In summer they watering about twice a week, while in autumn and winter is just wet every 10 -15 gg.Sono who fear the plant dry, so you should spray the leaves with water every 20-25 days or so lukewarm. In any case, never use too cold water and avoid stagnation in the saucer to prevent root rot.
Fertilizer: For the ficus using a liquid fertilizer, diluted appropriately in 'water' s irrigation every 15 days in spring and summer and once every two months in autumn-winter. For all green plants, ie those plants that grow lots of leaves, it is best to use fertilizers that have a title quite high in nitrogen (N) which favors precisely the development of green parts. A tip: the amount slightly decreased compared to those reported in the package, if you put in a good potting soil and repotted every two years, you will give your plants a good supply of basic nutrients.
Pruning : In Ficus we can implement both the flock of young shoots of plants that allows for more dense as it stimulates the development of lateral shoots in the spring and must be made to the resumption of the vegetative plant. The pruning real, made directly on the branches, it is best implemented towards the end of winter, if you want to reduce the size of a plant becomes too large. It 'better to do it this time because it has a lower leakage of latex. Take care that the tool used for cutting is clean and disinfected (preferably at the flame) to avoid infecting the tissue and dab the wounds suffered by coal so as to prevent loss of the latex.