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- Q.How Deep Can A Fig Tree Be Planted - purchased a fig yesterday day with 2 branches and over the night it blew over and broke a branch that ...
- Q.Figs Are Turning Yellow, Hard, Shriveling - Beautiful figs are not ripening for eating. They are turning brownish yellow and hardening. Fertilized with worm castings in spring. ...
- Q.Fig Tree. In A Pot, Have Two Main Stems Going In Different Directions - When I bought my figs trees I didn’t notice both pots have two main trunks. One pot there is a ...
- Q.How To Prune And When To Prune A 4 Year Old Fig Plant - There are lot of suckers growing at the stem close to the ground, the fig plant stem is not growing ...
- Q.I Need Clarification On Plant Cuttings For A Fig Tree. - The bottom end cut should be flat and the tip cut on a slant.(What does this mean?) Treat the slanted ...
- Q.My 3 Fig Trees Have Only Ever Given Small, <1.25" Fruit. Is This Indicative Of A Variety? Am I Deficient In Care? - Well watered, fertilized, sufficient sun.
- Q.Can I Prune My Chicago Fig In May? - I have a 1 year old Fig I thought was dead. It is sprouting hew leaves. Should I prune it?
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June 3, 2024Q.How Deep Can A Fig Tree Be Planted
purchased a fig yesterday day with 2 branches and over the night it blew over and broke a branch that is still attached barely the break is about 5" above the soil line
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GKH_Susan on
June 4, 2024
Certified ExpertA.You would only want to plant it as deep as it was in the container, not any deeper. You can try taping the branch that is partially attached.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/propagation/grafting/reattaching-broken-stems.htm
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Anonymous on
July 18, 2024Q.Figs Are Turning Yellow, Hard, Shriveling
Beautiful figs are not ripening for eating. They are turning brownish yellow and hardening. Fertilized with worm castings in spring. Potted with drain holes. watered daily, recapturing about a medium size bowl of drainage water in bowl placed underneath. Temp has been over 108 degrees for 3 weeks, UV extremely high. Fig is in sun in morning through afternoon then moved to shade.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 21, 2024
Certified ExpertA.This article should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/dry-fig-fruit-on-trees.htm
Here is how to care for them:
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July 25, 2024Q.Fig Tree. In A Pot, Have Two Main Stems Going In Different Directions
When I bought my figs trees I didn’t notice both pots have two main trunks. One pot there is a dominant one but the second one they are going in different directions. I was hoping to plant them but how do I get them to be “trees” with one single trunk? I dot have an image right now but can send one tonight
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
July 26, 2024
Certified ExpertA.You can remove a trunk in each pot. Here is how to prune each year:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
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July 30, 2024Q.How To Prune And When To Prune A 4 Year Old Fig Plant
There are lot of suckers growing at the stem close to the ground, the fig plant stem is not growing thick and strong. I live in Maryland. USA. Which month I prune the plant. Do I need to mulch the plant in October. Which manure to be applied ?
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GKH_Susan on
July 31, 2024
Certified ExpertA.Suckers should be removed as soon as you see them. Manure is usually recommended in the soil at planting time. After that you can use an all purpose fertilizer like 10-10-10. This article tells about pruning and winter care:
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/growing-figs-maryland
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fertilizing-fig-trees.htm
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August 14, 2024Q.I Need Clarification On Plant Cuttings For A Fig Tree.
The bottom end cut should be flat and the tip cut on a slant.(What does this mean?) Treat the slanted end with a sealant to prevent disease and the flat end with rooting hormone. Can you provide a picture? Thanks!
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
August 15, 2024
Certified ExpertA.In one of these publications below, it says the slanted cut is just so you can tell the top from the bottom of the cutting. A slanted cut just means cutting at a 45 degree angle above a node (where a leaf would come out) on the stem. It provides more surface area. The first publication shows an angled cut. No other publication mentioned using a sealant so I would skip that. You can apply a rooting hormone if you like to the straight cut end that will go in the soil.
https://marinmg.ucanr.edu/CARE/HOWTOPRUNE/Cuts/
https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/documents/SP307-I.pdf
https://sites.psu.edu/christinasplantpropagationpage/ficus-carica/
https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/fruit-nut/2012/12/13/fig-propagation/
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January 25, 2025Q.My 3 Fig Trees Have Only Ever Given Small, <1.25" Fruit. Is This Indicative Of A Variety? Am I Deficient In Care?
Well watered, fertilized, sufficient sun.
- Answered by
GKH_Susan on
January 27, 2025
Certified ExpertA.Some varieties do produce smaller fruit, but it also could be related to stress on their shallow roots from excess heat, for example. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/small-fig-fruit.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/different-types-of-fig-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/water-requirements-for-fig-trees.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
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May 18, 2025Q.Can I Prune My Chicago Fig In May?
I have a 1 year old Fig I thought was dead. It is sprouting hew leaves. Should I prune it?
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GKH_Susan on
May 19, 2025
Certified ExpertA.Since it is only a year old and it sustained winter damage, I suggest waiting to prune. Let it continue to leaf out, then if there are obvious dead limbs, you can remove those at any time. These articles should help:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/fig-cold-protection.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/figs/pruning-fig-trees.htm
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