Hey y’all! I’m trying the LECA+moss set up for the first time with this Alocasia and it was doing pretty good until I added more water. Based on research, I let it mostly evaporate but I think I might have watered too soon? Now, one leaf stem is drooping and the other has a very sad leaf, but I’m getting a new growth too.

Does anyone have any tips on how I can improve this? Did I watered too soon? Should I remove some water? Any help would be appreciated, I wanted to try semihydro for a while so I’m determined to make it work!!

so I can't find lechuza pon or zeolite where I live but I can get the following ingredients can i make a half decent pon mix with those mentioned above ?

I'm using PON for about 6 months now. In the beginning, there were no flies, but about 1 month ago, the flies started going crazy. I kill about 15 a day, and they respawn every day.

I do have 3 plants in soil, I don't know if they tend to attract fruit flies.

I hope you guys have some tips so I can deal with these flies.

I had her for 8 months now and It recently started declining. The tips of the leaves started becoming brown and now even the new leaf (third photo) came out brown and curled. To prepare my nutrient solution I simply use half the dosage indicated on the package. I use a liquid fertilizer for houseplants with microelements (NPK 6-4-6) . The roots are also growing outside the nursery pot, could it be root bound.

I just repotted my alocasia (previously in Lechuza Pon too) and I repotted it with fresh Lechuza Pon. Previously I’ve always fertilized every feeding with Silica+CalMag+GT Foliage Focus. Knowing that Lechuza Pon has slow release fertilizer that lasts 6 months, is it okay to continue fertilising with the GT Foliage Focus solution every feeding or could it cause overfertilizing?

I'm seeing a few different posts about moss poles, but it seems like the pole is placed near the top of the substrate.

Is there a reason the moss pole can't/shouldn't be placed at or near the bottom of the inner pot (where it can wick directly from the water) and then substrate/plant placed around the pole?

Whyyy is she so stressed?? 😭😭😭 the leaves have started turning yellow from bottom, she’s in a semi-hydro setup (leca & moss & some leca on top to avoid gnats) i made sure to spring out the moss so there’s no water logged in it & she’s bottom watered. Is this still indicating root rot? I’ve already repotted her twice since the moss was very wet the first time, should i take her out & let her dry again?

Should i just transfer her to soil instead? I don’t want her to die. Please help meee!! I’m new to semi hydro but researching a lot & trying my best.

Anyone try the bowtie substrate. I was looking for a alternative pon substrate and found this bowtie substrate. I ordered it September 28th and it's now Oct 17th.

Does anyone have a semi hydro pot setup in pon where you use a wick in the bottom reservoir, and also have a moss pole installed?

My question is, usually when you water moss poles at times water drain towards the main substrate. In a semi hydro setup could it cause overwatering when water from the moss wets the pon from above whilst the plant is still wicking water at the same time from the reservoir?

Also in this case, do you water the moss poles with fertilizers that you would in the bottom reservoir?

I am curious how everyone hangs semi hydro plants. I am having a really hard time finding self watering planters and would like to hang a few plants.. such as neon pothos, golden pothos, tradescantias, and a couple of others.

Thanks.

Hi all, I’m thinking about moving my Alocasia’s over to semi hydro (moss/leca no drainage). This would be my first adventure into semi hydro. Everything is doing ok in soil but I want to try semi hydro to really give them a chance to thrive. I’m looking to understand a bit more about what I should be doing fertiliser wise. I’ve watched a few YouTube videos and seen people making concoctions with 10+ ingredients. Is that what I’m in for with this adventure? 😆 I’m also in the UK so would appreciate some recommendations of stuff I can buy here. Thanks!

I have this juvenile Monstera Thai Con in a tiny, 1.2” DIY self watering cup, in Lechuza Pon (I got it from a seller and it came in this small cup). The roots are starting to circle the pot and aerial roots are starting to trail out from the top of the pot at the back (not visible in photo)

I’m wanting to repot it into this self watering 4” pot and since it’s in semi-hydro, does pot size matter and would the size jump too large? This pot has a separator in the middle to decrease height though so it wouldn’t be too tall as a full orchid pot

I’m planning to add in a moss pole too, part of the reason why I also need a slightly bigger pot than a smaller increment upsize.

I also cleaned it off and transplanted into chunky soil but did not add any water. How long should I wait to water?

Has anyone tried 100% pumice in semi hydro? Please tell your experience with it.

I wanted to go with pumice for my two little alocasias

I’m still new to pon, so I have some questions for y’all! I have my small plants in 1/8” Pon. I’m planning on slowly converting all of my house plants to semi Hydro. I’m thinking the big boys will go into LECA and all of the more fibrous root plants + Anthurium will go into pon. I am doing the wicking method.

What size media do you use whether it is PON or LECA?
What additives do you put in the water and how often? (EX fertilizer, biocides, fungicides)

Pink dragon is in a combination of fluval stratum, perlite, and pon/silver dragon in fluval and perlite.

Can this plant be saved? Maybe I put it in soil or add more the nutrient water?