Rubber Plant Care & Tips | Grow Healthy Ficus Elastica Tineke/Robusta
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Mr Sheffield am addicted to watching ur channel 😂became a plant mum march this year an I can’t stop buying house plants an garden plants 🪴 it really helps with my mental health caring for all my beautiful plants !
Great stuff 👍
Oh my goodness Sheffi you have come a long way with your video etiquette!! I just ran across this one from 2 yrs back and you seemed so bored! 😂 So happy you have gotten so creative and cheeky as you've grown comfortable making your content 🌱🌱🌱
My advice always is it avoid my first videos 😂
@@SheffieldMadePlants 😂😂😂😂
I was going to post the exact same comment! Mr Sheffield is the best both then and now 👍🏻
mr sheffield , i just found the tiniest ficus & im so happy!! it was on clarence too! idk why bc it’s perfectly fine. no pest either. thank you for the tips
It's funny to go back and see your earlier videos. You have grown and flourished in silliness over time. In this vid I would diagnose you as clinically depressed, and prescribed a grow light and some Prozac. ❤
I inherited a 6-foot tall scragley robusta about 3 years ago. I tidied it up and propegated about 5 different pieces. Only one took and is now about 3 foot tall and I’m getting a new leaf almost every other week. By the way, I live in Chicago and this was my first attempt with a rubber plant/bush/tree. I’ve got 3 other plants that are over 25 years old. I’ve killed my asparagus fern at least a dozen times and it still keeps coming back. Love your videos!! Thanks much!
Thanks for watching 😁
I've ended up with 4 of these, I started off with one but I like to prune mine often to encourage a thicker trunk and more branching and with some of the bits I chopped off I planted those into other pots and they grew roots pretty quickly so now I have 4. I'm going to do an experiment with two of them to see if they do OK in a dimmer spot.
My own experience has been that they are slow growing but reliable, easy to grow and propagate. I've had mine since about '02 and it sits in a bay window with plenty of light.
I got the tineke and I'm working on the robusta. Wish me luck. Love and Peace.
Dang, Mr Sheffield! Your mundane, flat affect is making me laugh! You have come a long way in 2 years (before I started watching). You are quite animated these days, which is so entertaining! I’m sure that’s helped your channel. I knew I could come to your channel to find out how to prune my ficus robusta, well, except you haven’t pruned yours yet. But I think I got a good idea from this video. Best.😊
Just a token thanks, because I'm sure you have saved all my plants!
Glad I could help!
Just realised you gave me a super thanks! Thank you very much ☺️
My plant falling all leaves one by one how to save only 3 leaves left
@@ramkishanbhagya8449 😥 I had a similar experience. I've learned a lot from this channel but the best tips were to get the moisture meter and to remove water accumulating in the bottom.
A couple of my slow-growing plants were getting worse and worse over the last couple of years. Sadly, because I repotted them with soil that had fertilizer in it, I think it was too strong for them and it eventually killed them 😭
They were both plants that I had for 20 to 30 years! One of them (a rubber plant) I was able to save by taking cuttings from it and planting them in new soil that did not have fertilizer in it. I had to get it from a plant nursery.
Because they are slow-growing it's hard to be sure how well they are doing, but so far a couple of cuttings have survived and seemed to mostly be doing well.
I thank you and my ficus elastica thanks you! 🪴🪴🪴
You bet!
I bought one of these plants but didn't know it was a rubber plant until I looked it up. The great thing was it was actually divided in 4 stems in the pot so I repotted and got 4 separate plants. 4 for the price of one. Only 6 inches tall now and of the variegated variety, so I'm looking forward to watching them grow.
That's great value for money
The green version (Robusta) is the easiest plant to propagate. Just take a leaf with an inch of stem and place into a jar of water. Roots will grow. Pot up. I love this plant so much, I'm propagating a number to put into the garden for the (short) summer for a "jungle" effect. I'm prepared to sacrifice them, because I know I can root a whole bunch of them quickly, but I'll bring them in and wash them off for the winter if they survive two or three months outdoors in Scotland. Tempted to get myself some of the other varieties too. I don't mind if they grow haphazardly - I just love the leaves and the fulness of them. They are definitely up there in the unfussy plant category.
Congratulations for your channel - great job!
Thanks Stella 😁
Wow, you’ve come a long way in the last year. 😁Great info, your videos are great
Thank you 😊
I have a variegated rubber tree in a pot outside on my verandah all year. It grows really fast in the Mediterranean climate where I live here in Australia. It's well known here that you don't plant them in the ground as you stated they grow into a very large tree. Also, they have very invasive roots capable of lifting concrete & damaging foundations.
