Thank you so much for the information. I will find previous one and hope to see examples of "pinching" the fig tree for growth and fruiting.....Thanks again. I am in PA, zone 6 (a or b, doesn't matter)
Hi M'Li! Don't know if you remember me from Newbury Park. I was given a fig start from Sophie Adams (via Merleen). It's in a pot so it will be limited. It's producing and has a lot of figs but I'm wondering what you mean by "pinching" it. I've been babying this plant for four years. Ironically, as we walked through Italy, there were fig trees everywhere that were huge and seemed to grow without any effort.
I definately remember both you and Merleen! It's good to hear from you! I learned about pinching figs from The Millennial Gardener's TH-cam channel. It is where you take the growing tip of a branch and pinch off the tip of it down to where the next leaf starts. That stops the flow of hormones that cause the branch to grow longer and causes side branch growth. That is where you see fruit production. Are you still in California? If so, you can plant it in the ground and it will do really well. I never had to pinch the growth tips of my fig trees in California.
So glad to find your channel! I’m also in Utah (in the salt lake county) and really want to grow fig trees. I just purchased a desert king from a nursery and it has a ton of fruit on it already. I do have a question about wrapping the tree during winter. Do you cut it back every year and then wrap it? Thanks again for all your information Millie!
I am glad you found my channel! You are going to love growing figs! Last year was the first year I properly protected my figs, and I plant to do it every year. I will be thinning out the branches and cutting everything back far enough that they will fit under my cover. I will do a video on that near the beginning of October.
@@gardenwiseadventures thanks so much for the quick reply! ☺️ I’m subscribed so I can’t wait to see that video. Do you feel that your Chicago hardy is doing better than the desert king? I’m thinking to head back to Glover and grab a Chicago hardy as well. What do you suggest?
Just started an interest in growing figs this spring. I put a 3 gal. Chicago Hardy with one attached fig, another fig grew on top of it even faster, in the ground in a 6'6" x 6'6" green house. I planted a 1 gal Celeste into a 6 gal. pot which I will try to overwinter in the garage. I recently received a 2 Gal Little Miss Dwarf Figgy which I need to still plant into a 10 gal Lowes pot and just ordered a Violette Bordeaux that will also go into a Lowes pot to overwinter in the garage. I think I may have taken on to much, but I'm hoping I can handle it. Do I still need to wrap the Chicago Hardy in the Green House? Can I just lay an old blanket around and on top of it?
It looks like you have some great trees and a good start into the world of fig addicts 😁. It's hard to know how well your fig tree will do in your greenhouse. It will get some protection, but how cold does your greenhouse get over the winter? If it gets lower than 20° inside then I would find a way to wrap it with more insulating material. I found that the silver I sulation roll you can find at Home Depot work well.
I absolutely agree with that spacing for people who live in climates a little more agreeable for figs. Figs in my area will never get aggressive because the climate is not really suitable for them. I think the size mine is now is the biggest it will get here. That will limit the spread of the roots. I also grew figs in southern California and never would have put a fig tree that close to a foundation there. My figs there were huge!
Thank you so much for the information. I will find previous one and hope to see examples of "pinching" the fig tree for growth and fruiting.....Thanks again. I am in PA, zone 6 (a or b, doesn't matter)
Hi M'Li! Don't know if you remember me from Newbury Park. I was given a fig start from Sophie Adams (via Merleen). It's in a pot so it will be limited. It's producing and has a lot of figs but I'm wondering what you mean by "pinching" it. I've been babying this plant for four years. Ironically, as we walked through Italy, there were fig trees everywhere that were huge and seemed to grow without any effort.
I definately remember both you and Merleen! It's good to hear from you! I learned about pinching figs from The Millennial Gardener's TH-cam channel. It is where you take the growing tip of a branch and pinch off the tip of it down to where the next leaf starts. That stops the flow of hormones that cause the branch to grow longer and causes side branch growth. That is where you see fruit production.
Are you still in California? If so, you can plant it in the ground and it will do really well. I never had to pinch the growth tips of my fig trees in California.
So glad to find your channel! I’m also in Utah (in the salt lake county) and really want to grow fig trees. I just purchased a desert king from a nursery and it has a ton of fruit on it already.
I do have a question about wrapping the tree during winter. Do you cut it back every year and then wrap it?
Thanks again for all your information Millie!
I am glad you found my channel! You are going to love growing figs! Last year was the first year I properly protected my figs, and I plant to do it every year. I will be thinning out the branches and cutting everything back far enough that they will fit under my cover. I will do a video on that near the beginning of October.
@@gardenwiseadventures thanks so much for the quick reply! ☺️ I’m subscribed so I can’t wait to see that video. Do you feel that your Chicago hardy is doing better than the desert king? I’m thinking to head back to Glover and grab a Chicago hardy as well. What do you suggest?
It is doing better than the Desert King. I think it will eventually produce more figs.
@@gardenwiseadventures ok that’s good to know. I think I’ll invest in it and see which one does better. Thanks again for the reply 😊
Just started an interest in growing figs this spring. I put a 3 gal. Chicago Hardy with one attached fig, another fig grew on top of it even faster, in the ground in a 6'6" x 6'6" green house. I planted a 1 gal Celeste into a 6 gal. pot which I will try to overwinter in the garage. I recently received a 2 Gal Little Miss Dwarf Figgy which I need to still plant into a 10 gal Lowes pot and just ordered a Violette Bordeaux that will also go into a Lowes pot to overwinter in the garage. I think I may have taken on to much, but I'm hoping I can handle it. Do I still need to wrap the Chicago Hardy in the Green House? Can I just lay an old blanket around and on top of it?
It looks like you have some great trees and a good start into the world of fig addicts 😁. It's hard to know how well your fig tree will do in your greenhouse. It will get some protection, but how cold does your greenhouse get over the winter? If it gets lower than 20° inside then I would find a way to wrap it with more insulating material. I found that the silver I sulation roll you can find at Home Depot work well.
I love figs..not sure if I can grow them in my zone...alien is cute!
Thank you! What zone do you live in?
@@gardenwiseadventures zone 4 Minnesota
Zone 4 is a hard one e for figs unfortunately! You could grow them in pots and store them in a garage once they are dormant for the winter.
@@gardenwiseadventures the squirrels have decided my garage is thiers..lol...probably chew the plant to make nests...sigh
That's no fun!
Fig roots can destroy foundations. Some recommend containers, or plant 35 feet from buildings.
I absolutely agree with that spacing for people who live in climates a little more agreeable for figs. Figs in my area will never get aggressive because the climate is not really suitable for them. I think the size mine is now is the biggest it will get here. That will limit the spread of the roots.
I also grew figs in southern California and never would have put a fig tree that close to a foundation there. My figs there were huge!