Desperately searching for something relevant for the letter F and in the labels was........ Figs and the last time that Figs got a mention was at Christmas 2020 when a Fig tree in a pot was delivered at Clay Cottage ready for me to plant it here when I eventually got here.
I must have forgotten to label the post when I planted it, which would have been early June last year but thanks to the search function I found this picture of what it looked like when it was brought here. It's that small "stick with a leaf" second pot from the left.
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| The plants I brought with me in May last year. |
I lifted a half slab on the patio and cut away the weed suppressant material from underneath to make a small space to plant it last summer. Books always say that figs like having their roots restricted and I know the fig tree we had at the smallholding which had loads of room to spread didn't produce as many figs as I would have expected from a huge tree.
This is how it looks now, it's 5 feet tall after a year and 5 months! which is pretty good going considering the original growing tip caught the frost last winter and then this summers dry weather - but it is one of the things I watered regularly.
There are some figs starting to grow, but they may fall off over winter. In hot countries they have two crops a year.
HERE is a post about Figs written in August 2020
It's odd to think that I'd never even eaten a fresh fig until the tree produced some at the smallholding.
Wow it looks as though it's really taking off. I hope you end up with lots of figs.
ReplyDeleteI'd forgotten how small it was when I brought it here until I found the photo. Perhaps next year it will have figs earlier so they are edible
DeleteI have never tried a fig but I have a friend who serve an appetizer that includes cheddar cheese and fig jam which is quite delicious!
ReplyDeleteFresh figs are so delicious
DeleteI love figs and was thinking of planting one, or two, but I fear it will too quickly outgrow my small garden height-wise.
ReplyDeleteI'm filling up my garden with edible things even though it's small!
DeleteIt is a lovely job. Mine is already filled but I am looking for nice edibles that can live in the half shadow of the other trees.
DeleteI’d never seen fresh figs until I came to Australia - before that they came in round boxes at Christmas time😊
ReplyDeleteHope I get some to eat next year butI'm going to try dried again sometime
DeleteI have never eaten a fresh fig. I did eat fresh dates in Morocco and they were delicious, nothing like the Christmas dates we used to be given as in figs in boxes as described by Cathy above.
ReplyDeleteHave a try - broaden your taste!
DeleteFresh Figs are lush - where I did my BHSAI training back in 1971, they had a Fig tree growing up the tack room wall, and ripe Figs still warm from the sun are something else! I bought a young plant from a friend at a Fair (turns out he lives t'other side of the river from us here!) and it is in a deep pot and absolutely loved it here this summer. Like you, I watered it regularly and it presented me with 20 figs, though many have fallen off since so I only have about 8 or 9 left. I hope yours does you proud in future.
ReplyDeleteNext year perhaps
DeleteI love fresh figs too. I have my mum’s fig tree (which began as a cutting from a holiday to Cyprus in the 1980s) in a large glazed pot standing outside my greenhouse. I love its architectural leaves. I had to prune it hard to bring it home in the car in 2014 and pruned it again really hard in 2018 when we moved and the result is delicious fresh figs - not many but I’m happy with a dozen fresh from my tree. I think it is important to keep them quite stunted otherwise you will end up with a monster growing out of your paving. Fig trees are very easy to propagate too and I have taken many cuttings for friends. Sarah in Sussex
ReplyDeleteI'll have to keep it cut back otherwise it will cover the patio
DeleteIt is amazing how different things taste when fresh and freshly picked. Dates, figs and bananas come to mind.
ReplyDeleteAm very impressed by the growth on your figs tree. I have a couple in the garden and they haven’t done that well.
I shall propagate some more and perhaps keep in a pot for a year. I think The advice from Sarah in Sussex is good. Friends have a fig tree that is a monster.
G for Greenhouse? Or G for Garden…or Grandchildren? So many choices. I am loving this series BTW
Never had fresh dates - I shall investigate what they look like.
DeleteG for one of those tomorrow!
If you can find medjool dates, go for them. More expensive but worth the price.
DeleteA friend once bought be some fantastic chocolate from Lebanon which was made with dates instead of sugar. Quite wonderful.
We had a small fig tree in our previous garden which only produced two or three fruits each year, although they were delicious. I may see if we can plant one here now that I have seen how successful yours has been.
ReplyDeleteWorth a go just for the big leaves
DeleteAlan's Fig tree did really well after a very slow start this year, and filled up with fruits early in August, unfortunately they didn't have long enough to grow to full size and now, just like the leaves did, they are all falling off one by one. It gives Ginger something to bat about the garden though.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking I might put some plastic on the trellis behind the tree for the winter and fleece over the top perhaps - don't want to lose the growing tips again
DeleteFresh figs I imagine can't be compared to dried - I must get round to trying some, I've only ever used dried figs in baking
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
As different as chalk and cheese!
DeleteI have never tasted a fresh fig in my life. It never crossed my mind that they could be grown in a place that had winters. After an astonished google search, I find that we are just a bit too cold for them, but...I have a green house...
ReplyDeleteYour fig tree is doing remarkably well. The growth in one year is striking. When do you expect it to produce some figs?
ReplyDeleteFresh figs are a delicious luxury here. I know they will grow here but few people actually grow them and they are very difficult to find for sale. I hope you get to enjoy much fruit off your tree :)
ReplyDeleteMy goodness that is a lot of growth. Hope the figs don't fall off and you get to enjoy them.
ReplyDeleteGod bless.
I've loved fig rolls ever since I can remember but I was a grown up when I tried a fresh one and confess to not knowing how to eat it! I am astounded that they can grow here though I am not convinced up North here they'd do so well. I sometimes check in Sainsrobbers because they sell figs in packs of 4 and I allow myself the treat! Beautiful chopped up in some of Bonne Mamman's Violet Fig yogurt ( only bought when on offer! )
ReplyDeleteNever had Figgy pudding though. Hmmm maybe shall look for it in a recipe book!
My F would be Fiona - it's my middle name!