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title: "I primed my ficus elástica and it didn’t give off that while milky…"
description: "I primed my ficus elástica and it didn’t give off that while milky substance like it did when I pinched it. What does that mean?"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/GpJkJG2qS7KZ7LpSwQwhSg/64724867ba841eaf4284f65d"
community: "Propagating & Sowing"
author: "Jmdozer711"
published: "2023-05-27T18:13:59.629Z"
language: "en"
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# I primed my ficus elástica and it didn’t give off that while milky…

_Posted by Jmdozer711 on 2023-05-27_

I primed my ficus elástica and it didn’t give off that while milky substance like it did when I pinched it. What does that mean?

## 3 comments

### Michelle🌼 commented on 2023-05-28

I have no idea! Never happened to me before 🫣  
Was the soil dry maybe??

### Jmdozer711 commented on 2023-05-28

I had just repotted it with fox farm soil and orchid bark. I also fertilized it right after repotting. It’s a liquid fertilizer so she wasn’t dry.

### PlantyMidwife commented on 2023-05-29

Didn’t go deep enough 🫠

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