Repotting Ficus benjamina clump style
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- This time I'm going through the process of repotting Ficus benjamina, also know as the weeping Ficus. I discuss the steps I take when repotting weeping Ficus, when it is necessary to completely remove the existing soil, root pruning, and what soil to use for Ficus benjamina.
This Ficus benjamina plant wasn't in what you might call a good shape when I bought it some time ago. Since then it recovered and now it's time to repot this Ficus plant. What I initially thought was a regular group potting proved to be more of a clump style Ficus benjamina due to the large tuberous roots that are starting to fuse together creating a common root base normally seen in a clump style bonsai. I will let it recover for a while after repotting and root work before proceeding with pruning back the branches to reduce the overall height as a next step in creating a clump style Ficus benjamina bonsai.
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They should like the new soil and the pot!
Yes, I think they do enjoy their new pot. New growth is starting to appear all over so I will have to trimm it back soon before it uses up too much energy.
Welcome to youtube my friend. Great start!!! 😎🍺🍺
Thanks for the encouragement. At the rate these Ficus benjaminas are growing it's going to take maaaany years to get them even close to a bonsai. :)
Best luck friend. Friendship forever
Thank you my friend!
Good work!!
Thank you! 🙏 I'll have to prune it back really soon so stand by for a new video on this Ficus bonsai.✂
Why do you remove the thick chunks of root? I'm slowly losing my tree.
Thank you so much for the video. I just bought my first ficus from a store and don't know if I should repot it into the bonsai soil or not. You say you had it for two years before you repotted it in this video, is it better for the plant? My ficus is about 1 year old. Thanks again.
It depends on the plant health state and how your wattering habbits match with the soil it's currently in. I'm guessing the one you got is in some sort peat or coco choir mix. These provide good drainage at first. Then, after the peat starts to get compacted and the coco choir breaks down, the soil drainage gets worse and it will start retaining water. So I would say you should asses how well draining the soil is now, i.e., how fast will water xome out the drainage holes when you water.
My new friend thanks for sharing
I'm glad you liked it. Thanks!
Sorry, I just deleted my comment about follow-up footage, because I realized you actually do have a follow-up in a later video.
No problem. :) I replied to that comment pointing you to the playlist but it seems you found it before my comment.
Hi, I have watched several of your videos.
I have noticed that after u cutting/pruning the roots you repotted them and watered them after.
Won't this lead to rot as it has not heal/callus? I am seeking some clarity on this as I have mixed answers from the internet.
Thanks!
He, that's a very good question. Rot occurs when the stem or roots of the living plant die off because of the soil which is too wet for the species. There is also the possibility of rot due to pathogens.
When you trim roots in the repotting process the only big risk would be pathogens because simply watering after repotting will not provide sufficient water for rot to develop especially if you use a well draining potting mix. You can protect against pathogens by disinfecting your tools and using cut paste on large wounds.
There are only some species that could withstand the lack of water so long that the pruning wounds manage to heal (in general succulents). So in most cases you have to maintain the roots in a humid environment and even if you don't water right away you have to do it sooner or later. Also when the new soil is very dry you have to water otherwise there's the risk of the roots drying out.
I hope this helps a bit in clarifying why in general it's ok to water after repotting. With succulents things can be different depending on the species.
From what I read and researched, you only callous the stems of cut succulents. I never heard of callousing roots of plants. I actually killed my plants because I left the roots out too long while repotting. It dehydrated my plants and it was impossible to recover. (I do not have much knowledge about plant care btw..a newbie here)...
Succulent cuts are usually allowed to dry but they will not actually calous. Calousing is the process where the wound heals over due to the plant growing in thickness. And this can also happen with the roots. You are right, plants like ficus should not be left unpotted since they will die.
"hopeless plants" lol 🤣
Well that's what I call all those supermarket plants that are usually headed to the trash bin 😊.
Too much white stones
I also dislike the fact that perlite is white but it's the cheapest inorganic component you can add to your soil that is capable of some water retention. The colors of pumice and lava rock are more attractive but they are more expensive.
That tree died
I'm happy to report that the tree(s) is (are) still alive and kicking. There is a playlist on my channel where you can see how it did.
I would choose a lower root plain and cut off the top roots.
I love your channel and I'm happy I found it. Saw a first video yesterday and since then I'm binging your videos. Awesome content!
I think you are right. That should result in a shallower root ball. But for now I want to let it recover especially since I also gave it a hard pruning recently (new video coming soon).
I'm glad you find my videos useful and really appreciate the feedback. Thank you!