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title: "I have a ficus microcarpa Ginseng and some of the leaves are turning…"
description: "I have a ficus microcarpa Ginseng and some of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I’ve had this happen a little before, but not sure exactly why. Is…"
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# I have a ficus microcarpa Ginseng and some of the leaves are turning…

_Lagt ut av Kaki den 2024-01-01_

I have a ficus microcarpa Ginseng and some of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. I’ve had this happen a little before, but not sure exactly why. Is it from not enough water? Anything I can do to fix it? Also would fertilizer help? Thanks so much

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## 3 kommentarer

### Elizabeth kommenterte den 2024-01-01

I find when my plants yellow it’s from overwatering, but if the leaves are also turning brown and crispy it could be low light as well.

### KelOlivi kommenterte den 2024-01-01

My general rule is if the leaves start showing problems I pull the plant and check the roots. A repot is never a bad idea if you see anything suspicious.

### Jaime kommenterte den 2024-01-03

It’s probably from overwatering as mentioned. Mine is similar in size, in a much shallower pot, with a very chunky/airy soil mixture, and I water every 2+ weeks for reference. Yours likely would need to be stretched even longer than that due to pot depth and what I can see of the soil. It’s hard to tell in the pictures, but if your soil isn’t very chunky i’d consider repotting with a new soil mixture to help with drainage. Keep a close eye on those white spots as well! My ginseng is battling spider mites at the moment and white spots on the leaves were the first sign.

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