--- title: "Hi all! I’ve just started taking an interest in plants about a year…" description: "Hi all! I’ve just started taking an interest in plants about a year ago. I bought this fig leaf fern due to its popularity. At my old house and circumstances,…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ/qrWN8xghjSB6aCkpe3X5WY?language=ko" community: "Pests, diseases and problems" author: "CJ" published: "2025-05-24T23:18:44.848447Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5OTt-EEqD_7p0RPSqURnOIE4WAkxZTNTrGiRMuJQvrA/dsWG0lnNSvySvlu3aRl9UA.webp?size=large" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Pests, diseases and problems](https://getplanta.com/community/lKxUkhzRR_aIJD7o1QvtwQ.md?language=ko) # Hi all! I’ve just started taking an interest in plants about a year… _CJ님이 2025-05-24에 게시함_ Hi all! I’ve just started taking an interest in plants about a year ago. I bought this fig leaf fern due to its popularity. At my old house and circumstances, it did fairly well. Then we had a big move across town. I learned I had no drainage in my pot and why the new problems. He was swimming in water when I repotted him “Fergus”. Now he has drainage. The top leaves stand but are turning brown. The lower half is green but won’t branch out. Just all huddled together. I understand there was some shock in the beginning but now I don’t know what’s going on? I follow the Planta schedule exactly. I talk to it hoping to draw it out of this plant anxiety. What do you recommend??? ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5OTt-EEqD_7p0RPSqURnOIE4WAkxZTNTrGiRMuJQvrA/dsWG0lnNSvySvlu3aRl9UA.webp?size=large) ## 10개의 댓글 ### Dory님이 2025-05-24에 댓글을 남겼어요. Is there any way to arrange things so that it’s closer to the window? Going from too hot and sunny to cooler and shady is a big temp/environment change. I would try a brighter spot and ditch the plants water schedule. Test the soil with your finger or a skewer. Then snooze or update watering based off that. #### CJ님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다. Thank you. I will look for a better place. ### Heather님이 2025-05-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Also, instead of following Planta’s schedule exactly, get a hydrometer. I have found that Planta wants me to water mine more often than is needed. Mine thrive in an east facing window with a pergola over the top so it is a lot of indirect morning light. #### CJ님이 2025-05-27에 답변했습니다. Thank you. I’ve never heard of a hydrometer. I will shop around. ### Pao님이 2025-05-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Agree with Dory. It look likes it needs more light. ### Gaileen Joy님이 2025-05-25에 댓글을 남겼어요. Please don’t go totally by Planta’s advice for watering. That is just a SUGGESTION. There’s no way for an app to account for all the variables in a person’s home. You can get an inexpensive hydrometer (Amazon) or just check the soil moisture with your finger. Don’t water until the top inch or so of the soil is dry. And I’ve never heard it called a fig leaf fern. It’s a fiddle leaf fig. 😊 ### CJ님이 2025-05-27에 댓글을 남겼어요. Thank you for your suggestions and correcting me for the correct name. Scrolling to Amazon now. ### CJ님이 2025-05-29에 댓글을 남겼어요. I am happy to report that “Fergus” is sprouting 3 new leaves. 💚 ![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/5OTt-EEqD_7p0RPSqURnOIE4WAkxZTNTrGiRMuJQvrA/TkjfxDGHTJqEC-PUOhS2ag.webp?size=large) ### ChickenLizard님이 2025-06-04에 댓글을 남겼어요. Yes ! The plant is super sensitive to relocating. It gets too comfy where it is . Once moved it kind of stresses out Def more sunlight ### CJ님이 2025-06-05에 댓글을 남겼어요. I got a hydrometer for him! Perfect way to tell if he has enough water. --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_