How to grow Alocasia macrorrhizos? Detailed guide to cultivation methods and precautions

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

1. Potting soil

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

2. Temperature

When growing Alocasia macrorrhizos at home, the temperature is generally best kept between 20°C and 25°C. Whether the temperature 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 balancing, and growers can take extra care themselves.

3. Watering

Watering should still follow that rule: do not water if not dry, and water thoroughly when you do. Many people stop halfway through watering or water at the wrong time. Just water normally as usual, 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 somewhat, and can also wash dust off the leaf surfaces.

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; carry out soil replacement, and the new potting soil put in should be sun-dried for three or four days, then apply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium fertilizer as a base fertilizer.

5. Propagation

Alocasia macrorrhizos is mostly propagated by division, though there is also seed propagation and cuttings, depending on which one everyone prefers. The editor here recommends using division propagation: separate the small shoots growing from the base of the Alocasia macrorrhizos along with their larger roots and cultivate them separately.

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