Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
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We have basically very poor soil (it's essentially just sand below the
top few inches) so it may well be that planting the fig tree straight
in the ground will be OK. We have a total of 7 acres so, as long as
we choose the position right, size is not of much consequence.

Until you got to pick the fruit...

:-) Very true, it's a long walk to the end of our fields, especially
if all you wanted was to pick some figs.

In reality we'll plant it somewhere near the house in the 'garden'
part of our land.


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Chris Green