Content
- Plant the fig in the garden
- Which figs are allowed in the field?
- A sunny location is ideal
- soil quality
- The cheapest planting time
- What to do when the fig freezes?
- Tips & Tricks
Plant the fig in the garden
Wild figs grow in almost all Mediterranean to subtropical areas of the world. Here, the fruit-bearing fruit tree is grown in large plantations. You can also harvest delicious figs in our own garden in our latitudes. Hardy varieties reach stately proportions in a sheltered location and develop many fully ripe fruits.
Which figs are allowed in the field?
If you would like to transplant the fig into the field you should always pay attention to buy a frost-resistant variety. Fig varieties that produce green or yellow fruits and have less deeply lobed leaves are considered winter hardier.
It is advisable to plant the fruit tree in the field at the age of two to three years. Only then are the roots and wood so mature that the fig survives the winter in the garden.
A sunny location is ideal
Fig trees are very heat loving. Longer periods of cold under - 15 degrees, the fig can not stand well and then freezes or even dies. The fig also reacts sensitively to temperature fluctuations.
In our latitudes, the fig can not get hot and sunny enough during the summer months. If you want to plant the fig, you should therefore give it a sheltered and sunny garden place. Ideally, a location on a brightly painted wall, which is illuminated all day by the sun.
soil quality
The fig is less demanding in terms of soil quality. Preference is given to
Substrate. On waterlogging, the fruit tree is very sensitive and this should be avoided.
The cheapest planting time
The best time to plant the fig is spring. Wait with the planting until after the Eisheiligen. Only then no more ground frosts are to be expected and the fig can acclimatize well.
What to do when the fig freezes?
Frost damage to the planted fig remove at the spring cutting. Even if the fig should be frozen back in a harsh winter, in many cases it drives out of the rhizome again and vigorously.
Tips & Tricks
Bear in mind that buckthorn figs are sensitive to sudden change of location. In order to avoid damage to the leaves, such as sunburn, you should gradually get used to the plants to the changed site conditions.