Looking for suggestions
I bought this plant last weekend from a store. Didn’t want to repot it right a way. The soil was dry when I got it and so I watered 1/2 cup of my water soluble fertilized water. The soil is wet at the moment. I put it on top of my plant shelf where it doesn’t get direct grow light. The shelf is located within 3 ft from north and west facing windows. What do you suggest so I don’t kill it. @DreamMachine #dreammachine
3ft to light, indirect
3” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 months ago
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@StableKale82 ooh nice! Your cyclamen looks to be stabling, woohoo!! 🥳 And beautiful fiddle leaf fig. 😱 Where did you get it from? I don’t need specifics but do you know if it was straight from a grower like costa farms or did you get it at a grocery store, or nursery?
If it was from a big box store who get regular shipments straight from the grower I would reccomend putting it in the brightest spot you have! If it might have had some time to sit in a darker place like a grocery store or smaller nursery then I’d start by putting it in medium light to acclimate, and slowly introduce it to brighter and brighter light over a period. And now I’ll brb, Let me go get my notes on them for you ☺️
If it was from a big box store who get regular shipments straight from the grower I would reccomend putting it in the brightest spot you have! If it might have had some time to sit in a darker place like a grocery store or smaller nursery then I’d start by putting it in medium light to acclimate, and slowly introduce it to brighter and brighter light over a period. And now I’ll brb, Let me go get my notes on them for you ☺️
@StableKale82 ruh roh! Those are a lot of yellow leaves! If you just got it this past weekend I’m guessing they were caused by getting too dry from wherever you got it. Is it in a nursery pot inside the outside pot? Can you move it a little closer to the grow light? If this is a drought response, then the only thing you can do is do is keep it in a stable environment, make sure it doesn’t get cold, and just keep it lightly damp, but not soggy, over the next couple weeks while it recovers, and don’t let it get dry. After it recovers you can resume a normal cycle of letting it dry out more in between waterings. Have you already checked for pests? Webbing, cottony fluff, scale insects?
@DreamMachine yes, no pest signs at least for now. But I will put it closer to the grow light and hope it recovers. 💚
@StableKale82 good luck Ena!! Keep me posted please 🙏🏼 And really just barely lightly damp for the next couple ish weeks. It’s kind of like you’re teasing out new root hair growth. Oh! Do you have a seedling heat mat? If you do, put it on it, they’re really helpful for encouraging new root growth, but totally ok if not too, just find a nice stable warm place ☺️
@DreamMachine it came from someone’s home. And they had it in front of a window. I was hoping it would be okay until I get my light bulbs delivered tomorrow and I can set it up for next day. 🤭 priorities!
@StableKale82 thats actually perfect then! Medium light will be good for it for a little while and then you can slowly get it used to brighter light. I gotta run out for a sec but if I don’t respond with my FLF notes, could please you nudge me?
Argh!! Greg isn’t letting me comment right now. I’ll try to make a quick post and tag you! @StableKale82
@StableKale82 Greg isn’t even letting me make a post, dang it! Can I send to an email?