![]() Prefer watering from below, by soaking the plant in a tray during a couple of hours. MY TIPS FOR RUBBER PLANT CARE ( Ficus Elastica) I know she can grow on neglect and that I was being a little over-caring with her. To fix the problem, I stopped watering her for a longer period of time, cut the dead leaves and let her be. I probably should have watered less, more evenly, or made sure to drain excess water properly (see the soaking technique which constantly proves to have better results). The plant reacted to this by sacrificing the older leaves at the bottom of the stem, in favor of the new ones (the large leaves that are directly attached to the main stem of the plant are the oldest) Roots at the bottom of the pot had to sit in excess water for many days. The water intake wasn't homogeneous and the excess water didn't drain properly. Planning ahead for the holiday break, I watered from above, too much at once. The soil was totally dry initially, but the plant was feeling healthy. ![]() Let's analyze what's happened and learn something: Not sure if I'll be able to recover this leaf. One yellow leaf dropped this morning when I moved the plant and the other one will follow soon, sadly. Guess what happened next? When I came back two of the bottom leaves were feeling unwell and turned yellow. I guess that it is the technique that's used by many of you, so I thought that it was worth writing about it. Back to my story, I didn't have a choice and watered with the content of one large glass and left for vacation. My preferred watering technique is to water from below instead (soaking it in a tray) because it's more homogeneous and the plant can absorb just what it wants before I drain excess water away. So, the plastic pot is out of reach, and, because of that, I'm forced to water from above, which makes things even more difficult. But it is placed inside a larger decorative ceramic pot (as you can see above) and overlaid with a thick layer of moss. ![]() I'm always careful when I water my rubber plant because I know that it doesn't tolerate large amounts of water very well.Īt home, this plant is still potted in its original plastic pot. I was about to go on holidays and decided to water my rubber plant ( Ficus Elastica) one last time. ![]()
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