"Bill Grey" wrote in message
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A neighbour has a fig tree laden with figs which which aren't ripening. He
has planted the tree in a decent sized home built concrete planter (to keep
the roots from spreading. He has been told that a fig tree planted in open
ground will yield ripe fruits but his confining of the roots is preventing
ripening.

Anyone have any ideas on this please?

Bill

Figs ripen fine in the UK, they just need a long growing season and this
year we had a late start so we are still picking Brown Turkey which normally
is all eaten by the end of September, if the figs are bigger than golf ball
size there is still hope!


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Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cvs
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