Hello,
I live in Shelby County and have fig trees that have produced well for the last several years; however, after the ice storm this past winter they suffered. They came back & filled with small figs, but even by this month (October) they have not ripened. Can you make any suggestions or give any insight?
Thanks

Since your fig was damaged by the freeze, it has likely spent most of its available energy producing replacement vegetative growth at the expense of ripened fruit. Figs do tend to be very susceptible to the vagaries of our weather-too wet, too dry, too cold too hot--all of these condidtions can affect the ability of the plant to produce well. Keep mulch around the base of the plant to regulate soil temperature and moisture and protect it as much as possible from really cold winter temperatures.

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I have a potted fig tree that the soil has settled and i am wanting to add about 6 more inches of soil to the pot without raising the fig tree (its a huge heavy pot). Will this be ok for the fig tree or will it rot the tree? It seems to me the fig tree will be ok and it will just send out more roots where the soil is against the tree. Thanks.


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Putting six inches of new soil over an existing root system will limit oxygen supply to the roots and most likely will lead to rot.