u/PersonalMarsupial894

Hello all,

I try different self-watering pots for my alocasia and need help with the "bigger" sizes. Usually I use glass vase's e.g. the pic with Platinum. I'm used to it and everyone at home loves the look, but the flushing bothers me.

My problem:

I moved a jacklyn to a 12,5 cm self-watering pot 4 weeks ago. Before it was in a glass vase nearly the same size as the inner part, using the same substrate at the same location. Since the change no new grow, the two latest leaves lost their tension and the latest even got crispy parts... root grow looks good, no rot. In my opinion the substrate looks to dry.

Since the weekend I keep the water level higher, so the inner part is 1/5 within the reservoir. It has a positive effect, but I'm not really convinced.

Is this how they work or should I use more pieces of cord? -any other tips I should try?

Maybe its just not the right setup for me.