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Fig tree

Claire204Claire204 Posts: 173
in Problem solving
Any ideas why this fig tree is looking so unhappy? Thank you 😊

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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Is it in a pot?
    Did you water it twice a day in the heatwave?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Claire204Claire204 Posts: 173
    Yes it’s in a pot and been watered well 😊
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Can we see the whole plant and pot?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Claire204Claire204 Posts: 173
    This was the tree only 17 days prior 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    The pot looks a bit small to me. I'm sure someone who knows more than me will be along to help you.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Figs need to be contained but in a pot I don't think they are happy.
    It did look very healthy but as B3 says the pot is too small and it is suffering.
    Can you put it in the ground or in a bigger container?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2020
    My fig tree is smaller than yours and is in a pot approx 26”x26”x26” and will soon need a bigger one. 

    They need John Innes No 3 loambased compost mixed with horticultural grit at a ratio of about 3:1.  The top few inches of this need replacing every year that it’s not potted on. 

    Figs also need watering every day during late spring and summer ... at least a large watering can full each day. 

    Feed with tomato feed fortnightly from mid May until mid September. 

    In early September remove all unripe figs that are bigger than your little fingernail. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    edited August 2020
    Agree, that needs a 50cm pot or larger if it needs to be kept in a container.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • tui34tui34 Posts: 3,493
    Fig trees also lose their leaves in Autumn.  We have them in the ground here but I imagine that you'd need a pretty large planter to keep it going.  They receive neither fertiliser or spray and are flourishing now.  (Fig jam and chutney time).  
    A good hoeing is worth two waterings.

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