I bought this beautiful FLF back in January but it has only continued to lose leaves and get more and more sad as the months have gone on.
When we first put her in our bedroom I quickly realized it must be too little light and that we were underwatering her.
I even tried putting her outside (because I read that they love humidity) for the past month but she got sunburned (living in Texas in the summer) so I just put her back inside into our brightest room.
The last four photos show the new growth she’s had and the room we now have her in.
Should I chop off all the leaves that have browning and just see what I can get with the new growth??
Help!
by Haunting_Branch_9134
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Flf are very sensitive to big changes quickly. Don’t put it under direct sun, as it will burn the leaves. Just try to slowly acclimate the light changes.
Okay, FLF plants can be very tricky when you’re new to taking care of them. Firstly, those brown spots on the leaves mean that the plant is thirsty. You have to water your FLF once a week and make sure the water soaks through all of the soil. Your pot must have good drainage where the water doesn’t sit at the bottom and cause root rot. Secondly, your plant needs natural light. Make sure those blinds are open or up during the day time. Fiddle leaf figs need light so that’s important. It’s safe to put it in direct sunlight but only for 2-3 hours and that’s if you’re leaving it in your backyard or front porch. Lastly, make sure you have tropical soil with perlite, or add rocks to the bottom of the pot for drainage and air. The soil has to be breathable for the FLF to be healthy. Good luck and feel free to reach out if you have further questions.
We have 2 thriving FLF… Jersey, indoors, direct sun for a few hours, then a pretty healthy amount of light through out the day (windowed in porch), water till we see it come out the bottom (every 3 or 4 weeks, depending on how the soil feels).
They hate crazy temperatures
Swings, if you’re blasting the AC through the house, it’s better to keep it away from the vents. A litter FLF food doesn’t hurt.
It also needs more bright indirect light.
Corners like that offer virtually no useful light to the plant. See how there’s only light shining on a handful of leaves, but seemingly more light hitting the bed/water bottle? The angle makes such a big difference. A bushy plant like this especially needs to be directly in front of the window otherwise it will lose leaves to preserve what little energy it’s able to make with the minimal light. Low light also increases likelihood of overwatering.
With all that stress of low light then being burned, I would examine the leaves for pests too and wipe them all down. Weak plants are very susceptible to pest infestation.
You can remove discolored leaves. The spot it’s in currently still looks like not enough light. Get it right in front of the window or opt for a growlight or two.
You need some sunlight, space, air circulation and essential nutrients in your soil. May be try adding some liquid fertilizer to it when you water next time. You can get any 3-1-2 on amazon and this one is the cheapest that i got for my fig https://a.co/d/761elmX
Dark af
Lack of natural light, over watering, possibly too small a pot can do with the roots.