Complete Guide to Growing Fig Trees in CONTAINERS
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- A potted fruit tree doesn't get much easier than this. Just give them heat, sunlight, minimal water and lots of food and your fig tree will love you for it.
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What a wealth of knowledge. Loving your fig collection!
Thanks for sharing
Great info. I love all your trees! They all look so healthy and very loved!
Thanks for the tips. It's exactly what I'm looking for.
Fantastic video, with everything explained and covered beutifully.
I just purchased my first 2 Fig tree cuttings today, (Velle's and Common Fig) from a guy on Craig'slist and just came across this channel (thank god).
I've been a gardener since 2000. Love this channel !
Welcome mate figs are awesome you'll get addicted quick👍🏼😂
4 years later how are they doing?
You don’t live to far from me! I just got my first fig tree and I already want more 😅
I have two Chicago Hardy fig trees.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of fig trees.
I purchased Chicago Hardy this year too! Would be happy for some tips please 🙏
One of the best videos you have ever made!
Hi Ross. This is Maggie. Don’t know if you remembers me. I’ve mentioned to you before that i plantes 10 fig plant in my backyard but no figs at all. This year finally 7 figs came out. I’m so happy to see that but winter is approaching and leaf already yellow. Fig still green. My figs is going to die because I don’t have a green house. I listen to you and purchase 4 hardy Chicago. Is now still small but is growing nicely. Thanks for the detail video. Hope to see more video from u. Take care Ross
Take care, Maggie! Glad to see you have figs.
Thanks, also live in Pennsylvania and have been trying to grow figs. My mother used to have them growing like crazy in NJ, she really had a green thumb.
Thank you. I just bought a fig tree (turkey something variety) I would love to know more about re potting it. Things like soil type, what things to use as a feed and moisture levels etc. Cheers J
Beautiful trees,I am in Arizona thinking about buying a few fig trees, one of my favorite fruits.
I hope that I can get my trees to look like yours.🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳🌳
Your worried about the cold we're worry about the heat,its brutal during the summer!! 100,105,110 the hottest 122😀 the nights are also hot!!😟
Any who😮 you have an awesome collection,helpful info will combine your info with what I already know equal success.😀
Thank you for sharing👍🌹
You’re in Pennsylvania too?! This gave me great hope.. thanks for all the info!
I'm in PA as well, have one 2 year old that gave me nice figs this year! Need to learn a bit more.
Philly in the house! I have a baby fig. I’m glad I found your channel! Wow do you love figs!
Beautiful fig trees!
I like these vids that aren't too long.
Thanks Ross.
I live in Southern Oregon and was wondering if I could grow figs. You answered the question! The lowest we get is 20 degrees and snow, but who know what is going to happen with the weather
I grow them in Michigan. They stay outside until the first frost, then they go indoors (temps above freezing, below 50) until spring. If I don't, they die.
I grow them in citrus soil mix to better control the water content.
Gorgeous fig forest!
I have a black mission fig tree in Southern California zone 8b. It’s in a 5gal container and it’s bearing fruit. Based on your information, I think I’ve been overwatering. I also keep moving it around my porch trying to find a spot it’ll like. My summer temps get to 109F lately so when I put it in full sun, I see the leave wilt a bit. I’ll reduce the water , thank you 🙏🏼
I’m also in SoCal and the fig trees around me grow insanely fast with more fruit that I can handle. Figs are very easy to grow in SoCal.
Great helpful video
I lose my Smith earlier season to some stressed of the move, you just convincing me to try to get it again.
Great video Rosss, thanks for sharing your knowledge!
wow! Great info.
We put ours in the pollytunnel over winter, its still in there and have had some good heat in there, its only may and yet the figs have gotten quite big. Ive never known figs to be that big before June. So, it looks like we have about 30 days to go.
Excellent video.
Thank lots brother... Very helpful video...
Great video Ross! Can you send me the link to the feeding video you have that shows how to and what to and when to fertilize our Fig trees ? Thanks bro and keep up the great work!! Let me know if you ever need help moving your trees around bro your not that far from me and I can bring some hand carts to transport them safely No worries up to you just keep in mind.
th-cam.com/video/DhezinnRNLo/w-d-xo.html
I appreciate the offer man. I've got a couple guys that have already offered. I'll let you know if someone bails.
Could you maybe go over your feeding routine and soil selection for container figs? Thanks
Check it out: th-cam.com/video/DhezinnRNLo/w-d-xo.html
Go Eagles!!! Thanks for the info. Currently growing my first Olympian and honey figg. Wish me luck cause I'm clueless outside these videos.
