Northeast Gardening: Fig Tree, 1 by watersedge

watersedge wrote:
We grow figs for our Conservatory in pots. Since they need a cold dormancy, I take them outside in September. (you could have them outside all summer) I let them stay outside until mid December. The leaves fall off by that time.That little amount of dormancy has worked for me. We get decent fruit.

One can also prune figs mercilessly. If it gets too big for a house plant, just cut it hard. Even when in leaf.

They can go a long time without water and it'll be best to see how long it can go until the leaves start to flag. That'll give you an idea of how often to water. (a day less than it took for the foliage to droop) Overwatering a potted fig is bad.

What's most fun is that the fruits just appear; they do not flower first.

Here's a photo of mine. I keep them in a standard form. They also just got prune about 3 weeks ago.

You'll have a ball.