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title: "just got my first ficus burgundy plant. any tips so i dont kill it?…"
description: "just got my first ficus burgundy plant. any tips so i dont kill it? haha it was an 8 inch so I repotted into an 11 inch I already had, with coco coir peat soil…"
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author: "Payton C"
published: "2023-06-29T20:56:37.859Z"
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# just got my first ficus burgundy plant. any tips so i dont kill it?…

_Payton C님이 2023-06-29에 게시함_

just got my first ficus burgundy plant. any tips so i dont kill it? haha it was an 8 inch so I repotted into an 11 inch I already had, with coco coir peat soil (which i ran out of) and tropical soil. no drainage, though… 🙃

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## 9개의 댓글

### ClaireBear님이 2023-06-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Pretty!

### GBaby님이 2023-06-29에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Best tip is that all plants require drainage. No drainage will result in root rot

#### Payton C님이 2023-06-30에 답변했습니다.

only if i overwater it. im using the right soil and recommended light. i know the risk thanks so much, couldn’t afford to buy a new pot with it

### Anya님이 2023-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Repotting immediately, no drainage, and using a pot that’s too big are all potentially harmful things :(

#### Payton C님이 2023-06-30에 답변했습니다.

its literally three inches bigger. its much happier now. no need to be sad for my plant lmfao! everyone likes to keep their plants root bound as ever and i dont think plants like that.

#### Payton C님이 2023-06-30에 답변했습니다.

repotting immediately after itd been sitting at my local mileagers i go to every week for months. its fine.

#### Anya님이 2023-06-30에 답변했습니다.

I wasn’t trying to offend you. I understand your reasoning. You just asked for tips.

#### Autumn님이 2023-06-30에 답변했습니다.

Some plants prefer to be a bit root bound before repotting, and usually when repotting you don’t want to go more than 1-2 inches than the root ball otherwise you risk root rot, which only gets exacerbated by planting in a pot without drainage (there’s plenty of resources here and online to explain why). I usually keep the nursery pots and then use the ceramic pots or whatever the nursery pot fits in as a cover/catch pot so it still looks nice lol

### Mamarod님이 2023-06-30에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You actually do need drainage even if you water perfectly. You don’t need a new pot. Just drill/puncture holes into the current pot. You need well draining soil, Add extra perilite and/or and orchid bark. Make sure plenty of drainage. It won’t flourish if it is too wet and doesn’t drain well. After I did this to mine it got very happy. My white Variegated one is now 4.5 ft tall and my burgundy is about 3 ft and bushy.

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