PetalPal
The sap is mildly irritating to cats and dogs.
Light
Bright light. Some direct sun is fine.
Water
When the top 3-5 cm of soil is dry, water it through
Temperature
18-30°C, not below 10°C
Feed
Once a month in spring and summer
Do this when you get home
- Pick one bright spot and leave it there. Once it's settled, try not to move it.
- It may drop a few leaves when it first comes home. That's it settling in.
Day to day
- Wipe the dust off the leaves now and then. That helps it photosynthesize.
- Don't put it where an air conditioner blows straight on it
- About once a month, turn the pot so it grows even
Common questions
Brown patches on the leaves, then they drop?
Usually too much water and a root problem, or a cold draft. Hold back water, and move it out of the draft.
It keeps dropping leaves?
Fiddle-leaf figs hate a change. Dim light, moving it often, and big temperature swings all drop leaves. Leave it in a bright spot and it settles.
