Quote from Lee Garden Ninja on 27th August 2021, 11:22 am

Hi Bart,

Thanks for getting in touch about your fig tree. I too have one in a pot and weirdly we too have had one of the wettest springs as well. In fact my fig got really waterlogged earlier in the year as well, its like we've synchronised our figs! Waterlogging can cause leaf drop and other issues. However, your fig doesn't look waterlogged.

Usually, the yellowing of plants leaves it down to a lack of nitrogen. Given your figs in a container, it could be this. The issue with container planting is that the plants are solely reliant on you providing most of the nutrients it needs. Over a year or two the plant can completely expend all of the nutrients in the compost.

With fig trees they do prefer to be planted in the ground as they are a large shrub/tree when mature. I know that in some gardens this isn't possible. They also like to be baked so put it in the warmest spot maybe near a wall or fence too. You may even get some fruit on really hot summers!!

I have my fig in a really large 30 litre pot. I feed mine once a year with either a 2 inch mulch of peat-free compost or a liquid feed of comfrey tea which I make myself. I'd recommend you repot it in a larger container and give it a mulch so that it helps feed the soil over the winter ready for next spring.

https://youtu.be/ptBotSa2wpw

Good luck with your fig!

Lee

Quote from Bart on 30th August 2021, 8:01 am

Thanks, I'll give it a try!

Quote from sharonspud on 18th June 2022, 7:17 am

Hi Bart and Lee!

I have a miss figgy tree, but as I didn’t want to have her grow too large for my small garden, I dug a large hole, and put her in a pot about 30 litres like Lee, then popped the pot in the hole in the border.. she’s produced a few figs and likes the sun! I have several fruiting things there, so feeding is easier! Good luck Bart!