Comments on: Caring for Dormant Fig Trees in Containers http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/ Featuring Vegetable Gardening Tips, Organic Growing Techniques, and Unique Plants for the Backyard Gardener Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Vicky Yant http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-201263 Vicky Yant Tue, 20 Sep 2011 14:46:15 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-201263 Just got a fig tree at Mom's funeral, no idea how it keep it alive in Nebraska. We are a zone 4, so I know it cant be planted outside. What do I do to get it to go dormant inside the house. Thank you Sorry the question is so dumb Just got a fig tree at Mom’s funeral, no idea how it keep it alive in Nebraska. We are a zone 4, so I know it cant be planted outside. What do I do to get it to go dormant inside the house.
Thank you
Sorry the question is so dumb

]]> By: Helena http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-195721 Helena Sun, 28 Aug 2011 13:01:22 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-195721 Hi Harry, I see this happening when I move my tree out on the sun. Same: leaves get brown, curly and then crisp. However even with leaves like that fruit still grows and ripens. I think some varieties of figs do not like winds or high temps. I saw fig trees in Spain growing under direct sun, temp there was almost 40C. There was nothing wrong with them: green and lots of fruit. I assumed that it depends which variety you have. May be yours doesn’t like wind exposure, so just move it where it is minimum, may be closer to the house or some kind of wall. Good luck Hi Harry,

I see this happening when I move my tree out on the sun. Same: leaves get brown, curly and then crisp. However even with leaves like that fruit still grows and ripens.
I think some varieties of figs do not like winds or high temps. I saw fig trees in Spain growing under direct sun, temp there was almost 40C. There was nothing wrong with them: green and lots of fruit. I assumed that it depends which variety you have. May be yours doesn’t like wind exposure, so just move it where it is minimum, may be closer to the house or some kind of wall.

Good luck

]]> By: Andreas Djiakouris http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-195697 Andreas Djiakouris Sun, 28 Aug 2011 09:48:43 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-195697 We have just had our garden re done completely and have purchased some patio plants to enhance the look. One is a fig plant of approx. 2ft high. When we bought it we were told that a fig tree likes to remain in its original pot so the roots remain tight, and if we are to plant it into a larger patio pot, we should still leave it in the original pot when doing so. I was also advised to water it constantly to the extent of not letting it dry out and keeping it regularly wet. Recently i notice that some of the lower leaves are dropping off. Q1..Should i replant this into another pot and remove its original plant pot to free the roots or not Q2...How moist should i keep the plant. Q3... Is bringing it into a conservatory in Winter a good idea Any help please We have just had our garden re done completely and have purchased some patio plants to enhance the look. One is a fig plant of approx. 2ft high. When we bought it we were told that a fig tree likes to remain in its original pot so the roots remain tight, and if we are to plant it into a larger patio pot, we should still leave it in the original pot when doing so. I was also advised to water it constantly to the extent of not letting it dry out and keeping it regularly wet. Recently i notice that some of the lower leaves are dropping off.
Q1..Should i replant this into another pot and remove its original plant pot to free the roots or not
Q2…How moist should i keep the plant.
Q3… Is bringing it into a conservatory in Winter a good idea
Any help please

]]> By: harry chater http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-195318 harry chater Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:17:21 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-195318 thanka all for the info. i am in the uk, right on the west Wales coast, literally 10 yards from the sea! as you can prob guess, when the wind blows here---it sure blows!!! my prob is " leaf curl"? it seems to happen when we get any gusts of wind? the edges of the leaf tend to go brown, crisp and curly. is this a common thing? great comments on here. best wishes. Harry thanka all for the info. i am in the uk, right on the west Wales coast, literally 10 yards from the sea! as you can prob guess, when the wind blows here—it sure blows!!! my prob is ” leaf curl”? it seems to happen when we get any gusts of wind? the edges of the leaf tend to go brown, crisp and curly. is this a common thing? great comments on here. best wishes. Harry

]]> By: Petros Tsoukalas http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-183803 Petros Tsoukalas Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:20:40 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-183803 I have fig tree that came from a cutting and has not produced a fig in 3 years? I have fig tree that came from a cutting and has not produced a fig in 3 years?

]]> By: Virginia Wilson http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-182434 Virginia Wilson Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:01:24 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-182434 When I pick a fig, does it continue ripening? I read somewhere that they do not continue ripening after being picked. I passed this little "gem" on to my sister and was told that the ones she picked DID continue that process. What is the accurate thought on this? I have grown figs from cuttings for years and have had great success and passed nicely growing trees around the family. When I pick a fig, does it continue ripening? I read somewhere that they do not continue ripening after being picked. I passed this little “gem” on to my sister and was told that the ones she picked DID continue that process. What is the accurate thought on this? I have grown figs from cuttings for years and have had great success and passed nicely growing trees around the family.

]]> By: Appreciating Snow in the Vegetable Garden — Veggie Gardening Tips http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-154388 Appreciating Snow in the Vegetable Garden — Veggie Gardening Tips Tue, 01 Feb 2011 02:21:13 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-154388 [...] Irrigation – I’ve written previously about how to use snow to irrigate container fruit trees that are moved into the garage during the winter. The snow will melt slowly [...] [...] Irrigation – I’ve written previously about how to use snow to irrigate container fruit trees that are moved into the garage during the winter. The snow will melt slowly [...]

]]> By: Helena http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/caring-for-dormant-fig-trees-in-containers/#comment-133330 Helena Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:29:08 +0000 http://www.veggiegardeningtips.com/?p=2597#comment-133330 Hi Keny, As promised I am reporting my progress with the fig tree. After I cut off the top, my tree branched out and leafed very nicely. However it only has 3 branches from the top. The rest of the trunk does not have branches. Helena Hi Keny,

As promised I am reporting my progress with the fig tree.
After I cut off the top, my tree branched out and leafed very nicely.
However it only has 3 branches from the top. The rest of the trunk does not have branches.

Helena

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