Congrats! As long as the soil drains fairly well, you shouldn't have any problems. Just let it dry out somewhat before watering it again. Since I grow mine outdoors during the warmer months, I water it more frequently. But during the winter months, I barely water it at all. These cool plants are tough and very resilient. Just to give you an example, I had one that had a healthy leaf accidentally come loose. Out of curiosity, I tossed the leaf (with absolutely no roots) into a drawer and left it there, with zero light and zero water. It took roughly eight to nine months for that leaf to even begin to start shriveling up and yellowing. I never thought it would last that long, lol.

When you do water it, water it thoroughly, making sure to soak all of the soil. Before letting the excess water drain away.

that's really helpful, thank you so much!

is there a particular type of soil or mix of soils I should use? The guy at the nursery took it out of its plastic pot and potted it in the ceramic pot it's in now (it has a drainage hole at the bottom and a saucer) with 'all purpose potting soil.'

but i've read elsewhere that people pot these plants in a 50/50 mix of cactus soil and perlite, so not sure if I should let it be the way it is or switch it up? Thanks again!

I like the Miracle Gro Cacti & Succulent soil. It seems to work great for my Sans. I don't use perlite, but I don't see why not. Just boils down to your own preferences. One trick that I use, when I do use perlite, is to mainly mix the perlite in with the bottom half or two/thirds of the soil in the pot. Then I fill in the top with just the soil. That way, the perlite doesn't necessarily float to the top of the pot when you do water your plant(s). :)

perfect! thank you so much for your help!

one more question- is it ok to repot it again into a less peat-y soil mix so soon? The guy at the nursery just repotted it yesterday but from everything i'm reading this organic mix won't drain well and could rot the roots.

I'd like to get it into the right cactus/perlite mix as soon as i can but don't want to jump the gun. thanks!!

Since it was recently repotted, it hasn't yet had a chance to reestablish itself. So repotting it won't bother it any more than it was already the first time. Just take some caution with the roots, to minimize any breakage. Even if you do break a couple roots, don't worry too much about it. These plants are tough and aren't all that finicky about being repotted.

thanks so much Tiffany! that's really helpful- i absolutely love fiddle leaf figs but i wasn't sure if one would survive since im entirely north facing? it also seems like it might be a tricky plant for a beginner..

if i get ambitious id definitely love to hang some down the road..or have some up on the shelf that lines the bottom part of the giant top window. thanks so much for the suggestions!

Happy to babble about my fantasies of your windows! :) I haven't had that kind of fig tree before, but someone who has will probably have an anecdote for you.

I'd put it into a much more porous mix, with lots of coarse perlite, lava rock, turface, or DE....very gritty ingredients that won't hold much moisture. That way, you won't have to worry about overwatering during the gloomy Winter months.

Josh

Yes, that amount of window is seductive...if it faced another direction, I'd consider a fruit tree (like a banana or lemon or something (lol)). However, given north, you probably should stick with just foliage types as suggested above.

Can you mix vermiculite and worm castings to the cactus potting mix for these guys?

I wouldn't mix vermiculite or worm castings. I know a lot of house plants do well in this but I never heard using this on Sans. Vermiculite can store and hold water too long. My worry is the type of sans you are starting out with. Looks to be very variegated. Maybe a 'Bantal's Sensation' or 'White Stripe Giant' or even a 'Siam Silver'? If so, these guys are much more fussy than the common Sansevieria trifasciata. Which will love those windows and light conditions and most soil types.

Raquel,

I agree w/ Stush, Vermiculite absorbs & retains water, the very opposite of what a Sans. would want, so no pls don't use it.

Worm castings may be great for rose gardens & vegetable beds but outdoors only where bacteria & insects can make use of & work w/ the nutrients they can help provide.

For growing indoors, in containers those amendments you ask about would make trouble w/ water retention, drainage problems, insects & rot.