Droopy Leaves? SAVE Your Frydek!
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Published 2020-11-11
0:00 Intro
0:43 How much is a Alocasia Frydek?
1:12 Frydek has root rot!
2:04 Do you need to repot your Frydek?
2:29 Is peat moss a good medium for your Frydek?
3:05 Root rot? Yellowing leaves? Drooping leaves?
3:42 Watering requirements: use a well draining medium
3:54 Roots need oxygen
4:25 Don't worry if you get root rot
4:39 Pest Control
4:59 Should you fertilize?
5:18 Light requirement, also see my grow light video for more information
5:52 Is it worth it?
My DIY tropical plant potting mix:
• Potting Soil Mix for Tropical House P...
**DIY Soil Mix**
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Light meter
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All Comments (21)
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Here's a quick update on the plant. It's doing great! 💚 https://youtu.be/a67Q3xtA50s
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I use a mix of potting soil and perlite for all my plants. Drains well and makes it nice and airy. I also water the plants from below; so I put them in a saucer with water and let them soak it up a little. All my Alocasia's look great so I think this work great. During the summer o think you could give them a soak once and a while
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This video was soo good. My frydek is currently pretty droopy too, but I have it in the proper soil medium. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much. I have exactly the same problem with my frydek at the moment. I suspected root rot and now it is confirmed! I will repot it in the morning. TY
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I always get my plants out of that Nursery Mix. I have had more plants rot in that mix than I care to talk about it.The mix is that way so they dont have to water as much. Plus with having a pot inside a pot you always risk rot. I hope your Freydek is well🌼🌼🌼
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that is so wild all those roots were of no use! i i have a small one in my care that’s doing amazing! so i figured why not get a huge one .. found a huge one but it’s so drooopy. i usually wait about a 3-4 weeks before repotting but after a water, it looks so sad and it has so much new growth. thank you!
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1:10 - this might have fooled me.. I like the way these roots look..... But then you start pulling them apart...and I see no roots around the bulb....there is a problem... Love the video!
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Love your personality! New subbie!
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Thank you for posting the update! I wish more "planty" content creators did the same. I'm in the middle of an Alocasia Stingray rescue. Wish me luck!
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Exactly the video I was looking for! Time to revive my Frydek! 😍 Thank you
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You might have just saved my new frydek. I heeded your cautionary tale and went and repotted it immediately.
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Nice share, My Friend. Very nice share.😊😊🇨🇦
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Please keep us updated! :>
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I bought an alocasia lauterbachiana a few days ago, one of the leaves (just the leave not the whole stem) was kinda drooping and I just assumed that the leave was damaged on its way to the store. But now a second leave is drooping too. Any tips and or ideas what could be wrong with it?
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HI. what happened to using PON ? Did it not work out for Alocasias?
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Wow! Good save! 👍🙂
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I just had the same thing with my alocasia stingray. Initially one of the leaves turned yellow. Next day all leaves became droopy.
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Is it okay that my frydek has no bulb in it but it has roots when i repotted it
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So I recently got an alocasia frydek and it's been in sphagnum moss and has gorgeous roots but the leaves are drooping. Haaalp
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This happened to me recently. All my frydek’s leaves droop and start to turn yellow. Had to remove all 5 leaves except one because I saw there’s a new sprout. Fortunately my frydek is starting to bounce back and she’s growing out new leaf :)
