How to Plant Fig Trees in Containers

We always want to grow what our planting zones cannot, right?! Figs are one of my favorite fruits, and nothing compares to when they're tree-ripened. Iowa doesn't support fig trees... well, at least when planted in the ground. That doesn't stop me because figs are about the easiest tree to keep in a container!
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I grow citrus trees and they're fun, but I don’t get near the crop that I do from my fig trees. I get my figs from ‪@MonroviaPlants‬ and always have great luck. - Pick a terra cotta pot one size larger than the container that the plant came in. Make sure the pot has a good drainage hole. Place a shard of a broken pot (I have plenty of these - thanks, cats!) or a coffee filter over the drainage hole, allowing the water to escape but the soil to stay in.
- Pour in a bit of soil to the bottom of the pot.
- Place the fig tree in the pot after roughing up the roots slightly. Make sure to plant the fig no deeper than it currently is planted in its original container.
- Fill in around the fig tree with additional soil. Thankfully, figs are not picky in soil and anything grown in a container likes lighter soil. A good all-purpose organic potting soil allows the plant to drain easily.
- Water deeply, which means that the water should run out the bottom of the pot, 2-3 times per week depending on rain.
Soon you'll have figs! Depending on the year, I get at least one crop if not two!
In October, as the fig leaves start turning and fall off, I put the pots in a cool dark storage room. They stay around 40-45 degrees over winter and are dormant. I water them once a month. In the spring, I bring them out and start over again!
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