Need help bringing a near dead plant back to life

DezUk · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:20

Arite folks I need some plant help

I have a Fig Yvig that is looking a bit poorly. Basically I bought it about a year ago from Ikea of all places but when I bought it looked much better than it does now. It was very green and much more leaves than it does now. Admittedly I haven’t looked after it too well but want to try and resurrect it. Only last week it looked even worse than it down now with hardly any green and a fair few dead leaves. So I stuck it near a nice big window and have been watering it every day, since then more green has started to spear but it still not looking great. I’m just looking for some advice as to what I can do to bring it back to life. I know someone who has one that is a good six foot tall so that’s what I am aiming for.

So all you green fingers fire away with your comments

What it is supposed to look like:

VonClinkerhofen · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:28

Maybe you could re-pot it and feed it now and again?

Cyanide · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:30

We had a big 'ol house plant that was almost dead. Stuck it in a new, bigger pot with some fresh compost and gave it some Miracle Grow Plant Revive. It's not quite perfect again just yet but it's getting there

Glaucus · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:32

what ever yoy do, don't over water plants...

Killa_ken · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:33

Jon Frost · 14 Jul 2008 at 21:40

Put it in the sun, light mix of miricle grow, water til soil is damp, not wet.
Leave.

DezUk · 14 Jul 2008 at 22:15

Ok I'll keep at it and this weekend I'm gonna go and try and get a bigger pot and some better soil, hopefully that will help

I'll keep you updated!

Anim · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:08

i hope so!

alexakasloth · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:10

DezUk said:
Ok I'll keep at it and this weekend I'm gonna go and try and get a bigger pot and some better soil, hopefully that will help

I'll keep you updated!

That will, what it needs now are nutrients, and as said, don't over water the plant or the roots will rot.

PinkFloyd · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:13

Spread mustard over the stalk and it will be fine.

tbh.

kinobestew123 · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:15

Engine oil, paint the leaves with it...

Flibster · 14 Jul 2008 at 23:56

Napalm.

sniffy · 15 Jul 2008 at 00:34

If it doesn't recover please post a picture so we can diagnose the problem easier.

bum · 15 Jul 2008 at 01:51

Spit on it

kinobestew123 · 15 Jul 2008 at 02:11

Lol at ^^, made me laugh.

Tefal · 15 Jul 2008 at 02:33

Cyanide said:
Stuck it in a new, bigger pot with some fresh compost and gave it some Miracle Grow Plant Revive

this, Miracle grow is awesome.

Mat · 15 Jul 2008 at 08:58

Flibster said:
Napalm.

I think you mean agent orange...

monkeyspank · 15 Jul 2008 at 10:02

You need a big pot if you want a big plant.
HAve you checked underneath the leaves for tiny mites or anything like that?

DezUk · 15 Jul 2008 at 19:56

Yeah the leaves are fine byu the looks of it. As I said here are some pics of the plant in question, as you can see its not looking like the one I originally posted.

nin9abadga · 15 Jul 2008 at 20:02

bigger pot, find out where it likes to be (direct sunlight, warm, dark etc), water it and feed it (as it says on the miracle grow bottle). i have a plant my mum bought me years ago, i've almost killed it about 3 times and each time i water and feed it and it looks itself again in no time.