Hi all. Have lurked around this forum enough. I have a parisien balcony clogged with plants and one lovely fig tree (which is my fave, but don't tell the others).

I've had it a year or so, in a giant pot. Great fruit last summer. Not sure what kind it is, but will try to figure out soon. But it's gone droopy and leaves are turning yellow and brown on edges. See pics. Too much water? Not enough? Needs food? North west expo, so not sun.

I water via drip. Was going to take it offline for a bit to see what happens. Thinking the waterings are too frequent and not long enough...

Any thoughts? Thanks much

Welcome to the forum!

We can't see how big the pot is in the pics, but it could be a number of things, like soil/water pH, potting medium, nutrients, and so on. How big is the pot in proportion to the tree, and what's the potting mix? Have you checked the roots? What do you feed it, and how often? Have you checked the pH? I'm sure an expert will chime in here. 

Looks like you need to feed it. But first dig up 4 inchs of soil and see if it is water logged or dry. Sometimes water can be deverted from root bal . If dry water it and use fingers to get soil to take water around roots. If water logged dont water for awhile if water logged and smells remove gently and a n end soil with a bag of perlite.

I see this when the pots get too dry then I compensate with way too much water. Like the plant is reacting to water shock.  Maybe try watering from bottom?  Good luck, and welcome.  Are you in Paris? Those old zinc rooftops are amazing. 

Hi
your strawberry guava below is showing the same symptoms as the leaves are yellowish.

maybe compost can help ..
BTW what variety is it?

Thanks all for the warm welcome and welcomed advice!
The pot is 55 cm cubed which seems about right and is, in any case, the largest that will fit on the balcony. From what I've read, in the UK, growers contain their plants, even in gound, at this size.
I:ve held off watering a bit and have also refed. It isn't waterlogged, but I may well have shocked it! Too many good intentions.
Will grab compost from my mother in law over 14 july weekend. The tree has a couple of spring figs and quite a few little nubbits for the fall crop coming on so want to keep that going...figs for breakfast in view.
Am indeed in Paris. Will post more pics of rooftops ;-)

Strawberry guava sounds wonderful, but my other plant is much less exotic - a small magnolia. The leaves are yellow as new growth. She seems happy - had a couple of giant flowers just a few days ago. She'll get compost too when it comes.

I don't know what kind of fig this is, but will dig in my papers and post when i've figured it out. Thanks again.

I have grown in containers for a long time and one of the easiest ways to check how wet the soil is to lift the edge of the pot on a regular basis, you will quickly get a feel for when it needs water. Another problem you can have is dry areas can develop in a pot and you may never know it. You can pour on water and think it is properly watered but these dry spots can be tough to get wet once they form. When you have a mostly dry container set it in a tray a few inches deep and fill the tray with water to cover the drain holes and then water the hell out of it on top. Flood the top a few times and if you start getting thousands of bubbles coming up for a minute or two you will be penetrating those dry spots, don't stop the flooding water till the bubbles stop. Once or twice a month when they are actively growing I give them a mild dose of fish emulsion.

I've seen this from too much water, too little water and as a result of fertilizer burn.  Cold can also do it.