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My aunt told me to just ignore the yellow leaves on my fiddle leaf fig
She said they'd fall off and the plant would be fine, so I didn't do anything. That was about two months ago. Now I've lost almost half the leaves and the stem feels soft near the base. I finally looked it up and it was root rot from overwatering the whole time. I had to repot it into dry soil and cut away a bunch of mushy roots, but I'm not sure it'll make it. I wish I had just checked the soil with my finger like a normal person instead of listening to her 'wait and see' advice. Has anyone else brought a fiddle leaf back from something this bad?
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kevin_adams27d ago
That "wait and see" advice is so tough with plants because it assumes the problem is natural aging, not a crisis. You basically have to learn to diagnose the cause of the symptom yourself, which is the real hard part. Sorry you had to learn it the hard way with your fig.
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the_reese27d ago
Ugh yeah that "wait and see" thing is the worst, happened to my monstera and I felt so dumb. @kevin_adams is right, you gotta check the soil yourself.
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Totally feel you on the "wait and see" trap. I lost a really nice peace lily that way because the leaves just kept yellowing while I waited. The soil surface can feel dry but be soaked an inch down, that's the worst. I just use a wooden chopstick now, stick it in the dirt to check for moisture deep down. What kind of plant are you trying to save?
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