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Fig Tree leaves turning yellow
Pamela123
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The leaves on my potted brown turkey fig tree are becoming yellow. Does anyone know what the reason might be? The tree is on a south east facing patio.
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Autumn???
Ours are doing the same - think Welshonion is right, its that time of year?
Some of leaves became a mottled green/yellow in the summer so I am not sure that it is due to the season change.
Too much or too little water perhaps? But I was thinking autumn too.
If the leaves turn yellow in the summer it's usually due to lack of watering.
At this time of year autumn is the most likely reason for colour change and leaf fall - but my fig leaves aren't changing colour yet
I'm still watering mine at least twice a week.
Last edited: 30 September 2016 09:31:59
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks for response. How often and with what do you feed your fig? It looks very healthy and has far more leaves than mine.
It has a sprinkling of Fish, Blood & Bone in the spring and again in early summer. As soon as it begins to wake up in the spring (leaf buds swelling, new figs forming etc) it gets some tomato feed in a watering can full of water weekly until September-ish.
I follow the advice here re care and pruning for figs https://www.readsnursery.co.uk/blogs/tips-advice/163561031-fig-trees
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thank you for the information and link. It is very helpful.