What condition were the roots in when You repotted it? What kind of soil did you put it into? "Waiting for the soil to dry"- how dry is that?

The roots were bunched up, appeared healthy, although there was whitish dry area on one side where it met the pot (I trimmed that when pruning the roots). I used Miracle-Gro potting mix, and considered 1-2 on the moisture meter as "dry". When I decided to re-pot, the plant had already lost a considerable amount of leaves.

My suggestion is to only buy plants known to work indoors. This plant is bulletproof outdoor, but is very fragile indoors. I used to have 80 indoor plants. My friends always wondered how I kept them all looking so alive. Well, when they died I threw them away and replaced them with something else known to work better.

What was the whitish stuff you mentioned? Is the trunk still healthy, or is it starting to shrivel? I don't grow these, so I could be way off here. I think 1-2 on the meter is too dry for this plant. That is my current guess, Now, if it were mine, I would continue to water it for a couple of weeks to see if there is any life left in it, I had Schefflera that was root rotted when I got it. It lost all of its leaves. I repotted it and babied it, and now 5 years later it needs to be trimmed back again next Spring.

Mike how dry should these be allowed to get?

are you asking about my schefflera or slooper's fiddle leaf?

I do not understand why he trimmed the roots, yes I grow Sansevieria.

They grow best in hot weather.

post a picture if you can, on the Sansevieria forum. Is the plant in gritty mix or potting soil?

Please do not listen to Mike, whatever you do.

Dont let it ever completely dry out. No seaweed solution.

Mike, please stop giving “advice”.

Mike, your sans looks fine from here, I don't see anything to worry about. Keep it drier in winter than summer, but don't let it go bone dry or the roots will desiccate. Cold and damp = death. Post further questions in the Sansevieria forum, please.

Mike, please keep learning and refrain from passing along misinformation you’ve read on the internet.

Back to the Ficus, I can't imagine it needs that much water if it's only being kept at 65. These are tropical plants and grow best in heat and humidity.

Also, moisture meters don't actually measure moisture, just electrical conductivity, so they're not accurate in terms of telling you when to water. You'd be better off inserting a wooden chopstick or similar into the soil for a minute then pulling it out. If it's cool, damp, or has soil stuck to it, the pot still has moisture.

Slooper, do you have a heat mat you could place it on? The warmth might kick start some growth if the plant is healthy enough.