Currently, it says 8F here in South Jersey for tomorrow night. I wrapped like 15 of my outside trees and many more to go that I get to do in the rain tonight and tomorrow before the cold. Thanks for the incredible information as always.
Whooa! 3:39 that looks like our tree that we heavily pruned this season for the very first time (now a 4 or 5 yr old tree 😫😫) We didn’t know any better, until I started watching videos on pruning. Hope we are not damaging the growth on what we did
This year in Detroit 6A, I bent some 1 year old suckers to the ground and held them down with bricks. Then, put pine shavings and entire straw bails on top. We’ll see how it goes.
Just did this myself here in N GA. I stuck a 5 gallon bucket of water with a lid in there too though. The bucket won’t freeze overnight and even though the water will be super cold in the morning it’s still radiating relatively warmer air. Will change the water tomorrow night. Hope it works.
I empathize with ya'll in the freezing parts of the country. Not to brag but just to show how my figs are doing in my 9/10 zone of San diego, my 2yo mission tree has dropped some leafs but many remain and this years growth has just turned woody enough to take cuttings. My 2 yo VDB is looking much healthier than it did during the summer and it has several figs ripening now. The other figs are less than 1 year old including corky's honey, Flanders, Azores Dark, desert king (dormant now), white Genoa and are all putting on new growth.
Mid-Missouri Zone 6A It is -7 degrees F this morning; not an unusual temperature but not normally this cold this early in the year. I have 3 fig trees in my fruit orchard (in ground) that are covered with a 4x4x3 foot plywood box and tarp. This is their 3rd winter this way; last year it got to -10 F one night and they did fine. We had fresh figs almost every day for about a month and a half.
@@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65 We have 1 Chicago Hardy and 2 Improved Celeste fig trees. I think the "our" Chicago Hardy withstands the winter temps a little better than "our" Celeste, but I'm sure that there is a lot of variation between plants even of the same variety. We have 2 more small Chicago Hardy figs planted on the South side of our garage; they are wrapped with 3 inch plant tape. Have not unwrapped them yet. I removed the plywood-tarp from the orchard figs March 1 and put a small green house over each one. There was freezing damage to the tips of most of the 2 foot limbs but the lower parts look fine.
I got mine bent over wrapped the branches trunks with foam rubber and electrical tape covered with straw an leafs and I have full confidence it isn't good enough . Experienced 25 defree Fahrenheit last night Nov. 25th I going to get mire blankets and plastic sheeting to keep the rain out What a mess . What a bloody mess
14 to 15 Degrees predicted here Friday in Central North Carolina! Damn bomb cyclone! I'm planning to cover everything with a couple feet of leaves. Our problem is we'll be back to the 60's or 70's in January. How about the Persimmons? Anything special to do for them? Like the Japanese cultivar's? Thanks for your timely videos, Ross!
Asian persimmons can survive below 0F. That is the issue with wrapping somewhere warm. If you don't unwrap it during warm days or if you unwrap too late in the spring, the whole tree can mold.
@@RossRaddi Thank you! I guess the Japanese Persimmons are like those blue faced snow monkeys that live high up in the snow. They can take the cold. Be safe, and have a Merry Christmas!
Ross, I live in South Jersey, 20 minutes away from you. I wrapped my 4 ft tall Italian 258 in regular house insulation (R-19) first, then plastic, then a tarp leaving the top open but covered in a white 5 gallon bucket to allow for some air flow. Did I do wrong or right? This is my first year with a ground planted fig tree (plus I am a newbie to growing my own figs).
Insulation would be great if you could keep it dry. Any retained moisture is an invitation to mold, which in my personal experience has caused as much, if not more branch loss than cold. That's why I ditched burlap.
@@amarissimus29 Yeah, when I unwrapped it in the spring, the insulation was totally dry and no mold, so the two layers of plastic wrapped around the fiberglass insulation worked well at keeping it dry. And the tree grew well this year and produced a fair amount of figs. So I am going to do it the same way this year sometime after Turkey Day or early December.
I think you're way, way too loose. I ratchet strap the whole tree tightly before any wrapping. I use mylar bubble wrap at the base and polypropylene fabric cover under a loose tarp and bucket. It's really easy to get carried away with organic material that holds a ton of water and leaves you with a fungal playground come spring. Mold can destroy even thick trunks that would otherwise handle long cold snaps with ease. That's my personal experience over the last few decades.
Currently, it says 8F here in South Jersey for tomorrow night. I wrapped like 15 of my outside trees and many more to go that I get to do in the rain tonight and tomorrow before the cold. Thanks for the incredible information as always.
