I have a weeping fig who is very moody, she starts to drop leaves as soon as she is moved?

Question

She has outgrown her pot and desperately needs repotting, how can i do this without her throwing a tantrum

Answer 1

get her repotted and then put her right back where she started out.... she's gonna drop a few leaves from the shock of being un-potted and her roots all bare and all, but it won't be as bad as moving her from one room to another!.... go up only ONE pot size, add the new soil around the root ball.... be sure the pot drains very well, and FILL it with water so that all air pockets are chased out... add more soil around the edges if it settles during the watering..... let it drain, then, empty the saucer under it.... do not fertilize until it has stopped dropping leaves!!.... I've actually done this and had it NOT drop a leaf one!!!.... just make sure it goes back to the starting place!!....

Answer 2

I had a friend that had a plant leasing business in N Virginia give me a tip for finicky ficus. When rotating plants to or from her greenhouse to offices and malls for R&R, she would mark her pots and plants to always point NORTH. This way plants like ficus that don't like to be moved have less stress and drop fewer leaves. She said it worked irregardless of direction of light it was used to, i.e. east or west or even fluorescent. This goes against what I do to other plants that benefit from being rotated for balanced growth to prevent lopsidedness. When you think about it, it makes sense. If you could lift a large tree without root damage and spin it 180 degrees I'll bet it would freak and drop it's leaves. I always thought of doing a controlled study to see if other plants and trees would be affected. Try it, you have nothing to loose except a few leaves. RScott

Answer 3

this is the secret about weeping figs- if they like the spot dont move them- they should have been called dont move weeping figs or the leaves will fall.

Answer 4

They are very sensitive. Once you have them in a place and they are growing well, don't move them, they will drop their leaves.