lkailburn
10-27-2011, 12:23 PM
Hi everyone,
Let me start off by introducing my 3 little fig trees. Picked them up for cheap this year back in March or April. They are about 2 feet tall, barely enough to handle a crop but, over the course of the summer we ate about a dozen or more ripe figs. At first, the flavor was odd. The first fig was of course picked too early, and successive figs were then picked more and more ripe, especially when you see them start to droop on their own stem. YUM. The flavor quickly became addicting and i look forward to keeping these guys around for some time. Two are black mission, one is kadota. The two most common types, someday (with more space and a big house) i would love to expand to some of the more flavorful varieties.
On to my question(s):
I have a question for other fig growers who grow them in containers(and thus have winters too harsh for them to be planted outdoors). Now i understand they require dormacy to fruit, and most people have recommended an unheated garage for the winter. I thought "perfect! i have an unheated garage i can store them in".
Now my question is two fold. My detached garage has no windows, and thus the figs will receive no sunlight, except when anyone goes in and out of the garage and opens the door. Will this pose a problem even though the figs are dormant?
My second question is do i need to move them in before they go dormant or after they drop their leaves? We had our first snow yesterday, and the temps hovered around 32*. The figs looked fine, they are sitting under a covered porch next to the house. Then last night a bitter cold snap, it got down to the teens. The figs look a bit more droopy, but still have over half their leaves, bright and green, and have no signs of cold damage. So do i move them into the garage now or wait a little longer? The pain about our weather is the forecast for the weekend shows 60's :-P
Thanks for the help!
-Luke
EDIT: Also, i will be sure to post up some photos; the pictures are currently on my old phone back at the house.
Let me start off by introducing my 3 little fig trees. Picked them up for cheap this year back in March or April. They are about 2 feet tall, barely enough to handle a crop but, over the course of the summer we ate about a dozen or more ripe figs. At first, the flavor was odd. The first fig was of course picked too early, and successive figs were then picked more and more ripe, especially when you see them start to droop on their own stem. YUM. The flavor quickly became addicting and i look forward to keeping these guys around for some time. Two are black mission, one is kadota. The two most common types, someday (with more space and a big house) i would love to expand to some of the more flavorful varieties.
On to my question(s):
I have a question for other fig growers who grow them in containers(and thus have winters too harsh for them to be planted outdoors). Now i understand they require dormacy to fruit, and most people have recommended an unheated garage for the winter. I thought "perfect! i have an unheated garage i can store them in".
Now my question is two fold. My detached garage has no windows, and thus the figs will receive no sunlight, except when anyone goes in and out of the garage and opens the door. Will this pose a problem even though the figs are dormant?
My second question is do i need to move them in before they go dormant or after they drop their leaves? We had our first snow yesterday, and the temps hovered around 32*. The figs looked fine, they are sitting under a covered porch next to the house. Then last night a bitter cold snap, it got down to the teens. The figs look a bit more droopy, but still have over half their leaves, bright and green, and have no signs of cold damage. So do i move them into the garage now or wait a little longer? The pain about our weather is the forecast for the weekend shows 60's :-P
Thanks for the help!
-Luke
EDIT: Also, i will be sure to post up some photos; the pictures are currently on my old phone back at the house.