I don't see the spots on other leaves in the pic, I do see a yellowing bottom leaf. can we see a pic of the whole plant? what is the pot size and how did you repot, in what soil? how do you know when to water? bright light is good, early morning sun 3-4 hours is very good. diffused western light is good too. but no strong sun and no more then 4 hours, since it's an indoor plant, I assume? it likes hi humidity. misting is very good. what is your humidity level?

I have a small Fiddle Leaf Fig tree that I treasure. I live in Australia and it's the beginning of winter however I have two new leaves sprouting on my plant. I noticed some very small brown dots running along the veins of the new leaves. Should I worry?? I've done a bit of research but found nothing concrete on what the problem could be or how to treat it. I've also noticed that the soil has started to turn white on the surface, around the edges. It does not appear to be crystalized or furry. Are these two issues related? The plant sits by a large window in my kitchen. I water it once a week and the soil is always Damp. Could I be over watering? Could the plant be too cold? I love my tree so any advise is much appreciated! I've uploaded some pictures for reference.

Hi, I, like mostly everyone here, have a little story to tell about my fiddle leaf figs. I have a few of them that have gone through the painful (for me at least) repotting and separating, propagating etc process. I have 10 of them in different stages of growth, and aside from a baby one that's still in process of maturing, all the other ones are doing great. Or so I thought until I notice that some of the new leaves that came out since the repot (followed Al's soil formula found here) have these tiny brown spots and some cracking happening on the leaves. Apparently it's a leaf spot disorder caused by a bacteria, Xanthomonas campestris, which produces tan-to-brown dry spots on leaves that usually have irregular margins and can cause cracking of the leaf in the driest areas. Anyone here dealt with that and has some advice as to what to do and how to treat this? Thank you so much!

I agree the damage is almost certainly from pool chemicals. If you haven't flushed the soil VERY thoroughly, please do. Make sure that a volume of room temp water equal to at least 10x the volume of the pot the plant is in makes its way slowly through the soil. If you're worried that represents over-watering, you need to take a critical look at your soil choice, but that's another conversation. If you're using a cache pot or a saucer under the plant, make certain the bottom of the pot is lifted well above any water that collects in the saucer/cache pot so there is no pathway for the effluent to make its way back into the soil after it exits the drain. Then, as Jean mentioned, it becomes a wait and see kind of deal. Withhold fertilizer unless/until you see new growth. Water when the soil is almost but not quite dry near the pot's bottom. Use a wooden skewer or, preferably, a 1/4 or 5/16" dowel rod sharpened in a pencil sharpener. Push it to the bottom of the pot and water only when the tip shoes nearly dry when you remove it. The background info provided forces us to believe it's from the unscheduled swim it took, but I still must ask if you have an ion exchange water softening system - one that requires the addition of salt from time to time? On the chance the answer is 'yes', priority one is figuring out a work-around for that. Al