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    Hi all
    I have a brown turkey fig in my greenhouse, which is about 3 years old. I bought it last year and got a couple of figs off it. More concerning, was the fact that most of the leaves had rust on them, which appeared gradually over the next few months.
    This year, lots of new growth and many small figs which have all dropped off and now the rust has started again. It's in a pot and gets watered when dry. Is there anything I can do to prevent rust (unlikely) and will I now have to wait until next year for more figs

  • #2
    this year,afterthe first mild winter in years we have no figs,they did better sitting out in -16deg for weeks than they have this last warm? winter,we only had 7 last year but the taste was great...

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    • #3
      I know this doesn't answer your questions but when I had figs in pots they didn't thrive. As soon as I planted them out, into a very confined space, they went crazy.
      Here are some photos, just taken in the rain! There are 2 fig trees, grown from cuttings about 8 years ago, and planted out about 5 years ago in a bed less than 1' wide.
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      • #4
        I really think it would be better out of the greenhouse.

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        • #5
          My neighbour has two fig trees on the border of both our gardens. One is very big and old (unsure how old), the other is ~5 years old. Last year - my first year in the house the large tree produced ~100 figs in the first set of fruits for the year and the small tree produced 30 or so. The 2nd set of figs later in the year all died off.

          This year the large tree has zero figs. The small tree has 2 (one either side of the fence )

          My neighbour is an Italian and knows his figs, he thinks the very changeable weather (extreme hot and drought) followedby extreme wet and cold has them spooked this year. He's hoping for a bumper 2nd crop late summer or for a decent crop next year

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          • #6
            Ooooh, OK. I might get OH to dig hole (lined of course) does it matter where it would be sited? I have a little bit of space where most of my trees are planted all of which are mature with large root systems..... hmmm will have to have a think about this one.

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            • #7
              Best off in the sun somehere in the summer. My auntie has a couple, they live outside, in the ground, where a meter of snow covers them every winter, so I think it's safe to say they don't need a greenhouse.

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