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Fig tree - further advice appreciated!
A while back, I asked here for help with my fig tree, which, while pretty
good at producing leaves, wasn't too hot at making figs. The concensus then seemed to be that I needed to water the fig tree regularly, and feed it with liquid tomato fertilizer... Well, I've taken this to heart, and have bought a bottle of the fertilizer (one capfull per watering can) and have been watering my tree, and feeding it, religiously... But But I'm not at all sure how often I should add the fertilizer to my watering can; I obviously don't want to underfeed - I /would/ like at least one fig - but I can remember some people telling me I didn't actually need to feed the tree at all; while information on the fertilizer bottle itself, while helpful on the feeding of tomatoes, understandably doesn't mention fig trees in pots... Can anyone help - please?! In hope - duncan |
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Fig tree - further advice appreciated!
"Duncan Langford" wrote in message ... A while back, I asked here for help with my fig tree, which, while pretty good at producing leaves, wasn't too hot at making figs. The concensus then seemed to be that I needed to water the fig tree regularly, and feed it with liquid tomato fertilizer... Well, I've taken this to heart, and have bought a bottle of the fertilizer (one capfull per watering can) and have been watering my tree, and feeding it, religiously... But But I'm not at all sure how often I should add the fertilizer to my watering can; I obviously don't want to underfeed - I /would/ like at least one fig - but I can remember some people telling me I didn't actually need to feed the tree at all; while information on the fertilizer bottle itself, while helpful on the feeding of tomatoes, understandably doesn't mention fig trees in pots... Can anyone help - please?! In hope - duncan Duncan, what is it doing at the moment? Ours (in Suffolk) is just starting to sprout, and has small figs and leaves coming out. We still have some of the second crop of figs from last year on the tree, but they are not showing any signs of activity and I expect them to turn black and drop off in a while. If our Brown Turkey in a pot is any guide, then you should see some sign of fruit on the tips of the branches as soon as the buds start to swell. We feed and water on an irregular basis, but I think too little water can stop the fruit from growing large, and as it is in a pot the only food comes from what goes in the top, so I presume feeding is in order. I tend to judge general condition by the weeds growing in the top of the pot :-) If they are yellowing there is too little food. If they are shrivelling there is too little water. I have had a crop of figs drop in the past, which I think was due to under watering. http://www.easyfruit.co.uk/figs/ looks very informative and seems to tally with my personal experience. The pictures are good too - I was going to take some of my tree to post, but the ones on this site are very similar. High spots from the site: grow Brown Turkey plant in a pot hottest part of a south facing garden feed sparingly water copiously HTH Dave R |
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Fig tree - further advice appreciated!
"Duncan Langford" wrote A while back, I asked here for help with my fig tree, which, while pretty good at producing leaves, wasn't too hot at making figs. The concensus then seemed to be that I needed to water the fig tree regularly, and feed it with liquid tomato fertilizer... snip - duncan Probably better to starve it than to feed it !! Plants tend to produce fruits and seed to survive if they feel threatened ~) Besides they grow in really poor soil in the wild........ Restricting the roots will help too. Jenny |
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Fig tree - further advice appreciated!
I see from my killfile that someone posted a followup thread, but as it
had '!!!' in it, it dropped into the bit-bucket. -- Tony Replace solidi with dots to reply: tony/anson snailything zetnet/co/uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi |
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