OK FOLKS, Here’s the skinny on Fig Forums...I found several threads here such as:
The thread "Brown Turkey figs are starting to ripen in Eastern Tennessee" in
Vegetables and Fruit forum
The thread "fig leaves spotted and brown" in
Vegetables and Fruit forum
The thread "Figs" in
Vegetables and Fruit forum
The thread "Fig Trees" in
Vegetables and Fruit forum
The last being possibly the better so far as I haven’t looked into them all. There are certainly more threads than the few linked here.
I s’pose I’m just a figgy kind of guy but I’ll keep reading and researching to constantly learn more about my favorite plant species. I am about to move to an apartment with a huge balcony that wraps from the NE around to the NW corners of the apartment. I see no reason I can’t get a small tree or two going out there at the South corner. (HEY SHOE...Do figs do ok in containers for a year or so?) Even if we see no fruit while living there, we should be able to give them a loving start before we can move to a suitable house with plantable grounds.
Now that I think of all the space we’ll have on that balcony, I think we should place a potted grape at each of the two far corners. Putting some lattice work down to about 10” below the eaves would give them something to vine on and provide some additional shade in the apartment.
Comments? Suggestions?
ALSO, As soon as I figure out how to use this software Dave told me about I'm going to submit a FIG badge to Dave. Unless someone else already knows how to do it...
