Help! poorly rubber plant

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by piglet23, Aug 24, 2014.

  1. piglet23

    piglet23 New Member

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    Hi - I'm new to this forum and need help with my rubber plant - Ive had it for a few years - my son bought it as a present, its about 2 foot tall with plenty of leaves - it's started curling on all the leaves - its been in the same place (on top of the piano) for over 3 years- it's very important that this plant stays in good health as my son died 3 years ago and I really want it to be ok - please tell me how I should be looking after it - it did this before a couple of years ago when I started trying to look after it better - i.e watering regularly etc - but this made it worse! I really don't have much luck with plants so what should I do???
     
  2. addypalmer

    addypalmer Active Member

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    Rubber plants like to be root bound and they want lots of light (indirect) and no changes in temperature if they get a taste of cold air they will drop their leaves, a slow release like hanging basket fertilizer would work well, sounds like maybe too much water, never let it sit in water,
     
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    Hi thankyou for your reply but I don't water it too often now and it's not in a draught so not sure what to do?
     

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