How to Put Your Fig Tree to Bed (Get Ready for Winter!)

[@paulvallario7827]

I like to place bags of pine bark mulch around the base. In Spring, I open up the bags and use the mulch around the yard.

[@zellah]

I’ll be wrapping my 2’ tall Chicago hardy on the South Side of Chicago this winter. I didn’t wrap it at all last year (it’s first season) and it came back this year. Hardy indeed! 😮 I’ll be a better caretaker this year.

[@SA-lr1sf]

I love the way you saved that tree. Something is better than nothing . Starting with a 4 feet tree in spring isn't bad at all since main crop grows on new shoots. I am in Maryland with all of my figs in ground. I grow my figs not for volum but just to tast some figs so I am going to cut them down to 3-4 feet. Thanks for mentioning where you are becuase many of the vedios on youtube don't say what zone they are in.

[@raregrowsNJ]

the snowman was a nice touch

[@stmcgarret]

I have to saw the best video on winterizing figs. I've kept mine in containers but this year I'm planning on putting into the ground. Thanks for giving me the confidence to try and the excellent video.

[@yolandastephens7347]

I have a Chicago hardy and never knew this ,thank you for the advice .

[@JT-ok6re]

Thanks Byron! Love your nursery. I have ordered for years.

[@LogeesPlants]

Thank you!

[@fancygirl822]

We lost our 15 yr old fig tree when we had the snow/freeze storm in Texas, we just wrapped as normal wish I had seen this video ahead of time because that is definitely what I would have done, we lost alot of trees ,flowers and specialty plants from the snowmagedon. Awesome video!!

[@xnuyokr]

I know this is two years old but did your tree come back to life? I (and many in the northeast) lost figs trees after a ridiculously cold winter....... Lo and behold one or two years later we notice new growth from the base. After a season of no fruit its back better than ever. Also, once they get too big its physically impossible to wrap them (two stories tall), and its also only the young trees that need it.

[@BaggioItal]

My father used to wrap his, but he would keave an opening at the top, so accumulating moisture would be able to escape. One year he didnt do ot and his trees died.

[@slvpd]

Thank you! I’ve planted 4 of them here in zone 4b this year.

[@13ccasto]

You could also pile leaves or straw in a cage around the figs if you want to avoid the plastic and cost of insulation

[@ahava1202]

What if mulch gets too wet

[@danielcintron5221]

I am lucky enough to live a couple exits down I395 from Logee's and I love this place. I would regularly visit the greenhouses before all this covid nonsense started. I own several varieties of figs I purchased from Logee's including the Chicago Hardy. I have them in pots which I bring into my basement each winter however after seeing this video I think I may plant several in ground next spring and try overwintering them this way. Thanks so much for the informative video Byron!!

[@LogeesPlants]

Thank you - hope you visit us again soon!

[@coreytrevor8332]

I made that snowman 😅 the coworkers were cheerful because of it💚 -Danny

[@pjweejay5701]

Byron looks very good 😊 The advice is top notch! 💚💚💚

[@LogeesPlants]

Thank you - glad you think so!

[@bestcrossroad]

Wow! Thank you! Great straightforward useful information ♥️

[@adarshtv7807]

Wishing you a happy and healthy New Year 🎉☺️

[@cleojazz1]

Hi! I was given a fig tree which produced a couple figs year 1. I was advised to winter it in a garage or unheated room. Since I have neither, I put it in my kitchen under the skylight. It leafed out in February. It set fruit in March or April and It brought it in every night from the sunroom. It produced about a dozen figs. I pruned back the branches.I repeated the storage procedure in December, bringing it in when the temperature dipped to freezing. I’m in zone 6a. It leafed out in February like crazy. Can I prune it at all now? I don’t see any fruit buds yet. Some branches have clusters of twigs,very thin. Others are pencil size.

[@HansWeberHimself]

Not sure insulation makes sense without a heat source on the inside. It will be as cold inside as it is outside, just will a little delay. When it warms up it will trap the cold. I think just a wind brake would do. No? Love the snowman ⛄️ !

[@janecurtis5726]

Very good information!

[@AAHomeGardening]

Thanks Byron

[@KeBuNTiNNairAINDONESIA]

Thanks for your information

[@noneedforthesocks7110]

I love your videos so much! They always have the best information and everything you say is very accurate :) Keep up the good work ❤️✌️

[@LogeesPlants]

Thank you so much!

[@noneedforthesocks7110]

@@LogeesPlants no problem 😊

[@sergioliberates]

Thank you for the information. I live in North Texas Dallas area. Do you think for our zone we need to do this to our fig trees?

[@josieblanco4587]

Hi Byron im your fan from philippines thanks for your channel very education about botanical love it. Happy new year.

[@endgamesurvivorstrategies8690]

I didn’t understand well what you put in the mix against mice? Pepper and what else?

[@onortosu]

dish detergent like dawn, but something like Insecticidal Soap or Unscented castile liquid soap might work event better.

[@ironmaiden3751]

Good ideas only I would never use plastic it encourages mold.

[@jasonborne5359]

Doni wait till the leaves fall off because i just ate a few figs off mine yesterday and have some green ones on it and healthy leaves. But its fall now

[@Pat19997]

I’m surprised that wrapping keeps the cold out. Sure it works on people and animals because they give off heat, the wrapping keeps the heat in. Plants on the other hand don’t. I have an unheated shed if it is minus 10 outside it is also minus 10 in the shed. Maybe it helps with the windchill factor.

[@onortosu]

There's heat that comes off the ground and the insulation is making sure some (most?) of that gets trapped around the fig. If your shed has a concrete foundation it will conduct and get some heat from the ground. If the shed is floating where the air passes through the bottom, then it's no good, it will just act to suppress the windchill as you mentioned in that case.

[@muahlakaparak]

Best

[@emailellis2965]

Hi Mr Martin are you English from England Britain because your sound like from England