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title: "does anyone have advice for my drooping/browning leaves on my fiddle…"
description: "does anyone have advice for my drooping/browning leaves on my fiddle fig? i think he’s not getting enough light since i only have a north facing window. i had…"
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author: "emma 🪴🌞"
published: "2023-11-10T17:25:46.214Z"
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# does anyone have advice for my drooping/browning leaves on my fiddle…

_Geplaatst door emma 🪴🌞 op 2023-11-10_

does anyone have advice for my drooping/browning leaves on my fiddle fig? i think he’s not getting enough light since i only have a north facing window. i had a grow light on him all day yesterday but i have no idea how often he needs it. Also, I try to keep the soil a bit moist at all times.

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## 8 reacties

### laura 🩷🪴 reageerde op 2023-11-10

FLF don’t generally like to sit in moist soil for long, this drooping looks like overwatering/impending root rot, IMO. In my experience, mine likes to dry out completely between watering! Interested to see what others think, though.

#### emma 🪴🌞 antwoordde op 2023-11-10

oh gosh okay thank you for the advice!

#### laura 🩷🪴 antwoordde op 2023-11-11

Good luck!! 🫶🏻🌱

### Joy reageerde op 2023-11-10

They can be pretty finicky IMO.. mine does not sit close to a window and I also let mine dry out between watering.. It does get a lot of indirect light ..

### Mellie mel reageerde op 2023-11-11

I have ADHD when it comes to my plant care so sometimes I take really good care of them and sometimes I completely neglected. Mine is so freaking dry, but I have found that he’s happier when I completely ignore him and now I’m afraid of overwatering and I’m not really sure how to rehydrate him slowly and how to fertilize if I water him now after a really long drought, is it gonna be too much shock, or should I just water him and then next round I’ll add fertilizer?

I completely second Laura’s comment about under watering them more! They do not like to sit in a diaper

#### emma 🪴🌞 antwoordde op 2023-11-11

good to know!

### Lindsey reageerde op 2023-11-11

I would def ensure he’s getting proper light- that will be a game changer. I’d keep the grow light on it 12 hours per day. I water mine when it’s dry half way down and thrives. 🌿

### abi\_interrupted reageerde op 2023-11-14

In addition to what other people have said: too high of mineral content in your water can cause the brown edges. Try watering with filtered water \& it shouldn’t develop more. — another tactic is to let your water sit out before watering, but I never have the foresight for that so I just used filtered.

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