How to Grow a Fig Tree
Exotic fruits are a pleasure to have, especially in your own backyard. Common fig trees can grow 15 to 30 feet in height and can be a fun and exciting new hobby if you know how to care for it. It's not recommended to grow a fig tree from a seed so you should get a young tree from a nursery. Follow these steps to plant and care for it. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Select an area of your yard that will receive sun at least eight hours a day. Fig trees grow easily in warm climate and the fruit will ripen better.
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Plant your tree in a deep, wide hole in order to give the root room to grow. Make sure it's at least 10 feet away from other plants.
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Water the tree immediately after planting. Keep the new tree well watered at all times to prevent drying out and so the leaves will not turn yellow and drop. Once the tree is established, watering only needs to be done every so often.
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Add four inches of mulch over the root area to conserve moisture and to discourage pests. Common fig diseases are nematodes, rust, souring, pink blight and leaf blight. Once a fig tree acquires a disease, it must be treated or could die.
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Tips & Warnings
Fertilize the tree every spring right before the new growth.
Be careful not to over water the tree or the fruit will split.
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can fig trees be planted in cotainers.
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I live in the Nordwest (Seattle) we do get fruit on the fig tree but do not know when to harvest can anybody help?
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newfiegirl74
Jul 12, 2009
I have had this same problem. I live in the Southeast, planted my black turkey fig by a six acre pond so it would get enough water in our dry summers, and after five years we still don't get fruit that matures. They just fall off unripe, even though the tree looks very healthy. Can anybody help? -
rguerreroaz
Jul 06, 2009
Why is it not recommended to grow a fig from a seed? My daughter just bought a house that has a fig tree. She gave me some of the figs and I kind of had this dream of growing a tree from one of the figs. Can it be done? If so, would i just plant one seed or should I plant the entire fig?
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rt27
Sep 17, 2008
It is my understanding that the tree needs to be pollinated before it will bear ripened figs. That's what I'm researching when I came upon this site.
