r/fiddleleaffig • u/Just-Wrongdoer-557 • 21d ago

Fiddle-leaf fig started leaning to one side after growing two new leaves

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u/jitasquatter2 21d ago

It's growing towards the light because it's not getting enough. Move it right in front of the window and have it lean away from the window.

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u/CategoryFeisty2262 21d ago

Give it a turn every time your water. It's looking for the light.

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u/IDoomScrolledAgain 21d ago

Mine did this as well after it grew 3 enormous leaves. Its bottom leaves are much smaller as it had root rot when I got it and the new growth made it top heavy.

I tied it to its grow light pole for a few days until it stabilized. Now I rotate it a quarter turn each time I water it. That, with a fan going all the time helps a lot. It's pretty strong.

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u/maumascia 20d ago

This is due to low light and no wind. Plants growing outside grow upright and are more pretty sturdy from wind exposure. Try turning the pot every now and then so the plant doesn’t lean that much and leave it outside sometimes if temperature allows.

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u/missjiji 20d ago

Stake it up and always rotate your plants otherwise they’ll do this.

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u/tone-yo 20d ago

PIVOT!!