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Morning Folks,
I have a heavily pot-bound fig and wondered if I can repot it this time of year?
I have a heavily pot-bound fig and wondered if I can repot it this time of year?
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Cheers
Danny -
How long have you had it Danny?
Figs provide the best fruit when they are pot bound.If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing to excess
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Hello EC,
This is the 2nd or 3rd year, no fruit as yet.Cheers
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Two or three years isn't long. I haven't grown a fig yet but was thinking about it and the advice was to contain the roots if you want fruit otherwise you get a lot of leafy growth. Planting in the ground, for example, you are supposed to put a lot of stones and hardcore in as figs do best in poor soil.
Hopefully some experienced fig growers will happen along with some advice.
Whereabouts in Tottenham are you?If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing to excessComment
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Ah, just noticed your location!
I'm off White Hart Lane, Wood Green side of the A10, you?Cheers
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Off Lordship Lane, t'other side of the A10 and near Lordship Rec.
We're almost neighbours. I may just be passing your way when your figs fruit, I love figs
Reminds me, my next door neighbour planted a fig summer before last. It has put on a lot of growth, to the top of the 6' fence but hasn't fruited yet.If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing to excessComment
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If I ever get fruit I'll drop you a note!
Good LuckCheers
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There is no more advice EC. I have a couple of figs. One took 6 years to start fruiting. The other (planted out in the soil) never has. My fruiting one is totally pot bound, and loves it.Originally posted by Eco-Chic View Post I'm thinking of potting it up and then re-planting the pot in the border.
Just editing - I mean the garden one of course.Last edited by sarraceniac; 04-10-2009, 11:08 AM.Why didn't Noah just swat those 2 greenflies?
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Hi Sarraceniac,
Perhaps I need to rephrase this. It is in a pot that is to small for it so I need to get it in a bigger one and wondered if now was ok?Cheers
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Danny,
If it needs a bigger pot because it is unstable in its current situation, put the entire pot into a bigger pot and top it all off with stones, pebbles or gravel to look nice and to weigh it down. Or bury the existing pot in the garden/lottie.
Is earning them figs methinks
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Oh, and if you do decide to pot it on, now is fine. I'd suggest John Innes no.3 cos that's heavy and soil based but mix a lot of gravel, grit and hardcore in too.
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[QUOTE=sarraceniac;541820]There is no more advice EC.
Thanks Sarraceniac
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Yipee,
Just noticed one of my fig trees has 2 fruit
Cheers
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Just repotted my old fig this week. I would make sure that the pot you use is straight sided and wider at the top.
I had to smash a nice domed pot that was far too pot bound.Comment
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Morning WTD,
I re-potted shortly after posting this initially. This is the 3rd year so was expecting some fruit this year is all was ok with the plantCheers
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