Fikus

Fikus likes the briFicus or weeping figs is a favorite house plant. Ficus or weeping figs is a favorite house plant. With a little skill, care and care, it can be a beautiful tropical tree or a big shrub in the home.
You can do it yourself, especially when young to create your own bonsai in which you will enjoy. Fikus Benjamin certainly belongs to simpler types of bonsai wood.

Fikus Bandjamin matches a bright spot, wears a half-shadow and a shadow, but not very bright. Direct sunlight, whether over the summer on the balcony or near the room window, can cause burns on the leaves. It is best to be facing south, protected from the afternoon sun, a meter away from the window.

He corresponds to a temperature of 14 to 18 degrees. It's sensitive to spot changes and lighting. This can cause leaf fall, but new ones will soon appear that are adapted to a different light intensity.

It is sensitive to cold, as well as over heat. Therefore, it should be kept at a distance of two meters from the radiator or other heating element. He also does not like floor heating.

It does not tolerate a slip and it will show by falling leaves. Therefore, it should be kept away from the front door and air conditioner.

Pour it only when the surface of the earth in the pots is touch dry. It does not suffer too much water because its carrot only retains moisture. If you overdo it with water, there will be light brown spots on the leaves. During the summer, it should be watered two to three times a week, and in winter, once a week or ten days. Fifteen minutes after watering, drain excess water. It is advisable to rotate the pot of 45 ° for each watering so that it does not extend its branches to one side, that is, to the source of light.

Fikus benjamin requires high humidity, so it should be sprinkled with stagnant water. Poor moisture may be the cause of leaf fall. During winter it is necessary to raise the humidity of the air. This is most easily achieved by placing a flower pot on a layer of stones in a larger pad in which sufficient water is poured, which by evaporation will provide sufficient moisture in the air around the plant. With the potted flowerpot, its bottom should not touch the water in the pad, so that the roots will not rot.