Wow didn’t know that!
Can you please share how low the temperatures drop in wintertime ?
Because I also live in a Mediterranean climate but winterime temps can drop near 0 c and I read that ficus plants can't tolerate lower than 10 c
@@alinajustme11keep it in a pot and inside the house near a bright window but not direct sun
I don't water, I spray them by misting every other day
Thanks for the tips
You bet!
I've been watching a lot of your videos, I'm enjoying the classes. I will be purchasing a rubber plant; I like the deep dark green colors. Thank you.
Sounds great!
I like the dark green one better too. I always look at variegated plants and wonder if they're sick, but I'll still probably get myself different varieties just for the heck of it.
I hope you are doing okay sir. Love your videos, very helpful as always
Thank you 😊
Thank you for information
You bet!
I have two rubber plants and just cut the stem on one plant to make it branch. So far, it looks like a new stem is forming but no other so far. Enjoy your video.
Sounds great!
So nice Rubber Tree...🥰💕
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Thanks 😊. Happiness in leaf 🍃 vlog
Thank you 💗
You bet!
Very nice looking rubber tree
Thanks
So I just bought a ficus elastica in a tiny pot so he’s about 10 or 11 inches tall (off of the table, not from the soil) from a plant shop down my street and the shop owner told me that ficus elastica likes to stay relatively moist… It does not want to dry out between waterings because if it does, it won’t want to ever branch out. He showed me these little tiny light white dots above the little leaf stems on its main trunk stem and said that that is where branches will grow if you make sure to keep it moist :-) I took a picture of it today because I like to kind of take a picture of it again after a few months because I love seeing how much they’ve grown! Also, he said he waters daily! We both have south facing windows, so maybe that’s why?!
He waters his ficus daily?!? 😬
@@SheffieldMadePlants lol that’s what he said!
Interesting! My rubber tree puts out about one new leaf every month or two. I’ve been keeping the soil moist with a watering globe. It’s sitting about 4 feet away from a window and it’s doing fantastic
That's a good growth rate. Must be getting good light 👍
home made compost doesn't compact like the store bought one, but what I notice is that it holds a LOT more water :)) so, as you said mixed with perlite helps with both humidity and potential soil compaction.
Not sure if it's a good idea but because I like an easy life I'm buying a self watering container (Lechuza has some nice ones) and I'll be adding some slow release fertiliser..hopefully it works.
Also a 24w Sansi grow light for 8h a day should hopefully take care of the light (I have a very low light room)
Sorted!
Yeah, I’m further in the video and the shop owner said that a fiddle leaf fig needs to be pruned for it to branch out but this plant does not… It’s mainly just a matter of keeping the soil moist, and it will do it completely on its own :-) talking about the ficus elastica, btw
Hmm I can’t say I agree with his theory
I bought the one with the yellow elastic tineke, even thought it was not labled as such. I bought it at Walmart for $20.00, I need to know how to take care of it, never had a rubber tree. I don't want to kill it, she is simply stunning and huge too, I've been looking for one for 2 years, glad I finally found one.
They're pretty easy. Just give em lots of light and water when it's dry and you'll be good to go
Thanks again
Just purchased my variegated rubber tree today so I came back to watch this video. How is yours doing?? Do you happen to have a private Facebook group all your plant buds can share things with each other
Mine is doing pretty good. I’ve propagated it a couple of times. Some leaves are browning a little but should be fine in spring. I’ve not got a fb group at the moment
How to make the leaves spread like that? Coz mine are mostly vertical
A lesson learned, and a question: my rubber plant looking pretty miserable, so I checked the moisture using the meter yesterday, and it was dry in a couple of spots but I noticed when I pulled it out, the stem of the meter felt damp! I poked it around a couple of other spots and the water was way up!
It’s in a large pot so I don’t know if that’s part of the problem, but in the future I will spot check a few different areas of soil especially in the larger pots.
It’s extremely spindly and leggy so I was thinking of doing the cuttings like I’ve seen in one of your other video and repot the bulk of the plant in new soil. My general question is, the first time you’ve repotted, should you water from the top to allow water to get to the roots quickly and to help settle some of the soil? In my mind I keep thinking it’s the roots that are sucking up the water when watered from below, but is it actually the soil (in which case I would think bottom watering is OK even with newly potted plants that don’t have roots reaching down that far)? Thx!