WOW! your collection of fig varieties are Amazing they all looked very healthy, I just started planting figs in a container because I don't have much space in my backyard, I love eating figs so much they are very addictive fruit to eat so I have bought 10 fig trees and planted them in pots.I enjoyed watching your videos very informative thanks for sharing I am so happy to have found your videos thanks for sharing, looking forward to every videos you share to us.I have a question do you make your own potting mix soil if so please make a videos of it too and what fertilizer you use, thanks!
I've got videos on all of that, Marietta!
You are a big help !
I like what you do, so I give you an advice; never growing Fig near a wall the fig's roots become bigger then it breaks the wall.
How is your greenhouse heated? At which (constant?) temperature do you keep it during winter? Does it turn on/off automatically depending on the outside temperature or day/night cycle?
I am in zone 9b and am still looking for two varieties.I would later on want to graft them onto my current one.
Sunny Life me too
Have a fig in the ground and every year it dies back. Makes a huge beautiful plant but the figs never mature. Going to try container now. Thank you for the video.
Do you prune it? That can help. The internet has instructions.
Thank you, Good video
I have a question, i notice on my fig tree that from one eye three branches growing up
Should i keep them or just keep one branch per eye. Thank you
Your a crazy fig guy.. I like that. I am trying to get fruit from mine. I am watching all your videos. Can you tell me varsities that you get and what you do with them?
Oh my. This is a lot of work. We did Nothing to our tree when I was young. We ate delicious figs. Love them.
I was thinking of using for my potted hardy figs: 10% shredded pine mulch, 10% perlite, 20% potting mix and 60% coco coir. Then adding 10-10-10 fertilizer if ever needed. Any suggestions on my ratios here or elimination of a medium? I plan to transplant into the ground next year
Thank you,Ross! I have watched all your videos with gardening tips, they are very helpfull. I live in Philadelphia, and love gardening but the climate is not that freandly with my garden. Figs have been the hardest ones to survive cold whether. I have been planting all fruit trees on the ground and I’ m not that happy with what I have got,for that hard work done,in wrong way.
Thank you for your tips, very helpfull. Did you ever plant quince tree? I’d like to get some tips on how to care for it. The ones I have on the ground they got desesse all over and no fruits at all. Is it going to be any difference if I plant them on the container?
IF you got diseases on your quince, you may be in an area that's really tough to grow them. I would consider growing something else :/
Hey there thanks for the video...I just bought a fig tree yesterday. And would like to grow it in a container. Can you please tell me the name of the container you have the one with the handles. And what size, container would you recommend to start in? Thanks again
Great information 👍 What size containers did you use?
I love your videos. I have 4 Brown Turkey fig trees in containers. I transplanted them about a month ago and haven't seen any growth on any of them. What can I do to get the growth going?
Food and water.
Wow I just found your channel! I love figs and want to start them in fabric bags. What size bag should I start with.can u bring inside at Thanksgiving?
Hey! I'm also 7a, around Philly, just over the bridge in NJ. 7b is one mile south and west of us. What are some favorite varieties to grow that are productive here? I know that there are some dwarf varieties, are they worth getting for containers or no?
Can you cover them with a giant transparent tarp to avoid frost? Sort of creating a green house for them?
I'm in California zone 9B, also growing in containers. How much should I water in the summer and winter?
Nice garden
You are “The Godfather Of Figs”
Could use help with my Chicago Hardy Fig- it’s 7 yes old, healthy but yielding almost no figs in zone 7a. It’s in ground and I usually wrap it around now for the winter. It is in bush form with about 6-8 main stems, and much green wood from this past season. It seems to always fruit very little or too late to ripen. I’m wondering if I should cut out some of the main stems and also cut it back in height as well before I wrap it for the winter
Ross, great vid. What kind of fertilizer do you use?
I've got a video on fertilizing somewhere on my channel, Henry. Should be able to do a search for it.
What do you use to fertilize your figs. I will be trying my first fig this year, a Chicago Hardy, and glad I watched your video. I'm in zone 6B.
In a previous video you spoke of feeding the rooted cuttings. You said every couple of weeks or so. Do you you a turkey baster and “approx” how much do you water. I have 11 of 13 rooted and leafing out using the hybrid fig pop/tree pot method. Still have them on heat mat.. fleaving town for 2weeks and
need some guidance on what to do with them while gone. Temps will be upper 50’s for highs and low 30’s for lows. I can place them in our pool house bathroom to keep warmer. Also plan on putting my purchased potted rooted cuttings out in yd to get frost to get to go dormant. Is this the right idea. TIA Steve
Thanks for the video. Just getting into growing figs. I live in Philly also but in the city so growing in pots. Looking to get more trees. Where do you shop for them? Anywhere locally?
