I have brown turkey, desert king, and Chicago... zone 6, MA. I put them in my shed and cover the pot with burlap or blankets. The area in the shed is wrapped in plastic. (Theres a video on my channel for visual) All have produced a lot of fruit. I already tasted desert king and Chicago, waiting for brown turkey to ripen. Great video!
Im in Phoenix and mine all love full sun. I give them aa much sun as possible and they thrive. After about 2 weeks in partial shade, even my new trees love the full sun.
It’s actually too dry in my area of Texas especially in my sand. It’s 104 right now and I’ve only had a 1/2” of rain since May which is more then I had last year. I’ve got to get out and water my in ground figs this afternoon or they’ll drop their leaves. Mulch is very important here. I was spreading mulch this morning.
I put layers of brown cardboard, green grass clippings, leaves, pine straw, leaf mold, rotted chunks of forest limbs/logs and top this with a few inches of sandy soil from a wash, then mulch again with more grass clippings and leaves. You have to water fig trees a lot in dry weather but thick mulch and rotting wood helps hold moisture. Add some rusty iron to the soil too.
@@baneverything5580 I use free wood chip from the arborist they dump by the dump truck load. I sure don’t need to add sand. My soil is nothing but sand as I said above. I have over 400 trees to care for on my farm. Im either watering, spraying weeds, spraying grasshoppers or spreading mulch everyday during summer. I work from daylight until noon or a little after. We’re in the high 90s by noon. Rusty iron buried in the ground and old nails driven into tree trunks is a old wives tail. It’s iron oxide which does nothing for plants. It’s the wrong form of iron that plants can’t use. They need iron but not that form of iron. Listen to what the horticulturalists say about it and not what some random Joe Blow on the internet says. I farm and raise honeybees for a living. My grandparents even believed the rusty iron tale.
UK is a no-no for main crops. We get loads of Breba's from last year on my Brown Turkey but main crops just don't make it. The season is not long enough.. we just run out of time. It doesn't matter what variety you try, they produce loads of figs which never ripen. Its such a shame as we miss out on all the well known and delicious varieties. For the last few years we have mild winters ( nor much snow or sub zero) but cool damp springs and the summer only really starts in mid June and runs out of steam around early September when the cooler Autumn kicks in. Away from the main subject I have been collecting large unripe green figs in late October, washing them and pricking them and boiling them in ever more concentrated sugar/water solutions by adding more an more sugar until it becomes thick and syrupy . I then bottle them and store them for over winter use. they make delightful glacé fruits which you can eat. They are quite delicious and a conversation piece when people come round.. "Wow.. these are nice.. what are they? Last years figs...... worth a try for those that might otherwise run out of season...
Hi im from the uk east London, first year propagated cuttings , i have a 3 year old Brown turkey ,i picked two ripe figs this week they were delicious. The tree has so many figs on it but will they get ripe before dormancy? We know how cold it gets in November, we have had mild winters and warmer summers the last few years, yes i have also cooked the figs in cygar and olso jams , perfect for Xmas presents.
Hi Helen I have had literally hundreds of ripe juicy Breba figs this year (2024) from our 4 brown turkey figs. I live in the south and eat about 3 for breakfast and give most of the others away. Sadly most if not all the maincrop don't quite make it in the UK as the season to maturity is just that bit too short. We tend to have very cool springs up until end of May/June and extra warmth is needed to give them a boost. Its a shame as figs are so delicious and worlds away from those on sale in Supermarkets. I have been growing Brunswick, Ischia and Dalmatie and Bordeaux figs for about 20 years and get loads of Breba's and have only ever once got a small maincrop to maturity following a hot summer which is in itself is a rarity in the UK. Ross is right in that the maincrop taste superior to Breba's but we rarely get the chance to try them..
@@hazzard8760 i have to see how my Brown turkey does, i have propagated cuttings but are unknown, people reckon its an Italian honey? Apparently the friend that gave me cuttings says they ripen and very sweet , 10 months old and has figlets on , obviously they will drop when the leaves fall , im new to this , but im enjoying the process,
Main crop will ripen in the UK but you have to get the earliest ripening variety and give it the best spot in your garden. Brown Turkey is a very late ripener and probably won’t ripen main crop even in a greenhouse.
