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Problem with ficus benjamina
rezarahimi01
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Hi
I Have ficus benjamina against a window without direct sunlight. Plenty of leaves are falling and rest of them are getting brown.
I don't know what's wrong with this plant?
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It's most likely the environment that causing the leaf drop.
They're plants from hot, humid countries so that's the sort of conditions they like. Not easy to replicate in a house in the UK.
It would probably be happier outside in a sheltered position if it's warm and bring it in on chilly nights. Let it have a bit of a holiday to recover.
Keep the compost just slightly moist and ideally use rainwater if possible. If tap water is the only option, let the tap water stand for 12-24 hours to let the chlorine gas-off.
If you have a little sprayer, it would like to be sprayed a couple of times a day to help recreate the humid atmosphere it likes
Billericay - Essex
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Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
I would dunk its pot in a large bucket of water until no more air bubbles appear then let it drain.
If it's been in the pot a while it's probably hungry as most composts only have feed for 90 days at best so give it a feed for leafy plants and make sure it doesn't go thirsty or hungry but don't drown it either.. I put mine in the shower every couple of months to rinse off dust and clean the leaves. If you can't do that, try misting it as Pete suggests. I've also been known to put it outside in the rain but you do have to make sure it's back in shade before the sun comes out again and never left in the cold.