Leaves Turning Yellow On Potted Fig tree

[Nyboy]

This spring I purchase a 5 foot potted Brown turkey fig tree from Home depot. It is in pot and soil it came with seemed to be doing good has new growth and baby figs. The leaves started turning yellow at first I wasn't worried but as more and more leaves are turning brown I worry. I did give a dose of miracle grow a few days ago.

 

[Smart Red]

I hope someone can help you, Nyboy. I've had mine for many years with that never happening. Water deeply until it flushes out. Then keep it a bit on the dry side until deep watering once again. I also kept mine inside a larger pot with straw insulation between pots. Having the plant in direct sunlight my be heating the roots too much?

 

[Nyboy]

I always thought figs where heat lovers

 

[thistlebloom]

The green leaves look healthy. It may be yellowing from heat stress.
I think Red has a good point about the roots heating up. You could slip that pot into a bigger one to keep the sides of the pot shaded.
It's a nice looking tree.

 

[thistlebloom]

You may want to up-pot it if it's still in the same container it came in. Could be getting root bound.

 

[bobm]

It could posibly be that it needs some iron ( iron sulphate ). Also disolve a tablespoon of epsom salts in a gallon of water , this helps in the absorption of nutrients. How fast does the leaf yellowing progressing ? It could be a fungal issue too.

 

[Nyboy]

takes a couple of days going to repot and use epsom salt, I have plenty bought a bag for mini roses

 

[ninnymary]

It's your watering that is causing that. It used to happen to me occasionally but I've sinced learned to correct it. The soil is no longer loose but is packed. Even if you think you are deep watering it is not. Try deep watering and then pull the tree out of the container. I will guarantee that it will be dry once you scratch beneath the surface. What you need to do is plant it in fresh soil and water well. Then DO NOT let it completely dry out! Since I started putting wood chips as mulch on my containers, I have not had this problem. You should be fertilizing it once a month.

Mary

 

[thistlebloom]

Often when pots get watered the water runs down the sides and out the bottom instead of saturating the root ball, as Mary pointed out.

If the plant is manageable to pick up it's always beneficial to plunge it into a deep bucket of water and hold it down until no more bubbles rise from the soil. Then you can be sure you've watered thoroughly.

 

[Nyboy]

Will soak today picked up another loaded with figs 25% off