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HappyLittleLeaves

Heeeeeellp! My finicky fiddle leaf fig had been doing so well. But I noticed the soil was staying wet for WEEKS. Which I know is way too long. I left it alone, watered very scarcely, hoping it would be ok until repotting time. I checked the roots and they looked fine. The leaves started to droop and I even lost one. So I decided to go ahead and repot with a better, more well draining soil. Now the leaves started turning brown and the plant looks so droopy. I can’t tell if this is transplant shock, or something else. Otherwise nothing else has changed. I haven’t watered since the repot about a week ago. The soil is moist but drying much better now. Photos included of how it looked when it was healthy vs now 😭

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  1. Buckolena

    This scares me as I have a beautiful FLF tree that will need transplanted to a bigger pot before too long. 😬😱😬😱😬😱

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    • HappyLittleLeaves

      They’re so dramatic 😭😭😭

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    • Buckolena

      That scares me as I’ve never dealt with a dramatic plant like that. I already have a couple giving me minor heart attacks, not my big beautiful FLF girl too!!! ❤️😱

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  2. plantgeek

    this is more likely the overwatering catching up to you rather than transplant shock. an otherwise healthy FLF will not shock when being repotted unless you mess with the root system.

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  3. Holly

    What kind of light is it getting what type of soil did you just repot her in and did you water her after repotting

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    • HappyLittleLeaves

      Bright indirect light. Yes I watered after repotting.

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  4. ABagel

    If mine is overwatered I find the new leaves suffer from edema so I don’t think that’s what harming the large preexisting leaves.

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  5. HappyLittleLeaves

    Update. The leaves have stopped dropping and turning brown. Hoping it just needed a moment and now it’s okay.

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