Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

 Do you remember my Fiddle Leaf Find from Walmart 2 years ago?

Got them for $4 each

Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thumb" (which I wrote about HERE),

they have surprisingly held up well and thrived!

BEFORE

AFTER

When I first got them, I was expecting the worse, they weren't exactly in great shape at the start (hence, the clearance bin). But I believe that with our TLC (and bigger pot) they truly are quite remarkable now!

They grew so well that I was able to give 3 of my girlfriends this plant!

I didn't prune them, It turned, out there were 2 in each pot. So I actually ended up paying just $2 per plant?!!! My friends were so happy to get their own fiddle leaf fig too since ours have become so beautiful!

The tallest one so far

My mother-in-law who's an avid gardener in the Philippines, even thought my the Fiddle leaf figs were artificial since they looked so perfect!

What's our secret?
Not much really, but here is what we've been doing and so far, has worked well for these plants:

1) We water these babies generously once  a week in the summer and every 2 weeks in the winter. 

2) I do put some indoor plant fertilizer every 3 months or so (whenever I remember sometimes, so I didn't do this consistently)

3) Aphids can become a problem and nuisance. I just used water with some drops of dish washing soap in them, spray and wipe away. I don't put any oil in the leaves, their just shiny and perfect the way they are.

4) I do trim the bottom (not the top like most experts say) occassionally (like 3x  only since we got them)

5) We did transfer them right away to Bigger Pots for them to grow better! Actually we need to transfer one to a bigger pot soon...

See?

I truly love these plants, and they are perfect touches of green year-round inside our home!

I still want them to look like this though...

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So I better get my pruning skills honed right?!

How about you, do you have any indoor plants that makes you happy?

                          Have a Nice Day!

VEL 

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Fiddle Leaf Fig Bargain & Breakfast Area

I've been searching for this tree for a very long time.

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I don't know why it was so hard to find. 

Maybe because if there ever was a plant that was considered "IN" in decorating, this would be it.

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I went to all the local garden stores. 

Heard rumors on the blogosphere about Lowe's having it, and I went, still none. Also went to Home Depot &  Menards, you say Plants and I'm there, looking for this tree.

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Finally, on my last fit of 'desperation', I went to WALMART.

Lo and behold, hiding behind the palms, on CLEARANCE, is the elusive FIDDLE LEAF FIG TREE!!!!!

TA-DA!

I think I got too excited and hoarded them all!;-)

There were 6 and I took 4 since the other 2 looked pretty bad already or I would've taken them all!

$4.00 each!

Here it is now by our breakfast area window...

Hope they will grow big and tall! Can you just imagine?!

Breakfast area

The trees will make the space more chic and fresh!

Another one by the  Living Room

I really hope my Fiddle Leaf Fig trees thrive and survive! I'm no gardener so these babies are not in 'great hands' to begin with! I got them the "SPA" pots - ones where you water from the spout in the bottom rather than have to water the soil from the top, really hope this helps.

So if your looking for your own Fiddle Leaf Fig, try your local Walmart. I heard from Tiffany over at "Living Savvy" that Lowe's has the actual tree right now too! 

Hope you have a Great Week!

*VEL*

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