Beginner Gardening: Colocasia Leaves Flopping/Laying Down, 1 by SavvyDaze

SavvyDaze wrote:
PurpleinOpp, the Blue Gecko is far away from the house and under an Oak tree canopy. The Black Beauty is beside the house, but the root is looks like an upside down "V", so the rain water just runs down those sides and not onto anything planted below.

Now, this morning when I went to water the Black Beauty, I set the hose down about 10 inches away from the main stem while I had to go do something real quick. When I came back, I noticed the water had run straight down into a mole hole. So, it is possible that the mole disrupted the roots. However, there is no sign of mole activity in the bed near the Blue Gecko.

I just pulled the mulch away from the Blue Gecko and it is moist at least down as far as my index finger will go. I included a pic of the soil around it. It's a tad blurry so sorry about that. No crusty build up at all and the soil is a mixture of composted cow and chicken manure, soil conditioner, Miracle Gro organic garden soil or Osmocote Garden Soil (Can't remember which one I used LOL), and native soil which is a lot of sand! I also included a picture of the surrounding plants so you can get an idea of the area it is in.

One thing I did notice while poking around in the soil is that all the leaves that are leaning down are close to putting out a new leaf. Coincidence? Maybe once the leaves emerge, they will perk back up. I will give it a few days to put out the new leaves and see what happens before I go and dig the whole plant up.