The revised fig book is now on Kickstarter The special hardcover edition of
Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t and registration for the October 15 and 22 Fig Camp are available now. A lower-priced softcover will follow this fall.
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Texas fig enthusiast Eddie Sleem didn’t set out to grow figs indoors. It started with an Angelito fig tree, a Texas storm, and one plant that stayed inside while another went outdoors.
The indoor tree grew faster, set figs sooner, and launched Eddie into a full-blown indoor fig-growing experiment.
In this episode, Eddie talks about growing figs inside the house, with tips on grow lights, air circulation, watering, soil, and fertilizer. He explains why light and heat are so important, how indoor pests are different from outdoor pests, and why he thinks long-season fig varieties are especially exciting for indoor growing.
We talk about:
- Why a Texas fig grower started growing figs indoors
- Eddie’s first indoor Angelito fig
- Grow lights, side lighting, and light intensity
- Heat and how a few degrees can change ripening
- Soil aeration for potted indoor figs
- Fertilizing figs that are growing almost continuously
- Pest management indoors
- Watering actively growing container figs
- Choosing containers and managing space
- Grow tents, open rooms, and domestic negotiations
- Air movement, humidity, and air quality
- Eddie’s favourite varieties, including Black Madeira, Pakistan Mulberry, Angelito, and Cosme Mano
- What Eddie wishes he knew earlier: prune your trees and aerate your soil
You can find Eddie on YouTube at Figgy Ed.
What is Fig Culture: Helping You Grow a Fig Tree in a Cold Climate?
Want to grow figs but live somewhere with cold winters? Our passion is growing figs in cold climates.
We help cold-climate fig lovers grow a fig tree in a pot, grow figs in the ground, and, most importantly, conquer winter.
There are many ways of growing figs in cold climates. Find out how you can successfully grow figs in your garden. Learn about fig-tree care. And get creative ideas for winter protection.
Host Steven Biggs is a cold-climate fig expert, horticulturist, and the author of the award-winning book Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t, the first book specifically about cold-climate fig culture. As a horticultural journalist, he interviews other fig experts, and writes about cold-climate fig culture for magazines and for his own blog at FoodGardenLife.com. His fig fetish began in 1993, when he spent a summer at the nursery with the UK National Collection of figs. He hasn’t looked back.