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title: "My African fig is looking sad. The leaves suddenly look droopy. What…"
description: "My African fig is looking sad. The leaves suddenly look droopy. What could it be?"
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author: "Len"
published: "2023-06-29T02:48:59.398Z"
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# My African fig is looking sad. The leaves suddenly look droopy. What…

_Posted by Len on 2023-06-29_

My African fig is looking sad. The leaves suddenly look droopy. What could it be?

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## 2 comments

### Tellie commented on 2023-06-29

Water?

### exitJiraffe commented on 2023-06-29

Sometimes the leaves will fold down to get more light, if they aren’t soggy, or super dry it’s probably fine, but it’s always a good idea to check the roots if something seems off.

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