What to do with this ficus

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Re: What to do with this ficus

Post by eddieperth »

I agree with what others have said here. I think you'll be surprised how it will respond to a repot and regular feedings!

And I just want to say that I love how supportive/helpful/encouraging this community is. It would have been easy for someone to just say,
'chop it and stick it in a grow pot for two years'
Instead you get some great responses like Shibui's on this thread! :tu:
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Re: What to do with this ficus

Post by david86 »

Thanks everyone for the help. :tu: :worship:

Theres a few different options so im just gonna have a think and go through all these responese. :)

Thanks again.

David. :D
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Re: What to do with this ficus

Post by shibui »

Should I wait until spring to prune, root prune and repot?
Figs respond best to pruning and repotting in warmer weather. Check with local Sydney growers but down here we wait until December or January to repot. The warmer the weather the better they do afterwards.
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Re: What to do with this ficus

Post by david86 »

shibui wrote:
Should I wait until spring to prune, root prune and repot?
Figs respond best to pruning and repotting in warmer weather. Check with local Sydney growers but down here we wait until December or January to repot. The warmer the weather the better they do afterwards.

Thanks mate.
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