Hey there. I like to give the soil a good drench when repotting to set up the roots nicely and get ride of air pockets like you say
I miss monotone Rich. So chilled and soothing ❤️
My yellow gem ficus was watered last night and I put it back where it was....it was already drooping but waking up it is all drooping still...so bummed...it has a huge thick root coming out of the nursery pot...It may have gotten too dry....so I may repot this afternoon...my audrey is on top of my fridge and doing fine.... yours are all doing so well...I think I got spidermites on my tineki...and my tuby is doing great...my burgandy struggles but this year I hope is the year for it.....and I have the green version and it is great....I use to have a huge green version 9 yrs ago but when I moved here I cut back and it did not like that and it is no more...I still kick myself....
Ooo the yellow gem ficus is on my wish list. Never seen it in any shops near me. Sorry that you're having problems. A repot sounds like a good idea. Sounds like you have a lot of plants!
I forgot to water my rubber tree. The leaves were droopy. After a good watering they are still droopy and its been 3days. Will it ever perk back up
@@karansepanik5533 once the leaves droop they don’t tend to come back as strong. Mine are a bit droopy still near the base of my plant. The new leaves should be fine though. If you really don’t like the look of it and it’s been a while you could try pruning back and allowing the plant to sprout a fresh new stem.
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Mine has grown super fast when placing into direct sunlight in front of an east/south window. You could watch it growing basically. I had to move it a little bit away and it instantly slowed down. I actually wanted a ficus tineke because of its colors but I do not have place with enough light anymore.
It little bit bends toward one side because it's quite big. I have a stick in it but the plant is slowly getting bigger than the stick. Should I put a new one?
Sounds like it needs a bigger thicker stick
I don't water my ficus, I spray them by misting every other day. It looks beautiful and perfect like a plastic decoration
Hello, Mr. Sheffield! I just moved to a new place and got a rubber plant as a gift, some bottom leaves have been yellowing and one of them fell off. They are getting really good sun and I haven’t gotten to water it yet as it hasn’t been dry since the time I got it. Was wondering if it could be from transport, I did find webbing from (im guessing) spider mites but removed it immediately and killed some, or could it be overwatering from the previous owner as well? Thanks for the video by the way! Really helpful :))
This might help
My plant is dying...let's fix it
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Hi, my rubber plant roots are showing on top of the potted compact soil. Can I just add compost and perlite on top of the soil in the pot?
Probably better to leave them or cut them off. Not a great idea to make the soil line higher
Could you explain any more about what you mean at 08:10 about circling around the stem at the top? Im unsure what the problem is with mine but one of the 3 stems now has no leaves and has gone black and a bit soft at the top. Can I assume this is because its root bound?
It’s pretty rare indoors to be fair but when the roots circle around the plant it can potentially strangle the crown
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i cannot quite hear it;
Do you say @ 03:12 mid afternoon sun might scorch the leaves? or should the plant get mid afternoon sun? (for tineke)
Might scorch. Morning can be good
Great video! Does this apply to Ficus Altissima as well? I have two, they are growing well, but all the new leaves are curly except a random one or two. Not browned, they look healthy, just curly… it’s very strange. All the old leaves look normal and more flat. 🤷🏻♂️
It's in the same family so should apply. I've never had the Altissima. Can't find it near me
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks! I will tinker around and see if I can fix it 😊
Great video 👍 how do you clean the leaves?
Water and a cloth or an occasional shower
How can I strengthen the trunks? I have 3, all single trunk, no branches, potted together. All are putting out new growth like crazy. They range in size 3 to 4 ft tall above the soil line. The trunks are skinny and unless supported by dowels, they lean alarmingly to the side. Thank you!
Cutting them back will do that
Smile 😃😃😃
I have lack of sun light in my apartment. Can I use LED grow light instead?
Yep grow lights are great for plants
I noticed my tenike started producing only white leaves. Maybe it’s receiving too much light?
Hmm 🤔 maybe. Does it look ugly?
Thanks for the good information. How can I make the leaves of my Ficus Robusta bigger ?
More light will be the key.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thanks 👍👍
I have the green variety and the leaves are small hasn't grown much. I moved it to the window July but it grown so slow 🐌
If it’s got light then check the roots. Might be rootbound.
My rubber plant has very thin stalks. I just bought it 3 weeks ago. Will the stalks get thicker?
Over time it should yes
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Hi. Very nice explained thank you. Are these plants only for inside or can i put them in the balcony? My windows and balcony face west side (too much sun in summer😔). Thank you 🙏🏽
Where do you live?
