Ultrasound exam. At a mid-pregnancy ultrasound, usually done between 16 and 20 weeks, your baby will be carefully examined. Quad screen (second-trimester prenatal screening). Find out what the multiple marker screening test can tell you.
During the winter months, when light weakens, you may need to move your ficus to a stronger light. Be aware that, because the ficus is sensitive to change, it may drop leaves when you first move it, but it will recover in thirty to sixty days.
Ficus' tropical origins make it a particularly welcome companion during winter weather. While you can get this effect indoors by growing ficus as a houseplant, some small tropical trees tolerate the cold well enough for outdoor planting. Several tropical thrive with moderate care in USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8.his restricts permanent outdoor planting of ficus to USDA plant hardiness zone 10b or warmer. In zone 10a, average annual cold temperatures reach between 30 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit; in zone 10b, lows are between 35 and 40 F, warm enough to minimize chances of exposure to even occasional temperature lows.