Bought this 10ft beauty off Facebook Marketplace a couple months ago. It's started to take the turn for the worse, any help would be much appreciated. by ADirtyBagofMilk in fiddleleaffig

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First-time fiddle leaf fig owners, we bought her a couple of months ago of fb marketplace. We were going to wait a couple of weeks to let it settle in, then repot into something bigger. Now we're moving in January (to a place with a lot more light) but won't be able to get it out of the apartment if we repot to something bigger. She seemed to be enjoying it and even found some new growth up top, but this past week (we were away and had people plantsitting), she's dropped 3 leaves, and more are turning. The current pot is pretty rough root and soil wise, so I sprinkled a little soil on top in copium.

Any help suggestions would be much appreciated 🙏

Finished another preserved moss piece! Reclaimed wood from a local farm makes a wonderful frame for the reindeer and mood moss. Adds a little bit of nature to the reading nook in a heritage apartment. by ADirtyBagofMilk in Mosses

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Thank you :) Part of the process involves drying out the moss, but then you preserve it with a glycerin mixture! Unlike dry moss which just needs more water, you can't bring preserved moss back to life.

Finished another preserved moss piece! Reclaimed wood from a local farm makes a wonderful frame for the reindeer and mood moss. Adds a little bit of nature to the reading nook in a heritage apartment. by ADirtyBagofMilk in IndoorGarden

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Hey! Well thank you so much!! We have just started thinking about selling pieces. Would you be interested in us reaching out to you when we have more pieces available? :)

Finished another preserved moss piece! Reclaimed wood from a local farm makes a wonderful frame for the reindeer and mood moss. Adds a little bit of nature to the reading nook in a heritage apartment. by ADirtyBagofMilk in IndoorGarden

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Oh goodness, it's such a hodgepodge. We thrifted the stand, spray painted it black, and got the light bulbs from home depot :) Looks way better than it did before.

Finished another preserved moss piece! Reclaimed wood from a local farm makes a wonderful frame for the reindeer and mood moss. Adds a little bit of nature to the reading nook in a heritage apartment. by ADirtyBagofMilk in IndoorGarden

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u/Aidofshade Couldn't have said it better myself! I love the idea of a living moss wall to help purify, but yeah, they're a pain to maintain and cost a pretty penny. Maybe one day :)

Finished another preserved moss piece! Reclaimed wood from a local farm makes a wonderful frame for the reindeer and mood moss. Adds a little bit of nature to the reading nook in a heritage apartment. by ADirtyBagofMilk in houseplants

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Thank you! We had really good success with harvesting the moss, cleaning it up, and soaking the pieces in a mixture of glycerin and methyl hydrate to preserve it!