm hunting is the BEST! I feel your pain with plants seeming unhappy. Mine are NOT happy at all, with our super cold weather. The humidity dipped super low - even with humidifiers. Also, I think I added too much worm castings to my soil mix and gave a couple of my plants root rot, ugh. They're soaking in water and will eventually move over to pon! Thank you for another great video!
I'm sorry to hear about your plants!! I hope they make a good comeback for you 🥹
@@plantsbymelissa Thank you!!! 🙏 I hope so as well. I posted for help on the discord chat. My majestic cutting is not happy 😔 On a good note, I purchased a large Esqueleto that was on a coir pole, transferred to moss, and I’m seeing moss pole roots 🥹
You're the best mother plant😂 I would love to buy one of your Alocasia Micholitzian. How do I go about when they they are ready please. Thank you ❤
Whenever my site is up I will let everyone know 🥰 It's only me so I will probably do weekly restocks so I don't overwhelm myself with shipping plants and having time for RUclips videos.
First of, BEAUTIFUL plants!! Wow….😍. I reuse all of my pon. I don’t really rinse my pon either, but I do flush them every 2-3 weeks. When I up pot, I try to not disturb anything and just add some more pon (old and/or new). I also add fertilizer right away as well because I feel that fertilizer in lechuza is not enough. Never had any issues.
Thanks for the tips!! I appreciate it 🫶
I would love to buy one of those variegated corms from you 😊. And wow! 21 corms. How cool is that
So fascinating and informative. Your plants are crazy beautiful. I enjoy watching your process. Seeing you make decisions in real time is so cool, because you know that particular plant and can consider its needs not just as a species, but as an individual plant. So cool.
They are lookung beautiful,so many corms✨
💚🌿🌵🍀🌿
Absolutely stunning! 😍
Thank you!! 😊
Wow, such amazing plants, and huge! Swiss Family Robinson could live very happily in your magnificent plants. lol.
I upsized my Pink Princess yesterday to a 10 inch and new pole. Big job indeed! I don’t use POM, but Bonsai Jack Grit and reuse it unless there’s soil in it or it’s been used longer than a year. The vitamins eventually disappear after time. Good luck with the new pot!
Loved watching this report video. I’m going to go home and repot my Alocasia in pon. You definitely inspire me!
aw good luck with it! If it's in soil I would move it to water first. It may shock more going straight to pon from soil.
I know very little about pon and stratum- especially how to put corms in properly and how often to water. Could you share a video if you’ve already covered all these things? Love your channel and have learned oh so much!! I wanna purchase a variegated frydek from you when they grow ❤❤❤
Once I am more comfortable with pon I am definitely going to make a care video. I have a pon playlist that has my transfers I have done so far. It's been a learning process and I still feel new to semi hydro. I want to be confident in my care to feel like I can help 🫶
@@plantsbymelissa thank you for everything you do!!
I’m so glad I found your channel! Recently over the past year reaaally got into plants and I swear you have a video on every plant I own. Helps SO much! Your plants are beautiful by the way!
aw thank you so much!! 🥹 I'm glad to have you here and I love being able to help!
Great Video, would like a update on your shop opening?. Take care
I am trying to get ahead with filming/editing so I can take some time off to focus on getting the site ready to go 😊 I am having a hard time balancing it all because I have to keep filming and editing videos since it's my full time job right now and I can't afford to take weeks off without any content up. Editing takes so much of my time 😊 YT ad revenue tanks after the holiday season so now I am getting paid even less for my videos which sucks. I can't even go the sponsor route because it's such a headache trying to negotiate with brands and looking through their ridiculous contracts and all these extra demands you didn't discuss for such little compensation. Then I am risking losing followers with all these paid promotions that are just fluff to get people to buy products they don't need 😃 Well, that went off on a little rant lol. I will get there though!!
Such beautiful plants and i love watching you corm hunt, so satisfying! 💖🪷💖
Thank you Katie! It was so much fun haha
I normally like to do a water phase before a pon transfer in hopes that roots will shed off in the water instead of the pon (only because I hate picking them out when I’m sterilizing the pon to reuse) but they don’t seem to hurt anything if they’re left. I’ve got lots of alocasias sitting with rotted soil roots in no drainage (glass) pon and it’s not much but an eyesore.
Also, I’d recommend trying a glass set up. You could see the water line, check on roots anytime, and it’s cheaper to buy glasses depending on where you find them.
I got so excited digging for corms with you!! 😂❤ I cannot wait to see updates on them suckers growing and sprouting 🎉
haha it was so fun! I feel like I haven't been digging for corms in awhile. I missed it!! 😆
Haha i was thinking about cache pot from the beginning. I was waiting for you to say that. Also you forgetting drain hole plug is really funny 😂
haha my brain was not thinking right
Hi. Wow, so many corm . This is my wish list, plants. I think they are so beautiful 😍 love them. If you are selling some of the babies' corm or when you propagated them, let me know what your store name. I would love to get some from you this summer.
Thanks ❤😊
Thank you! Once they grow out I will sell them! Hoping to take some time away next month to get the site finished!