@@SheffieldMadePlants in Turkey 🇹🇷. This summer was really really very hot 🥵. I had to put some barriers ( pieces of cardboard) protecting my plants from direct sunlight.
Can ı put these plants in balcony☺️
@@serapugurlugil9214 yeah sounds like it’s warm enough
Hey, i made a few mistakes and did a few things to save my plant from dying, would really appreciate your opinion on my plant and my decisions. Is there any possibility to write an email to you so i can send pictures?
I’m getting a few new leaves almost every 2 weeks or so across different stems. Is that good?
That's a good growth rate 👍
i have an Elastica Robusta and its very sensitive. when new leaves form and are still pointing upwards and touch each other that part of the leaf dies. in this case should i remove the damaged leaf or cut the dead parts? also the leaves dont feel thick like yours
Probably cut the leaf out. Are they in good light?
@@SheffieldMadePlants i live in Qatar and temperatures can get quit hot in the summer so its in my room near the closed window which would give sun rays on the plant during sun rise . i keep my AC on almost all day on 20 degrees celsius.
Just re- watching. Rich, you got to laugh at me. I swear not two of these new plants want to get watered on the same day. lol Peace.
I got a small rubber plant with 2 stems, have placed it near south facing window and the plant gets morning sunlight till 10.30am and indirect sunlight for the rest of the day. Initially the new leaves which came out were perfect, but off late the leaves on one of the stems are very damaged, they are incomplete and disfigured. Whereas the second steam is giving out healthy full leaves. What could be the problem, please help.
Leaf deformity is usually a watering problem - too dry or too wet. How's the soil?
@@SheffieldMadePlants It was too wet when i repotted it last. Usually water it once the top 2 inches is dry, but it was in a plastic pot and may b that retains water for long. When i repotted it, it was quite wet.
I bought my burgundy rubber today and mistakenly broke 1 leaf in the middle when I was wiping it. Do I need to cut it off completely?
If it’s ugly then cut it off. Keeping it on won’t do any harm though.
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you, I think I will keep it.
Help! I brought one of these home a few days ago from Lowe’s. I put it in a south facing window and did not water it. I noticed that the soil it came in contained very little perlite and was quite wet. I was a bit worried that it might not be well draining enough, but I figured it had growing in that soil for some time and looked beautiful. However, when I came home today, I found a brown spot on one of the top leaves on its edge. I am considering changing the soil to one with perlite in it. Am I over reacting? Is it just the trauma of being moved to my house? Will I hurt it more if I add perlite to the soil? Lol noob to the plant world. Advice appreciated. Don’t worry I won’t hold you responsible for the results.😂l
The south facing window might be too much sun for it. They prefer indirect light with a bit of sun. Changing the soil won’t harm it if you think it’s not very good. Have a look at the roots. Are any black and mushy. That’s root rot from overwatering and poor soil
@@SheffieldMadePlants will do and thank you. I am really enjoying my plant journey and you’re a big part of that!
Do you have to feed it liquid plant good or just water
Give it feed once a month in summer
Good morning you look so serious .🤠
Thanks
@@SheffieldMadePlants that wasn't meant to be a insult but I could tell you were off a bit. But you have a really wonderful day today love your shows get such a kick out of you.
@@a.edgington4361 no worries. glad you like the videos 👍
my Robusta is showing signs of distress...not sure why....has grown several new leaves in the past couple of months but now it looks browned off on 3 of the lower leaves.. and 3 little leaves at the bottom have indeed dropped off..............any ideas to make him well again
Check the soil to see if the roots look healthy
Hi I have a ficus elastica robusta with a single bare stem up to about 3 feet and lots of growth at the top with lots of lovely healthy leaves (it’s now becoming very too heavy and stem won’t be strong enough to support) -to get it to branch and become more bushy would I be able to cut off the top to the desired point near an old leaf node? The problem with this is that there will be no leaves left for photosynthesis/translocation. Will this kill the whole plant? Cutting above first leaf will still make it too tall and gangly. TIA ♥️
If it’s a healthy plant then new stems should grow but I do like to leave at least 1 leaf
@@SheffieldMadePlants this is really helpful thank you! Fingers crossed it does well
Might take some insurance cuttings though!
