Plz help my Fiddle Leaf Fig

[Ktle1515]

Hi everyone! I got this guy a month ago at Home Depot. I’m starting to see brown spots and have research to see what the exact cause was but can’t seem to pinpoint it.

What i have done so far:
- repot 2 weeks after getting it from 14 to 16 inch pot with 1 quarter sizey drainage hole.
- used potting mix that’s made especially for FLF
- watered it like twice already within a month. I’m scared to overwater not sure if I’m under watering.
- it’s next to a north and west facing window.
- apt humidity is above 50.
- used liquid fertilizer when i water.

May you please look at the brown spots to see what exactly is going on. Any advice would be much appreciated! Overall it’s still really green i just want to fix the issue before it gets worst.

 

[oneeye]

Don't use any fertilizer because you have new soil packed with nutrients. The brown spots may be from over watering or fertilizer burn or and both. Let the top inch dry well before watering. Use your finger between the soil and the container to feel when to water. When its time to water, water slowly and long enough to get a little bit of water to come out the bottom of the container and then stop. Don't let your FLF sit in a tray of drain water.

 

[cpp gardener]

The brown spots are mostly physical damage not related to watering or light. It's only been a month so you're doing ok. That window corner is just about perfect, lucky lucky you! Just keep it consistently moist and everything should be great.

 

[oneeye]

Fiddle Leaf Figs like all Figs loose their bottom leaves when they are not watered enough. If you would have done that much physical damage to your plant you would of known it and so I disagree with cpp. Plus Ktle1515 has other plants and so under watering is not the only problem. Don't use fertilizer with every watering and your plant will be ok.

 

[cpp gardener]

As I said with the intensity of light in those windows you probably can't overwater it unless you keep it like a swamp you lucky, lucky indoor gardener you. As for the brown spots; pictures 1,2 &7 are light/water issues and 3,4,5 and 6 are physical damage from transportation from HD to home and into the apartment. All it takes is a little moderately rough handling to cause the mostly superficial damage, especially the marks in picture #5.