This is really good for people that want to grow in ground in the PNW nobody knows what other varieties are going to work unless somebody's out there doing it.
Haha too many fig trees...that's funny. This fig addiction is a tough one. I have about 1/10th the space you do, and I'm already up to 60 different varieties, and I've only been collecting for 2 years now. It gets hot here in socal and I prefer every inch of my back yard to be covered in foliage, I find that it makes a major difference on how much radiant heat my house gets blasted with
It’s hard to fight with the grass in my backyard. If my yard was flat it’d be easier with the pots. Honestly though I’ve got several that will end up being too late here. No sense keeping them unless they’re insanely good
As expensive as some of these large containers get you're better off growing in-ground with a high tunnel. Seriously, a roll of greenhouse plastic is cheaper and it will last 5 years in the sun. And since main crop is first year growth it's easy to get a lot of figs if your plant doesn't die back.
I dont disagree that a high tunnel would be best, but I don’t have the space to grow all of them in the ground, or put in a high tunnel in my backyard. The goal for me is to trial what may work for in ground here but ultimately only keep a few pots. If I had more land then things change and I firmly believe that high density planting here would be a mistake.
@@Loftinart That's cool. I mean a dry farmed Brown Turkey is as good as anything and if you don't have the room your pots wouldn't be sitting in grass but that's none of my business though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This is really good for people that want to grow in ground in the PNW nobody knows what other varieties are going to work unless somebody's out there doing it.
I just received Teramo from OTBP Nursery. The best size and looking tree I have ever got on-line! I highly recommend them. great price too!
The foliage is healthy and green. There are double buds. Figs should appear!
Haha too many fig trees...that's funny. This fig addiction is a tough one. I have about 1/10th the space you do, and I'm already up to 60 different varieties, and I've only been collecting for 2 years now. It gets hot here in socal and I prefer every inch of my back yard to be covered in foliage, I find that it makes a major difference on how much radiant heat my house gets blasted with
It’s hard to fight with the grass in my backyard. If my yard was flat it’d be easier with the pots. Honestly though I’ve got several that will end up being too late here. No sense keeping them unless they’re insanely good
Here in Denver CO because of the short season, I'm trying some early varieties. ( LSU hollier, RDB. ) Mid season SMITH.
As expensive as some of these large containers get you're better off growing in-ground with a high tunnel. Seriously, a roll of greenhouse plastic is cheaper and it will last 5 years in the sun. And since main crop is first year growth it's easy to get a lot of figs if your plant doesn't die back.
I dont disagree that a high tunnel would be best, but I don’t have the space to grow all of them in the ground, or put in a high tunnel in my backyard. The goal for me is to trial what may work for in ground here but ultimately only keep a few pots. If I had more land then things change and I firmly believe that high density planting here would be a mistake.
@@Loftinart That's cool. I mean a dry farmed Brown Turkey is as good as anything and if you don't have the room your pots wouldn't be sitting in grass but that's none of my business though. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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@@Loftinart What's the best Col de Dame though? Asking for a friend.
Probably the one that ripens. I’ll let you know if I ever get one.