I don't know of a great local source. Try ediblelandscaping.com - They have a great selection of affordable trees.
Home Depot
After watching your video, I bought 4 fig trees for $7 each🙏🌱
growing my first one in a container because the growing season is only about 90 days here up in Minnesota
Wow! Beautiful trees! I have some rusty spots underneath the leaves, is there a way to save it?
What type of fertilizer do you use and when should I stop applying fertilizer in zone 8a?
Mine start in feb im in pa as well
Mine grow fruit up to about 1-2" then the fruit shrivels and falls off. They never ripen - what am I doing wrong? Zone 4/Northern CO, I bring into basement over winter.
I have one fig plant recently brought from nursery.That is very small but i could see fruits are coming out. This is still in the small pot. Should i remove these fruits or can i allow it to be in plant itself? Please suggest.
You can plant it on ground add lots of mulch early fall then cover it with plastic instead of nursery
What kind of pots are those, very interesting.
I'm Ross, the "Fig Boss." A TH-camr educating the world on the wonderful passion of growing fig trees. Apply my experiences to your own fig journey to grow the best tasting food possible. Check out my blog: figboss.com
If you're looking for finer details on pot sizes, exact fertilizer requirements, soil/potting mixes or details on winterizing, see my previous videos. I've covered all the topics in depth. This is a general overview.
Do you sell any fig trees Ross, I'm from Philadelphia area and have 3--4 different varieties but I would love to have more... please let me know how to contact you.. thx
@Ross Raddi when I try to grow in a tree form I lose them, I found that when I let them grow however they want they come back every year just leave them alone aside from trimming
@@christopherrizzo5421 hey mate do you still get fruit when you grow a shrub vs tree?
@@fozzyozzy1030 yes, and I find when I grow into a tree form they don't survive the winter at least in the zone I'm in 7 I've lost several fig trees trying to grow them in a tree form, in my opinion you get more figs in a bush form. If you're planting it in the ground you'll get die back in the winter but as long as the roots are below the frost line the tree will usually grow back in the spring
Hi Ross,
I didn't saw your previous video, I was wondering if you could share with me the information contained in that video
What kind of fertilizer do you uses and so on. If you can share some of those Smith and Black Madeira I wil be more than happy to paid for them.
What do you use to fertilize your trees?
Hi Ross, what size bags do you use to plant the fig trees?
10g size or bigger. That's roughly a 14x14 inch pot. As big as you can move!
Hello Ross, what are your thoughts on wood ash, i burn my branches and leaves. And would like to use it on my fig containers! Thanks
What could go wrong?
Ross:
Great video on growing figs in containers. With such a large collection of plants how do you keep them alive thru a PA winter? Do you move them into your greenhouse? Is it a heated greenhouse? I need to decide soon where best to keep my few figs in pots thru a NJ winter. Would they survive inside an unheated greenhouse? Thanks for any insights.
They will not survive in an unheated GH. Need to keep them above 20F.
Last year on storage: th-cam.com/video/kbEESNYsYfE/w-d-xo.html
Ross bro Im in Dayton OH 60 miles west Columbus. Do I have the same Climate that you have as far as growing figs goes?
Thanks for the vids!!!
Similar for sure.
Ross can you talk about container sizes would be great help
He talked about it here th-cam.com/video/U5oRr3KYk68/w-d-xo.html
Tammy T thank you.
Can u plz say the variety of the fig whose leaves are not lobbed....that is without 3 or 5 lobbed.. btw other than the fiddle leaf fig
I’m in zone 6B and have an LSU fig tree. The temperature has been in the high 90’s with a scorching sun. My tree is very root bound. Should I keep it in the sun all day? When should I transplant it? I take it to my garage for the winter months.
I have a dwarf fig tree in zone 10 did you show how to plant them in fabric pots? I have some
I have a fig in a pot indoors and now some of the leaves are starting to get yellow from bottom to top. Any advice on how to handle this? Thanks in advance!
U need to give them magnesium
Have you tried sealing the top of your containers with plastic so that rain water can not enter?
How do treat the root ball when they get root bound?
Wow you really like figs! 😂 I just bought a brown turkey fig, live in zone 7a and have been contemplating container growing or in ground. Are they typically light or vigorous producing fruit trees? I thought they grew to be rather large trees according to spacing requirements. How large can they grow?
10-15 feet is common, but through pruning you can control height and spread pretty aggressively.
Great Vid, I transplanted my negro fig tree into a larger pot, mayby too large, and its been looking so sad for about 2 weeks. Any suggestions? Should I downsize the pot or wait it out for warmer weather and hope it bounces back? Thank you
No, man! Don't worry! They will fill the space! In home gardens here (in Greater Syria, i.e. Bilad Ash-Sham) they can grow enormously! (The circumference of their stems can grow up to 3 yards, and the diameter of their canopy up to 10 - 15 yards! It's a miracle that they can withstand being imprisoned in pots!).
