How to water the ficus at home?

Although fig trees are considered rather unpretentious plants, but caring for them still requires compliance with certain conditions. For example, it is very important to choose the right place for your ficus - light, but without bright sun rays. Love these room flowers constancy, they are extremely undesirable to move and move.

An extremely important point in the care of the plant is watering. Let's find out how to water the ficus at home so that it grows into a beautiful and healthy flower.

How correctly to water a ficus?

The first rule when caring for a ficus of any sort is the well known "golden mean". Overflow, as well as drought, is very harmful for these plants. Badly affected by excessive moisture on the condition of the roots, which can begin to rot, and too sparse watering fraught with the fall foliage.

Water for irrigation of the ficus of any variety should be soft (stayed for 24 hours) and slightly warm. By the way, if water is collected in the pan, it must be drained off.

Never overmoist the soil mixture at a low temperature of the flower - this ficus does not like. The same can be said about watering with cold hard water.

For those who are not aware of how often it is necessary to water the ficus, there is one more rule. This indoor flower requires watering as the soil dries out, more precisely, its upper layer. If it became dry on 1 or 2 phalanges of fingers, it means that it's time to moisten the ficus. For larger specimens that grow in deep pots, it is permissible to dry the soil 7-8 cm.

In addition to watering, the ficus is desirable to spray, because this native from the tropics very much appreciates moist air. Do not be lazy from time to time to wipe the leaves of the plant with a damp cloth to rid them of dust and traces of drops.