How To Grow ALOCASIA from bulbs (CORMS)
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- čas přidán 6. 07. 2024
- Corms are the bulbs that you may find attached to your Alocasia roots during repotting. They are the beginning of Alocasia babies (pups). Growing Alocasia from corms is not complicated or difficult. Today I show you how I do it using perlite.
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Cat, I just found you today when I was down in the rabbit hole of all things plants in LECA and PON. You simplify things so much for my busy brain! I just moved my first Alocasia Jacklyn to PON today. I am so nervous that she won't like it! She is my favorite plant. When I did it after watching your video I found 13 corms! some are quite tiny, but I decided to try rooting them in the Perlite with a grow light. Now I will see if I have success! Thank you for your videos!
Thank you! Finally a quick simple videos that shows exactly what to do! I have watched so many other videos and didn’t get anywhere near as much as you just gave in 4 minutes :)
Great to hear! Thank you so much!
I’m so excited I got my setup going tonight thanks to your video!
Very helpful and simplistic
This little trick with the plastic bin has helped me save a bunch of corms I had started the wrong way! I also now have 30 more in perlite and another plastic bin. I am new at this so thank you thank you!!
wow! that’s amazing to hear!!
Thank you🎉 I appreciate you keeping it simple.
Thank you for your comment!
Great info! However, when I grow these in a prop box I have noticed that when its time to take them out you end up losing all the leaves due to the humidity change, even when i did it slowly.. They hate me sometimes. I have better luck with out a prop box but use a prop box for everything else though. :)
So helpful! Thanks!
You're welcome!
Much better than removing the skin like I was just about to do lol
Thank you
I rescued a very poor looking Yucatan Princess (got it for $2), I knew I was gonna get rid of the mother plant since it was so badly damaged from pests (it was pretty much dead but I had my hopes up for a few corms in the ground). I came home and I harvested 5 corms from it, and I put them all in sphagnum moss along with 3 corms from my Polly that I had recently repotted. They seem to like the moss a lot, even now when dormancy is happening I'm seeing one of the corms from my Yucatan Princess shooting up! I only keep them in a mini greenhouse by my windowsill. I have a heating mat coming within the next few days so it's gonna be interesting to see if the heating mat is gonna help them along :D
I might try out the perlite method next time!
awesome!
This was really helpful thank you. I could find info anywhere on which side is up 😂😂😂
Glad I could help!
This video is amazing instant subscribe. What kind of heating mat do you use?
thank you so much! I use a seedling mat. Gardening centers, walmart (in season), and amazon have them.
I have 5 going right now. Super helpful video!
Exciting!
What are in the dirt cups with syringe, (brilliant btw) or what made you chose that for 2 ? Thanks
I was just experimenting. It do not remember what corms I had in there or if it worked...
Hi! Thanks for the info ❤️ I was wondering if you leave the grow lights on all the time or do they have a day/night cycle?
They are on 14 hours, off 10 hours.
@@cat.b awesome thank you!!
I have 9 corms from my alocasia polly, which is going into dormancy at the moment, I plan on storing the bulb in a paper bag ready for spring. Do I also store the corms until spring or must they be potted asap in a set up like the one you have?
I always provide artificial light for my Alocasia so they don’t go dormant, so I have never tried that.
Here to figure out where you got those lights! Great idea! Thanks
Amazon 😊
@@cat.b do you have a link? I've never seen those types of grow lights. Or maybe even what you searched to find them? Thanks again!
what country are you in?
@@cat.b US
www.amazon.com/Foldable-Spectrum-Vegetables-Greenhouse-Hydroponic/dp/B081ZRZ4VX/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=2CR0XQFPKQXSK&keywords=foldable+grow+light&qid=1641564636&sprefix=foldable+grow%2Caps%2C227&sr=8-4
What temperature would you say it is inside of the tubs?
26-28 celcius
Just wondering if you've had any issues with those grow lights heating up that plastic lid too much? Also how long do you leave your lights on for?
those particular lights don’t heat much at all. I also make sure just the tips touch the lid. I have them on 12 hours.
Hello, for how long can you keep the corms befora plant them?
I do not know, I have always planted them right away.
Do you have a link to the grow lights? Thanks
It's in the description
How are you not having a problem with mold? I have to keep lids off and have a fan running for air circulation in order to prevent mold from growing.
not sure. I do wash everything before use, maybe that helps. never had an issue with mold.
very helpful video but i have questions: if i keep the cup full closed, will it grow mold because of the high humidity and low air circulation? or do i have to keep the cup half covered to improve air circulation and avoid mold? if it is full covered and dont rot, will the oxygen closed inside the cup end up?
I assume you’re asking about the tote lids? I keep them fully closed, although they are not airtight. I have not had problems with mold, although I suppose it’s possible. I open the totes only to look at the babies. Oxygen is not an issue, most plants can live in closed containers happily. They produce oxygen during photosynthesis, and carbon dioxide during respiration.
thanks!
Is it normal for corms to sprout before growing any roots? I’m struggling to find out what to expect!
mine usually do roots first but they usually don’t do lots of roots before sprouting. just a little. but i have also had some take forever to sprout…. i always say alocasia do wtf they want…. don’t disturb them as you could easily break the baby roots.
how many days or weeks before it grows???
It’s quite variable. Some took only a couple weeks and some took a couple months I would say.
Do you let the bulbs dry first?
no I don't.
Ughhh I wanted to see the extra small alocasias with the 2 leaves because I find that mine is taking supper long to push out the another baby leaf 😳
Update, I put it in water & it finally pushed out another leaf & grew a lot of roots, I gave it root rot by mistake but doing fine rn and as of now it's doing great in perlite
@@kaliah209 I just found a bunch of corms in my Alocasia Polly and I’m looking for the best way to propagate them. What ended up being successful for you?
Have you tried rooting bulbs in sphagnum?
I have not.
@@cat.b would you ever give it a try? I found five bulbs my Alocasia had and put one in sphagnum, two in pumice and two in leca as you did:) 🙏🤞
I would. And I would put the moss and corm directly in a closed clear container like an inflated ziploc bag or mason jar so that the water condensation can drip down and be reabsorbed in the moss. otherwise I find moss dries out too easily.
@@cat.b how much condensation should be in the ziploc? Because its barely visible. I just dont want to rot them.
As long as you put moist sphagnum moss in there it’s fine. Like soak it and then squeeze it so it’s just moist. And blow air in the ziploc bag before closing it. Also make sure it’s over 20C at least, ideally 24-26C.
Cat, I just found you today when I was down in the rabbit hole of all things plants in LECA and PON. You simplify things so much for my busy brain! I just moved my first Alocasia Jacklyn to PON today. I am so nervous that she won't like it! She is my favorite plant. When I did it after watching your video I found 13 corms! some are quite tiny, but I decided to try rooting them in the Perlite with a grow light. Now I will see if I have success! Thank you for your videos!
I’m so glad you liked the videos! Thank you for your comment!