They really don't complain too much about being too wet, at least not in the heat of Texas... but on your climate I would err on the side of moist but not dry at all. Especially with the small amount of foliage.I‘m not sure how wet ficus like to be so I’m letting it dry out a bit.
Do you think we should chop the higher one off and just move the lower one?The higher aerial root worries me. It will thicken the trunk where it joins so you may develop reverse taper up at that 2nd branch if it stays and grows well. Not sure it would make a good candidate to run along the trunk to add thickness either.
The lower one could be left as is or run down the trunk. Neither option seems better or worse to me at this stage. In the long run it will not matter because both trunk and aerial root will thicken. In a few years they will merge anyway despite anything you do now.
Totally trying this.Have a talk and decide what design you want to go with. If it is a slender design, chop them. If you want to fatten it, move then tighter to the trunk and tack them in place for the tree to fuse them.
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Either/or. There's several alternatives there and all look OK.Do you think we should chop the higher one off and just move the lower one?
Bump it up to 16 hrs, that's what I run for tropicals when I move them to the garage during winter.Totally trying this.
@Mapleminx I'm a noob that kept/keeps his TBF wet and it seems to love it. I let it dry out in-between watering but I've gotten good winter growth under grow lights 12hrs a day.
I do 17 hours...agreed...time to bump them hours up.Bump it up to 16 hrs, that's what I run for tropicals when I move them to the garage during winter.
I personally wouldn't rush into removing them. If you notice at some point more swelling in that location. Then address it. Assuming you bought it because you liked the look of them.Do you think we should chop the higher one off and just move the lower one?
We ended up moving and pinning them. Or should I say „I“ moved them under the instruction and observation of the kiddo. He helped tack them in place though!I personally wouldn't rush into removing them. If you notice at some point more swelling in that location. Then address it. Assuming you bought it because you liked the look of them.
Bump it up to 16 hrs, that's what I run for tropicals when I move them to the garage during winter.
I have other topicals under the same lights, and I'm not sure they would like it. 16 & 17 hours kind of seems too long, but I could move some plants around and see if they like it.I do 17 hours...agreed...time to bump them hours up.
Rick Skursky had me up my hours. My bougainvillea and dwarf powderpuff also are under lights that long. My powderpuff blooms all winter long.I have other topicals under the same lights, and I'm not sure they would like it. 16 & 17 hours kind of seems too long, but I could move some plants around and see if they like it.
I'm using these full spectrum grow lights, and just read this about them "18 hours on, 6 hours off for vegetative growth. 12 hours on, 12 hours off for flowering."
So, I would definitely have to move some plants around.
Sorry for the thread jack, Ficusminx
Cool thanks for the advice. I also have some T8 lights. Post a powderpuff bloom in the flowers thread, or any and all of the flowers you have.Rick Skursky had me up my hours. My bougainvillea and dwarf powderpuff also are under lights that long. My powderpuff blooms all winter long.
I use corn bulbs...for hydrofarm grow lights. And my other grow cart has old school t-bulbs.
I reckon...if yours say that. Then it's okay. But my flowering do better with longer hours. But could be the lighting I use.
I don't have many flowering. The Powderpuff was a gift from a friend because of exposed roots. I added flowering trees when I was told...women like flowers. ... I'm a neagari gal...bark too. Flowers...are short lived. Except that powderpuff...blooms all year round.Cool thanks for the advice. I also have some T8 lights. Post a powderpuff bloom in the flowers thread, or any and all of the flowers you have.
Sounds like you could post powderpuff flowers. That's okay, you can keep them all to yourself. I have a starter Neagari Vietnamese blue bell & Premna that I enjoy.I don't have many flowering. The Powderpuff was a gift from a friend because of exposed roots. I added flowering trees when I was told...women like flowers. ... I'm a neagari gal...bark too. Flowers...are short lived. Except that powderpuff...blooms all year round.