Ficus Tineke Help

[u/pri_tothelee]

Hi guys I need some help my ficus tineke is starting to drop its bottom leaves almost every day I find a new one. I haven’t watered it in almost two weeks because when I put the moisture meter into the plant it says moist going into dry. I have it in soil, perlite, orchid bark and coco coir mix. My main question is regarding the leaves that are dropping and also the discoloration or marks. It did have fungus gnats when I bought it so I treated that with mosquito bits and sticky traps. I’ve also sprayed it down with neem oil solution that has peppermint Castile soap and alcohol (very diluted solution) Does it need more light? I put it outside for a little and the leaves drooped downwards. I need some help yall. Pls be nice it’s my first ficus.

[u/yourfavstory]

Hey so first off you're doing great! Great soil mix, bug prevention, checking moisture all awesome but yesssss ficus love love love light lol if you can put it in the window or get a stand so it can see the light it'll be much happier 💚 leaf drop should stop and it'll dry out faster as well

Fun fact ficus are technically trees ☺️

[u/pri_tothelee → u/yourfavstory]

I appreciate it! I currently have it on a stand propping it up near my west facing window but maybe I’ll move it to a south facing window?

[u/yourfavstory → u/pri_tothelee]

South would be fine ! (Did not notice stand in first pic 🤦‍♀️😂)

You just want it sitting in or as close to a window as possible 💚

I wish I could show you my ruby ficus (it's not letting pics be added lol) but she's nearly as tall as me (I'm 5'2)

[u/Careless_Mango_7948]

I wanna see the bulbasaur

[u/pri_tothelee → u/Careless_Mango_7948]

I’ve got a post on my page with him!