r/SemiHydro

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Switching from moss to semi hydro causes root rot most of the times. How can I fix this?

Hello! Looking for some advice. This is now the second Alocasia I’ve had this happen to.

My Ninja is in a self watering wick setup with pumice, grade 4 perlite, and a small amount of bark. Overall, the roots inside the pot look great, but I’ve noticed that the roots that escape out the bottom and into/near the reservoir start to rot. By rot I mean they pull off super easily when I touch them.

I know that shouldn’t be happening in a self watering/semi-hydro setup, so I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing wrong. Could the small amount of bark be holding too much moisture? Or is there something else about the setup that could be causing the escaped roots to deteriorate?

Leaves themselves haven’t been affected….. yet.

TIA

Hi, y’all! First time posting. I’ve got some little alocasia tissue cultures I’ve acclimated but am finding some interesting build-up on top of the pon I have them in. I thought the white salts on top were normal but I’m also seeing some red salts(?) and lint that could be mold or webbing? Also have a ton of algae going on that I’ll address later but would love insight if anyone knows what this is or what it might be. These are also growing so slow compared to other tissue cultures I’ve had.

Thanks for your help!

EDIT: The first pic is of a seed-grown variegated anthurium ‘Blue Velvet’ x ‘Zara’ — not a tissue culture plant :)

I’ve been procrastinating a repot bc she’s so happy but she’s really grown out of her pot🫪 there’s no way to get these roots out without trimming them back, but I don’t want to cause damage. What would you do???

Hi guys. I received a monstera as a housewarming gift over the weekend. It’s in soil and I would love to transfer it to semihydro. It’s still young so I’m worried making the transfer will shock it.

Should I just go for it and transfer the monster or should I wait until it’s a bit older?

I am currently trying to do 3/4 LECA and 1/4 lava rocks. I use tap water and have GT foliage focus and/or Purived liquid plant fertilizer. I switch between the 2 but lately have been using GT more often, water once a week with diluted fertilizer.

Bonus: I also received a small Calathea and would like to know best scenario to transfer to semihydro also!

I mostly have pothos and philodendrons in semihydro.

I've been trying to save some cuttings from 4 snake plants that slowly died after a repotting catastrophe last year (don't trust miracle gro ☠️). I switched almost every plant I have to leca this spring because I now don't really trust any soil, but these snake plants seem like they want to die at this point.

I tried planting them in leca after they had some water roots, but I guess because the leaves were from fairly large snake plants (rip), plus leca is so light compared to soil, so they keep tipping when I'm not watching them. One just shifted in the leca enough that it slid sideways and damaged its roots again...

Anyway, they have nice water roots again so im planning to give it another shot. Just wondering if anyone has tips for planting a tall/balance-challenged plant in leca? How to you keep them steady until the roots have a chance to get a good grip?

Would like to add a moss pole to this Pink Princess. It is currently in a diy pon mix. Will this pot be okay? Or should I use a smaller pot with a coir pole?

I'm a leca newbie - all of my houseplants were slowly dying off since I repotted them in some (apparently really suspect) soil last year. I switched them all to leca a few months ago and everything loves it.... Including my fiddleleaf here!

I was worried about her roots because they're so thin and lacy, but they're doing great. Maybe too great?A couple of my other plants which I started from cutting a month or two ago have also started doing this...

Is this normal, or is it the same as with soil and this means she needs a bigger pot? Am I letting the water get too low maybe so this root arm is reaching?

I found a couple of alocasia Polly at Lowe’s and decided to try my hand at them again. I repotted (well switched to leca) after removing all the dirt and looking for corms. Good idea or no?

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.

I am new to SemiHydro but I am wondering if this vase would work for a leca and spagnum moss set up. I am slightly concerned because the top is a bit more narrow than the base... but I Love this vase.

I got this thing around mid of April, waited for a few weeks so it got acclimated and then transitioned it to semi-hydro (scary process). Now the fucker is thriving.