Whooa! 3:39 that looks like our tree that we heavily pruned this season for the very first time (now a 4 or 5 yr old tree 😫😫) We didn’t know any better, until I started watching videos on pruning. Hope we are not damaging the growth on what we did
This year in Detroit 6A, I bent some 1 year old suckers to the ground and held them down with bricks. Then, put pine shavings and entire straw bails on top. We’ll see how it goes.
I'd be really surprised if that didn't work.
Thanks for the timely reminder, off to work I go...
Just did this myself here in N GA. I stuck a 5 gallon bucket of water with a lid in there too though. The bucket won’t freeze overnight and even though the water will be super cold in the morning it’s still radiating relatively warmer air. Will change the water tomorrow night. Hope it works.
I empathize with ya'll in the freezing parts of the country. Not to brag but just to show how my figs are doing in my 9/10 zone of San diego, my 2yo mission tree has dropped some leafs but many remain and this years growth has just turned woody enough to take cuttings. My 2 yo VDB is looking much healthier than it did during the summer and it has several figs ripening now. The other figs are less than 1 year old including corky's honey, Flanders, Azores Dark, desert king (dormant now), white Genoa and are all putting on new growth.
Mid-Missouri Zone 6A It is -7 degrees F this morning; not an unusual temperature but not normally this cold this early in the year. I have 3 fig trees in my fruit orchard (in ground) that are covered with a 4x4x3 foot plywood box and tarp. This is their 3rd winter this way; last year it got to -10 F one night and they did fine. We had fresh figs almost every day for about a month and a half.
@@LittlePieceOfHeaven.65 We have 1 Chicago Hardy and 2 Improved Celeste fig trees. I think the "our" Chicago Hardy withstands the winter temps a little better than "our" Celeste, but I'm sure that there is a lot of variation between plants even of the same variety. We have 2 more small Chicago Hardy figs planted on the South side of our garage; they are wrapped with 3 inch plant tape. Have not unwrapped them yet.
I removed the plywood-tarp from the orchard figs March 1 and put a small green house over each one. There was freezing damage to the tips of most of the 2 foot limbs but the lower parts look fine.
1st year growing a fig tree
I could use some help with this.
Thanks
Hello! while dormant in winter in a container, can I keep my fig tree in a totally dark area in my basement? thanks!
I got mine bent over wrapped the branches trunks with foam rubber and electrical tape covered with straw an leafs and I have full confidence it isn't good enough . Experienced 25 defree Fahrenheit last night Nov. 25th I going to get mire blankets and plastic sheeting to keep the rain out
What a mess . What a bloody mess
Hi Ross , I put all my figs in the garage, do you protect peach , cherry, apple, plum, pear trees from the winter?
14 to 15 Degrees predicted here Friday in Central North Carolina! Damn bomb cyclone! I'm planning to cover everything with a couple feet of leaves. Our problem is we'll be back to the 60's or 70's in January.
How about the Persimmons? Anything special to do for them? Like the Japanese cultivar's?
Thanks for your timely videos, Ross!
Asian persimmons can survive below 0F.
That is the issue with wrapping somewhere warm. If you don't unwrap it during warm days or if you unwrap too late in the spring, the whole tree can mold.
@@RossRaddi Thank you! I guess the Japanese Persimmons are like those blue faced snow monkeys that live high up in the snow. They can take the cold.
Be safe, and have a Merry Christmas!
Once you get them covered, do you leave them covered all winter?
Ross, I live in South Jersey, 20 minutes away from you. I wrapped my 4 ft tall Italian 258 in regular house insulation (R-19) first, then plastic, then a tarp leaving the top open but covered in a white 5 gallon bucket to allow for some air flow. Did I do wrong or right? This is my first year with a ground planted fig tree (plus I am a newbie to growing my own figs).
I would try to make it air tight. There's a million ways to accomplish the same thing.
Insulation would be great if you could keep it dry. Any retained moisture is an invitation to mold, which in my personal experience has caused as much, if not more branch loss than cold. That's why I ditched burlap.
@@amarissimus29 Yeah, when I unwrapped it in the spring, the insulation was totally dry and no mold, so the two layers of plastic wrapped around the fiberglass insulation worked well at keeping it dry. And the tree grew well this year and produced a fair amount of figs. So I am going to do it the same way this year sometime after Turkey Day or early December.
The trees in my unheated greenhouse that are in pots need to be covered too?
Depends on the temps
Potted trees need to be kept above 15F all winter.
my friend you cannot plant a fig just close to your house, over time , roots will damage foundations, believe me I have 30 years cultivating figs
I think you're way, way too loose. I ratchet strap the whole tree tightly before any wrapping. I use mylar bubble wrap at the base and polypropylene fabric cover under a loose tarp and bucket. It's really easy to get carried away with organic material that holds a ton of water and leaves you with a fungal playground come spring. Mold can destroy even thick trunks that would otherwise handle long cold snaps with ease. That's my personal experience over the last few decades.