@Lori Webster Sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure if one fig is easier to grow than another. I guess it depends on what you mean by easy. In example, there are figs that are common which do not require pollination, while their are figs that that do require pollination. If you live where the fig wasp is unavailable, it sure is a lot of work to pollinate the figs by hand. However, apples for apples (i.e. 2 types of common), They are about the same. As for when they bare fruit, many figs are different. Some offer a breba crop and a main crop, often spaced out by 2 to 3 months between crops, while others only offer a one time crop, while again, others have, in my opinion, less figs, but offer figs all season. Some figs require long hot summers, others do well in cooler summers. Humidity, winters, etc., all have something to do with each cultivar. This is one of the reasons it is important to not just go out and buy any fig tree. It's best to reach out to people to discuss your flavor interests, climate, and management capabilities of your tree.
All of my trees are in pots. You can check out my Spring Time unpacking video to see how I store them: ua-cam.com/video/vBd2RafdZmQ/v-deo.html I'm on the border of zone 7 and zone 6.
What is the easiest type of fig to grow? Also, how long before they bear fruit?
@Lori Webster Sorry for the late reply. I'm not sure if one fig is easier to grow than another. I guess it depends on what you mean by easy. In example, there are figs that are common which do not require pollination, while their are figs that that do require pollination. If you live where the fig wasp is unavailable, it sure is a lot of work to pollinate the figs by hand. However, apples for apples (i.e. 2 types of common), They are about the same.
As for when they bare fruit, many figs are different. Some offer a breba crop and a main crop, often spaced out by 2 to 3 months between crops, while others only offer a one time crop, while again, others have, in my opinion, less figs, but offer figs all season.
Some figs require long hot summers, others do well in cooler summers. Humidity, winters, etc., all have something to do with each cultivar. This is one of the reasons it is important to not just go out and buy any fig tree. It's best to reach out to people to discuss your flavor interests, climate, and management capabilities of your tree.
Is this tree in ground? And what climate zone ?
All of my trees are in pots. You can check out my Spring Time unpacking video to see how I store them:
ua-cam.com/video/vBd2RafdZmQ/v-deo.html
I'm on the border of zone 7 and zone 6.
what do those bags on the fig protect it from? bugs? birds?
They are organza bags. They protect the figs from birds and insects. :)