Care for ficus kinki at home

Known among flower growers as a fig tree, the ficus Kinkiy house plant is a variety of Benjamin’s ficus flower.

Ficus Kinki

Biological characteristic

The ficus flower of Green Kinki is dwarf evergreen variety known to all Benjamin, who looks like a tree-like shrub, covered with a crown of small (no more than 4 cm long) leaves, numerous branches flow from a lignified upright trunk.

In translation green kinky means green curly.

The birthplace of ficus Kinki is the West African and Australian tropics, where under natural conditions it grows like a full-fledged tree, reaching a height of up to 25-30 m.

A distinctive feature in the description of the decorative ficus Benjamin Kinki is the coloring of its foliage. The edge of the ficus leaves is framed by an unevenly running strip of beige with yellow or salad color.

Benjamin’s flower, despite superstitions and signs, has gained popularity among flower growers due to its small size. Despite its demanding care, this subspecies has taken pride of place in the list of indoor decorative vegetation grown at home.

Growing approaches

Growth process and ficus care Kinky at home suggests that no less importance will be given to creating comfortable conditions for the plant that are most similar to the natural environment of germination:

• is a photophilous indoor flower that will actively grow and develop only in sufficiently lit rooms , prei significantly with diffused light, and not in direct sunlight;
• in the hot period, despite its heat lovingness, the flower does not tolerate too high temperatures, because the most suitable place for its location will be that it is far from the regular heating batteries and far from artificial heating systems;
• the minimum temperature limit should not be lowered below 15 ° C.

Ficus Benjamina is constant, the flower does not respond well to movement and transplant. Frequent movement of a flower pot with ficus can lead to leaf fall. The leaves also fall off because of cold drafts.

The moisture indicators where the flower grows do not have a strong effect on the plant.It can tolerate dry indoor air and high humidity. However, maintaining stable conditions will certainly become a positive moment in caring for a potted flower.

Regular spraying and wiping of its foliage may become a protection of the ficus from the heating systems.

Scheme care

Care at home for Benjamin’s ficus requires regular watering, replanting in case of emergency and timely top-up.

Watering procedure

For ficus Kinky, she suggests excessiveness and accuracy, since excessive overmoistening ix soil ground leads to the appearance of fungus, rot the root system of the plant and its subsequent death. Of the small flower pots that are suitable for growing ficus, moisture does not evaporate as quickly as it does from wide containers, therefore excessive watering can cause it to accumulate.

A long stay of ficus without moisture can also negatively affect the condition of the plant, the leaves of which start to turn yellow and fall.

Mineral fertilizing

In the same way as when growing and caring for any home flower, when caring for ficus, we must not forget about mineral fertilizing. When located in a land that has been depleted over time, the home flower experiences vitamin deficiency. At the same time as the soil is oversaturated with mineral fertilizers, the plant begins to feel discomfort.In both cases, this leads to leaf fall.

In order to avoid adverse effects when there is a lack or excess of mineralization of the soil in which Kinki ficus grows, care should be taken and fertilizing the soil for the plant in accordance with the recommended scheme:

• the time of active feeding is in spring, when, after the winter dormancy, the plant begins to grow,
• feeding can be carried out before the fall season, after which the flower is not fed, continuing normal care without use use of fertilizers in the land,
• complex fertilizers are used for mineralization of soil not more than 1-2 times per 1 month.

Methods of reproduction

Ficus of Benjamin Kinki propagates by pruning cuttings or by seedling by seed. Seedling, which is better suited to natural conditions, is not recommended by gardeners who are more inclined to propagate by pruning cuttings.

Principles of transplanting and pruning

Among the necessary measures in the growing process and ficus care, its transplantation and pruning is noted.

Transplant process

The initial plant transplant is required immediately after acquiring an indoor flower, since the substrates in which the plants are sold are not subject to constant cultivation and must change.For a transplant, you will need a flower pot in which the flower could grow for at least a year, and preferably 2 years.

If you leave the Kinki ficus after purchase in the substrate in which it was sold, the flower over time drops leaves and dies.

For the initial planting and subsequent flower transplants, it is recommended to choose a ceramic or plastic pot and use soil mixtures specially designed for growing ficuses. The basic rule for growing ficus is a pot that is not large in size and not too small. When the flower becomes uncomfortable, Benjamin’s ficus begins to shed leaves.

The frequency and frequency of subsequent transplants depend on how indoor the plant grows and how quickly and intensively its root system grows. You can usually transplant ficus by transferring the flower to a new, larger flower pot while preserving the old coma. In such a transplant, only the resulting free space will be filled.

Cropping rules

To form a correct crown of a ficus Kinki is possible only by trimming it, which in no way tells It is based on the well-being of room color.

The formation of a magnificent crown can be achieved by planting several shoots of ficus Kinki in one pot. Subsequently, not only the ficus crown will be effective, but also their interlaced stems.

During crown formation, extra leaves and branches are cut to give the desired shape.