Fig trees grow like kudzu in Louisiana. I ordered trees and the leaves on my "Brown Turkey" look like the Celeste I see online so I have no clue what my four "Celeste" trees might turn out to be or even my "Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry" trees. The "Celeste" I got have both triangle shaped jagged "shield" leaves and ones with 5 very long, narrow fingers on the same plant. I got only one ripe "Brown Turkey" fig so far and it was the sweetest fig I`ve ever had in my life. It was an unexpected surprise. But the fruits are larger with tight "eyes" and aren`t brown but slightly purplish unlike the Celeste trees everybody had when I was younger that were tiny and brown and covered in wrinkles and cracks when ripe and less sweet.
Great video. I was wondering where the best place to put my fig trees would be. I put one in all day sun, another in 3/4 day sun, another in half day sun, and I was thinking part shade for the last one I have left in a pot. You're right, of course. The one I had in all day sun was struggling and I thought I messed up putting it there, but it's been several months now and it's adjusting. It even has a few figs on it, though nothing that will ripen this year I don't think. I live in Northern Florida. Zone 8B, which they changed now I guess to 9A. It's been seriously hot and only moderate rain. Hurricane Debbie dumped some serious water and wind on us, but outside of that it's been fairly dry here. My area is noted as brown/tan on Maps. Anyway, thanks. Again, great video...
In northern areas &Islamabad grows best even in pots ,only there is attack web making insects 🐞 spoiling leaves if not sprayed.Cool areas fig size is bigger,smaller in a bit hot locations.Dried figs are sold in abundance in winter 🥶.
Got a ? I have 3 fig tree's in pot and would like to transplant them into the ground. I live in costal Connecticut, any thoughts about timing, I will be wrapping them up for winter.???
Do it now dont delay , before your frost date , i have just potted two in the ground . It will have a few months for the roots to settle, when you dig the hole sprinkle blood fish and bone around it ,i would protect it the first year by covering it . Or wait till early spring its totally up to you.
I cover mine on the zone 8b/9a line however I can if a very hard freeze happens, especially in the first two years. You can put 10 watt LED bulbs underneath plastic or a tarp and if you can`t run extension cords use cheap portable power stations or several USB power banks connected to 5w LED bulbs. You can even pour hot water in a cooler and close it and the warmth will slowly leak out and keep the tree from freezing. You can monitor the temperature under the covering with a wireless thermometer.
What do you do if their is going to be a light rain and you have them in the process of ripening? I have some lsu Tiger hanging and it rained lightly for half the day. Whats the hang time for lsu usually? Mine have been hanging about 3 days. I try looking for a soft neck but that lead me to pick one too early so I was planning to wait until it shriveled near the neck but now it rained(not heavily though).
Will fertilization speed up fig fruit maturity? I took the tips off in July, and 90 days later will be around the end of September. I should have some figs ready to eat around Sept. I have yet to see the fruits turning from green to other colors.
It depends on what variety you have , some figs keep on ripening till October. I pinched tips of in july just to see if it made a difference, so far i had two ripe from my Brown Turkey, from the UK.
Hey Ross, I have all Chicago Hardy children from my mother plant. But why are the figs in my pots all growing well & ripening now but the two plants I have growing in the ground, 1 has figs but show no sign of ripening and the other is big & nice size but only has 2 green figs on it? All CH figs from cuttings all grown and planted the same time 2 years ago.? So are plants grown in the ground slower to grow figlets and also slower to ripen as opposed to figs grown in 15 gallon pots? I am in South Jersey 20 minutes from you. and yes, full sun all plants.
I'm gunna be frank here. I have watched videos by you that have said the figs can almost not be overwatered during the hottest months. But then I've watched videos where you've said that figs like drought-like conditions. There's a big friggen contradiction here.
