The birthplace of ficus is tropical countries, so for comfortable growth it needs to create suitable conditions. If you avoid the typical mistakes of beginning gardeners, you can easily get a beautiful plant.
Temperature violations
If the flower is in a too cold room, its growth will gradually stop and the leaves will begin to fall off. Strong heat will also not bring benefits.
To make the ficus feel comfortable, it must be grown at a temperature of + 25-30 ° C. This mode is suitable for the warm season. In the off-season and in the winter months, + 15-20 ° C will be enough. It should be borne in mind that ficus does not tolerate sudden changes in temperature.
Direct sunlight
For normal development, ficus needs a lot of sun. Ideally, the day in the place where the flower grows should last at least 10 hours. Therefore, in the fall, winter and early spring will have to use additional lighting fixtures.
Ficus does not like direct sunlight, as they can lead to burn leaves. He needs diffused light.
Overflow
Ficus needs moderate watering, and the land in the pot should not turn into a swamp. If you fill the flower, then its root system will begin to decay. Because of this, the plant will gradually fade, and if no action is taken in such a situation, then with time it will completely die.
To avoid unpleasant consequences, it is necessary to water the ficus only when the soil in the pot dries out no less than 4-6 cm deep.
Poor quality soil
So that the ficus can develop normally, the soil in which it was planted must be fertile, well-drained, with sufficient water and air permeability, and also have a neutral level of acidity. If these conditions are not met, the plant will not die, but will grow slowly and poorly, and its crown will be rare and dull.
Therefore, it is better to plant the flower in a special soil or mixture suitable for ficuses. You can buy them at any flower shop.
Peat mix
It is impossible to plant ficus in a peat mixture, as it will quickly become exhausted and dry out. Therefore, when buying soil in a store or preparing it yourself, make sure that in addition to peat, the composition must also contain fine expanded clay and sand.
These ingredients will help to achieve the necessary soil structure. A complex of long-acting mineral fertilizers is also important, which will make the mixture quite nutritious.
Unscheduled Transplants
Transplanting is a serious stress for the plant, so it is too often impossible to carry out it. This will slow down the growth of the flower or even lead to its death.
Nevertheless, it is necessary to transplant ficus, but this should be done no more than once a year. The most suitable time is considered to be spring and the beginning of summer.
Lack of care
If you constantly pour or dry the plant, keep it in a too cold room and forget about all the other rules of care, in the best case, the ficus will grow slowly and poorly.
In the worst case, in the absence of the necessary care, the flower will simply perish.
Avoiding the mistakes described in this article, you can grow beautiful and healthy ficus. It is not difficult to follow the necessary rules of care, so even a beginner grower can easily cope with them.
