Any flower grower dreams of that its favourite plant pleased with bright green leaves as it does ficus. Rather unpretentious plant can decorate any house, however is rather frequent after the ficus is brought from shop, it begins to wither in the eyes. To save ficus, it is necessary to know rules of care for this plant.
It is required to you
- Pot, the soil for ficus, drainage, wood charcoal
Instruction
1. The flower loves moderate lighting and watering, is afraid of drafts and does not suffer overdrying of the soil. Therefore thinking of how to recover ficus, first of all analyze conditions of its contents. Perhaps, normal change of the place of its arrangement will be able to help. If there is opportunity, arrange ficus on windowsill of the window coming to the southeast or the southwest.
2. When at ficus fall down leaves, but the trunk remains flexible and live, it it is possible to leave. If there was decay, and on top soil the raid was formed, replace plant. Also the roots which are sticking out of pot testify to need of change. In this situation to plant it is banal there are not enough nutrients as roots have filled all free space. Take the pot on diameter exceeding in what there is plant, no more than on couple of centimeters. Fill drainage on bottom, and then add soil for ficus. Roots of plant need to be examined attentively. Cut off dry roots and the having traces of rotting scissors and process powder of wood charcoal.
3. After the plant is replaced, regularly water it, without allowing drying of the soil, and spray the remained leaves with water from spray for maintenance in sufficient humidity. Until the plant takes root, it is not fed up. If everything is normal, then feed up plant not earlier, than in month.