The fruit quality of figs will be higher when grown in dryer soil. They'll taste better. You'll detect flavors you didn't know figs had. If the soil is too dry, the figs will drop and the trees will generally produce less figs. Fig trees can handle periods of drought. They won't die like other plants will. Figs can't be overwatered when it's hot. Here's all the information. None of that is a contradiction. The answer is, they need enough water to be happy, healthy, and productive, but an excessive amount is not good for their eating experience and too much water during cold months can lead to overwatering and then death. I've written plenty of information about watering if you're still confused. None of which is a contradiction: www.figboss.com/post/underwatering-fig-trees & www.figboss.com/post/fig-tree-watering-too-much-water-leads-to-watered-down-figs
Ross really love your videos as always. I live in Northwest New Jersey zone 6a. I currently have my fig trees in containers, but all of them are in terra-cotta pots. I feel as you said as far as moisture goes they get enough water because obviously in New Jersey is humid and it rains pretty much a good amount but at the same time the terra-cotta pots help dry out the soil and not stay too wet as well. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
They grow best in there native land of Palestine its amazing how figs grow there and how big they can get its unbelievable when you see a fig tree as big as 3 big houses on a mountain The fig tree (ficus carica) is the national tree of Palestine and the olive tree too its called the land of figs and olives 🇵🇸🇵🇸
Where ? In my 9A zone. My fig trees need virtually no tending to and they flourish.. we love them!
I have brown turkey, desert king, and Chicago... zone 6, MA. I put them in my shed and cover the pot with burlap or blankets. The area in the shed is wrapped in plastic. (Theres a video on my channel for visual)
All have produced a lot of fruit. I already tasted desert king and Chicago, waiting for brown turkey to ripen.
Great video!
Im in Phoenix and mine all love full sun. I give them aa much sun as possible and they thrive. After about 2 weeks in partial shade, even my new trees love the full sun.
I live in Qom, Iran. Fig, Pomegranate, Plum, Apricot, and Mulberry grow best here
Comment section really looking past "Ross the Fig Boss". LOL what an epic name you just slipped in all discrete.
It’s actually too dry in my area of Texas especially in my sand. It’s 104 right now and I’ve only had a 1/2” of rain since May which is more then I had last year. I’ve got to get out and water my in ground figs this afternoon or they’ll drop their leaves. Mulch is very important here. I was spreading mulch this morning.
I put layers of brown cardboard, green grass clippings, leaves, pine straw, leaf mold, rotted chunks of forest limbs/logs and top this with a few inches of sandy soil from a wash, then mulch again with more grass clippings and leaves. You have to water fig trees a lot in dry weather but thick mulch and rotting wood helps hold moisture. Add some rusty iron to the soil too.
@@baneverything5580 I use free wood chip from the arborist they dump by the dump truck load. I sure don’t need to add sand. My soil is nothing but sand as I said above. I have over 400 trees to care for on my farm. Im either watering, spraying weeds, spraying grasshoppers or spreading mulch everyday during summer. I work from daylight until noon or a little after. We’re in the high 90s by noon. Rusty iron buried in the ground and old nails driven into tree trunks is a old wives tail. It’s iron oxide which does nothing for plants. It’s the wrong form of iron that plants can’t use. They need iron but not that form of iron. Listen to what the horticulturalists say about it and not what some random Joe Blow on the internet says. I farm and raise honeybees for a living. My grandparents even believed the rusty iron tale.
UK is a no-no for main crops. We get loads of Breba's from last year on my Brown Turkey but main crops just don't make it. The season is not long enough.. we just run out of time. It doesn't matter what variety you try, they produce loads of figs which never ripen. Its such a shame as we miss out on all the well known and delicious varieties. For the last few years we have mild winters ( nor much snow or sub zero) but cool damp springs and the summer only really starts in mid June and runs out of steam around early September when the cooler Autumn kicks in. Away from the main subject I have been collecting large unripe green figs in late October, washing them and pricking them and boiling them in ever more concentrated sugar/water solutions by adding more an more sugar until it becomes thick and syrupy . I then bottle them and store them for over winter use. they make delightful glacé fruits which you can eat. They are quite delicious and a conversation piece when people come round.. "Wow.. these are nice.. what are they? Last years figs...... worth a try for those that might otherwise run out of season...
