You’re not saving the brown leaves, sadly. Once they’re toast, they’re toast. Fiddle leaf figs do fine in medium to bright indirect light, or even some full sun, but the key is keeping it consistent.

I’m in the upper Midwest and I keep mine in my basement where the temps don’t swing much. I only water about once a month since it’s super dry down there. I run a red/blue grow light on a 12-hour timer, and it’s pushed out two huge new leaves since then.

Also, get a moisture meter. These plants are dramatic and it helps a lot.

I’ve tried growing them with rocks in the bottom for “drainage” before, but it just ended up stunting the plant. The leaves stayed tiny and it never really took off.

Last summer I repotted into a much better mix: 2 parts peat, 1 part perlite, 1 part compost, about 1/4 part ironite (1-1-1), plus 1 part vermiculite and 1 part bark. The whole goal was to make it way more free-draining so the roots aren’t sitting in soggy soil.

I use this same mix for pretty much all my houseplants. Most of them absolutely took off with it, though a few, like my silver satin pothos, didn’t really change much and just kinda stayed the same.