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abitofbrit

This new leaf has me super proud of myself! I’ve had this FLF for almost 4 years, and it’s been a constant struggle for me. It stopped growing leaves, and the leaves it did have were turning brown and crispy. They were dropping left and right. After another giant leaf dropped a few months ago, I said enough was enough, and I got serious about figuring out how to best take care of it. I researched it, watched YouTube videos, etc. and bought everything I felt I needed (new planter, soil, grow light, fertilizer, etc.) to get this FLF on the right track. That was early August… … And now, it has a new leaf!!! I caused that!! How cool!! 😁

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  1. Dot2462

    Very cool. Congratulations!!! I think once it starts with new leaves it’ll keep going. I too struggled for well over a year to no avail. I live in Vegas and once I got the Planta app and realized I wasn’t water nearly enough for my region and qqI changed that my FLF did a complete turnaround. I also added a tray with stones and water under the planter for moisture that cut down on the brown edges. I thought this would be the season for it to become dormant but she’s still putting out super large leaves. Good luck, you got this.

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    • abitofbrit

      Thanks! And congrats to you too! ☺️ I’ve been misting mine, and I put him in a self watering planter, so I haven’t really had to worry about over- or under-watering him. I also found a great fertilizer that I’ve been putting in with the water. I can only hope he continues to produce more after this! ☺️

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  2. Bb

    Congrats! That’s a great achievement. Hope your baby continues to thrive! Feels good to get it right with plant care! 🌿🌿

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    • abitofbrit

      Thank you! It’s definitely a great feeling! ☺️

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  3. Mima’s Plants

    Congratulations I know how finicky fiddle leaf trees can be since I’ve had one for almost a year now. I named mine Fiddly de Fiddly doo because it’s a no nonsense game with her. One day she’s happy one day she’s not. ☺️ please share what fertilizer you use on your fiddle tree. I’ve always just used one kind of fertilizer on all my plants which so far has been very successful, but I’m always open to recommendations. Again congratulations on your success.

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    • abitofbrit

      Thank you, and I love that name!! 😆 I named mine Mr. Figglesworth. 😂 The fertilizer I started using for it is by TPS Nutrients. It had great reviews on Amazon. You can’t post links on here, so I added a picture of it. ☺️ For my other plants, I use a fertilizer called Leafy that has been AMAZING! You can also get that on Amazon.

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    • Mima’s Plants

      Thank you so much for the fiddle leaf plant food. I’m definitely going to order it. My go to plant food for all my other house plants besides my succulents and cactus is Purived plant nutrition that I got on Amazon as well. However, next year I might TPS because I’m hearing that changing Plant food sometimes helps the plant with different nutrients. Thank you again and again congratulations on your success with Mr. Friddlesworth. ☺️

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    • Mima’s Plants

      I wasn’t able to edit my last message, but I meant next year I may try Leafy for my other plants. Because I’m definitely going to order the fiddle leaf plant food.

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    • abitofbrit

      Awesome! Hope it works as well for you as it’s been doing for me! ☺️

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    • Mima’s Plants

      I hope it helps to avoid the bottom leaves from drooping. I’ve had to cut off at least 4 leaves in the last six months from the bottom, but as you can see from the picture all the top ones are perfect. Maybe a new plant food will help that although I do have to say the current plant food has done pretty well so far. When I was given this fiddle tree, it had no leaves just a stump. My neighbor was going to throw it out and the gardener that I am I grabbed it right away. 😂

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