What is the best fertilizer to apply to potted figs during the fruiting period?

Figs have a well-developed root system and grow rapidly; when grown in home pots, they are very easy to propagate into seedlings from cuttings. But at the same time, they are extremely fond of fertilizer. After all, their root system is powerful, and their ability and efficiency at absorbing nutrients are very high. To meet the needs of rapid growth, they naturally need to consume a large amount of nutrients. But besides the high fertilizer demand during the growing period, the fruiting period also consumes quite a lot of nutrients. It is just that the basic fertilizer requirements during the growing period and the fruiting period are also basically the same.

When fertilizing figs during the fruiting period, the usual goals are to promote fruit set, strengthen the fruit, stabilize the fruit, and improve the taste and quality of the fruit. Therefore, if we fertilize during the fruiting period, we need to do it in a very targeted way, so we cannot blindly use fertilizer at random, otherwise not only will the fruit fail to develop the way we expect, but it may also backfire.

But figs are different from many other fruit tree plants. When they are growing branches and leaves, they may already have started to set fruit. In other words, their branch and leaf growing period and their fruiting period are relatively close to being synchronized. Moreover, their branches and leaves and their fruit complement each other, and a balanced state needs to be achieved in terms of nutrition. So, whether during the growing period or the fruiting period of potted figs, it is usually necessary to apply some nitrogen-phosphorus-potassium compound fertilizer as a top dressing.

It is just that during the fruiting period, potted figs need an additional supplement of some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, such as monopotassium phosphate or Huaduoduo No. 2. It is best to supplement nutrients in the form of spraying, with the concentration controlled at preferably between 0.3% and 0.5%. This can help promote fruit swelling and reduce the phenomenon of cracking. As for applying compound fertilizer, at this time it must be sufficiently dilute, and it is generally enough to apply it in the form of root drenching.

However, during the fruiting period we can also use a water-soluble fertilizer such as Fujinmen, which has a very obvious effect on preserving flowers and fruit and promoting fruit swelling in figs. Moreover, its nutrient content can reach 50%, and it also contains a variety of medium and trace nutrient elements. Compared with ordinary compound fertilizer, its nutrients are often more comprehensive and its absorption rate is also higher, making it very suitable for fruit tree plants like figs whose branches and leaves grow almost synchronously with their flowers and fruit.

And besides having a clear promoting effect on the growth of fig branches and leaves and flowers and fruit, this kind of fertilizer is also quite good at promoting bud break and restoring tree vigor in fruit trees. If the figs you grow in pots show more or less some poor growth, then it is recommended that you apply some water-soluble fertilizer such as Fujinmen for them. Moreover, after being diluted with water, it can be used directly for root drenching or for spraying leaves. For root drenching, it should be diluted 300-500 times, and for leaf spraying, it should be diluted 800 times.