Darn, I thought the pot was just the right size. My plan today was to do a full repot with the new mix. I'm very nervous but at this rate, don't want to risk waiting until next season to do anything and watch all these beautiful leaves turn black and fall off. I've never done anything like this before, so please let me know based on my plan if I should change anything- my plan was to go get materials today. Use black gold potting soil I showed you yesterday Use this perlite soil to add in Use this reptibark for the bark portion. Buy this sieve to separate any fine dust or particles that could get into the mix and cause it to be too compacted. My plan was to get ingredients today and then this evening work on combining them. Once I know my mixture is good, do the repot tomorrow morning/afternoon as I don't want to do anything late into the day since I figure that could cause more stress. I planned on having my husband help me take him out of the pot and to flush out all the current soil outside with a garden hose (my one reserve to this is the water could be too cold?) once everythjng is cleared, bring him inside and place him into a bathtub with lukewarm water (id prep it first to avoid dry roots) and then inspect to see if I need to snip any rotting roots away meanwhile I will have my husband wash out his plot completely so the root rot is not in there anymore. (But if you think I need a new pot will just do that) fill pot up with some of the mixture, place root ball in, fill remaining with mixture. Perhaps give the pot a little toss/shake to ensure that roots are not crushed and that the mixture makes its way evenly through the system. move him to a more sunny area, at least for the time being... There really aren't more places in our house that get more light than this one, it does get a lot brighter after about 12 o clock in here and in the evening the sun comes in a lot stronger (but not directly on his leaves which is nice) so I might move him back here to see if it works okay with a better soil/root system. Thoughts? Are the ingredients for my mix okay? Anything I should know when repotting? I don't want to hurt him further

So two weeks ago I did a repotted my FLF into Al's gritty mix. I realize that it is late in the season for a repot but my fig seemed to be circling the drain already and I felt this was my last resort. I live in west Texas and I repotted outside during a mild day (mid 80's) and stayed in the shade. The roots were kept moist the whole time and not allowed to dry out. This was my first repot and root trimming was a learning experience to say the least. Well, the leaves are now drooping and the tree looks even worse than it did before! Is there any chance the tree will come back? I hope so because I love it and want it to live so badly! Could this just be shock from the repotting? Is there anything I can do to give it a better chance at life? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks! Albany Here is a picture of my sad tree today...

After root pruning, plant have to regrow roots and root hairs using stored energy. It's critical time that new roots still young and vulnerable. Moving or disturb the plant should be avoided. When you move and clean the plant leaves, new roots seem broken so the plant have to regrowing them again with less stored energy, so the upper part of the tree (leaf n stem) will suffer since the energy left only enough to develop roots, no longer enough to maintain leaves vitality. I have no other way except foliar feeding on case like this. Foliar feeding is suply nutrients directly to the leaves so they able to photosynthesis and produce energy. You can googling more about foliar feeding. Plenty usefull information on the Internet about this method.

The internet is full of misinformation. These plants grow and will do best under the most intense full sun. Sun through a window is filtered and not anywhere near as intense as it would be outside. The only issue you could ever have is the leaf getting too hot if you’re air is stangnent. If there’s a fan, or even a heat/ac vent in the same room, that’ll keep the air moving enough. It’s a bummer to see everyone coming here with the same “bright indirect” light thing. People misunderstand what that means so they stick it in a dark corner and the plant suffers. Bright, meaning right up in front of a window. Indirect means not outdoors in direct sunlight. Glass filters the sun, hence not direct. That’s only because the plants have been grown under a shade cloth. They can easily handle direct sun if acclimated. All Ficus should be in front of the brightest window in your house. whatmay seem bright or plenty of light to a human is nothing for a plant. Dont water in small amounts. Fully drench the soil till is coming out the drain holes so you’re flushing fertilizer and tap water salts from the soil. Don’t water on a a set schedule. Water only as the plant needs it. This is be different in the summer and winter.