Help my Fiddle Leaf fig tree!
Jen Hans
4 years ago
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Jen Hans
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please help me make my fiddle leaf fig tree happy
Comments (1)The spoiled foliage is likely attributable to a combination of a poor soil and over-watering. The leaf loss might also be attributed to a drought response from over-watering, or a decrease in light levels. Your plant prefers a soil you can water to beyond saturation w/o concern that an extended period of soggy soil will damage roots or impair their function. Peat-based soils simplt don't drain well, and hold much more water than your plant appreciates. I'd urge you to think about building your own pine bark based soils, or something based on coarse gritty material. I can help there. PLEASE - no dishsoap on your plants. The detergents dissolve cuticular waxes that serve as protection against water loss, and diseases. It also is very bad for roots because it dissolves root cell membranes. There is a very long thread that goes into a LOT of detail about FLF care: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/discussions/1458685/pruning-ficus-lyrata-fiddle-leaf-fig?n=247 Al...See MorePlease save my fiddle leaf fig tree!!!!!
Comments (11)I'd do a through flush of the soil when it's ready for water (use the dowel method to check). Put the tree in the tub and add 10x the water it would take to saturate the pot. Then let it drain while tilted at 45°. Get it closer to a window and it it wouldn't hurt to fertilize at the next watering after the flush. Ficus trees are super easy once you get down the basics. I started with a small 3 foot ficus Benjamina 2 years ago and knew nothing about what I was doing. i leaned a lot from Al and now my tree is 7 feet tall, very full and healthy in an 18" pot with the 5:1:1 and does really well. Ficus Benjamina has just about the same exact cultural needs as your ficus lyrata....See MoreNeed help with my fiddle leaf fig tree Please
Comments (1)Try to get information in the houseplant section....See MorePlease help save my Fiddle Leaf Fig Tree!
Comments (0)Hello! I am very lost and in need of help! I have no experience on fiddle leaf fig trees other than the overwhelming amount of information on the website. I was given my fiddle leaf fig tree as a gift for Christmas. My husband bought it on Craigslist and kept it in a dark garage for about 2 weeks to hide it from me. Uh oh. It's been 5 months and I just can't figure out how to make my tree happy. In the past 5 months about half it's leaves, mostly towards the bottom, have turned yellow with brown edges and have fallen off. 2 new healthy leaves have grown at the top and 1 not so healthy looking leaf. It is near a NW (mostly W) facing window and gets plenty of indirect light. From reading online, I assumed the yellow leaves were due to overwatering. In the beginning I was giving it 1 cup of water a week, and have tried to adjust depending one soil moisture. I just cannot figure out a good watering schedule. Most recently I've gone 2 weeks without watering it and it seems to be still moist near the bottom about 2/3 down. I use a moisture meter and just last night checked with a wooden chopstick. This past weekend I asked advice from a local plant shop and they told me maybe the plant is too tight in it's pot and to take it out and let it dry out a little. So that is where I am now. Any help, advice, insight will be greatly appreciated. I would love to figure out what's going on and help Mr. Fig live a long happy life. Thank you!...See MoreDave
4 years agoJen Hans
4 years agotapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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4 years agoDave
4 years agotapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
4 years agoJen Hans
4 years agotapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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