Hi im from the uk east London, first year propagated cuttings , i have a 3 year old Brown turkey ,i picked two ripe figs this week they were delicious. The tree has so many figs on it but will they get ripe before dormancy? We know how cold it gets in November, we have had mild winters and warmer summers the last few years, yes i have also cooked the figs in cygar and olso jams , perfect for Xmas presents.
Hi Helen
I have had literally hundreds of ripe juicy Breba figs this year (2024) from our 4 brown turkey figs. I live in the south and eat about 3 for breakfast and give most of the others away. Sadly most if not all the maincrop don't quite make it in the UK as the season to maturity is just that bit too short. We tend to have very cool springs up until end of May/June and extra warmth is needed to give them a boost. Its a shame as figs are so delicious and worlds away from those on sale in Supermarkets. I have been growing Brunswick, Ischia and Dalmatie and Bordeaux figs for about 20 years and get loads of Breba's and have only ever once got a small maincrop to maturity following a hot summer which is in itself is a rarity in the UK. Ross is right in that the maincrop taste superior to Breba's but we rarely get the chance to try them..
@@hazzard8760 i have to see how my Brown turkey does, i have propagated cuttings but are unknown, people reckon its an Italian honey? Apparently the friend that gave me cuttings says they ripen and very sweet , 10 months old and has figlets on , obviously they will drop when the leaves fall , im new to this , but im enjoying the process,
Main crop will ripen in the UK but you have to get the earliest ripening variety and give it the best spot in your garden.
Brown Turkey is a very late ripener and probably won’t ripen main crop even in a greenhouse.
Fig trees grow like kudzu in Louisiana. I ordered trees and the leaves on my "Brown Turkey" look like the Celeste I see online so I have no clue what my four "Celeste" trees might turn out to be or even my "Dwarf Everbearing Mulberry" trees. The "Celeste" I got have both triangle shaped jagged "shield" leaves and ones with 5 very long, narrow fingers on the same plant. I got only one ripe "Brown Turkey" fig so far and it was the sweetest fig I`ve ever had in my life. It was an unexpected surprise. But the fruits are larger with tight "eyes" and aren`t brown but slightly purplish unlike the Celeste trees everybody had when I was younger that were tiny and brown and covered in wrinkles and cracks when ripe and less sweet.
Great video. I was wondering where the best place to put my fig trees would be. I put one in all day sun, another in 3/4 day sun, another in half day sun, and I was thinking part shade for the last one I have left in a pot. You're right, of course. The one I had in all day sun was struggling and I thought I messed up putting it there, but it's been several months now and it's adjusting. It even has a few figs on it, though nothing that will ripen this year I don't think. I live in Northern Florida. Zone 8B, which they changed now I guess to 9A. It's been seriously hot and only moderate rain. Hurricane Debbie dumped some serious water and wind on us, but outside of that it's been fairly dry here. My area is noted as brown/tan on Maps. Anyway, thanks. Again, great video...
Thank you!
In northern areas &Islamabad grows best even in pots ,only there is attack web making insects 🐞 spoiling leaves if not sprayed.Cool areas fig size is bigger,smaller in a bit hot locations.Dried figs are sold in abundance in winter 🥶.
Got a ? I have 3 fig tree's in pot and would like to transplant them into the ground. I live in costal Connecticut, any thoughts about timing, I will be wrapping them up for winter.???
Do it now dont delay , before your frost date , i have just potted two in the ground . It will have a few months for the roots to settle, when you dig the hole sprinkle blood fish and bone around it ,i would protect it the first year by covering it . Or wait till early spring its totally up to you.
My figs are getting really dry this year, like to the limit, it will be interesting to see how this affects the flavour.
