Category: Winterizing Figs
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After Five Months Col de Dame Noir Shows Roots
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Good golly, Miss Molly, you sure know how to drive me absolutely bonkers! After five long months, this cutting has FINALLY rooted. Sometimes, rooting cuttings feels like watching elephants mate—it’s a slow, painstaking process, to say the least. Of course, you can never be certain what’s happening beneath the surface of the rooting medium. Maybe,…
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My Figgies Get A Gentle Introduction to the Great Outdoors
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On Monday, March 10th, 2025, the forecast promised a warm 60°F day, and I knew exactly what I had to do—it was time to take all my figgies outside for their first taste of fresh air and natural sunlight. Most of them, nestled in their plastic cups, had been thriving indoors—pushing out lush green leaves,…
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Winterizing Figs: A Mistake to Learn From
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Why do I have time to blog about my mistakes now, yet I wasn’t paying close attention when I made them? Ach! In this post, I’ll focus on two of the eight raised beds in my garden. One contains a single fig tree—an unknown variety that I’ve labeled “Unknown Prolific.” The other holds three fig…
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The ABCs of Growing Figs
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This ain’t no Glengarry Glen Ross plot development, but as it applies to fig cultivation I can say that you should Always Be Checking! Yes! Well, keep reading. I have a Facebook account and I have joined several local sales groups. I check Facebook periodically and I saw the following ad just a few minutes…
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Let the good times roll!
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Check out these temperatures starting Monday, March 10th! Around 11:00 AM on Monday, I will take all of my newly rooted figgies outside for some much-needed sunlight. Well, giving the figgies so much love means they’ll want to grow larger leaves and new branches. That’s why I already brought out the wheelbarrow to start up-potting…
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Placing Potted Figs Next to Foundation Wall Works!
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YES! I just finished watering my three potted fig trees, which I carefully winterized by placing them snugly against the eastern-looking foundation of the house and wrapping them with a concrete curing blanket. These extra steps were necessary to shield them from the brutal elements. Please remember that I live in New York, hardiness zone…
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Figs are Indeed Deciduous Trees
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Wikipedia provides a clear explanation of the term deciduous here and here. In essence, deciduous trees are those that enter a state of dormancy during the fall and winter months. This natural adaptation allows them to conserve energy and shield themselves from the harsh conditions of colder seasons. The process begins as temperatures drop close…
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Not So Long Ago…
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I captured this photo on November 27, 2024, just before temperatures plummeted below freezing. Preparing for the harsh New York State winter was no small feat, especially when it came to maneuvering those heavy plastic pots and the concrete curing blanket into place between the exterior wall of the house and that dense row of…
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Winterized Figs Update
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The past few days, temperatures in New York, Zone 6b, have been on the warm side and I decided to get out there and “play” with the winterized figs. Each bed has two one-inch PVC pipes running diagonally to connect its corners. Then, I covered the bed with a tarp to protect it. I installed…
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Pruned a Neighbor’s Fig Tree
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This morning I pruned a neighbor’s fig tree. I’ve been pruning this tree for several years and my neighbor lets me keep the cuttings. As you can see this fig bush has grown quite a lot this year. I brought the branches home, cut them to root them, and although I haven’t counted them, there…