How to grow Fig in the UK
- TypeTree
- Ready to pickAugust, September
- Space neededabout 2.5m x 2.5m
When is fig ready to pick?
August-September.
Ripe when soft, drooping on its stalk, and maybe a little split.
Looking after fig
- Loves a warm, sunny wall
- Keep the roots squeezed (in a big pot or a lined pit) or it grows leaves instead of figs
- In autumn pick off any figs bigger than a pea - only the tiny ones survive winter to ripen next year
Storing and keeping
Eat within a day or two - they don't keep.
Pests and problems
Very few - birds and wasps at ripe fruit.
Good varieties
- Brown Turkey: The most reliable fig outdoors in the UK.
- Brunswick: Big green-yellow figs.
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