Proper cultivation and reproduction of figs at home

Ficus is one of the most popular plants used for interior decoration. Due to the diversity of its species, you can decorate your house with wicker plants or small trees. There are evergreen varieties, but there are some that drop leaves for the winter. With the correct planting and care, he will long decorate your house or household plot.

Rules for caring for ficuses

1. The plant is not very demanding for lighting. However, if it is too dark, the foliage will gradually fall off. Therefore, it is better to locate them on the western or eastern side. On the southern window it will have to be protected from direct sunlight at noon.
2. The temperature regime should be moderate, and in winter the minimum temperature should be 12 degrees. But in principle, they are quite resistant to cold, but do not tolerate drafts.
3. Water should be poured water. The irrigation regime should also be uniform and moderate, and it should only be strengthened in the summer. The lack of water causes yellowing and the loss of leaves, and too much moisture causes rotting of the root neck.
4. At any time of year lightly sprinkle the leaves with water. Ficus like high humidity.
5. Feed them with liquid fertilizers once every two weeks in autumn and spring.

Transplantation and reproduction of ficuses

It is best to replant the plant in a new place in the spring. Young people need to do this procedure annually, and older than five years - every two or three years. Soil is better to take complex, adding in equal parts compost, humus, turf, peat and sand.

To multiply the ficuses, you need to cut off the semi-stiffened cuttings from the top of the plant. On the cut must appear juice. It must be washed off, and the seedling put in a glass of water. When he releases the first roots, he can be transplanted into the sand for further strengthening.

You can propagate ficuses and seeds. In the spring they are poured onto the earth mix and covered with a layer of soil. It is better if the soil composition includes river sand and a few wilted leaves. The pots are covered with glass and kept in a damp room. Twice a day, the crops should be opened for half an hour to allow the seeds to breathe. When the first leaves appear, the plant is dived, and when there are several leaves, they are transplanted into separate pots.

A more complex method of reproduction is airlifting. It can be used from May to September. Under the sheet make a small cut in the trunk. A match is made in it, processed with a powder for propagation. Place wrapped in wet moss and bandaged, covered with a film. Within two months, the roots will appear in place of the incision, and some can be cut off and transplanted into a separate pot.

Diseases of ficuses and their control

• yellow and fall off leaves . This means that the plant needs additional nutrients. A fertilizing will help, but it is best to transplant it into the soil with another compound.
• the leaves fall off too quickly and are covered with small yellow spots. Your ficus is too wet. Reconsider the watering regime and let the soil dry between irrigations.
• shriveled leaves indicate that the plant is in a very hot room with dry air. Transfer it to another room and spray it regularly with water.
• A completely bare trunk indicates that your plant is severely affected by a lack of moisture and nutrients. Perhaps you have not quite successfully chosen the soil and little watered the ficus.
• brown spots on the tips and edges of the leaves appear if you are too intensively fertilizing and watering the ficus.
• thrips and scutellum can appear even on the plant that is constantly in the room. When you notice the first signs of pest attack, wipe all the leaves with a sponge soaked in soapy water and then sprinkle the ficus with any insecticide.