Growing Figs in Cold Climates
Description
- Five methods for growing figs in cold climates including overwintering
- Cultivar selection for cool and cold climates
- Pruning techniques for a variety of methods of growing figs in cold climates
- Pest problems and solutions
- Harvesting, including ways to speed ripening, identify ripe fruit, and manage an overabundance
- Small-scale commercial fig production in cold climates
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Lee Reich, PhD, dove into gardening decades ago, initially with one foot in academia as an agricultural scientist with the USDA and then Cornell University, and one foot in the field, the organic field. He eventually expanded his field to a "farmden" (more than a garden, less than a farm) and left academia to lecture, consult, and write. He is author of many books, including The Ever Curious Gardener, Weedless Gardening, The Pruning Book, and Landscaping with Fruit, as well as a syndicated column for Associated Press. Lee has a PhD in Horticulture from the University of Maryland, and an MS in Soil Science and a BA in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. He blogs at leereich.com from his farmden in New Paltz, NY.
Content
Introduction: Native home and reasons for widespread appeal
Chapter 1:
Why you can grow figs even in cold climates
Fruit bearing habit
The fig tree
Chapter 2: Pruning: very important!
Chapter 3:
Five methods for growing figs in cold climates
But first: How to care for the soil and nourish your figs
Method #1: Grow in a container
Method #2: Plant in ground each spring, dig up each fall
Method #3: Swaddle stems
Method #4: Lay down or bury stems
Method #5: In ground, in cool or unheated greenhouse or hoop house
Chapter 4: What kind of cold do you have?
Chapter 5: Some varieties for cold climates?
Chapter 6: Matching methods and varieties to kinds of cold climates
Chapter 7: Pests
Chapter 8: Harvest & preservation
Chapter 9: Future directions
Further information
Index
About the Author
A Note About the Publisher
