How To Grow Figs In Cold Climates | To Cover Or Not To Cover? | Fig Fruit Tree Cold Hardy Growing!
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Chad, this method works! I rooted cuttings in the spring and planted 3 figs in the ground last July. I uncovered one of them this week and it survived. I used the wood chips method you describe several times on your channel. I'm up in Canada just outside of Toronto. The temperature went down to -16°C for at least 2-3 weeks this winter. I'm excited to see them grow back.
Great! I’m glad this video and method helped you! Thanks for sharing.
What zone are you in?
I have over 20 varieties including plenty of “hold hardy” ones. Here is what keeps happening to me in zone 8b… every winter I get dieback to the ground and the next growing season I get tons growth, but no main crop figs ripen in time for first frost. I thin the amount of fruiting branches and pinch them, but it doesn’t seem to matter. I don’t know if it just because my trees are still only a few years old or what, but it’s really frustrating.
You probably have a variety that requires a longer season to produce. Try to find short season varieties like Hardy Chicago.
You have the most practical approach to grow figs. I have all of my fig trees in ground in Maryland. I will see what happens. I will weed them out over time. Thank you.
I live in zone 7a. My fig trees (and the other 5 in my neighborhood) are never wrapped. They are all in-ground fig trees and they all survive the winters without even dieback to the ground.
That is awesome to hear! There is certainly a range of what can happen to top growth of figs in the same zone in different locations. It's plausible to be in zone 7 based on a map, but be in a zone 8 microclimate that keeps your plants more protected in winter. It is also possible that your zone 7 lows rarely hit what is considered low enough to kill top growth of figs. So everything is always on a spectrum. Here in zone 7 where I am we can occasionally dip down to 0 degrees, which is more than enough to kill top growth. Thank you so much for the awesome comment! Happy growing!
Completely agree with you! Pick plants hardy to your zone! Chicago is good to -10F on the trunk and -20F on the root. cheers!
Cheers! Thanks for watching. 😀
Hi could you tell me what number zone is equivalent to Uk climate. I can overwinter my figs in pots outside on my south east facing balcony no problem but I can’t imagine if I cut them right down they would grow enough to produce any fruit the next year. As it is I don’t get many figs unfortunately but I hope every year. Great cooking program on tv last week where the chef put some fig leaves in microwave for 30 seconds to dry them out and then sprinkle over a salad they have a nice smell and taste.
There should be a climate zone map put out by the British government. Look at the minimum temperatures and match the zones accordingly.
Great info, thanks. You mentioned a link to the most Cold hardy varieties. Can you please share it? I live in zone 5
Absolutely! Heres the link: ua-cam.com/video/8MUBXThfu-I/v-deo.html
I think learning to help in-ground fig trees get a head start early in spring is important. I would love to see how anyone helps in ground fig trees in zone 7A to get leaves on them very early. Is it really possible? can we use tarp to create a greenhouse effect for each tree?
It is absolutely possible to get leaves to bud out early in almost any plant. First, you must consider microclimate. You would like to have your fig on a southern exposure in full sun. This increases the temperature quite a bit in and of itself. You can tie the limbs together with a rope and stuff the center of the fig with dry straw of leaves. Dryness is going to be of the utmost importance, as any moisture that infiltrates will certainly cause mold and rot over the many months of winter. Next you would wrap a tarp around the fig tree, leaving an opening in the very top for heat to escape. You will then tie the tarp around the tree, and place heavy objects on the bottom of the tarp to keep the wind from sucking ground heat from the plant. Place a 5 gallon bucket over the opening in the top of the tarp to keep rain out.
Now with all that being said, getting the leaves to open up early in the midst of cold weather really does you no good if the light cannot hit them. In order for photosynthesis to take place the leaves must have access to the sunlight. With no sunlight the newly sprouted leaves will simply shrivel and die before you remove the tarp. This will actually set your fig back even further. That is why I make the argument of choosing the variety more important than covering the plant. With the proper variety there is no need to ever cover the plant. You free up your time for adding other plants. Thanks so much for the awesome comment! I loved reading it.
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Do you have a video how far do you cut back a Chicago fig tree in Zone 6 A
i didn't hear for solutions what do you recommend in a cold climate
I’d get cold tolerant varieties of figs that can push out a crop in a short growing season via root growth. Texas Everbearing, Chicago Hardy, Unknown Ashbury, Longue D’Aout, Dalmatie, Unknown Spadaphora, Boston Unknown #12, Brown Turkey, etc.
Where are the links that you refer to in this video?
Description of the video should have them
LOOKING TO TRADE FIG CUTTINGS . . . I live in Maryland (Zone 7A) and will have plenty of Chicago Hardy fig cuttings that I am looking to trade for cuttings of other cold hardy fig varieties (Celeste, Brown Turkey, Violette de Bordeaux, Petite Negra, White Marseilles, Texas Everbearing or any other proven cold hardy variety). If interested, send me a message. Thanks!
Cold climate has has zone so such vlog must try to clarify which hardiness zones are they talking about . If some suggestion are applicable to zones 6 or 7 then it must be mentionned so those of us in zone 5 do not expect to get the same results and kill our plants with following the (minimum) protection suggested.
Chicago hardy fig
Very boring and relative.
Yeah, I guess that’s why we have 200,000 followers on social media. 😀
Great....no advice! thanks for nothing....
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