There are no dire need as the tree looks healthy. I'm just afraid I would overwater and thinking to get proactive by repotting it to the gritty mix. Am thinking to use Al's 1:1:1 mix since I already have most of the ingredients for my succulents. I'll see how the tree is doing in a few weeks. Thank you for your suggestion.

Until next June, use a wick in the bottom to help rid perched water. Tilt the pot 45° after water to help drain.

Use a wooden dowel to test for moisture lower in the pot.

If you do all of that, you should have watering issues and can wait until the appropriate time to repot.

Thank you for the useful suggestions and info. I never used a wick in the bottom of the pot, going to search on how to do that. Should I water when the wooden stick comes out totally dry or little damp?

Figs are not picky about water. You can water them daily outside in the summer, or let them dry as a bone. If you want to have to water it everyday then use the method dave is using, otherwise, it would thrive in a mixture of plain old potting soil, remember, peat has no nutrients, there all in soil. If you use a soiless mixture, remember to fertilize heavily and check daily for moisture.

Well, honestly, they ARE picky about water if you're over or under watering.

Mat, I'm not sure that's sound advice for a new comer to use or for anyone browsing these boards to read.

Ficus will have issues if under or over watered.

Mat, just curious where you picked up this info that's not true? No offense at all, I'm just curious.

G - what Dave said.

I always tell people considering marginal (timing) repots to consider whether or not they think the tree is likely to expire before June next when deciding whether or not to repot. Usually, the answer is pretty clear, but not always.

Given the number of ficus that accompany their owners to this and other forum pages in search of relief of the suffering caused by soils that retain too much water, I think we can say that ficus are picky about water and how they are watered. It really can't be seen any other way. I'll explain after I redundantly note at the risk of being redundant, the number of people that have watering issues with ficus (hundreds and hundreds on this forum alone on an annual basis) is a pretty clear indication that the little snots are just looking for an opportunity to pitch a fit and toss their leaves about the room if you get the watering wrong.

If when we water a portion of the soil remains saturated, it limits root function - no air for the roots occupying saturated soil = limited root function. That can't be argued ...... sort of like, 'run a marathon while breathing through a drinking straw, expect to come in last'. Any doubters?

..... and peat does have lots of nutrients locked in the hydrocarbon chains that make up the particles. It's just that those hydrocarbon chains aren't easy for soil biota to cleave. IOW, peat doesn't break down fast enough in containers to provide all the nutrition a plant needs. That's why they invented fertilizers - so we could apply them not to heavily and not too lightly, ratherly, just rightly.

Al