chrispr

Funny thing this watering. I have 3 Ficus in the same room. One is a bonsai (approx 15") in a reasonbly free drainig soil but tends to hold moisture for 5-7 days (sitting over a humidity tray), one is a 3' shrub potted in loose peat moss and dries out every 2-3 days and the other is a 5' monster in oldish potting compost which is getting a bit compacted and needs upto 2 weeks between watering as it holds moisture like a sponge. All are healthy. My point is that each plant has its own unique environment in and around its pot and each one requires different watering. In caring for any plant one needs to be sensitive to the plant and how it reacts. I don't think there can be any hard and fast rules, each individual (plant) will react differently even in seemingly identical circumstances - Case in point I have 5 oaks I picked up earlier this year in identical pots lined up on a ledge outside - same treatment for all of them - 4 thriving 1 dead.

Enough of that..