I just planted a Chicago fig tree in a pot. How cold a temperature can this plant survive. Even my attached garage gets pretty cold in our Mn. Winter. Am I able to move the tree to a cool dard basement room of @ 60 degrees instead of a cold garage? Thanks -Gerard
These articles will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-cold-protection.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-tree-winter-wrapping.htm
I have millions of ants, and use boric acid with sugar/peanut butter and powder sugar mixes to kill them... my fig trees are infested with ants and I would like to treat the fig with the boric acid, but don't know how it will harm the trees.
The ants are there likely due to another infestation; they are attracted to the honeydew residue of the pests.
This link will help you.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/keep-ants-off-fig-trees.htm
he grass and is still alive. what type of professional person should I call to save my Fig Tree?
You should have a tree professional come out to take a look.
Your local extension service can help. This article will help you to find the closest one to you: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/extension-search
I have a large fig tree 10 plus years old 2m plus high 1.5 m round. Early n Spring , Before the fig “set” the tree produces large bunches of black berries which then die and disappear as the figs grow. What is this ?
This is going to be an interesting answer. So, figs have a fruit that CONTAINS the flower within! Usually, they are pollinated by certain wasps that will crawl into the fruit and lay its eggs. This action is what pollinates the fruit. The baby wasps crawl out as the mature wasp dies. The fruit, then, swells from a small black fruit to its mature size and color. Some of them don't get pollinated and fall off before they swell.
Some varieties don't require this, and are self fertile, so it will depend on the variety that you have. Still, it won't have room or nutrients for all of its fruits, so many can still drop before swelling, even if they are self fertile.
This article will give you more information on fig drop if it starts to become an issue to where it won't produce: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-drop.htm
I see both compounds recommended and since I mix Neem with H2O , why not substitute H2O2 for the neem oil spray mixture? Thank you, Bob Fusco,Alpine Ca.
Normally, although it is very dilute already, you will dilute the peroxide even more before you use it. The oxidization is too much for some plants, so it is best to test small amounts first.
I would say that it can be safe to replace 1/4 of the water in the mix with peroxide. I just wouldn't recommend doing that full strength. This is especially true since using neem oil already carries a risk of damage to some plants. This is exacerbated by intense light and heat. Adding too much of an oxidizer may intensify this as well.
If you do intend to experiment with this, make sure to dilute it out and replace only small amounts of water at a time.
There are many other ways to battle fungus, as well. This article will give you more ways: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/info/using-fungicides-in-garden.htm
I don't have one yet but I would like to get one for zone 9
Typically, a fig tree will not fruit until it reaches two years old, but it can take some trees as long as six years to reach the right maturity. There is nothing you can do to speed up the rate a tree matures at. Good soil and water management, time and patience are the only fixes for this.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/how-to-grow-figs.htm
What kind of tree is this? I've never experienced a fig tree like this one. First it grows small figs and then much larger ones.
I have never tried "it" but I have always heard that you can take a branch of an apple tree, graft it to (say a pear tree) pear tree and the Apple Brach will always bar Apples while the rest of it bars Pears.
Check out Grafting one tree to another. I think your answer lies there.