@plantsbymelissa
Ooh. Nice. Definitely let me know. Will give you my imfo. & how to pay for them beautiful babies. Yes, I definitely need your store names so I can shop there 😁👍. I love all your plants they are taking care of beautifully ❤️👍
Wow! Just wow! Those alocasias are awesome. Well done. I’m sure you would have heaps of takers for those corms and will easily recoup the cost of your new big pot. I would love one of your corms but I’m in Australia! 😔 You are the Alocasia Queen Melissa. So clever. 🙏🎆
Thank you so much! 🥹
you are one of my fav channels!! love listening to you!! ❤
thank you so much 🥹💖
Idk why but I was expecting all the old pon to fall off, but the roots were really holding on to it wow!
What an incredible beauty! I bought just a teensy corm and I'm regretting it because it had two leaves, lost both, gained a new leaf, but I have had to keep it in perfect humidity or it crashes on me. I'm sure that when the weather gets nice and humid, it will be easier. Do you regularly get spider mites on yours? I find that I have to treat mine for that at least a few times a year if not even more often. And where and when do you sell your plants?
I. L💚VE. L❤️VE. L🖤VEe your channel 😁 your so informative, knowledgeable, pretty, entertaining, and relaxing to watch. Great video once again...thank you. Oh my 21 variegated corms... Cha ching 🎉
Thank you Dora 🥹 You're so sweet!!
I love your Alocasia’s I forgot to say that in my last comment. I would love to own one, but when I see them in some stores there’s usually thrips on the stems. 😢 Where did you get your Alocasia’s?
Pests are so annoying! I try to look them over well before bring home new plants. If they have pests then they don't come home with me especially thrips they are awful! I get mine from various places! Usually online ordering or plant shops :)
I reuse the old pon, disturbing as little as possible and top up with fresh when repotting. I don't think there's that much slow release in the ready made stuff so I use semi hydro strength dilution liquid gold leaf at every watering right off the bat for as long as its putting out new growth.
Those are some monster corms fairplay that's a happy plant! Xx
Eta is your adansonii OK? X
thank you!! appreciate it 🫶 adansonii was throwing a fit I think due to under feeding but it has since settled down. I lost about 7 leaves on the bottom :(
@@plantsbymelissa Oh no I am so sorry, her middle and top leaves are very lush though and I'm glad she's settled down now for you xx
Thank you! I was STRESSED lol. She's grown so massive now so trying to still figure out how much I actually need to fertilize that will keep her happy!
I think you got a great price for this size lechuza pot. I researched and they run for $+70 so not too bad. This was the ls 28 that I found.
I would love to see the Crawlers repotted in Pon. I have a few Crawlers in Soil and I am considering doing the same.
I’ll definitely film it!! 🥰
Omg! Awesome plants! I can’t believe how many corms you got! That will be perfect for when you open your store. I was thinking, it may be better to upsize pots slowly so you can go corm hunting a bit more often! lol.
So many corms!! lol I'm excited to see them start growing and all the little leaves pop out. I need to stagger the upsizing 😂🫶
such a huge coorms! I use pon regularly and I never touch the root ball when I size up the pot, and so far my alocasias in pon are extremely good. I also have a massive Frydek😂
Thank you!! I appreciate it!
wow seeing your alocasia in that size pot makes me want to try lechuza I have my zebrina that's about as big as the first micholitziana in a pot the same size you upsized it to and I need to water it every 2 days in my mix 😅
wow! your zebrina must be so beautiful!! It might be stressful to change substrates if it's happy in your mix but I can see how watering it so often can be a lot! Pon has definitely helped me with watering inconsistencies. I love it so much so I hope I can get it all figured out and the plants do well with it over time here 🫶
Haha, the minute following 8:40 was my favorite bit. I was like, "Dang, those are some big corms. She doesn't seem too fazed by them." I just had to wait.
Looking at pots but jumping over to moss poles, what are your thoughts on sizing for both nursery pots and cachepots? It seems stability of tall poles and nutrient availability are the 2 main concerns. I think you use a lot of 6" nursery pots. Is that viable for ~6' poles? (maybe before leaves get too big)
I didn't even see the larger corms at first haha. 6 inch pots seems to work well because they have enough room to grow into it but not outgrow it by the time I go to chop the pole again. Some poles have gotten more root bound than others and require water + nutrients more often but I don't have experience beyond the larger poles and what they eventually might need as I continue to grow and care for them. I had to go up on my adansonii beyond a 6 inch after ~4 months (it had hardly any roots in the pot after the last chop) so the larger the leaves are getting - it appears to be growing in more roots to be able to take up more nutrients to keep the plant growing at the rate it is. Stability is definitely going to be more of an issue for them beyond what they are now. My marble queen is topsy already and I need to extend her. I think it will require me attaching it to the wall now 😆
But I think 6 inch pots for 6' poles work well for the first 2 chops - then as they size up it becomes more of an issue :)
@@plantsbymelissa Awesome, thanks for the insight! I'm definitely anticipating a need for 8" or 10" pots if my plants ever get huge (they're currently all small), but upsizing needlessly could get pricey. This definitely helps put things into perspective!
