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31-07-2006, 06:03 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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fig query
On 31/7/06 16:05, in article
, "Cat(h)"
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Has anyone here who is growing or has grown fig trees successfully to
the point of producing fruit any advice on dos and don'ts?
TIA
Last autumn, my step son cut down our fig tree right back to the base where
it disappears under stone flags in a courtyard. There's wasn't one leaf to
be seen. This year it's over 5' tall but isn't going to fruit. However,
normally, it fruits very well in this sheltered and sunny spot. I hope you
haven't over-potted them, though? Too big a pot can mean too much wet
compost just slopping around the roots and rotting them off. That said, fig
trees grow very quickly so they might well grow into their new homes fast.
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