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Why is my Ficus indifferent?
I have read here and other places about misting indoor trees, humidity trays, indoor green houses and the like for tropicals. My ficus is sitting on the kitchen table with no direct light and casual watering by me. It is growing like a weed! I need to sit down and give it a trim this weekend.
All my trees seem to be like this, I don't water as much as I should. I actually don't do much with them except trim them a couple times a year. and they get some fertilizer in the spring after first growth and in the fall before they go to sleep, ficus has never had supplements (I need to do this). What am I doing right?
Only thing I can think of is that all my trees are pre Bonsai, and I have nothing in a proper pot. My Junipers, Cypress and Azalea are in a nursery potting mix with lots of organics and the Ficus is in Bonsai soil from Dallas Bonsai. None of them have been root trimmed and all are in pots at least 6 inches deep. I don't have a real green thumb, I have the dead trees to prove it.
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