Indoor Ficus Benjamina

[Kameron]

Hello all. I am new here. We just bought two weeks ago a Ficus Benjamina . About 5 feet tall. We notice everyday it drops about 3 to 5 leaves . Some are yellow , some are still green. I’ve heard they like humidity so I have a humidifier next to it. What humidity should they have ? I also noticed , I watered about six days ago , and the soil is still moist and looks like maybe mold may be forming on top the soil ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Chuck]

Hello all. I am new here. We just bought two weeks ago a Ficus Benjamina . About 5 feet tall. We notice everyday it drops about 3 to 5 leaves . Some are yellow , some are still green. I’ve heard they like humidity so I have a humidifier next to it. What humidity should they have ? I also noticed , I watered about six days ago , and the soil is still moist and looks like maybe mold may be forming on top the soil ? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

What color is the "mold"? What type of growing medium is the ficus in?

 

[Kameron]

The ficus is in its original pot from the store. And the mold looks white / grayish.

 

[Chuck]

The ficus is in its original pot from the store. And the mold looks white / grayish.

The whitish looking stuff is probably a beneficial fungi named Tricoderma. It eats bad fungi.
It also looks like your ficus is planted too deep. You should be able to see its root flare. Dig out 2 or 3 inches, take another picture and post it.

 

[Kameron]

Take 2 or 3 inches of soil off the top of the plant ?

 

[Chuck]

Take 2 or 3 inches of soil off the top of the plant ?

Yes take 2 or 3 inches of soil out of the container. You will know the root flare when you see it. It is where the roots start at the bottom end of the trunk

 

[Kameron]

Ok I will do that once I get home from
Work and upload another picture !

 

[Sheal]

This may help you too @Kameron.

https://www.gardening-forums.com/th...uttings-leaves-turning-brown.6388/#post-68107

I shouldn't worry about the mould it's harmless but if you don't like the look of it put some gravel (small stones) on the soil.