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How do you guys keep you plants alive my seem to die often. I have ficus plants

Well it is VERY easy with chameleons because of the extensive mistings and stuff, that usually helps.

You might need better lighting, maybe get a plant grow bulb at home depot or lowes!

Add more water, heck maybe over watering is your problem!
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Ficus trees are really touchy anyway and prone to dropping their leaves for very little reason. You may want to try a scheffelerra, hibiscus or, I had real good success with bonsai "money trees" when mine were small. I think most people have multiple plants that they change out occassionally to re-grow. I have like 4 money plants, 3 hibiscus and several pothos baskets and blackie's sweet potato baskets that I switch out. Diane
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I know your pain. For years I also had difficulty keeping ficus trees, no matter there size, alive. They did tend to drop leaves fairly often. It wasn't until hundreds of dollars worth of replacements and different variables, until I have been successful. I am not sure of your geographic location but personally I live in upstate New York. It tends to be less humid then most southern or western states so I had to work at it a little more, but I have found great success in both outdoor and indoor plants. By a consistent misting of leaves (every other day or so or just in passing) depending on levels of humidity and allowing a good amount of natural sun light (outdoor) or UVB bulbs for indoor use, you should also see successful results. I tend to not water the plants soil that much and stick with the misting of leaves themselves. The soil tends to retain water due to the humidity alone. So in short, high to moderate humidity and misting of leaves sufficient sun/ artificial lighting = healthy plants. Try hibiscus and pothos for living plants for chams too. Good luck to you

What i do is whenever i notice one of my plants looking bad i'll put it outside for a day or two and that usally perks them up

Thanks guys. I just got a hibiscus to replace the ficus and it is a lot better then the ficus. My boy likes the flowers a lot vs the ficus leaves. (he never ate the ficus leaves anyway)