Ficus Fertilizer
Liquid ficus fertilizer for full canopies on rubber plants, weeping figs, and ficus bonsai. Gentle ficus plant food feed with every watering.
The liquid formula fits into regular watering, making consistent feeding easy for everyday plant care.
Why You'll Love It
- Healthy Foliage Supports full canopies on rubber plants, weeping figs and ficus bonsai.
- Steady Growth Gentle enough to feed with every watering, so growth stays even.
- Healthier Soil For thinning canopies and leaf drop after a move or seasonal change.
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Liquid ficus fertilizer for full canopies on rubber plants, weeping figs, and ficus bonsai. Gentle ficus plant food feed with every watering.
How to Use Ficus Fertilizer
| Method | Amount | How Often |
|---|---|---|
| Watering can (spring & summer) | 1 tsp per quart (32 oz) of water | Apply every 1-2 weeks |
| Watering can (fall & winter) | Same dilution | Apply every 4 weeks |
| Leaf misting (optional) | 1 tsp per quart (32 oz) of water | Spray on leaves every 1-2 weeks |
Mix into your normal watering — no separate feeding routine needed.
What's Inside
A 3-1-2 ratio built for a foliage tree. Nitrogen leads at 3%, with 2.2% as nitrate nitrogen — the form roots absorb directly, fast-acting with low burn risk — because a ficus's job is producing leaf after leaf, and nitrogen is the raw material for that. Phosphate stays low at 1% since indoor ficus rarely flower, and 2% potash keeps woody stems and trunks sturdy while helping the tree regulate water through the dry-out cycles it prefers between waterings.
Beyond NPK: sea kelp (Ascophyllum nodosum) for natural growth compounds, plus 1% calcium and 0.5% magnesium, with iron, manganese, zinc, copper, and boron. Iron and magnesium are the two ficus run short of first in containers — both sit at the center of chlorophyll production, so a shortage shows up as pale, washed-out new leaves or yellowing between the veins on older ones while the tree keeps growing.
Made For
Fiddle leaf fig (Ficus lyrata), weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), rubber plant (Ficus elastica), Ficus Audrey, and Ficus ginseng, plus creeping fig — as indoor floor plants, potted patio trees, and bonsai-style container specimens.
Problems It Solves
- Pale or yellowing leaves on a fiddle leaf fig or rubber plant
- New leaves coming in smaller than the old ones
- A ficus that hasn't put out new growth in months
- Yellowing between the veins on older leaves
FAQs
How often should I feed a ficus tree?
Add 1 tsp per quart (32 oz) of water and apply every 1-2 weeks in spring and summer, then drop to every 4 weeks in fall and winter when growth slows. You can optionally mist the leaves with the same 1 tsp per quart dilution every 1-2 weeks. Mix it into your normal watering — no separate feeding routine needed.
Why is my ficus dropping leaves?
Leaf drop is almost never a feeding problem. Ficus drop leaves in response to change — being moved, a draft, lower light in fall, or swings between soggy and bone-dry soil. Stabilize the location and watering rhythm first; most trees re-leaf within weeks. Fertilizer supports the regrowth once conditions settle, but feeding a stressed tree harder won't stop the dropping.
Does this work on fiddle leaf figs?
Yes — fiddle leaf fig is a ficus (Ficus lyrata), and the 3-1-2 ratio here matches what fiddle leaf growers look for: nitrogen-forward for those large leaves, with modest phosphate. Feed at 1 tsp per quart every 1-2 weeks in the growing season. Pair it with bright indirect light and a consistent watering routine, which matter more to a fiddle leaf than any fertilizer.
Why are my ficus leaves pale even though I water correctly?
Pale leaves on a well-watered ficus usually mean the potting mix has run out of iron or magnesium — both are central to chlorophyll, and container soil exhausts them within months. This formula supplies both, plus nitrogen in the nitrate form roots absorb directly. If only new leaves are pale, that points to iron; if older leaves yellow between the veins, magnesium.
Can I use this on a ficus bonsai?
Yes. Ficus ginseng and other ficus grown as bonsai use the same nutrition — the difference is volume, not formula. Mix the standard 1 tsp per quart and water the tree as you normally would, following the same every 1-2 weeks schedule in the growing season. The low-burn nitrate nitrogen is a good fit for the small soil volume of a bonsai pot.
When will I see results?
Nitrate nitrogen is absorbed directly by the roots, so it starts working with the first watering. Expect richer leaf color within 2-3 weeks, and new growth — fresh leaves at the branch tips — within 3-5 weeks of regular feeding during the growing season. Ficus fed in fall or winter respond more slowly, since the tree naturally rests in lower light.
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