Fig in pot dropping leaves mid season

[negan]

My fig tree started looking pretty unhappy lately, wilting leaves and dropping some eventually.

I thought the conditions are exactly what figs like. Sunniest June and July on the record so far and temperatures reaching 90s.

I water it sparingly fearing root rot but after the leaves started wilting I increased the cadence to every other day.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[redback]

The hot sun on the pot, soil and roots could be the problem. Not many plants like a hot root run.
Try shading the pot or putting it inside a bigger pot with wet straw or paper between the two pots. Keep up the watering they are very thirsty.

 

[oneeye]

Always very gently tip the plant out of the pot and make sure you are not over or under-watering when you are not sure. When you look at the roots if the plant root has filled up the container it may be time to up-pot.

What determines the timing of up-potting into larger pots is the watering frequency. If you have to water everyday you may want to increase the pot size by 2 inches. After up-potting the watering frequency will be every 3 days instead of every day.

Also when you water, be sure not to water with a lot of runoff because you are washing out the nutrients. When you use alot of water you can flush the good stuff out of the pot.