Growing figs at home: remember these 2 points, and you'll get lots of big fruit, more than the whole family can eat

This is Day 922 of Blue Demon's daily original article

When it comes to figs, many people know that figs are nutritious and a fruit suitable for both young and old. However, ripe figs are hard to keep, so they are still relatively hard to find in the fruit market.

Actually, if you want to eat figs, just grow one at home. Figs are very easy to cultivate. Grow one in your own home, pick and eat as you please, and that is truly delicious. Today Blue Demon will teach you how to grow figs in your own home.Fig variety selection:

Figs grow fast, and with proper care they bear a lot of fruit. However, when growing them in pots at home, variety selection is still quite important. Some fig varieties grow fast and have a tall plant shape, so they are not very suitable for pot cultivation. When growing them in pots at home, you should choose dwarf varieties with purple skin. These figs are relatively shorter and more compact, do not take up much space, and also bear a lot of fruit.Cultivation of young seedlings:

If your neighbor has a fig tree, you might as well cut a branch and propagate it yourself by cutting, so you do not need to buy a seedling. Figs are very easy to root from cuttings. Cut the branch to about 10-15 cm long, insert the cutting into clean river sand, and after one month it will grow roots. After it grows roots, transplant it into a flower pot.Methods to make figs bear more fruitIf you want figs to bear a lot of fruit, we have to start from the seedling stage and pay attention to care when the plant is young.

First, we need to find a large flower pot for the fig. A diameter of more than 30 cm. Before planting, be sure to apply sufficient base fertilizer, such as fermented chicken manure, sheep manure, etc., which can avoid the trouble of later topdressing.

There are not many strict requirements for choosing the potting soil, but Blue Demon suggests that you use half garden soil + half compost mixed together for planting. In this way, the plant will be more stable later. If the potting soil is relatively light, the plant will easily lodge later.

It is best to give figs sufficient light. Sufficient light can make the fruit taste sweeter. When the new branches of the fig grow to 20-30 cm, you can pinch off the growing tip, which can promote fruiting as soon as possible and also produce branches. More branches mean more fruit.

At the same time, pay attention to topdressing. Since figs grow fruit while also growing branches, they have a relatively high demand for fertilizer and water. Applying more fertilizer can promote plump fruit and rapid branch growth. Note that during the rainy season, do not let the flower pot accumulate water. Water accumulation can easily cause fig fruit drop.

As long as fertilizer and water management are proper, and you pinch off the growing tips in time to promote fruiting and branching, figs can keep bearing fruit until autumn. That is to say, you can eat fresh figs from early summer to winter! Not only do we like the delicious taste of figs, birds like them too. So before the figs ripen, in order to prevent the birds from getting to them first, Blue Demon suggests that you use fruit protection bags to cover the figs.

Wait until the figs turn purplish red and soft, then you can pick them and eat them! If you have already missed the chance to plant figs in spring, then it is still not too late to start planting now. Figs are perennial shrubs. If you start planting now, perhaps you can still eat delicious figs in autumn.

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