Ficus Elastica complete care guide. I will talk about light requirements, soil and watering, propagation and more! #ficuselastica #houseplants #indoorplants
i bought a tineke from a nursery at the end of april and accidentally underwatered it as the container is too big. have some ugly leaves now, waiting impatiently for some new growth so i can get rid of the uglier ones with browning. also this video was not long haha! i watch 40-50 min youtube videos:-)
Thanks for all the great information! I appreciate your experimentation and sharing your results; very helpful! Before I plant in a terra cotta pot, I soak the pot or wet it down well, so it doesn't draw water away from the soil.
Thanks for the information! Now I have 4 ficus varieties!😆 Burgundy, Tineke, Altissima and Audrey.💚 I’ve found them all at Walmart at a bargain price and they’re a good size.
My mother has a a burgundy ,that is about 40 years old, traveled from NY to Florida. Once in Florida,it was planted in ground and as much as mom cuts it down,to give cuttings to friends,the burgundy measure about15 feet..
What is the variegated one on the floor next to the last one you introduced? With the pink shade? It looks different than your tineke. I cannot for the life of me figure out if I have tineke, Ruby, or Belize. Thanks.
I just repotted my burgundy in a terracotta pot about a month ago. The bottom 4 leaves are turning yellow. I did water it 3 days after repotting and placed it by rhe window. The top leaves are fine. Should u take it out of th3 pot and repot it on dryer soil or leave it alone to dry out completely?
I would just let it settle in the new soil. If it's not drying out fast enough then just place a fan near the top of the soil just to help with evaporation
I watched one of your other videos and wanted to give some advise about pink leaf or variegated aglaonema care. Ags have very shallow roots (most varietys do) so I plant in the squattest pot I can find in a fast draining soil. They like bright light but not direct sun, grow lights are great. I water thoroughly, completely in the sink and shower the leaves at same time. and very important I allow them to dry completely before watering again. They are growing like crazy and will occaisionaly have a yellow leaf but usually have three new ones to replace it. About growing the Homolemana (sp?) you stated you cannot keep up with watering. With plants like that such as Peace Lilys I use some kind of selfwatering device and it works great, the plant uses however much water it needs and is so easy. I hope you will receive this comment and wish you luck.
I have the Tineke variety. It looks very healthy overall, but some leaves have developed brown or rust spots. No spider mites. Any suggestions why? thanks
Is it on the lower leaves? My plant drops a few lower leaves each year and they kind of have that brown or rust spots like you explained..... Mine is probably from a watering issue. I tend to underwater most of my house plants. So with a combination of underwatering and those lower leaves not receiving as much light as the ones on top, it's going to brown and drop some leaves at times
I have a few questions: How long did it take for your Tineke to get that large? It’s beautiful! Do you use that Miracle Grow fertilizer for all your indoor plants? (I’m new at indoor plants and thought miracle grow is only for outdoor use) and lastly what type of perlite do you use? Thanks! I enjoy all of your videos!
Hello and welcome! I bought the tineke when I was about half that size in height and I've had it now for I think close to 2 years. As for the fertilizer, I need to do a bit more research on the best type for indoor houseplants. This specific one says on the box it is for houseplants as well, but at a higher NPK value.
Great video. Question I have the ficus burgundy plant over time so of the larger leaves at the bottom of plant have fallen off leaving the stem very bare but it keeps growing taller with new leaves at the top. Is there any way to promote leaf growth on the lower stem? Thanks!
Pruning can potentially stimulate inactive nodes to push out new growth sometime, but that is a gamble. You can also try notching just about a node to try and activate it that way.
My ficus tineke groth well but for some reason some of the leaves get dry and are brown. Can you tell me please what I do wrong and what can i do to be healthy again😢
I propagated my ficus elastica a little while ago and it only had one new growth to the side like how yours is shown in the video. I was hoping it would branch out to two instead of one tall stem which is why I cut it but now it looks a bit awkward/lopsided because there’s only one branch growing to the side with no new growth on the top original stem. Do you know anything about that? Or how to fix it? I can’t seem to find the answer anywhere 🤔
Hey Jen Jen. Unfortunately you will not get any new growth from the cut top portion of the original stem. You could make another cut one node below the one branch area to see if it will branch out with two stems. Or you could try the notching mode to promote new branches from other nodes. Be sure it is getting enough light and fertilizer as well. I hope this helps
I propagate most cuttings in perlite now, but never the elastica. I usually pot it in soil and I'll keep the soil wet for a week or so then slowly cut back to a normal watering routine.
Yes it is cold water. Technically you are correct, but I've never had an issue. O spray off all my larger plants in the summer this way. Perhaps the larger roots are a little more hardy compared to smaller plants or roots.
So when repotting a plant that is very dry, do not water until the roots can recover a bit? Because I usually water right away since I wait for the plant to dry up for repotting
I kind of do the opposite. I will give it some water (if I remember) a few days before repotting (make sure it is well fed lol) then I will let it settle for a few days after the repot and let the roots adjust.
Timely video. Very informative. I'm just getting ready to repot my burgundy and varigated rubber plants and wondering on the best soil. Do you mix regular potting mix with cactus & perlite ? Do you find that the terracotta pots dry out too quickly?😊🙏
I use the promix tropical soil with Dutch treat perlite! I'm not sure I would use regular potting soil (I'm sure it's no problem) as I believe they have a higher peat content for water retention. As for terracotta....yes the small pots dry out very quickly, but my larger plants in terracotta are exactly what I want. Give it a good soaking but doesn't stay wet for too long. I have some smaller propagated ficus elastica in plastic nursery pots, but when they get larger and need to be repotted then I'll use terracotta.
@@EverythingPlants thx so much for your reply. I went ahead with the promix potting soil and added pumice for drainage. From 6inch nursery pots, I used the 8inch terracotta pots as their new homes.
@@EverythingPlants It was excellent! It helped me find an ideal location for some of my slower growers. You gave a really good visual! I also appreciated that you said you don’t water when you transplant a wetter plant.
I recent bought some promix perlite and it was very fine. Kinda annoying since now I only use it for the outdoor plants. I bought a bag of perlite from CT previously and it wasn’t like that. Can’t remember the brand though. I love my tineke. And I have a very large benjamina.
This is what I normally use for perlite...it has nice big chunks in it. the-little-big-plant-co.myshopify.com/products/dutch-treat-perlite-10l?_pos=2&_psq=perlite&_ss=e&_v=1.0
