Fig prunings- Reservoir

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@alanmercieca

I find that plants in general take a long time to adjust to the ground, when planted in the ground, especially if they are sensitive to the cold winters, like figs are the first few years, in the climate that I live in.

I think some varieties of figs are just poor choices for in-ground in my area. Alma for instance, has been in-ground for me for 5 years (two of them), but I don’t think I’ve ever ripened a fig from either bush. I’ve tried protecting it in the past with varying levels of success (though never complete success).

Here’s a post from @fruitnut from a few years ago, where he exhibits the same thing I see. Maybe in-ground works better in more ideal climates.

How to make figs productive and tasty

I’ve been stunned how much growing conditions can affect fig productivity and eating quality. I’m going to post pictures of Strawberry Verte grown in 12 gal pots vs outdoors in good soil. So the main difference is size of root system, freeze damage, and subsequent vigor of the plants. The outdoor plants are much more vigorous despite not being watered or fertilized in the past yr. Rainfall in that yr probably 12 inches. Potted are watered every day and fertilized minimally but have a much smalle…

For now, I’m excited to see which of the figs come back strong and set fruit early enough in the season. Reservoir appears to be one of those varieties, which has me pretty happy about making so many copies of it.