Fig Trees in Winter

Here's a way to grow figs that makes it easy to protect them for the winter in cold climates.

Your potted figs are leafing out early... When fig trees come out of dormancy early, you need to know what to do next so that you can still harvest figs. Find out what to do—and how to avoid figs waking up early next year.

Pointers on how often to water potted dormant figs over the winter.

Find out what you need to know about fig hardiness and winter temperatures so you can figure out what sort of winter protection (if any) your fig trees need.

Find out what you can do to protect a fig tree in winter. There are lots of ways to do it, and the right choice will depend on your situation.

Here’s a chat I had with PA fig expert Ross Raddi about figs in cold climates.

Niagara fig grower shares his recipe for overwintering his fig tree in a cold climate.

A common way to protect in-ground fig trees over the winter is to lay them flat to the ground, and then insulate them with mulch or soil.

Getting creative when overwintering fig trees on the prairies, in Edmonton Alberta.

Old doors: a simple way to protect in-ground figs growing in cold climates.

PA fig grower uses creative heat-tube technique to protect his fig trees over the winter.

Things to think about as you decide how to overwinter your fig trees in a cold climate.

Ideas about how to overwinter dormant figs trees on balconies.

Laying fig trees over and mulching or burying them is a common way to protect them in cold climates.