Things Needed
Ficus benjamina , or weep fig , is a democratic houseplant due to its easy attention , elegant , swag limbs and glossy , dark - green leaves . Weeping fig thrives in low light and only needs minimum fecundation . It has few pest , and those are easily controlled with innate pesticides . If you have a weeping fig , you ’ll desire to deal it , and as luck would have it , it is easy propagated from cut . cutting take root readily and grow quick , produce an abundance of plants to share with your horticulture friends .
Step 1
Clean the pruning shears and potting surface with a solution of one part menage bleaching agent to 10 part water supply . This will obviate pass around any pathogens into the industrial plant or onto the cuttings .
Step 2
blend peat moss and perlite in adequate amounts to make enough soil to fill all your containers . Potting soil can be substituted for the peat moss . Fill container to the top , water well and poke a hole in the center of the pot about 2 inches deep . This hole will prevent the rooting hormone from being wipe off the cutting when planting .
Step 3
Take semi - hardwood cuttings from a hefty Ficus benjamina plant . A semi - hardwood cut is one that is not green and has developed bark . Cuttings are well taken in summer , when the plant is actively originate . newspaper clipping should be 6 to 8 inch long . short cuttings may not be sufficiently indurate and longer cuttings may be too woody to settle down easily .
Step 4
Dip slip into the rooting hormone to a deepness of 1 inch , and pink the newspaper clipping on the side of the container to remove the excess . This is a sufficient amount of endocrine to promote rooting .
Step 5
Place the cutting into the yap in the grease , and pack around it light to set it in place . Avoid wiping the internal secretion off the cutting – don’t move it up and down .
Step 6
rank the potted cutting off into a point with indirect or filtered sunlight , and water every other day for two weeks . Do not leave the cutting sitting in water . Water twice a week thereafter until new growth begins to show , then fertilize the cutting with 1/4 strength solvent of an all - purpose swimming fertilizer .
Step 7
Re - pot the plant in a larger container after eight workweek , using one part perlite to two role potting soil . Fertilize monthly with an all purpose liquid fertiliser , or use a time - release fertilizer every four to six months .
Tip
Rooting hormone , peat moss and perlite can be purchased from any garden heart . Yogurt cup and little styrofoam cup with holes punch in the bottom make the stark size containers for rooting weeping fig film editing .
Warning
Over watering the carving can stimulate it to rot . Be certain the top inch of stain is dry before watering . Do not implant weeping Ficus carica Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree within 100 feet of septic tanks , household , kitty , or water lines . The stem attempt water system and can invade and put down these structures .
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