How to Grow Alocasia (Dumb Cane)? A Detailed Guide to the Latest Care Methods

Alocasia is a flower species that is inherently toxic, but as long as you pay extra attention it is still a potted plant very suitable for growing at home. It is mainly the sap that is toxic; everything else is very safe. When it blooms it looks beautiful, and its leaves are large, making it very eye-catching in the home. So how do you grow Alocasia? Below, Shuaishuai will tell everyone about it!

1. Potting Soil

Alocasia is generally grown in soil, so for soil culture the most important thing is the soil. For soil culture of Alocasia, garden soil or humus soil will do. To improve aeration first, you can mix some sand into the soil, which can increase the gaps in the soil and enhance aeration.

2. Temperature

When growing Alocasia at home, the temperature is generally best kept between 20°C and 25°C. Whether the temperature for Alocasia is too high or too low, it greatly suppresses and affects its growth and development. At home, the temperature is generally quite easy to control; mainly the two seasons of summer and winter need balanced adjustment, and growers can take extra care themselves.

3. Watering

For watering, you still have to follow that rule: do not water if not dry, and water thoroughly when you do. Many people water only halfway and then stop, or water at the wrong time. Anyway, usually just water normally, and water more in summer. It is best to water by spraying a mist, so that while watering you can also increase the humidity of the surrounding air, which helps its respiration to some extent, and can also clean dust off the leaf surface.

4. Turning the Soil

Turning the soil is not something you need to do often, so everyone just keep it in mind. For the frequency of turning the soil, once every two years is enough; change the soil, and the new potting soil you put in should be dried in the sun for three or four days, then apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as a base fertilizer.

5. Propagation

Alocasia propagation is mostly done by division. Of course, there is also seed propagation and cuttings; it depends on which one everyone likes. Here the editor recommends division propagation: separate the small shoots growing from the base of the Alocasia from the large roots and cultivate them separately.

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