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Hi all I have bought a Gustissimo two timer fig plant - first attempt at figs for me. I have read that they need a large container (around a foot).im wondering whether I should start the plant out in a smaller pot until it grows and needs repotting

Any ideas as to how to encourage my Fig tree to fruit? it's 5 years old growing against the south side of my concrete garage with its feet in a pile of rubble (It was sugested when i bought it that I restrict the root growth to encourage it to fruit

Hi Now the weather is getting colder at night should I wrap up my fig tree. I have about 4 figs growing do I keep these, they are bigger than a pea, is that correct, or should I take off the larger ones and keep the smaller than pea figs, very

to be eating figs this september, but no. We had some raiders who stripped it one day, or could have been just one, any way I hope that little squirrel had the 'runs' because he ate the darn lot!!Needless to say we will have fleece on the next lot that grows

.The allotment seems to be the ideal solution. There the fig can have its head and enjoy some space to expand. It will make a lovely, fast-growing, leafy plant for my plot and will add to the selection of fruits I already grow. Figs sucker terribly from

Please can anyone give us some advice? We are growing two Brown Turkey fig trees in our conservatory, last year we had loads of figs but all dropped off before ripe, the same is happening again this year. We have been feeding with a tomato

!  This spring I have had no sign of a leaf and of the three branches, two are dead and snapping off.  Whats gone wrong and do I cut my losses, throw out and resign myself to the (disappointing) fact I just cant grow figs!!  Any advice gratefully received! Do you

big pot and good soil for at least a few years to grow it a bit bigger before trying to encourage fruiting Elderberry, Is the fig related to a date.I germinated three plants this spring and they look exactly like my cucumber plants

Hi all just an update for anyone interested if growing figs, took the advise from this site and got 10 cuttings,( not one person new the name of the fig they had)anyway lots of advise on the net loads of complicated ways to nurture them, so

of people think growing figs is difficultand dont try it and really fresh figs takes a lot of beating,but recently i googled figs and found loads of advise ,all relatively the same,i then visited 2 people who actually do grow lots of figs and one whose fig