My fignomenal has grown to 4 feet tall and abput 3 feet wide. It had 20 or so figs this year (1 year in the ground). Small figs. Taste like peach and maybe strawberry. Open eye. Related to chicago hardy
Glad to hear these comments on the size! As we said in the video, this is a new plant for us and we were going by the size printed on the tag info. There’s nothing like real growing experience!
I got one April '23. Admittedly, I didn't keep it in full sun, but on a covered porch. However, it survived a zone 9b record breaking summer heat, with the most days over 110°F and a run of 114°F days. I got one teeny tiny fig. (I was surprised I got any. ) But, the plant itself is closer to 3 ft wide by 2 ft high. When I bought it, the nursery said I should repot "soon." It just dropped its last few leaves, so I figure now (Jan '24) is a good time. Should I also prune? How? (When I first got it, it had obviously been pruned.)
I have potted dwarf figs and have a Fignomenal arriving today in a 4" pot. I put my figs out for the summer and bring them inside for the winter. Some are kept in an unheated garage over the winter and some inside the house (Iowa zone 5). I have one ready to go outside that has about a dozen small figs on it already and have good luck with dwarf figs. They don't take much food, but they like a lot of water. I'm curious and have some questions for you. What type of soil mixture and ratios work best for you? What size pot would you transfer the new 4" potted Fignomenal to for the first summer? You're in the South, so our growing conditions are quite different.
Pot size will depend on the size of the root system. Best guess would be a 6” pot the first summer, then monitor root growth, and repot as necessary. We use Fafard Professional potting soil here and Osmocote slow release fertilizer. Good luck with your fig!
depends on the pot if its in like a 3 gallon pot and it never gets put into a bigger one it wont grow very big i have mine in like a 2 or 3 gallon poty amnd it stopped growing at about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide and its starting to put on figs right now i just notriced the little figlets today
My fignomenal has grown to 4 feet tall and abput 3 feet wide. It had 20 or so figs this year (1 year in the ground). Small figs. Taste like peach and maybe strawberry. Open eye. Related to chicago hardy
Glad to hear these comments on the size! As we said in the video, this is a new plant for us and we were going by the size printed on the tag info. There’s nothing like real growing experience!
I'd love to see an update on how the Dwarf Fig is doing now... Please! 🤗
@@nc8848 we sold them all!
I got one April '23. Admittedly, I didn't keep it in full sun, but on a covered porch. However, it survived a zone 9b record breaking summer heat, with the most days over 110°F and a run of 114°F days.
I got one teeny tiny fig. (I was surprised I got any. ) But, the plant itself is closer to 3 ft wide by 2 ft high. When I bought it, the nursery said I should repot "soon." It just dropped its last few leaves, so I figure now (Jan '24) is a good time. Should I also prune? How? (When I first got it, it had obviously been pruned.)
Just bought one today, is there any special fertilizer it needs.
I have potted dwarf figs and have a Fignomenal arriving today in a 4" pot. I put my figs out for the summer and bring them inside for the winter. Some are kept in an unheated garage over the winter and some inside the house (Iowa zone 5). I have one ready to go outside that has about a dozen small figs on it already and have good luck with dwarf figs. They don't take much food, but they like a lot of water. I'm curious and have some questions for you. What type of soil mixture and ratios work best for you? What size pot would you transfer the new 4" potted Fignomenal to for the first summer? You're in the South, so our growing conditions are quite different.
Pot size will depend on the size of the root system. Best guess would be a 6” pot the first summer, then monitor root growth, and repot as necessary. We use Fafard Professional potting soil here and Osmocote slow release fertilizer. Good luck with your fig!
2’ x2’. Nope
Would that be too optimistic or too pessimistic?
depends on the pot if its in like a 3 gallon pot and it never gets put into a bigger one it wont grow very big i have mine in like a 2 or 3 gallon poty amnd it stopped growing at about 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide and its starting to put on figs right now i just notriced the little figlets today