You tightly packed your garden with crops just as I intend do😀. I'm in zone 7B, MD so I guess another secret that I learned the hard way is to give your plants time to mature (1-2 years) before putting it into the ground and even then the 1st year in ground is rough. I have Violet de Bordeaux (1 gallon?) and it was killed to the ground but it finally emerged through the mulch. Does the fig tree cause any damage to the structures or other plants?
Thanks Chad I went from zone 10 to 7 love and have grown wonderful figs until now. I had no luck so this was amazingly helpful!! I will be in contact to get some of these cold hardy figs, the die back was tragic 1st year. Then growth and getting fruit is a totally different game. Thanks again,
Thanks for growing so many varieties I live in North Ga. They changed us to zone 8a but 7b is what I grow by. I will be watching this video and purchasing a few new varieties.
I'm in z7 haven't had a complete die back yet ... But im on the coast so it doesn't drop super fast giving the tree time to adjust . Oddly enough ice storms are bad for figs snow isn't as bad
Problem here in the UK, is although we have mild winters, we don't get enough summer heat to ripen most maincrops. Though a few Ronde de bordeaux maincrop ripened in South UK last year. Great video. 🌿
Correct. I have a fig bush in my backyard that dies back every other year, but it produces early so I almost always get figs. I do not prune it because sometimes it makes it.
Vdb is Def in my top 5 fav figs. I am interested and will be looking into the Boston unknown. Good stuff! Have you ever looked into emerald strawberry? If not, highly recommend. That's my top fav.. Top 2
There’s no right or wrong here. There’s people that want to carry 30 pots in every winter and people (probably the majority) that would prefer varieties that don’t require that much time so you can focus on other plants as well.
I have a non fig plant question. Last November, I planted a dormant grafted persimmons tree. In April this year, the graft grew buds and sprouted leaves. However, in May, that growth withered, died and new growth sprouted from the roots. I want to replace it since the graft is dead, but I would first like to know how to prevent the graft from dying. Any pointers?
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You tightly packed your garden with crops just as I intend do😀. I'm in zone 7B, MD so I guess another secret that I learned the hard way is to give your plants time to mature (1-2 years) before putting it into the ground and even then the 1st year in ground is rough. I have Violet de Bordeaux (1 gallon?) and it was killed to the ground but it finally emerged through the mulch. Does the fig tree cause any damage to the structures or other plants?
Thanks Chad
I went from zone 10 to 7 love and have grown wonderful figs until now. I had no luck so this was amazingly helpful!! I will be in contact to get some of these cold hardy figs, the die back was tragic 1st year. Then growth and getting fruit is a totally different game.
Thanks again,
Thanks for the kind words!
Thanks for growing so many varieties I live in North Ga. They changed us to zone 8a but 7b is what I grow by. I will be watching this video and purchasing a few new varieties.
Yeah I don’t trust the changes they made either. Glad you liked the video!
I'm in z7 haven't had a complete die back yet ...
But im on the coast so it doesn't drop super fast giving the tree time to adjust .
Oddly enough ice storms are bad for figs snow isn't as bad
Yeah where we are it’s the cold snaps that are killer. We regularly have 30-40 degree drops in the fall and winter
Problem here in the UK, is although we have mild winters, we don't get enough summer heat to ripen most maincrops. Though a few Ronde de bordeaux maincrop ripened in South UK last year. Great video. 🌿
Same issue here in colder zones. The summer is just not long enough for many varieties
My guess is that you'll need to grow from seed and select for cold and dark tolerance.
Correct. I have a fig bush in my backyard that dies back every other year, but it produces early so I almost always get figs. I do not prune it because sometimes it makes it.
Awesome!!
Vdb is Def in my top 5 fav figs. I am interested and will be looking into the Boston unknown. Good stuff! Have you ever looked into emerald strawberry? If not, highly recommend. That's my top fav.. Top 2
We definitely will! Thanks for the suggestion
I keep telling my wife’s grandpa about your methods..meanwhile he’s lugging in 30 fig trees indoors each fall!
He can get better fruit from majority of varieties that way. This guy could never get some of the best tasting varieties to ripen with his method.
There’s no right or wrong here. There’s people that want to carry 30 pots in every winter and people (probably the majority) that would prefer varieties that don’t require that much time so you can focus on other plants as well.
I have a non fig plant question. Last November, I planted a dormant grafted persimmons tree. In April this year, the graft grew buds and sprouted leaves. However, in May, that growth withered, died and new growth sprouted from the roots. I want to replace it since the graft is dead, but I would first like to know how to prevent the graft from dying. Any pointers?
Hi, it’s hard to say without seeing the plant. Could’ve been a bad graft or disease, etc.
what zone are you in
I have people argue w me everytime about doing this. We have over 100 trees in ground that I have to do this with.
Secret #1: Don't kill them by forgetting to mulch them well in the fall. 🥺😭
Why don’t my figs get ripe 7:44
They don’t have a long enough growing season for the variety you have most likely.