Apply the fertilizer every three to four weeks to the rubber.
Rubber plant fertilizer ratio.
Make fertilizer specific to the needs of the plant.
In its native jungle habitat in india and malaysia the plant can grow up to 100 feet tall.
They indicate the amount of nitrogen phosphorus and potassium standardized in that order in the particular.
Give plants the fertilizer they need at the time they need it.
On the label you ll see numbers like 5 10 10 10 10 10 and 10 6 4.
With its glossy leathery leaves and upright form it s a striking addition to almost any room in your house.
If you re new to plant parenting a rubber tree is the plant for you.
If you live in zones 10 through 12 you can also grow rubber plants outside in both sunny and shady areas.
Rubber trees growing outdoors in rich well draining soil can.
Every fertilizer label will give information relating to its n p k content expressed as a number ratio.
Over time more research showed that plants used a lot of phosphorous to make blooms and roots and so manufacturers developed bloom boosters and starter fertilizers with formulas like 10 52 10.
There is valuable information in the labeled numbers.
But indoors a rubber tree typically tops out at 6 to 10 feet tall.
A third group of fertilizers is designed for use on specific plants.
Rubber plants are native to tropical areas so they don t like to be hit with cold blasts of air from doors or drafty windows and may begin to drop some leaves if they are.
These feature the n p k ratios determined to elicit the best performance from the particular plant as well as other elements proven valuable to that plant.