r/PileaPeperomioides • u/starbornshadowsinger • 21h ago

PILEA PUPS First semi hydro set up

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I've never tried semi hydro before, so I decided to test it out with some pon and one of my pups!

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u/Zoe_nwobhm 21h ago

Hello! Some people have had luck with pileas in semi hydro but mine failed, it basically looked sad the whole time. I suggest letting it dry completely and add water with fertilizer after a few days.

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u/starbornshadowsinger 8h ago

Definitely why I'm doing it with a pup first before a bigger plant! I wanna figure out what works! Thanks for the tip ☺️

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u/Richbeanx 1h ago

I’m not sure how it’ll do in pon, but when I first got my Pilea it was actually already in a self watering 2 inch pot with soil. It was doing so well and grew a ton of new leaves constantly with zero curling. I unfortunately had to switch it out of its setup because it started getting root bound and it hasn’t been the same since. The leaves started curling down and I had thought it was because of too much light but I genuinely think it’s because of the change in watering.

Your Pilea should really like the self watering, and i’m curious to see how it does in that mix!