I got one online, when it arrived it was crammed into a small nursery pot so I moved it to a larger one. It originally had 5 leaves. One went black from the base up and came off, another fell off, so I have that in perlite. The very top leaf is quite limp and soft, whilst the bottom leaf is drooping. I checked the soil and it's not too wet, the roots are quite long, but not rootbound. I put it under a grow light and that caused further wilting to the top leaf. Any suggestions?
Was it shipped through cold weather?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I got it in February
@@cherie7100 sounds like it's suffering from cold shock in transportation. Give it as much light as possible and hopefully it will bounce back
@@SheffieldMadePlants Will a grow light work or does it need natural light? I put it under the grow light for a few hours and the top leaf wilted.
@@cherie7100 a grow light should work. Not sure why the top leaf wilted. Is the soil wet?
Can i wash it in the shower and also can i use the tip you said about the lint rollers on the leaves
Yes and yes 🙌
@@SheffieldMadePlants thanks plant dad 😁🤎
I love my rubber plant so much and I did some mistakes in the beginning (last year). I never watered it until water came out but only like a few glasses every few weeks. I was scared that I would over water it at once. It grew super small leaves last year and there is no grow eversince. BUT now I water it through maybe all 3-4 weeks and basically all leaves are super wrinkly now. Also the stem became brown and patchy. Are the roots rotten? I'm lost
Have you checked them out?
@@SheffieldMadePlants oh man I just took the plant out and the soil was dry and hard as stone. But not mushy at all. I removed the soil a bit but didn't untangle the core. I took some fresh soil and drowned that thing in water😂. I wonder how long it will take until I will see a result?
@@manonxg the only way is up now 😁
Which would be better if you only have a north or south facing window
South but don’t let it have too much sun
My rubber tree keeps loosing healthy looking green leaves. I lost the fourth leaf in about 2 months. Left with only three leaves on the stem but one already facing down and feel’s loose. I don’t know what to do. Could anyone help me with this please.
I've got this with my Tineke at the moment. Really not sure why though. All my others are fine but this one is slowly dying. Check the roots and see if anything is rotting. Other than that they really like lots of light
Do you have a video on ficus lyrata? Very popular here, usually called just "ficus" or "Indian fig". I've had one for decades that I often cannot believe is still living as many times I thought it was at death's door. I would like to make a happier life for it, though. I try to search but didn't come across that particular variety. Thx!
Yep 👍
Stop Leaf Drop on Your Fiddle Leaf Fig
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@@SheffieldMadePlants my bad, in doing my web search I attached the wrong botanical name to it. The plant I'm thinking of is "weeping fig tree" or "Ficus benjamina". The gracile houseplant with leaves approximately 2 in. and pointy at each end.
@@lindasue8719 ah ok. I was struggling with that plant until I realised I wasn't giving it enough light and water.
@@SheffieldMadePlants excellent! I'm definitely on a mission now! LOL I won't be without the new moisture meter, and another light lamp just arrived today.
Just from the first time this week using the moisture meter and watering appropriately, plus dusting the plants they are already looking better!
Picking up some stakes today, and I think that will make the plants that need them happier.
@@lindasue8719 awesome 😎
I have a rubber plant just like the one on the left in your video. It was given to me by a 90+ year old lady when she moved. She had it for years! It’s all stem, however, with the lovely leaves on the end of the branches. The branches are also all over the place. It’s such a mess (cosmetically) but VERY healthy. What can I do to corral it again? If I cut the branches back, there will be nothing on the plant and it will looks just like sticks sticking out of the dirt. Would love any tips you have. Thank you.
You can cut it back like I did here
czcams.com/video/AKUgS9JxtKI/video.html
It will develop new healthy branches.
Make new video on rubber Plant plz
That bottom shoot should grow pretty fast and than it will be the two branches your looking for....
True, but it would see a bit lop sided. Cutting the stem in the same place gives me an excuse to propagate and have more tinekes in the house!
Which type of rubbber tree grow faster?
A green one because it will have the most chlorophyll
My rubber tree is like 6-7 ft tall. It has a lot of branches, so I tie them up. I've ran out of room to give it support now. It grows like a weed. 😳
Wowsers
I've been watching lots of your videos, they are great. But this one made me laugh out loud. You sound depressed for some reason. I'm sure you already noticed this because I haven't seen that in any other video. You are doing a great job, but this one made me laugh.
Maybe I was haha
He sounds hungover here
Can you grow them in Leca?
Yep. Not tried leca myself but you can
@@SheffieldMadePlants Thank you
Just brought one going to put it in my window but not directly
How to propagate
Is that a huge spider on your wall ? 😲
😂😂 I hope not!