2025-11-01
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Ficus in the study

I've moved my Ficus microcarpa (ginseng) into my study. It had been
growing slowly but steadily in the kitchen -- perhaps a little
neglected at times -- and I finally decided to give it a more
prominent place, where I can enjoy looking at it and take better care
of it.

It was a gift we received several years ago, and it appears to be a
little over 50 cm tall by now. On this occasion, I replanted it into a
new pot, replaced the depleted soil, and wiped the dust from its
leaves. The plan is to help it get back into shape with more regular
watering and a bit of fertilizer, so perhaps I can start cultivating
it into a proper bonsai tree soon.

Now that I think of it, I might have been partly motivated by the
tilde.town botany game.