Potted figs bearing few fruits? Use a little trick and the fruits will be densely packed, big and sweet
Fig fruits taste sweet and delicious, and are rich in amino acids the human body needs, vitamin C and so on; they are even said to have anti-cancer effects. It is a deciduous shrub and can grow up to more than ten meters tall. Figs do have flowers, and they are also one of the fruits suitable for growing on a balcony or at home. A gardening enthusiast grew several pots of figs on the balcony, and they are already bearing fruit all over the branches. When growing potted figs on a balcony, how can you get more fruits and bigger fruits?
How to grow figs and tips
Actually, figs are quite easy to grow; a single branch can grow into a plant. Just break off a branch from outside, about twenty cm long, with two or three buds, bring it back and stick it into moist soil, shade it and keep it moist, and it will grow roots in just over half a month. Unlike other fruits, it does not need grafting and can bear fruit directly.
If you want potted figs to bear many fruits and big fruits, repot them once every one to two years, adding fertile leaf mold or peat soil and plenty of base fertilizer. Because it grows especially fast, a small pot needs to be replaced with a larger one.
If you want fig fruits to grow bigger and faster, when the temperature is no higher than 28°C, loosen the soil in the pot, then cover it with some fertile soil, or apply some fertilizer. Whether it is cake fertilizer, chicken manure fertilizer, or other organic fertilizers, all are fine.
Figs bearing many fruits is also related to light. A friend once put figs in a place with poor light, and they did not bear fruit for a long time. Later, after moving them to a sunny spot, they bore lots of fruit. In summer, when temperatures are high, you can give them a bit of shade.
When the potting soil is dry, water it promptly to avoid dry, withered leaves. At the same time, when it rains, do not water too much and cause water to accumulate in the pot, which makes the fruits drop.
Figs are now in the fruiting period, and the fruits are growing quickly and are about to ripen. Their fruits will change from green to purplish-red or yellow-green. When the fruits grow larger, become a bit softer, and the color deepens, they can be picked.
After picking the ripe figs, apply some fertilizer again, and they can still bear small fruits.
Figs are quite easy to grow. A small fig seedling can grow more than one meter tall in a year and become a small tree, with fruits hanging densely all over.