Lower leaves are drooping
Not sure what to do anymore. Bottom leaves just droop. It was a bit root bound so I moved it to a new pot. I also chopped the top off because it was getting leggy and it is growing new leaves. It is also in a spot with more light. It did start lean due to me not rotating don’t mind the stick. #Ficus
2ft to light, direct
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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Best Answer
@Smarti Hello Sabrina!
Short Answer
Leaves drooping soon after repotting your Fiddle Leaf Fig is completely normal. These plants are sensitive to changes in environments and will respond to the stress of repotting by drooping. As long as other factors of care are kept consistent, the plant should recover in a few weeks. You’ll see their leaves return to their upright position.
Unfortunately for beginners, these houseplants are not the easiest to care for. Not only is it difficult to replicate the exact environments they prefer indoors, but any sudden changes in this environment – even small ones – will leave your plant stressed.
One of the first signs of this stress is drooping leaves. It takes the plant quite a bit of effort and energy to keep the massive and heavy leaves upright. When environments change and your plant becomes stressed, it stops prioritizing new growth. They can even shed some leaves altogether to conserve energy for survival.
In the long list of things that can dramatically change the plant’s environment and lead to stress, repotting is at the top. The roots are exposed to the air for short periods and disturbed heavily, and the soil is completely replaced. Not to mention, the pot size changes at the same time. All these factors combined make for a pretty stressful situation.
The most important thing to do when you notice drooping, as counterintuitive as it sounds, is nothing. Drooping leaves is a normal response to repotting, and most plants generally just need some time to adjust to their new surroundings. As long as you’ve watered after repotting and haven’t changed any aspects of care, the plant should recover successfully.
Luckily, as fussy as they are, they are also able to adapt. As long as there are no other factors affecting drooping, the leaves should return to normal once the plant adapts to its new environment. Most new plants just need time to recover from any transplant shock.
The worst possible way to resolve the problem is to try a bunch of new remedies that end up changing the conditions even more than repotting did. Don’t water any more than usual, give them different lighting conditions, or fertilize within two or three weeks after repotting to avoid making the recovery process that much longer.
If the problems last longer than a few weeks, repotting may not be the only issue. After this point, you can try diagnosing the problem and applying the proper fixes.
It’s important to make any changes slowly, giving your Fiddle Leaf time to adjust and react before you move on to the next solution. With too many dramatic changes at once, you may be unknowingly causing the problem that you are trying to resolve.
Short Answer
Leaves drooping soon after repotting your Fiddle Leaf Fig is completely normal. These plants are sensitive to changes in environments and will respond to the stress of repotting by drooping. As long as other factors of care are kept consistent, the plant should recover in a few weeks. You’ll see their leaves return to their upright position.
Unfortunately for beginners, these houseplants are not the easiest to care for. Not only is it difficult to replicate the exact environments they prefer indoors, but any sudden changes in this environment – even small ones – will leave your plant stressed.
One of the first signs of this stress is drooping leaves. It takes the plant quite a bit of effort and energy to keep the massive and heavy leaves upright. When environments change and your plant becomes stressed, it stops prioritizing new growth. They can even shed some leaves altogether to conserve energy for survival.
In the long list of things that can dramatically change the plant’s environment and lead to stress, repotting is at the top. The roots are exposed to the air for short periods and disturbed heavily, and the soil is completely replaced. Not to mention, the pot size changes at the same time. All these factors combined make for a pretty stressful situation.
The most important thing to do when you notice drooping, as counterintuitive as it sounds, is nothing. Drooping leaves is a normal response to repotting, and most plants generally just need some time to adjust to their new surroundings. As long as you’ve watered after repotting and haven’t changed any aspects of care, the plant should recover successfully.
Luckily, as fussy as they are, they are also able to adapt. As long as there are no other factors affecting drooping, the leaves should return to normal once the plant adapts to its new environment. Most new plants just need time to recover from any transplant shock.
The worst possible way to resolve the problem is to try a bunch of new remedies that end up changing the conditions even more than repotting did. Don’t water any more than usual, give them different lighting conditions, or fertilize within two or three weeks after repotting to avoid making the recovery process that much longer.
If the problems last longer than a few weeks, repotting may not be the only issue. After this point, you can try diagnosing the problem and applying the proper fixes.
It’s important to make any changes slowly, giving your Fiddle Leaf time to adjust and react before you move on to the next solution. With too many dramatic changes at once, you may be unknowingly causing the problem that you are trying to resolve.
@KikiGoldblatt thank you for all this info.. my fig has been a champ and hasn’t given me too many issues. Then it did this and it just stumped me. I’ll do as I been doing and just keep an eye on it.