How To Care Fig Plant. Set the tree on. Wipe down your fiddle leaf fig trees leaves once a week to keep them free of dust and to help the plant efficiently absorb more sunlight.
Grow figs in a warm sheltered spot in full sun. To water your plant with a drainage hole completely soak the plants soil until the water stops running out of the pots drainage hole. For container fig trees grow them in a soil-based potting mix and add fine bark chips to improve drainage.
Inside you can set your plant in a sink in a tub or on a large plastic drainage saucer.
Continued Fig Tree Care. Pumila is a clinging vine that readily attaches to wooden boards or topiary forms. First take a look at the soil to see if its wet or dry before you water. Plan to repot a young fiddle-leaf fig annually every spring.