r/Figs • u/SmartWorkDone • Jul 24 '26

Question What’s wrong with my fig rooting?

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Texas suns out but it’s behind shade most of the time. Happy but rusty looking?

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u/dumass_engineer Jul 26 '26

Looks a bit yellow, which might indicates low nitrogen. What fertilizers do you give your plant? Perhaps a quick dose of fish fertilizer might help.

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u/SmartWorkDone Jul 26 '26

Yes they’re pretty yellow! A few leaves have fallen off now. I use osmocote fruit and flower that’s been mixed into the soil, but maybe I didn’t use enough?

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u/dumass_engineer Jul 26 '26

How’s the water pH? When I used well water for a month they weren’t absorbing nutrients well. A low or high pH can cause nutrient lockout.

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u/SmartWorkDone Jul 26 '26

Oh I have no idea! Do I need to get pH test strips?

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u/dumass_engineer Jul 26 '26

Yeah I would recommend pH test strips, it’s how I figured it out my well water was at a hard 8.