More than five years after our first post about the trend, #fiddleleaffig is still dominating social media (with 125,272 snapshots on Instagram as of yesterday).īy now you may think you know everything there is to know about this finicky tropical rainforest plant-which, contrary to Instagram, doesn’t love life as a houseplant. Icon - Check Mark A check mark for checkbox buttons.įiddle-leaf fig trees are the “it” houseplant that refuses to go away. Icon - Twitter Twitters brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Pinterest Pinterests brand mark for use in social sharing icons. flipboard Icon - Instagram Instagrams brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Facebook Facebooks brand mark for use in social sharing icons. Icon - Email Used to indicate an emai action. Icon - Search Used to indicate a search action. Icon - Zoom In Used to indicate a zoom in action on a map. Icon - Zoom Out Used to indicate a zoom out action on a map. Icon - Location Pin Used to showcase a location on a map. Icon - Dropdown Arrow Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Close Used to indicate a close action. Icon - Down Chevron Used to indicate a dropdown. Icon - Message The icon we use to represent an email action. Icon - External Link An icon we use to indicate a button link is external. Icon - Arrow Right An icon we use to indicate a leftwards action. If you couldn't read a book where the plant is sitting all day then that's definitely not enough light.10 Things Nobody Tells You About Fiddle-Leaf Fig Trees - Gardenista Icon - Arrow Left An icon we use to indicate a rightwards action. If you would get a sun tan sitting where the plant is all day, that is too much sun. 🐛💩 Give your Fiddle Leaf Fig bright indirect light. From our team: Our team's personal preference for general fertilizing is to sprinkle worm castings on as a tops soil because they are a simple and effective slow release fertilization method that is 100% natural. We cary a plant food with a 3-1-3 ratio which is ideal for palms but can also be used for the Fiddle Leaf. Start fertilizing your Fiddle Leaf Fig within 6 months of purchasing it.įor fertilizer you can use something highly specialized like this Fiddle Leaf Fig plant food with a 3-1-2 ration of Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Potassium. From our team: One thing we've tried that worked really well at home is to put your fiddle leaf in a warm shower for 30 minutes when you need to water it. Misting helps, but nothing is good as increasing the relative humidity near the plant with a humidifier or putting in a place that has a lot of natural humidity. If you go this route we would suggest you mist it every 2 days. Some people will mist plants in order to help with humidity. If you aren't sure about the humidity in your home we use this temperature and humidity gauge in our shop to help us make sure the climate is just right for our moisture living friends. Even if it is just a small one like this one from Amazon. Often overlooked, humidity is a huge factor in your Fiddle Leaf Fig living comfortably in your home. Make sure your Fiddle Leaf Fig is an a humid part of your house Remove the collected water within 30 minutes of watering the plant.Add water until water starts to come out of the drainage holes.Pour the water over the soil evenly and slowly.Pour your water into the container you'll use to water it 24 hours before you water the plant.
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This should mean watering it as frequently as every 5 days during the spring and every 10-12 days during the winter How to water your Fiddle leaf The rule of thumb for the Fiddle Leaf Fig is to make sure that the soil is dry up to about an inch or two, so stick your thumb in and make sure it's dry. Water your Fiddle Leaf Fig when the top layer of soil is dry Since it is one of our most popular plants so we want to make sure that feel confident that you can do more than just keep it alive, we want you to feel like you are going to be able to give it everything it needs to thrive. They aren't complicated, they are complex just like you, they want to be given what they need to be successful. Fiddle Leafs just needs the right amount of water, humidity, food (fertilizer), and light to thrive.
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