Zone 7b/8a My Figs grow wonderfully well. They will die back to the ground doing the winter...which keeps them from growing huge. 198 growing season
I cover mine on the zone 8b/9a line however I can if a very hard freeze happens, especially in the first two years. You can put 10 watt LED bulbs underneath plastic or a tarp and if you can`t run extension cords use cheap portable power stations or several USB power banks connected to 5w LED bulbs. You can even pour hot water in a cooler and close it and the warmth will slowly leak out and keep the tree from freezing. You can monitor the temperature under the covering with a wireless thermometer.
i’m in So Jersey area.. 50 mi east of Phila… fruit in July ? not here… it’s mid August & i just started getting ripe fruit
What do you do if their is going to be a light rain and you have them in the process of ripening? I have some lsu Tiger hanging and it rained lightly for half the day. Whats the hang time for lsu usually? Mine have been hanging about 3 days. I try looking for a soft neck but that lead me to pick one too early so I was planning to wait until it shriveled near the neck but now it rained(not heavily though).
Get all the really soft ones off the tree before the rain. Especially if it's a lot of rain and will stay wet overnight.
Will fertilization speed up fig fruit maturity? I took the tips off in July, and 90 days later will be around the end of September. I should have some figs ready to eat around Sept. I have yet to see the fruits turning from green to other colors.
It depends on what variety you have , some figs keep on ripening till October. I pinched tips of in july just to see if it made a difference, so far i had two ripe from my Brown Turkey, from the UK.
Heat speeds up the ripening. If you have a nutritional deficiency, correct it.
@@RossRaddi Will extra nutrition help ripen the figs? Maybe something will help speed up the process. I'm thinking about LAB, I'm not sure
@@weitang1196 Again, only if you have a deficiency.
@@RossRaddi thanks
Hi Ross, I have a Question: I live in Puerto Rico, do you have a list of recommended figs that you would grow there? Many Thanks in Advance.....
These are your best bet: www.figboss.com/post/my-best-fig-varieties-as-of-2022
@@RossRaddi Many Thanks & Many Blessings Brother!!! And that is one hell of an Amazing Blog!!!
San Diego 10b with the wasp
Hey Ross, I have all Chicago Hardy children from my mother plant. But why are the figs in my pots all growing well & ripening now but the two plants I have growing in the ground, 1 has figs but show no sign of ripening and the other is big & nice size but only has 2 green figs on it? All CH figs from cuttings all grown and planted the same time 2 years ago.? So are plants grown in the ground slower to grow figlets and also slower to ripen as opposed to figs grown in 15 gallon pots? I am in South Jersey 20 minutes from you. and yes, full sun all plants.
Probably because they formed later. Once their pea sized on the tree, it takes about 80 days before they're ripe.
I'm gunna be frank here. I have watched videos by you that have said the figs can almost not be overwatered during the hottest months. But then I've watched videos where you've said that figs like drought-like conditions.
There's a big friggen contradiction here.
The fruit quality of figs will be higher when grown in dryer soil. They'll taste better. You'll detect flavors you didn't know figs had.
If the soil is too dry, the figs will drop and the trees will generally produce less figs.
Fig trees can handle periods of drought. They won't die like other plants will.
Figs can't be overwatered when it's hot.
Here's all the information. None of that is a contradiction. The answer is, they need enough water to be happy, healthy, and productive, but an excessive amount is not good for their eating experience and too much water during cold months can lead to overwatering and then death. I've written plenty of information about watering if you're still confused. None of which is a contradiction: www.figboss.com/post/underwatering-fig-trees & www.figboss.com/post/fig-tree-watering-too-much-water-leads-to-watered-down-figs
@RossRaddi Awesome! thank you Ross Da Boss Raddi 🫵😎🤙
Ross really love your videos as always. I live in Northwest New Jersey zone 6a. I currently have my fig trees in containers, but all of them are in terra-cotta pots. I feel as you said as far as moisture goes they get enough water because obviously in New Jersey is humid and it rains pretty much a good amount but at the same time the terra-cotta pots help dry out the soil and not stay too wet as well. Any thoughts or other suggestions?
They grow best in there native land of Palestine its amazing how figs grow there and how big they can get its unbelievable when you see a fig tree as big as 3 big houses on a mountain
The fig tree (ficus carica) is the national tree of Palestine and the olive tree too its called the land of figs and olives 🇵🇸🇵🇸