Should I notch my new Fiddle Leaf fig?
Mike the Fiddle Leaf Fig Guy
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Should I repot my fiddle leaf fig?
Comments (13)Shawn, the plant's condition is a huge factor in deciding whether to repot now, when its energy reserves are low. How does it look? A picture of the whole thing would be very helpful in figuring out what's going wrong. The rule, as I understand it from Al's writings, is to wait to repot until June unless the plant is declining enough that it will fail before then. Repotting is stressful, and repotting when the plant has low reserves means slower recovery and growth. It would be better if you did what what you could to improve its condition so it can build reserves over the winter....See MoreHow do I train my new fiddle leaf fig into a standard shape?
Comments (2)I haven't repotted, no. It's still in the pot from the nursery, which has drain holes. The surrounding grey pot in the picture is just a pot cover....See MoreQuestions about new growth on fiddle leaf fig & When should I repot?
Comments (4)Al Tapla would you be able to tell me what is wrong with mine? I've had this tree four four years and never had any trouble with it but now I am killing it! I wanted it to grow more branches so I pruned it and moved it to a sunny-er spot and added grow lights and started fertilizing more regularly. Next thing I know, it's getting yellow blotches all over the leaves and sometimes red speckles and tiny pin holes. I found spider mites on a different plant, but I couldn't see any on this one, but I hosed it off and sprayed with dish soap in case it was mites. Then the soil was soaked and wouldn't dry and a week and a half later this leaf turned black and dry in the center. I thought maybe it was because the soil was wet too long. I freaked out, so just yesterday I did a full repot (never done this before) and added perlite and orchid bark mix to potting mix to get a grittier faster drying mix. I also cut off half of the leaves. It really doesn't look too happy today (droopy leaves and soft stems and even more red speckling on new leaves) I don't know if it's been given too much light, too much fertilizer, too much water, or is infected with mites, or all of the above. Anything you can suggest? The tiny pin-holes make me think mites are one the table but I hate to stress it out more if it's not that....See MoreFiddle leaf fig: did I notch deeply enough?
Comments (4)Thanks Al, if I understand you correctly, you are saying the current notches are too far from the leaf axils to effectively limit the polar flow of IAA to the lateral buds of interest. How far from the leaf axil do you usually notch for greater success? I can certainly create a second notch closer to the leaf axil. I looked into the question of apical dominance in plants (very briefly) while waiting for shuttle this morning. It seems the precise physiologic and molecular mechanisms that regulate lateral bud release and growth are still being characterized. The literature suggests multiple regulatory hormones besides IAA play critical roles in lateral bud release, and I wonder if any of these have found their way to commercial use for everyday consumers (either as hormones, hormone inhibitors, or synthetic agonists/antagonists in the signaling pathways of these regulatory hormones)? You have a lot of practical experience on container gardening and best positioned to know how growers are incorporating scientific advances to the cultivation of FLF....See MoreDave
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