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Gardening Secrets: How to Grow Figs
27.06.2023 13:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:25
Figs are not a berry, not a fruit, not a vegetable. It is correct to call it infertility. It is formed when fig flowers are pollinated and turn into juicy edible fruits.
Where figs like to grow
The plant grows well on sandy and loamy soils, on stony soils. It is important to choose the most illuminated place for figs. With a lack of sun, the shoots of the plant stretch out, the ovaries dry out, their number decreases. It is undesirable to shade the plant even for several hours a day.
How to plant figs
Seeds are taken from overripe fruits, washed with water and dried. In the spring they are sown in the ground and covered with polyethylene until shoots appear.
It is possible to transplant fig sprouts into open ground after two years, when the seedlings get stronger and fully form the root system and side shoots.
How to water figs
Figs in gardens develop good roots and do not require much watering except during periods of drought. Potted figs should only be watered when the soil surface becomes dry. In spring, summer and autumn, it can be watered every week. Avoid the accumulation of water in the soil to prevent its roots from rotting.
How and how to fertilize figs
In early spring, when the fig seedling is growing and growing leaves, fertilizing with nitrogen-containing fertilizers is desirable. Before the formation of fruit ovaries, closer to the middle of summer, phosphate fertilizers are applied. In the future, emphasis is placed on the ripening of fig wood.
