Watering your fiddle leaf fig is important for their care and overall health. Learn how best to water your fiddle leaf fig with these resources.
Watering your houseplants can be overwhelming. You’ve probably heard that fiddle leaf figs are hard to grow or finicky, which in large part is due to their specific watering requirements. If you water your plant too much (which is pretty common), you will kill it. If you don’t water enough, it will suffer. What’s a …
Fiddle leaf fig care can be complex and overwhelming, especially if you are a first-time plant owner. But never fear! This article will teach you everything you need to know about caring for these beautiful plants. Good fiddle leaf fig care makes your plant stronger and more resistant to disease. But poor care creates a …
The two most common problems for fiddle leaf fig plants are ironically the opposite of each other: too much water and too little water. But what’s worse is that it’s actually tough to tell which is which. Over-watering leads to root rot, a fungal condition that kills the plant’s roots and leaves. Under-watering leads to …
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Brown spots on fiddle leaf fig leaves can be frustrating and confusing. It’s disheartening to see brown spots spoiling the beautiful large green leaves of your ficus lyrata. What’s worse, brown spots on fiddle leaf fig leaves can be difficult to treat if you don’t know what is causing them. There are actually four main …
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Many fiddle leaf fig owners feel comfortable with caring for their plant. Their fiddle leaf fig is happy and healthy. But, sometimes, you want your fiddle leaf fig to grow bigger and taller. How do you do this? Discover the tips and tricks to encourage your fiddle leaf fig to grow faster, bigger, and taller. …
We’ve seen this question circling around in our Fiddle Leaf Fig Plant Resource Facebook group for a while, so we thought we should address it in a post! Should you bottom water a fiddle leaf fig? If you haven’t heard of bottom watering before, here’s a quick rundown: Bottom watering is a watering technique in …
Many fiddle leaf fig owners wonder just how much humidity needs to be in their home for fiddle leaf figs to thrive. We get questions about humidity frequently in our Facebook community. Surprisingly, they are not that sensitive to humidity. It is true that fiddle leaf figs grow in very humid conditions, but compared to …
Caring for your fiddle leaf fig does not have to be difficult. With the right conditions and proper care, your fiddle leaf fig will flourish! Consider following this Fiddle Leaf Fig Care Calendar. Discover what you should be doing on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis to grow a happy and healthy fiddle …
One of the most common questions we get in our Fiddle Leaf Fig Facebook Community is about edema. New growth that has tiny brown or red spots can be very distressing. When new leaves are speckled with small brown or red pockmarks, this is what is known as edema (odema). How to Diagnose Edema Edema …
Is Your Fiddle Leaf Fig Drying Out? Our friend the fiddle leaf fig is particular when it comes to water. I don’t believe the fiddles are necessarily difficult plants to care for, but they certainly know what they want! When your fiddle leaf fig is drying out, you need answers. Many of us live in …
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Fiddle Leaf Fig Moisture Meter Learning to accurately water your fiddle leaf fig plant can be challenging! Moisture meters are used to tell you how wet your plant’s roots are by placing it in the soil. Using moisture meters can help you avoid root rot or having a plant that is not getting enough water. …
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If you’ve spent any time around fiddle leaf fig owners, you’ve probably heard about giving fiddles a shower. As weird as this might sound, it’s actually a common practice and can be really beneficial for your fiddle! Should you be showering your fiddle as well? Let’s talk about the benefits of showering and how to …
Watering your fiddle leaf fig can be tricky. One of the most common questions we hear about fiddle leaf figs is “How much do I water it?” We’ve written about this before, but we wanted to expand on the topic because one of the fastest ways to kill a fiddle leaf fig is to water …
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Let’s talk about what happens when your fiddle leaf fig doesn’t get the humidity it needs and how you can provide humidity in your indoor environment. Fiddle leaf figs are tropical plants, which means they love humidity more than anything! However, in a world of air conditioning and indoor heating (not to mention the fact that …
You’ve found yourself with a dried-out fiddle leaf fig. Maybe you got busy. It happens. Maybe you went on vacation and forgot to get a plant sitter. Or maybe you have no idea what happened. Whatever the cause, you have a dried-out fiddle on your hands. Now what? How can you save your tree? CAN your tree be saved? …
If you’ve been misting your fiddle leaf fig, listen up! Misting is popular with fiddle leaf fig owners as a way to replicate humidity. After all, fiddles are rain forest plants and they LOVE humidity. But is misting the best way to go about it? There’s lots of debate about this, so we’re going to …
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One of the best features of the fiddle leaf fig tree is the fact that you can individualize it. Based on your goals, you can purposely grow it upward or outward. You can pot it a vast variety of ways, experiment with its environment, propagate it into baby fiddles, separate multiple trunks to create single …
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The Perfect Watering Routine for Your Unique Fiddle Leaf Fig The most important thing you must learn as a fiddle leaf fig owner is how and when to water your plant. Watering your ficus lyrata should be the easiest part of caring for it. But one expert says you should drench it, while another claims you must measure …
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