Dividing Two Ficus Lyrata in Grown in Same Pot?
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Tiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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Ficus Lyratas in need of growth and health
Comments (33)Soil looks very good. Did you add the lime when you made it? The 5:1:1 mix isn't foolproof, but you pretty much have to work at over-watering; so just by employing your good sense, you should be able to flush the soil as often as you think your plant needs water. Immediately after repotting, you need tro give SOME consideration to where the fine feeder roots are in the pot. If there are lots of fine roots close to the bottom, water when your stick tells you it's time after pushing it deep in the pot. If most of the fine roots are near the TOP of the soil mass, you need to water often enough to keep the top moist, so those roots don't dry out. That's about it. Your plant will reestablish faster if you secure the plant to the pot, so the plant can't move relative to the pot if it gets jostled or is subject to a stiff breeze. Start fertilizing when you see evidence of new growth. If temps are above 55*, your plant wants to be outdoors, in shade, and out of the wind. You'll need to water more often than you're used to, and some growers think that's a problem. It just might be .......... from the grower's perspective - but not from the plant's perspective. To me it doesn't make sense to slight a soil because 'you have to water too often' when you're comparing it to a soil that's inherently limiting because you have to water too infrequently due to the fact it holds too much water. That's the view from here. ;-) I'd say good luck, but luck really doesn't play much of a part in the process of learning to grow with consistent proficiency. Good growing! Al...See MoreFicus lyrata pruning and notching
Comments (6)in the last pic the stake obscures the trunk: do you have any branching on it ? how many leaves total? small pip pic - is 'what you would like it to look like' or what you have? separated plants: those 3 leaf stalks look very weak to me - i would not prune them yet either. and especially not now, unless you are in zone 10 :) and will have warmth/good sun for sev months. or you have a conservatory to grow them in. i read that it is not advisable to prune off the branch leaving less then 2 leaves on it - it might die off. you need to get them growing next year and producing more leaves and then prune back. i much prefer multi-trunks for lyrata in the same pot - the trunks will remain rather thin always and bottom leaves will eventually drop after many years - leaving just top branches. it is much easier to maintain a full look with many in one pot. this year i notched 3 branches on my ficus in beginning of july and by aug they did not produce buds yet. i was surprised, as before twice i had buds popping within 2-3 weeks. so i pruned them anyway - and i had 2-3 buds formed within 3 weeks after pruning. i have tip-pruned before - and it mostly produced single bud, with very few exceptions. while with notching done 1 mo before pruning i get multi-buds, always. i do notch not just the bark but like for air-layering: about 1/3 of the stem at an angle. then when i prune, i just finish the cut. on each branch i now have 2 opposing buds growing well with 2 leaves each within 1 month of buds appearing, but the 3rd buds are just sitting there. it's good enough, though. i have to say that when i prune off the branch i do prune it way back, at may be half. i try to get a 6" -8" stem for rooting with 5 leaves on top. and then i root the cut off usually without any leaves dropping tented. so my branches where they produce buds are may be 4-5 years old. they have bark on them....See MoreFicus lyrata. Am I doing this right?
Comments (1)Just realized I posted in the wrong section, sorry!...See MoreFicus lyrata advice
Comments (0)Hello! I'm a beginner, this is my first houseplant! While flipping through an old houseplant guide that my mother had given me, I saw the ficus lyrata in the "showy foliage plants" section. I thought it was lovely and after reading a bit I decided I just had to have one. I did some research before purchasing, although now that I have read through a good portion of the FLF threads on this forum I am worried I only scratched the surface. I'll admit, I probably didn't buy the healthiest plant but it was the only one that I found! It was already almost 4 feet tall. I live in Tehachapi, California at around 4000ft hot/dry in the summer and cold in the winter where nighttime temps can drop to freezing. I knew it would need to be kept inside. I purchased my plant in early July and refrained from watering for about a week. When I did water, it seemed to go strait through the bottom of the pot. I pulled it out of the pot, there seemed to be more roots than soil! It looked like the roots had grown around the bottom of the pot. (Plastic pot it came in) I had not planned on repotting so soon but it seemed necessary. I loosened the roots as best I could but I did not cut them. I then potted in a plastic pot (a few inches bigger) with drainage holes and a tray, put about an inch of rock at the bottom and used standard all purpose potting soil. Then I took it to the bathtub and flushed it, mostly because I wanted to make sure it drained well and I didn't have pockets in the soil. I then stuck in in a bright window. (Keep in mind I did this all BEFORE reading this communities knowledgeable threads.) I did this mid July and a couple weeks ago I was rewarded with new growth! There are two leaves at the bottom that don't look too healthy, a couple black spots on each. One of the upper leaves has a hole on it. The plant was like this when I purchased it. All the other leaves are the usual dark green and seem healthy and firm as far as I can tell with my experience. The trunk is much stronger than when I first brought it home. Another concern is that there is something that looks like mold to me on the surface of the soil...is it mold? Weird. :( As we are approaching fall I'm thinking to next spring/summer and I definitely want to try to cut for propogation and future branching. I'm am eager student so if you have advice, bring it on! sorry for the novel :) also for the lighting in my photos....See MoreHrose
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