Hi.

My name is Edgar and am new to the forum. I am from the DFW area (zone 8b) and started to grow figs this year as a new hobby. I currently have two varieties (Celeste and Brown Turkey) growing right now in pots. The Celeste I got from a local nursery and the Brown Turkey from eBay.

I'm looking very forward to learning and sharing with everyone here.

Welcome!

Thanks and look forward to contributing where I can.

Hi Edgar, I'm in the area also!  There are a few here on the forum.  Do you have any in the ground?  I bought my first tree 5 years ago at Calloways.  It was labeled Celeste and turned out to be LSU Purple!  We have a great climate here for figs.

Jo-Ann, I don't have any figs in the ground yet. The Celeste I got from Calloways which I transplanted into an approx. 5 gallon pot. Its got about a dozen buds beginning to open up. Will have to wait and see if it is truly a Celeste. I plan to put it into the ground maybe in the fall.

Welcome!  Make sure you take a look at the section about the different varieties too--it's a great resource!

Ed, why in the fall??  If you have a spot I would do it ASAP!!!   Just remember to add a lot, I mean A LOT of organic matter to hole you dig for it.  Mine is a tiny bit higher then the surrounding area.  Here's a picture of it from when I first planted it in 2012 and now - I made a mistake earlier, this will
be the 5th season I've had it.

When I first put in the garden, I dug and tilled the area from inside the black edging - about 2' (going to expand it a little this year), and back up toward the house by the rope and down the side of the house.  A friend helped and ran the tiller  -  talk about labor!!  The next year I put in the raised beds - should have done that from the beginning instead.



 

I wanted the roots to develop a little further and also haven't yet decided where it is gonna go into the ground quite yet. I may put it into the ground in early summer - will keep everyone updated.

Welcome to the forum, Edgar!

Welcome!  Best of luck with your plants.

Welcome! I'm in zone 7b and trialing a bunch of figs documented on my blog.

Thank you all for the warm welcome.