Attaching to the wall is definitely something that crossed my mind. I think I'd ideally avoid that if possible, but it'd probably be one of the most stable approaches.
It’s funny we were able to see it before you did. I mean you saw the video but I was already wow
I felt the exact same about Lechuza pots. Not having a cache pot is frustrating. And with the price, it’s a no brainer to just keep going with the cheap Amazon pots 😆
Such a beauty! Do you ever cut the root ball in half and just repot back into the same planter to avoid all the upsizing of pots?
Thank you! I've done it before on a plant - not an alocasia though and it didn't shock that much. I think as long as it's not more than a third it should handle it but you never know how it will respond! 🫶
That was one of the most exciting Planty video I’ve watched in a while. 😂😂 Have you thought about selling the corms? I mean without growing them?
I think the size of some of the semi hydro pots are a bit misleading. They will advertise as 5 inch or 7 inch, but the cache pot inside will be closer to 3 inch or 5 inch. And then they’ll have this big reservoir that you know only gets filled a small amount. I wish there were more varieties of larger sized mesh or cache pots out there.
Yes, that is very true! I think the smaller ones I use are advertised as a 5 inch but they say 4.7 inch for the inner pot but then the space inside is smaller because of the reservoir so it's like 4 inches lol.
The bottom plug is for draining/ leaching the pon. Also, I think I heard somewhere that fertilizer added to water reduces pH, so it would be interesting to see if the fertilized water has a lower pH with the test kit
Yes, I tested the PH after I had the fertilizer sitting for about ~15 minutes and I had to add less drops of my PH down solution for foliage pro compared to GTFF.
Melissa I just went to an orchid show today and bought my very first antherium. A massive queen, paliddifloram, another I can’t think of, an esqueleto and couple of orchids (ouch!!! I know) do you have your antherium in pon? I don’t miss a video of yours but what are your thoughts
Yes, I have several anthurium moved to pon now they love it. I will be transferring more over but not all of them. Some are happy in my aroid mix :)
@@plantsbymelissa Thank you!
Hello great video, I’ve got a couple of questions: 1. Where did you get those clear acrylic rods? 2. How are you attaching there stems to them? 3. Is that just a normal green frydek or a special variety?
They look great. How do you store corms? I think I let mine dry out.
I haven't stored alocasia corms before. I set them up to grow right away. I have stored caladium bulbs though but they are bigger. I kept them in a cool dark place to dry for the winter and then planted them in soil for spring and they sprouted.
What beneficial bugs are you using? I see the nature's good guys but what is the other packet? I am spraying constantly for spider mites!
I bought some that are active in a bottle so I dumped them into little release boxes. The other sachets are the same type of mite but haven't hatched yet - those take about 10 days. So if you have active spider mites buying them in the bottle already active will work faster at getting rid of them 🫶 I like the Neoseiulus californicus for spider mites.
@@plantsbymelissa when using beneficial mites, how soon should I stop using my insecticidal spray before releasing the good guys? I don't want my insecticidal mix to hurt them! 🥺
I would wait a couple weeks!
I’ve seen other loosen the old pon and get rid of some of the old.
The corms!!!! 😲😲😲😲😲
Everyone I follow who use pon say it's good for 2 years so don't worry I guess!
I'm sorry that you have to buy an other planter... They're so expensive 😢 but apparently they're very amazing planters!
Leafy Diva bought a kind a mesh to put in hers so the roots don't go in the bottom part and snap off like it did for you 😊
I'll have to see what kind of mesh she uses! I like the idea of the roots not escaping lol. I know the planter was expensive! 😄
Made the same mistake on my first Lechuza planter, now I look at photos to make sure there’s an inset that lifts up. 😊
The size is stunning! I’m so jealous! But positively ;) Don’t you rinse the pon before using it? It’s quite dirty.
I probably should but I am too lazy haha. I think rinsing it through a few times after it's potted has worked so far. I will be changing out the pot for the right one with the inner pot so I can rinse it better!
@@plantsbymelissa I'm obsessed with flushing lechuza thoroughly every time I purchase one or mixing myself. But when I look at your results maybe I should calm down a little bit ;)
What kind of fertilizer please new at this BEAUTIFUL PLANT
I’ve seen people put a layer of tule at the bottom of the pot so that roots don’t grow into the reservoir.
I might need to look into that 👀
There’s a much easier way.
There are companies that only sell those inner cash pots especially for plants in pon/ leca with those water stands.
This way you can use „normal“ cover pots and don’t need to rely on those plastic ones.
Hi Melissa! What conditions do you keep your grow room? I live in California and it's getting very cold, at the expense of my collection. I love your videos and hope you're doing well xx
Thank you! My plant room usually stays above 70 degrees during the day in winter unless it's really cold out. At night it has dropped to 60's which is much colder than in summer. It has't been a drastic change but I feel like some have definitely slowed down growing. I'm thankful to have south facing windows in here though because the sun helps warm this room up a lot 😊
Do you think the yellowing is fertilizer burn? That did happen to mine