I don't think its getting enough sun light... any comments? Any tips on easing it into full sun or just saving it in general are more than welcome. Thanks! ( photo / image / picture from JonTheRevelator's Garden ) ( photo / image / picture from JonTheRevelator's Garden ) [/img]
It's been years since I tried growing a Ficus... and I stress "tried". They are very temperamental plants and don't like being moved about or fussed over. What kind of light supply is it getting now? Is it indoors or out? Is it a new or old plant? Is this a recent ailment or has it been coming on slowly? The amount of light might not be your problem. It appears to be in need of a larger pot. I'd try giving it a bigger home and let it "settle in" before I'd try moving it to a sunnier location.
Well, cherylad, first of all thanks for your reply. I'll try to answer all of your questions... It is around 3 years old, spent the winter indoors and looked great during the first few weeks of spring. It has slowly dwindled down to its current state. It resides on the porch which is not very sunny for plants under 3 feet (light does not pass through the porch railing). I sat it down on the porch floor because of heavy winds in the area. Also, I've noticed it isn't "drinking" like it used to. The soil stays wet longer. I've grown this lad from a seed so I dont really wanna see it go. thanks again!
With the soil staying wet longer, the roots are staying soggy and need to dry out. Move to a larger pot with drainage. Like Cheryl said they do not like to be moved from spot to spot, so try to find one that serves it's purpose all the time and leave it there to acclimate. Morning sun like it would get through a window screen so you might have to put something up to create that effect, no wind (or draft when inside) give it a few weeks to come back.
Hi Jon, I agree with all th other comments. The bowl looks too small for the plant. It also looks like salt burn to me, which is a result of watering with city water and fertilizer and it doesn't have anywhere to go (filter out) so it the salts keep building up, because the plant can't use everything you give it. Some of it needs to be leached out. My suggestion would to be follow the other posts and use rain water to water it with. Gently remove as much of the old soil as possible and use fresh potting mix. That way you will be getting rid of the excess salt build up if that is part of the problem. Hope all of these suggestions help the poor little plant.