Asad Attayyem ok thanks
I never seen those pot holders with the handles. Can you put link where to purchase.
I'm in southeastern Pennsylvania. We have a mild winter compared to northeastern Pennsylvania. Your location in Pa?
Hi Ross, I'm sending this to a friend in Colorado who says she can't grow figs because it's too cold.
Good. She's wrong!
I grow them in pots in Minnesota zone 4b and they do great. They should be fine growing in Colorado too.
@@An_OKest_Dad wow, that's impressive!
In PA, do you have issues with Deer or Squirrels and your fig plants. I am in Northern NJ and I got 2 fig plants started this winter in doors. I am going to put them out when the weather warms up, but I do have a critter deal up here. Have you experienced any issues?
if you could only choose one variety which one would that be? I dont have much space so i need to go to the most delicious. Thanks, it is a very nice vid and addiction.
Depends on your climate. Where do you live?
Do I need a well drained container if planting in 5 gallons , please advise. Thanks 🙏
Thanks for this video. I'm coastal in So. CALIFORNIA. how often should I water? I was doing it 2 x a week. Is that wrong?
Keep the soil moist.
With the fig trees planted so close to the house aren't you afraid of damage to foundations from the fig roots?
My figs trees, in containers, wilt when the sun hits them. Looks like they need water. Is that normal, I do water them when that happens
Hi frank, I have been growing fig trees in Connecticut for twenty years. I water them every couple of days in July and August during extreme heat and I notice that they will wilt when they need water. Also, Make sure the trees roots haven’t outgrown the pot they’re in, as this will stress the fig tree out and there is the potential that the tree may discard the figs. Good luck!
What is the best fig with berry flavor to grow in zone 6?
where can I get your pots with handles, they resemble canvas? Are they collapsible?
Grow bags. Try Amleo.com
How did your figs do this year with so much rain? Mine didn’t do well zone 7a
I've had a fig tree for more than five years, each year it produces so many fruits but they all fall of the tree before they're ripe. The leaves look healthy and I add fertilizer ever now and then but I still can't keep any fruits on the tree.
Is there something I'm missing?
You likely need a wasp for pollination or it's a caprifig.
I had an indoor fig but looks like it is getting too big for the pot I have it in. I have a bigger pot but it does not have drainage on the bottom. Is that ok or do they need to allow the water to come out of the bottom?
They *need* drainage. All plants do.
You briefly mentioned “pinching the tips” around July 1? Please explain, thanks!
I wrote this very detailed article on pinching. Check it out: www.figboss.com/post/pinching-fig-trees-3-very-important-applications-a-rundown-of-its-history
in whole video u haven't mentioned the size of container, so how its about growing figs in containers. u were supposed to start the video with container's size.
Yep. Needed to be said
Just like any plant start small till your roots hit the bottom then go up a size or 3. You want established roots before you put it in a big pot or the plant will waste a ton of energy filling the pot with roots.
@@kevo6767 what size of growbags are there in this video
@@rizwan20202 looked like 1gal, 3gal, 7gal, 10gal, 15gal, and 20gal bags. I think a saw a half gallon bag also with a small fig in it.
What name of fig is best to grow in Myrtle Beach SC. Are you planting in paper containers? Is it the same in clay pots or plastic ceramic? Do you cut the fig branches and put into a garage with wrapping and water monthly to keep it feed during the winter. If I keep my fig plants in full sun all day they will burn the leaves. In SI, NY they need to keep them in early and late sun but not full sun. Is there something I’m doing wrong.
Hardy Chicago, Randy! PLastic pots.
Every state has an Ag School at the big state university, and said Ag School usually develops varieties of everything for the region. And, has Cooperative Extension people to answer questions about gardening.
In Louisiana that mean LSU Ag, who developed the LSU Purple Fig for our weather. Dude is right, local varieties are best. My LSU Purple is doing well.
How do I get those containers.
I’m a new beginner and fig tree is on my lists.
These look like Grow Bags. Fabric totes for plants. Look on Amazon, they have a huge selection. (Buy where you like, but Amazon is a product encyclopedia.)
Can you please tell me if Black mission Figs can be grown in containers.
Hey Ross...Im in Bucks County and am trying my first potted fig this year. Its a Celeste. When do you recommend bringing it in?
Around Christmas.
Image what it would be like if we got frost in mid october like we use to.
If my container grown fig tree is root bound how do I replant it without damaging the tree?
Where did you get all your varieties from?