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title: "Ficus Melany. Any thoughts as to why the leaves are turning…"
description: "Ficus Melany. Any thoughts as to why the leaves are turning yellow/brown? Sits in an unobstructed east window and gets quite a bit of morning light. The soil…"
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# Ficus Melany. Any thoughts as to why the leaves are turning…

_plant님이 2024-08-23에 게시함_

Ficus Melany. Any thoughts as to why the leaves are turning yellow/brown? Sits in an unobstructed east window and gets quite a bit of morning light. The soil feels completely dry right now (two knuckles in) even though I just watered a few days ago. A lot of water comes out of the drainage hole. Should I bottom water in the shower tub?

![2개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FEjGCncvWS7mxBYKE9c6dwAXAIvKmJzcl4DfXe3Dz-o/eOwczDhMRo27kjUiVune9A.webp?size=large)

![2개 중 2번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/FEjGCncvWS7mxBYKE9c6dwAXAIvKmJzcl4DfXe3Dz-o/NFu9wa9PSm-IZMAquIVsRQ.webp?size=large)

## 3개의 댓글

### Tee Jay님이 2024-08-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

East window might not be enough light for this plant. Also have you checked the soil? Is it hydrophobic? Top or bottom watering shouldn’t really matter because everything should be saturated when you water

### Planty28님이 2024-08-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Definitely try letting it soak up water. I’d water from the top and let it sit in the water. You can also use a chop stick or something similar to poke holes in the top of the soil and help aerate it. Are the other leaves firm? If they are it could be trying to tell you also that it needs a repot. But I’d try letting it soak up water first

#### eatyacarbs님이 2024-08-23에 답변했습니다.

I like this plan! Reevaluate from there. You should water until it runs through the drainage, but if it’s running through very quickly it likely means you’ve got pockets of very dry soil in the pot. a bottom water might help resaturate the soil to make top watering more effective in future

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