Hi! My sister just brought me my first Ficus Lyrata. It has some brown leaf spots and some strange spots on the stems. The spots do not look like scale, but I'm not sure. Does it have a fungus? Would appreciate any help!

As someone who root prunes EVERYTHING (except mayyyybe edibles, but that depends) if it's been in a pot for more than a year or two, I think your plant will be fine. If you take off that much of the bottom and leave the whole top, some suffering is to be expected. :) When I first joined GW, it took me a couple of WEEKS to understand what Al was talking about lol. But then I did, and then I seriously repotted every single one of my plants into GM OR 5-1-1 over the course of a couple of days with no regard for weather or season, haha. A few plants did what yours is doing...."OMG WHAT HAPPENED TO ME," and others shined from minute one, but I didn't lose a single plant to the business. I had one croton that quite literally flopped over immediately that Al had me bag (since it was small), to increase the humidity to and even that came back. And don't be hard on yourself. I had been gardening for years when I first came on board with GM so it wasn't like I didn't have "experience," and had no idea I was doing anything wrong; just thought a 50% survival rate was normal, lol. I expected and hoped for slightly better but it's basically 100% success at this point with anything I put into a gritty mix of some sort. I can't quite say the same for things I still use regular mix for, like veggies, but it is really up there in that case, too(say, 85% lol), just because I understand more about a plant and the root system, though water movement is still not checked off solely because there is too much to read, haha. Here was my first foray into gritty mix. Hope it helps! http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1378652/taking-on-gritty-mix

Your Fiddle Leaf Fig may benefit from proper water and nourishment. I highly suggest reading the following guide to ensure you are watering your Fiddle Leaf Fig properly. The Ultimate Guide to Watering your Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree

The stunted growth isn't from watering, it's from the plant growing in lower light. Plants photosynthesize sunlight in order to produce the food they need to grow. Lower light means less food. Less food means slower/stunted growth. New growth doesn't grow indefinitely until it reaches a certain size. It has a particular timeframe in which this new growth can grow, if that makes any sense. If it doesn't get enough energy during this period of growth, then those leaves will remain stunted and won't grow any further. I have a Monstera deliciosa that does this every year. When I move it outdoors in the spring and summer, any new leaves will grow huge. When I bring it back inside for the fall and winter, then any new leaves will grow much smaller. Just move your plant to where it can get as much sunlight as it can tolerate without getting sunburned, and it will grow new leaves to their fullest potential. As for "overwatering," this is an often misunderstood concept. Overwatering has nothing to do with how much water you give your plant, but rather how much water your plant's soil holds on to after you've watered it. If your plant's soil stays too soggy, then you're having soil issues, not watering issues. I would repot your plant in a soil mix that drains well and doesn't stay soggy. Because when you do water any plant, you should always flush the soil out with more than enough water, to where it's freely draining out of the bottom of the pot. If you have to temporarily move your plant to a sink or or tub, then do so. For my plants, I like to place them inside of a slightly larger bucket and let the whole pot soak in water up to the soil line. After half an hour or so, I let the excess water drain away, and then I flush to whole pot out with even more fresh water until it starts to run clear from the drainage holes. This flushes out any dissolved minerals from the soil and prevents them from accumulating in the soil over time. Once any remaining water has drained away, then I move my plants back to where I keep them. Not once have I ever "overwatered" any of my plants.