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Nice...I keep forgetting its only mid May, all my plants have been outside for 1-2 weeks now. (early) I got tired of taking care of them inside. lol.
That is a major amount of figs! Whats the future plan? Keep them in bigger pots or give them away or plant them?
It's too cold to keep them in ground so either 9gal+ containers or sell/give away. We had a couple nights in the high 30s-low 40s earlier this month but looks like the coast is clear now.
It's too cold to keep them in ground so either 9gal+ containers or sell/give away. We had a couple nights in the high 30s-low 40s earlier this month but looks like the coast is clear now.
Here's mine as of today. I don't cover it anymore over winter. I find it amazing it always comes back.
A little further ahead than mine, but not by much. It seems like it was a very mild winter for the NE. Coldest temp in Boston was only -10C! Around -10C in much of CT too. Although this winter was very mild (-17C min), last winter we still got down to a more typical -26C, despite the otherwise mild 2022-2023 winter. And we get prolonged stretches below freezing, even in a mild winter like this one.
Dec 30, 2023-Jan 7, 2024 was entirely 0C or colder.
Jan 14-23, 2024 was also fully below 0C, including three days with highs below -10.0C, and nights below -10C from Jan 14-22.
A little further ahead than mine, but not by much. It seems like it was a very mild winter for the NE. Coldest temp in Boston was only -10C! Around -10C in much of CT too. Although this winter was very mild (-17C min), last winter we still got down to a more typical -26C, despite the otherwise mild 2022-2023 winter. And we get prolonged stretches below freezing, even in a mild winter like this one.
Dec 30, 2023-Jan 7, 2024 was entirely 0C or colder.
Jan 14-23, 2024 was also fully below 0C, including three days with highs below -10.0C, and nights below -10C from Jan 14-22.
What are the Figs hardy to? Always wondered that. I got down to -9.5 °F(-23C) February 14, 2016 and it survived. I think was late that spring though.
What are the Figs hardy to? Always wondered that. I got down to -9.5 °F(-23C) February 14, 2016 and it survived. I think was late that spring though.
The branches survived, or just the roots?
Typically the branches are hardy to about 5-10F. If it gets colder than that, the figs typically die back to the ground but can re-grow from the roots. However, if they're re-growing from the roots, it'll take longer for them to produce, and my growing season isn't long enough for that.
Typically the branches are hardy to about 5-10F. If it gets colder than that, the figs typically die back to the ground but can re-grow from the roots. However, if they're re-growing from the roots, it'll take longer for them to produce, and my growing season isn't long enough for that.
The branches survive.. New shoots grew from the older branches too.. My tree never died to the ground. I think mine must be hardy to sub 0F temps?
I went back to my 2016 thread and found these pics
The branches survive.. New shoots grew from the older branches too.. My tree never died to the ground. I think mine must be hardy to sub 0F temps?
I went back to my 2016 thread and found these pics
May 2016
October 2016
Now I miss doing threads. I love looking back!
You don't even get die-back on the branch tips? I got that from just a sudden 25F frost in the fall (after the prior coldest temp was 35-36F).
It seems like you keep the tree fairly small though. Most people would try to develop a large trunk with a few large and thick side branches and then let new branches grow from those.
You don't even get die-back on the branch tips? I got that from just a sudden 25F frost in the fall (after the prior coldest temp was 35-36F).
It seems like you keep the tree fairly small though. Most people would try to develop a large trunk with a few large and thick side branches and then let new branches grow from those.
Definitely get some die back from the tips but I let it go until December when I cut things back again. Some branches definitely died.
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