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Fig tree indoors over winter is producing lots of new leaves already...
January Man
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Hi all
I'm new to growing figs, having bought a young plant around this time last year if memory serves me! 
I remember reading that they need looking after if it is very cold out, and so we decided to over winter it in the house. Not sure if that's a bad idea and the house is too warm? For the record, we don't have the heating on very high (usually around 15-17c during day and 12c or colder at night). But that's obviously still much warmer than outdoors. The plant has also been kept in quite a dark corner.
To my surprise it has been growing new leaves. Here's a couple of photos from a month ago:
And here's a couple taken today:
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? And what - if anything do I need to do?
Many thanks
Max
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It's a hardy plant, not a pot plant. It should be outside, not indoors.
Hmmm... Seems I might have messed up then! I just remember reading that if left outside, horticultural fleece would need to be used during cold snaps (frosts). Or the plant could be moved to a warmer place. Perhaps I've moved it to too warm a place then!
Well, I can move it outside, but now that it has the leaves on it, will it cause problems moving it into the cold?
And to satisfy my curiosity (and help me understand), what would happen if it were left indoors?
Many thanks
Max
If you moved it out now, it'd probably lose its leaves.
It depends on your location. If you're in the South and / or you can give it a sheltered site , it'll be fine. They can get big.
If you're in a more exposed area, or prone to hard / cold weather it's a different story.
Don't move it outside. Just keep it as a house plant until May. You then decide whether to repot or to plant out. It seems to be on the thin side, perhaps it will grow better on the ground.