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- Ficus benjamina gets yellow leaves - What to do?
- Waterlogging causes yellow leaves - How to act properly
- Hard irrigation water leaves the leaves yellow
- Tips
On too much sun the Ficus Benjamini reacts with yellow leaves
Ficus benjamina gets yellow leaves - What to do?
Yellow leaves on the Benjamini are a common phenomenon that causes hobby gardeners headaches. In most cases, failures in care are responsible for the fact that a birch fig gets yellow leaves. You can read about the two most common causes with hints on the right course of action here.
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If your birch fig gets yellow leaves, the plant gets an excess of irrigation water. That is to be done now:
If the root ball lies in front of you without substrate, you will discover soaked, rotten roots. Cut out these roots with a sharp, clean pair of scissors. Please do not water in this exceptional case. Only after the Ficus benjamina has regenerated for a week, the water supply at a reduced level again.
Hard irrigation water leaves the leaves yellow
Do the green leaf veins appear clearly within the yellow leaves? Then you are dealing with leaf chlorosis. For your birch fig to thrive, she wants a slightly acidic substrate. If your Benjamini is poured with hard tap water, the lime content will accumulate in the soil and the leaves will turn yellow. From now on pour rainwater or decalcified tap water, the damage is gradually regulated.
Tips
Gladly your Benjamini spend the summer on the balcony. If the exotic green plant at this location is under a blazing midday sun, yellow leaves are inevitable. At the first signs of sunburn, please wear the birch fig to a partially shaded spot or provide shade during noon hours.