So i have a Conadria Fig, and there is about 3 inches of new branch, i want it to lignify in time for winter, i'm hoping for lots of new growth next year to, anyway, I was reading that extra potassium helps? Is this true?

I don't know about K but what really helps lignification is to shut down growth early. I like mine to stop growing in August. Figs set after that don't mature anyway so growth might as well stop. Lowering water and fertilizer, mainly nitrogen, are keys to shutting down growth.

My soil is very high in K and I still have issues with green wood going into winter because I can't always control late growth, late rains this yr.

Likeo, interesting! Dont know what ignigication means. I'll have to read about it. I learn so much on this forum every day!!

Thanks for explaining more of the fig lingo to us newbies.  ;-)  Jodi

To lignify or lignification is transformation of the growth from bright green, like new limb growth on the tips, to the darker greens and eventually browns and then finally woody bark. From wikipedia on Lignins - " noted function is the support through strengthening of wood (xylem cells) in trees."

As your trees grow you will notice the color change from bottom of the main trunk to tops/tips of main and laterals.  Fully woody bark is the most cold hardy and it takes a few years to get this and so is most important to provide protection at least until you see woody bark.  Even then a severe cold can kill back to the ground but most usually it's the year's growth that suffers and on that, mostly the green tips.

  

I've used Pro-TeKt for a few years http://www.dyna-gro.com/003.htm with good results.  It lignifies the branches.  I've noticed some leaf distortion in some varieties, so it might be a good idea to  start with a more dilute solution rather than using the concentration listed on the label.