I intend to water mine about every 3 or so days once it goes outside. I intend to keep it on the porch, with some sansevieria that get watered once a week, and 2 containerized Caryota gigas palms that I water every 3 days. I have a sprinkler system (overhead) in my greenhouse that waters for 15 minutes every other day at 0500 once the temps get up to being regularly 80-95F. I hand water stuff like the Vanda and bulbophyllum orchids daily in hot weather to avoid heat stress. We had 10 straight days in February of 80-89F highs and frequently get 90F later in March. My plants tend to drink up the water. But I grow a variety of plants. Orchids, heliconias, gingers, aroids, palms, ferns, plumerias, hoyas, just lots of different things. In winter, I hand water because plants need less. I have watered the Ficus once since I bought it last week, it seems sufficient as it is warm here, but rainy at the moment so its very humid. I don't think it will need more water until the heat sets in. We are about to get a cold snap, 2 night predicted in the high 30's, so its staying in for now.