When I lived in zone 5b Colorado the problem I had was early freezes before I could harvest much fruit. It was frustrating to have such luxuriant growth on my fig bushes loaded with fruit and then boom an early September freeze would wreck everything. Two years I moved to Florida and I dug up the fig bushes and took them with me. They are living happily ever after down here.

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

That is our issue here too! Florida sounds like a beautiful solution!

mid-Missouri Zone 6A I have 3 Chicago Hardy figs and two Improved Celeste planted in ground, three of which are in their third winter. I also cover some of them with a plywood box and tarp. This past December, temps got down to -7 F; a little colder than we usually get. I'm sure the covered figs will be ok.

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

I hope they are OK! It's amazing how hardy they can be!

@liamdrinkswater5334

Жыл бұрын

Hi Charles, I live in Columbia Mo, and I was wondering how your figs fare, being in the same climate and all. I just bought a few fig plants myself, and I wanna know what I can expect to survive this winter. Also, do you use any external heat source, I know that many people in zone 6 and down use stuff like Christmas lights to keep the plants warmer.

@chipsammich2078

Жыл бұрын

​@@liamdrinkswater5334I live near St. Louis and have a Turkey fig (I Think..) last winter was first time in 5-6 years that the winter killed it to the ground.. I ended up cutting everything off at ground level.. Its now July 4th and it's about 3ft tall again..

😊😊😊Wonderful 🎉🎉🎉 Are your figs still surviving during the ❄️winter? Would you do a video to update about your figs? Tks

@gardenwiseadventures

5 ай бұрын

I will do an update video once I start seeing new growth in the spring. They do look good so far!

@mattjaren7546

Ай бұрын

​@@gardenwiseadventurescant wait!

Decreasing watering in fall can induce dormancy

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Thank you for sharing.

Thank you!

Thanks much for your video. I have a zone 5 fig that has never been planted outside but will try to put it out next winter. It has become very large grown inside so will take several cuttings soon to start new trees. Last winter the temps did not get below 10 F above with this winter the temps dropped to around zero a couple days. The ground has not frozen last winter nor this winter so plan to try to plant a couple figs on the south side of the building where it is protected from wind and weather. The last fifteen years I have had a crepe myrtle on that side of the building that has bloomed every summer so am hoping for success with figs. I live in central lower Michigan. We are considered to be in USDA zone 6A now as our winters become warmer every year.

@gardenwiseadventures

5 ай бұрын

That sounds exciting! If you have a Crepe Myrtle that survives, then a covered fig in the same microclimate should do well!

Very smart!

Good info thank you.

@gardenwiseadventures

8 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I use mylar bubble wrap as well. It's great. I do let the first frost kill the leaves however. All those leaves inside a wrap is a fungal playground. Ah well, to each his own.

Your doing a good job there . But I have learned that frost conducts directly through plastic . But if you would use some sections of old cotton bed sheets on top that would take care of that . And cotton sheets breath and do not hold moister

@gardenwiseadventures

8 ай бұрын

That is good advice! Thank you!

Northeast Ohio here and we seem to have very similar weather! Lol

Hi. Thank you so much for this video. I live in Davis County and had no idea figs could grow here until someone brought me some figs from their garden which I just canned. Will be planting figs next year. So glad to have found your site. I found mission figs at Sprouts today. Have you grown that variety?

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching my videos! I actually just was given a Black Mission fig from a friend in Southern California. She propagated it from a tree that was growing on another friend's property. I read they are hardy down to zone 7 and am trying to decide if I should leave it in a container, or put it in the ground.

Pretty interesting an thankyou but more work involved

@gardenwiseadventures

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for watching! It is a bit of work, but I am always glad I did it once I start harvesting my first figs 😁!

New to Figs here in Denver CO zone 6a. Trying some in ground in the warmer areas, where snow melts quicker. Keeping others in containers. Bringing them in the basement for the winter. Challenges here. Hot dry (winds) climate and high altitude radiant sun. Some varieties need protection from the sun. ( Shade cloth ). Third president said " in the garden I grow " learn, adjust and grow. He grew white Marseille Fig.

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

I love your quote! I would love to hear updates on your figs! Denver can be tough on some plants!

@Danielseven-ir2mq

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures will do.

If you put a little olive oil on your figs it'll help them ripe sooner

@gardenwiseadventures

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I actually tried that last year, and it worked like a charm! It's pretty amazing!

Folks on a budget can use leaves in place of the straw. Even if they don't have their own deciduous trees dropping them every year, a drive through a subdivision will result in pre-bagged leaves that just need to be picked up off the curb.

@gardenwiseadventures

8 ай бұрын

That is a great suggestion!

You're analytical mind shows here ! Life sciences degree? We're of like mind in our fig care. Thanks for your insights.

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

I love that you caught that! I do have a degree in Landscape Managment, which is in the Life Science department! What kind of figs do you have, and what zone are you located in?

