in water. Look how much happier that soil is now that it is drenched. Unfortunately, this also means that I will be forced to patiently wait a long, long time for the soil to dry out and require additional watering.I've been thinking a lot about the conditions that I leave my plant in lately. I'm confindent that it is getting enough sunlight without the light being too intense. However, I'm concerned about temperature and humidity. Considering no leaves have fallen and it's been a week and a half, the conditions can't be terrible, but I'd like to make them better. My house is kept at about 60 degrees F thoughout most of the day. This is the minimum temperature recommended for this tree. My house is also very dry and I'm concerned about the lack of general humidity.
My improvements for these problems are as follows. While 60 may be a bit cold, my plant is located on a bed by a baseboard heater. It doesn't get a direct draft
from this heat source, but I think that it may help varry the temperature slightly higher than 60 degrees. For humidity, I've added a tray underneath the pot with some water in it. I am considering misting the leaves as well. My main goal is to keep the plant alive until Spring.I need to do more research on how to shape my ficus. I know that I should repot it in the Spring so that is my current task in queue. Another objective is to figure out the propper season for pruning. There are several branches that require trimming as well as previous cuts that seem to require more attention (see the old branch nubs in the picture). With a little luck and some care, I hope to be adding an entry with some pre-cut and post-cut pictures.
Thanks for reading.
