Ficus is a beautiful mulberry plant that is adapted for growing in apartments, on terraces and loggias.
In nature, there are more than 800 species these tropical plants.
How to grow ficus at home?
In room conditions, plants of various sizes are grown, which differ from each other in stem height, shape and color of leaves.
Most ficus - unpretentious plants, thanks to which they are very popular among florists.
Useful video on how to properly grow a ficus from a leaf at home:
Breeding
Ficuses reproduce in various ways: with leaves, processes, cuttings and even sprigs. Detailed information about the reproduction of ficus at home can be found in a separate article.
A handle
Most species of ficus multiply by cuttings, how to grow ficus from cuttings at home?
Answer: spring or autumn apical cuttings 10-15 cm long need to cut obliquely.
Bottom leaflets must be removed, and the upper - shortened by half.
Immediately after separating the cutting, rinse the cut with water at room temperature.
Then, the cut part is recommended to be dried to remove the juice, which in contact with air inhibits the formation of the root system.
Important! The cuttings of the plant easily take root in warm water with the addition of charcoal.The container with the future ficus must be placed in a warm, bright place.
Plant rooted in about 3-4 weeks. At first, light-colored growths appear on it, from which roots subsequently develop.
After that, the plant can be planted in the ground.
Useful video on how to grow ficus from cuttings:
Sprigs
How can I grow a ficus from a sprig?
Answer: for this you need to cut a long branch for seedlings.
Cut the escape must be placed in a container with separated water for further rooting.
As evaporation water is poured into the container. After the twig takes root, it can be planted in the ground.
The soil mixture in which the branch is planted must be regularly loosened and moistened.
Useful video on how to grow a ficus from a sprig:
Leaves
How to grow a fix from a leaf at home?
Answer: for this, an adult plant must cut a leaf with a piece of stem (cutting). The cut should be oblique and be located in the middle of the node that is below the sheet selected for planting.
Attention: cut leaves should be with extreme caution, because the juice is poisonous.Contact with this substance on the skin or mucous membranes can cause ulcers and burns.
Leaves for growing new ficus is best used from the trunk or lateral stems.
After cutting the leaf, the stalk is washed with running water and dried.
Then the leaflet should be rolled up in the form of a straw, fixed with an elastic or thread.
The planting material folded in this way is fixed on a strong, long peg and placed in a previously prepared soil mixture.
The cutting must be completely immersed in the ground. Best of all, the leaf grows in a warm room with sufficiently moistened air.
Water the seedlings need soft water at room temperature.
Useful video on how to grow a ficus from a leaflet:
Spikes
How to grow a ficus from the process?
To do this, cut a small piece of the stem with one or more leaves.
In a dark container filled with water, place the appendix so that the leaves do not come into contact with the liquid.
It is advisable to add a small amount of charcoal there.
Within 30 days the pot with a shoot is placed in a warm place, protected from direct sunlight.
As the evaporation of water in the tank must be added. After the appearance of roots, the plant is transplanted into a pot with pre-prepared soil.
Important: also the process can be planted immediately in the soil mixture. The cut must first be placed in running water to remove the juice.
The shoot is covered with plastic, glass or cellophane film to maintain a constant temperature and humidity.
After rooting, a new plant is planted in a pot with loose soil.
We wrote about how to plant a ficus with a sprout, leaf and seeds, as well as how to quickly reproach a plant.
How does the ficus grow?
How to grow ficus?
For normal development, the ficus should be watered frequently.
Intensive growth of ficus occurs in the summer, so at this time it needs more water than usual.
In the fall and winter, watering is reduced (we wrote about caring for ficus in the winter here).
Water for soil moisture should be 2 degrees higher than the temperature in the room.
Therefore, for watering you need to use pre-cleaned, soft water at room temperature.
The leaves of the plant frown and lose moisture when the air in the room is dry.
For normal growth of ficus, its leaves should be periodically sprayed and wiped with a damp cloth. It helps to clean the stems. and leaves from dust, enhance photosynthesis and moisten the air in the room.
With proper lighting, moisture, temperature, ficus grows well and develops.
In summer, the plant pot should be taken out to fresh air. In winter, it is desirable to maintain the temperature in the room not lower than 15 ° C.
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The ficus perfectly decorates any interior, looks spectacular both in a regular city apartment and in a spacious country house.
A plant with lush foliage of various green shades is easy to grow even to beginner gardeners.