@t-bone6467

Жыл бұрын

​@@gardenwiseadventuresi knew it lol. I too have life sciences undergraduate and recognized your systematic approach to rooting fig cuttings as definitely the mindset we were trained in. The wide range of fig rooting videos on KZread is frustrating, as my first attempt this past winter was an abysmal failure. So I'll be looking to your experience as guidance. Thanks for that. Being a relatively new fig growing addict (an apt description as you said) I'm in zone 6a, nw NJ near Pennsylvania border. (Similar climate as ross raddi). Using five fig trees i have as learning experience before expanding into a few dozen. Varieties are Marseille, Chicago Hardy (2), Brunswick, desert king. They're all potted outside since April but were in unheated garage during the winter. My experiment this season is bringing them inside during expected long stretches of rain. It's definitely more wet and humid here than Utah so this is an attempt to stave off fig rust in September and also not over saturate the figlets thereby reducing brix. Just subscribed to your channel btw and will keep an eye out for your fig content!

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

You have some fun varieties! I would love to hear updates on how they do!

@t-bone6467

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures well I've tried replying with my email address for updates/ sharing ideas, but twice KZread has deleted my response. Idk what their rules are for replies.

Mid twenties Fahrenheit ? Is this (25-32)*0.55 ? -7*0.55=-4 Celsius ? I am from Germany, Bavaria and here so as in most of Europe we have the Celsius scale. May the Lord bless and keep you.

@gardenwiseadventures

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I was referencing degrees Fahrenheit. I am so glad you watched my video, and would love to know if you have grown any figs. If you have, what varieties have worked best for you?

Thanks for such a helpful video! I have my Chicago hardy fig tree in a large pot (I just got it this year late summer so it’s very small) I didn’t plant it in the ground this year because I didn’t want my dog to mess with it 😅 What do you suggest for care with a fig in a container pot? I’ve brought it into my garage so far by a small window. *I’m in Sandy, UT*

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

You can leave it outside unless the temps go below 25°. If it goes below 25° bring it in. Once it is fully dormant you can leave it in the garage and water it around once a month. Don't keep it wet,just don't let it dry completely out.

@milenameguerditchian5854

Жыл бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures ok sounds easy enough. Thank you!

I wish my figs grew as big as yours. I'm debating to put them back in a container.

@gardenwiseadventures

Жыл бұрын

Where are you located?

The trouble we go through to protect our plants...

@gardenwiseadventures

9 ай бұрын

That is true!

-10 Fahrenheit or Celsius ? If it is -10 Fahrenheit then in Celsius it would be (-10-32)*0,55=-22 Celsius ?

@gardenwiseadventures

2 ай бұрын

It's -10° Fahrenheit.

This seems complicated but it’s probably why we dont get many ripe figs

@gardenwiseadventures

8 ай бұрын

It does take a lot of works, but I do get figs! I have seen people use simple tarps with Christmas lights (not led), and that also seems to work. I haven't tried that yet.

Hi , I put all my potted figs in the garage, do you have to protect peach, apple, pear , plum cherry trees in the winter?

@gardenwiseadventures

6 ай бұрын

Not here. Sometimes, late spring frosts will take out all the flowers, and we don't get fruit.

@loiscutting1716

5 ай бұрын

I live in central lower Michigan and have all these fruit trees, peach, apple, pear, plum and cherry that are hardy. Fifty years ago our winter temps would get to 25 degrees below zero and never lost any of these fruit trees.

@gardenwiseadventures

5 ай бұрын

@@loiscutting1716 That's great to know!

Where do you get or order your fig trees from.😊

@gardenwiseadventures

5 ай бұрын

I have gotten mine from several places, but my favorites are Planting Justice, One Green World, and Just Fruits and Exotics. I also have gotten cuttings from local friends.

what is the name of that insulation?? thank you

@gardenwiseadventures

7 ай бұрын

This is what I got. www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Insulation-Radiant-Barrier/N-5yc1vZbedf

Do they survived?

@gardenwiseadventures

10 ай бұрын

Yes, they do, as long as they are protected over the winter. If you don't protect them, they will die to the ground and then grow back from the roots. If that happens, they May or may not have time to ripen their fruit before the first freeze.

@TV-yj9mh

10 ай бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures Nice, thanks you so much for reply back. Wish you have a huge harvest this year!

This is an experiment that you doing… I’m looking for something that works. Please make the video to show that actually works.

@gardenwiseadventures

29 күн бұрын

I will do that this week. I have made several videos about my figs over the years, showing how they survived the winter and fruited, but none showing the process of uncovering them. I will be uncovering all my figs tomorrow and will film it for you! They have leafed out under cover and are already forming figs.

does this work for pomegranates?

@gardenwiseadventures

28 күн бұрын

Yes, but I don't protect my pomegranets as heavily. I just use burlap or greenhouse plastic. No straw.

@lydiaahubbell8545

28 күн бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures i have "wonderful" in zone 7. I don't know why they sell Wonderful pomegranates or gardenias here when they are NOT hardy. I have found that the pomegranates root quickly and easily from cuttings, so I am willing to sacrifice one of my plants this year. I want to find the best place or create a microclimate for it snd my figs. My figs very readily tesoro it snd have been in their spot for several years. I will take cuttings of the figs so I have extras to experiment with, plus, I will get a cutting of a friend's Chicago Hardy. i guess I will start. a little fig grove with new plants, but I think I will keep any new plants inside this year.

@lydiaahubbell8545

28 күн бұрын

@@gardenwiseadventures what variety of pomegranates do you grow?

@gardenwiseadventures

28 күн бұрын

I have Kazake, Salavatzki, and Parfianka. They are the more cold tolerant Russian varieties. I have only been able to find them for sale online.

Thank you!