Chicago Hardy, Fig
$16.00Lattarulla, Fig
Price range: $21.00 through $28.00Marseilles, Fig
$16.00Negronne, Fig
$21.00Neverella, Fig
$21.00
Pretty Edible Plants
Fruit & Nut trees, shrubs, vines and more
Pretty Edible Plants
Fruit & Nut trees, shrubs, vines and more
Fig
Fresh figs are a true gourmet delight with their sweet, delectable taste and are one of the easiest fruits you can grow. However, fig trees have a reputation in
northern gardens (zone 6 and colder) for not being winter-hardy enough to try…
Fortunately, figs are the perfect fruit to grow in containers! They are easy to care for, drought resistant, don’t require a lot of fertilizers, are relatively
pest free, grow quickly and respond well to pruning to keep their shape. Their foliage is attractive and tropical in appearance, and the trees do not require a lot of space; even fully grown fig trees are quite content growing
within the confines of a large pot. In fact, when planted in the ground, figs focus their energy on developing roots, often causing them to take 8-10 years for them to get around to fruit production. Container grown figs occupy the root zone of their pots quickly, then spend their energy producing fruit – often quite precociously.
When the nights start getting cold and frost becomes a threat, you can simply move
your container-grown fig tree into an unheated garage, shed, or other protected area where temperatures won’t dip below 25°F. The figs will drop their leaves and go dormant. They will require an occasional watering, but can otherwise be forgotten about until spring. As the days get longer and warmer, you can move the fig tree out to the yard for a few hours every day to help it acclimate to the sunshine, taking it back indoors in the evenings. When the last frost date has passed for your area, you can move the fig tree back to a sunny spot outdoors for the rest of the summer. In no time, your healthy, vigorous tree will produce sweet and luscious fresh figs for your snacking, cooking, and drying pleasure.
For very thorough instructions from Stark Brothers on growing fig trees in pots, please click here.
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