How to Propagate White Knight in Leca with Update
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
- In this video, I got a White Knight Philodendron cutting and I decided to propagate it in leca. I much prefer leca because I hate detangling roots from sphagnum moss. It grew really quickly and even gave me a half moon red/green leaf!
Because this video is delayed, I actually took a bottom cut at some point in between the original video and the update. I'll be posting that video in the future as well.
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Hello! I’m new to using LECA. I have a baby White knight philodendron and an established Pink Princess and would love to transfer these. Once your plants/roots are established, do you keep them in the LECA? And how high of a water level do you fill the LECA without rotting the established roots? I originally thought that every once in a while you would give the leca a good soak, not let it sit in water!
Any advice is greatly appreciated, thanks! :)
So, first have you seen Nora @ The LECA Queen channel? She has so much vital information! “For your everyday life,” lmao 🤣 see what I did there…
Although this maybe sounds weird, I’ve learned with philodendrons that you kind of have to not overthink it… as soon as you get worried or “helicopter” plant-parent over them, they get pissy. Many plants do. I actually treat them a bit more like succulents. Granted, succulents that need more water than a real “succulent”, or cactus, would want… and less sun… but, just like a succulent, philodendrons will grow in virtually any substrate. They have a much higher transfer success rate to semi hydro than other plants. In my experience. It’s actually better if they’re grown in something more airy, such as LECA, Pon, etc. and the reservoir can dry out completely before you refill it. Totally fine and good for it. It’s not like a prayer plant, or tradescantia, or some other tender tropical. I mean, it is tender, but not as much as others. Even just plain sphagnum moss is AMAZING for many plants. I’d even recommend sphagnum moss, over any other substrate or method, for many plants. It’s the right aeration, the right amount of moisture, and just the right amount of organic matter. But anyway. Lol.
One question, what did you mean by “once your plants/roots are established, do you keep them in the LECA?” Like, are you wondering if it’s gonna stay there long-term? It should be fine… there’s the long method for transfer or the instant method. The long method is taking cuttings, rooting them in water to develop proper “water roots”, so they’re more ready for semi hydro… the instant method is just transferring a plant from soil to semi hydro immediately. Some don’t like this, some are fine, usually aroids do fine.
For the water reservoir, it should only go up to the bottom third (or less) of the container. As long as the LECA is touching the water below, it’ll be wicking it up. But unlike some people, I let my reservoirs dry slightly, because many philodendrons (and other species) are more ‘succulent’-like, and don’t want to be sitting in water permanently. Even if it’s in semi hydro!
I’ll also combine methods a bit. Instead of liquid nutrient solutions, I usually use Osmocote or Osmocote Plus pellets in the substrate. Yes, even with LECA it works. It doesn’t get lost or disappear! Either way, it’s time released fertilizer and then you don’t have to worry about liquid nutrients. It’s good for six months too. I’ve started mixing LECA with smaller materials, like zeolite, charcoal, lava rock, pumice, perlite and adding Osmocote. I just like making my own “pon” mix, for the roots sake, with added LECA..
You traded the WK for a pp? So...the three months later isn't accurate 🤦🏻♀️
Hi, this is the same WK throughout the entire process. You can tell by the stem having that maroon coloration with a white edge. My PPP does not have that white edge. This turned out to be a low-white tricolor but I recently chopped it and there's a bit more white coming through so *fingers crossed!*