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title: "My ficus green island has been dropping leaves like crazy the last 3…"
description: "My ficus green island has been dropping leaves like crazy the last 3 weeks and the leaves aren't even browning at all before they drop. I only have like a few…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/SzXKwEhHTbuutdzuJsOnVA"
community: "Anything about plants"
author: "nedvicky"
published: "2024-11-15T21:35:54.427215Z"
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# My ficus green island has been dropping leaves like crazy the last 3…

_Posted by nedvicky on 2024-11-15_

My ficus green island has been dropping leaves like crazy the last 3 weeks and the leaves aren't even browning at all before they drop. I only have like a few leaves left from when I first got it and it's trying to sprout new leaves but some of the sprouting stubs have browned and just died before even becoming leaves. I don't know what to do at this point because every day it's just a check-in to see if all the leaves have fallen off already. I know it's not a watering issue cause I follow instructions pretty closely for this and basically use my probe on it frequently to make sure it's perfect. I have it under a grow light for 12h a day and it doesn't rereceive any direct sunlight at all. Please if anyone has any clue on how to save my ficus I'm all ears!

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## 1 comment

### Pam commented on 2024-11-16

Check for spider mites. My Meyer lemon dropped all of its leaves once and I saw small spider mites on the branches. I sprayed it with Neem weekly thereafter and it grew back and even fruited for me a year later!

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