How to Revive a Fiddleleaf Fig (Part 2) 

Thank you so much for the update! Other channels tend to leave us hanging .. no updates on how previously featured plants are doing. I just repotted mine, it was a Costco purchase, a beautiful full fiddle. But it lost 4 leaves, I know 2-3 is normal as its adjusting to its new home. But the 1st 2 that fell were from the middle part of the plant then the remaining 2 were the oldest leaves, hope that makes sense. But i noticed from the very beginning that half the soil would dry out & other half was always reading "wet" on the moisture meter. Some leaves are starting to show root rot symptoms so i finally repotted today & well, fingers crossed that I did it right cos its the 1st time i repot something so big

Thank you for sharing. I transplanted my Ficus Audrey, removed all the dirt off the roots, thought it was root rot, but I had it too close to the heating vent. It dropped 75% of its leaves, but after a few weeks I saw new roots and new leaves opened up on several branches. Glad Matilda is doing well.

This gives me hope! I just transplanted my fig to a smaller pot because it was it a pot way to big. Although I feel the new pot should be smaller I will wait it out to see how my fig does. Thanks so much!!!

So...if you bought one in a 10" pot would you move it down to an 8 inch?

Great tips! going to try to on my FLF!

So happy to see that Matilda is doing well!

I recently bought this plant and was having red dots? Under the leafs so i checked it just had very little roots... so i think that was the main problem on my fiddle leaf. Should i put my fiddle leaf in smaller pot?

Your video was very helpful. I am very new to this and have had my fiddle leaf for a year. I recently noticed the roots were coming out of the soil on top and the leaves were either getting hikes in them or browning at the tips so I repotted. I noticed fungus gnats a week later. Repotted again and realized the gnats were in the soil bag. I took off all the soil, left her bare and went out to buy more soil. Came back an hour later and repotted her. Now all the leaves have drooped down or changed color. some went light green, others have dark green spots and others have brown spots. The one leaf that was about to bloom has stopped and I can see a brown spot on it. Unfortunately there's a lot more I did to get rid of the gnats before repotting, like spraying it with soap water and putting it in direct sunlight. And I also took off too many leaves I feel. About 4. I really don't want to lose it. It's been exactly one week since all of this change to her. One good sign is the top two leaves are doing well. Any tips? Thanks in advance.

Thank you for this information. How much would you water a plant as such at this point?

I hope my FLF recovers like Matilda!

Hi! I have a fiddle that I thought has root rot. I repotted a couple of months ago. It started sprouting a branch and new leaves but some leaves are still getting black spots. And the soil stays wet in one spot. Should I try repotting again and make sure to remove all of the old soil? Idk what to do! I don’t want the new leaves to have issues.

I had about three leaves turning black on my fiddle. Amanda is over 6 feet tall, I've had her for a year now. First sight of a black leaf I repotted in the same pot but with fresh soil. I didn't see any black mushy roots or smelled anything bad. It is winter time where I live and I had to take immediate action. I was told not to tepot your plant in the winter time. Do you think Amanda is gonna be alright?

I bought this plant a month ago. The roots were poking out on top of the soil. I read that was indication it was outgrowing the pot. After watching your part 1 video I'm afraid I repotted it in a pot too big for the plant. I bought the plant in a 8 1/2 inch pot. Repotted in a little over 12 1/2inch pot about 2 weeks ago. Should I repot to a smaller pot?

i have a question, what to do if she doesn't grow new leaves?

How much water do you put?

Hi! I bought a ficus fiddle leaf fig last Thursday and i think i maybe put it a lot of water cause suddenly all the leaves turned brown and crispy. I repot it 2 days later after i got it and changed all of her soil... i thought maybe it was root rot so today i got her out of the put to check and the soil was almost dry and no signs of root rot.. i dont know what im doing wrong, the leafes just turned brown and started to fall, im so sad. I hope u can help me:(