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title: "My ficus has been struggling a lot lately. The trunk shrunk way down,…"
description: "My ficus has been struggling a lot lately. The trunk shrunk way down, so I repotted it. But ever since, the trunks haven’t been filling out and it’s losing…"
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# My ficus has been struggling a lot lately. The trunk shrunk way down,…

_Publié par Joel le 2025-04-16_

My ficus has been struggling a lot lately. The trunk shrunk way down, so I repotted it. But ever since, the trunks haven’t been filling out and it’s losing leaves AND growing new leaves at the same time 🥲 what am I doing wrong??

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## 4 commentaires

### Just a guy a commenté le 2025-04-16

What is the soil/light

#### Joel ha respondido el 2025-04-22

Soil is rocks, sandy/succulent soil, then just a standard topsoil. Light: about 4 ft from a east facing window

### Schysun a commenté le 2025-04-16

My ficus looked similar for months!  
How often are you watering? What kind of sun is it getting?  
I started watering every couple days and moved to a sunnier location and her trunk is less shrunk and some new leaves coming in.  
Misting and a pebble tray has also seemed to help.

#### Joel ha respondido el 2025-04-22

I’ve been watering at least once a week, and it’s on a table near an east facing window. Will try watering more often, fingers crossed! 🤞

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