Everything you ever wanted to know about transferring plants to LECA/semi-hydroponics
Yes, snake plants can grow in leca. I’m currently growing my teeny whale fin in leca, and it’s doing really well. Ok, it hasn’t actually done anything, but with snake plants, I take that as a good sign. There’s a common misconception that plants that like to dry out a lot can’t grow in leca, …
There are times in your life when it’s necessary to transfer a plant back from leca to soil. It could be that a plant has gotten too big, and it’s difficult to flush it and change out nutrient water. Perhaps, as it turns out, you and semi-hydro didn’t gel. I’ve transferred a few plants back …
I’m foolishly writing this in summer when I don’t have any mould on my leca, but I often do and other than being gross, it’s not a big deal. Check that it is mould Mould on leca tends to look like fine grey-ish hairs, and it’s soft and, er, looks like mould. If you have …
Yes! Fiddle leaf figs actually grow pretty well in LECA, and it can be a great option for people that can’t get to grips with their watering requirements. Is it easier to grow Fiddle leaf figs in LECA? It’s easier in some ways, and more difficult in others. For example, fiddle leaf figs notoriously don’t …
Before I scare the bejesus out of you with a tonne of information you were perfectly content not to know, I just want to clarify something. Nutrient lockout isn’t that big of a deal for house plants. If you do a lot of research into it, you’ll come across people monitoring their pH levels continually, …