---
title: "Had my 1st FLF 5 days ago and everybody said good luck keeping it…"
description: "Had my 1st FLF 5 days ago and everybody said good luck keeping it alive and so I was scared and didn’t moved it from its place near the window a bit but my…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/7wbshExcTpkSWs5gahmoy9"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Jot thinks green🍃"
published: "2026-07-05T20:10:22.789231Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OA6sjb4TEk2m_lC8ImyuOkhW-br-GS0-vthEAiG6lXE/3OPbasXfR46pCyQhwDVcrA.webp?size=large"
---

[Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md)

# Had my 1st FLF 5 days ago and everybody said good luck keeping it…

_Posted by Jot thinks green🍃 on 2026-07-05_

Had my 1st FLF 5 days ago and everybody said good luck keeping it alive and so I was scared and didn’t moved it from its place near the window a bit but my fear came true I guess bcoz today I found it shedding 2 of its leaves 😭😭

Please help me I don’t want it to die I really really like it

Please help!!!!!

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OA6sjb4TEk2m_lC8ImyuOkhW-br-GS0-vthEAiG6lXE/3OPbasXfR46pCyQhwDVcrA.webp?size=large)

## 14 comments

### Smileyloki commented on 2026-07-05

Owe got your back

### LeafyGreenhouse commented on 2026-07-05

How often are you watering?

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-05

I didn’t water it yet when I got it the soil was already wet but I washed the leaves and sprayed it with insecticide

#### LeafyGreenhouse replied on 2026-07-06

I agree then that it just needs to acclimate

### Teejaay commented on 2026-07-05

If you just got it 5 days ago, it's only getting acclimated to its environment. Leaf drop is common when transitioning.

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-05

Okk thats a relief thank you

### Amateur plant mama commented on 2026-07-05

They can be dramatic, give him some more time to adjust. I've had my guy just a year or so now and he's grown about 2ft.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/es2tSIImtdvEuKVukyFuAsXemXldi71xolTNc0c3liU/0KrsCl7BSMmdv3__9f1G-Q.webp?size=large)

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-06

Thank you your FLF looks amazing 🤩

### ObsessedLeafLover🌿✨ commented on 2026-07-06

I just got a fiddle leaf fig over a month ago and it shed a couple bottom leaves as well. I think it is normal while it is still transitioning. ;)

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-06

Thats a relief thank you so much for sharing this

### Dan commented on 2026-07-06

My Fidel Leaf drops a lower leaf just before it grows a new leaf. The new leaf is usually much larger than the one that drops. Expect a new leaf soon

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-09

Thank you so much 😊

### Brittany commented on 2026-07-08

People being negative about fiddles scared me off for a long time. Once I finally got one I was mad I listened because they weren’t bothersome at all. The more light the better, and water when the top couple inches are dry. Easy. You got this. 💕

#### Jot thinks green🍃 replied on 2026-07-09

Thank you so much 😊

---

_Source: the Planta community (https://getplanta.com). Reading is open to everyone. To post, comment and like, get the Planta app: https://getplanta.com/download_