Zone 6, and didn't even know I could grow figs!   But there are some varieties now that even will work in 5.    I have been reading up on this and would love to try a fig tree.. possibly a Chicago Hardy, Brown Turkey or Violette de Bordeux.

Unfortunately I have a postage stamp backyard which although has room for a tree already has a tree canopy overhead, and they are far too large and high to remove :(    We're talking branches 20 feet up or more.

I'm wondering if I'm completely out of the game, if the lack of direct sun makes figging for fun not an option in my case.    Any thoughts?

Yeah they will not grow well for sure. Fruit in general needs full sun. Some will grow with partial, and figs may, but full shade, no way.

What about in potted fig tree indoors, under say full spectrum or track lighting?

By the way, does anybody know the best fig tree to grow in containers?   I keep seeing Brown Turkey fig as the one of choice as it is small and prunes well, but then several people commented after a video NOT to grow Brown Turkey as it is not the best tasting fig.     No other fig plant however was recommended in its place   :/

I will say I don't especially have a sweet tooth myself, so if people are giving Brown Turkey poor reviews just because it doesn't taste like a tablespoon of pancake syrup that would be another issue lol.

Hi, Jeffpas:  Welcome to the F4F forum!  I think you can grow most figs in pots but I'm not an expert.  I would say, buy a tree and see what happens.  If you start rooting cuttings, wait for 3-5 years and then find out that nothing happens, how disappointing will that be?!  Of course, you can always grow cuttings for OTHERS :-J and they can tell you how well they do.  There is some joy in doing that, I feel.

I THINK that I read about someone on this forum who has grown trees under light but I may be wrong.  I did a lot of reading through the search function.  By the way, I would encourage you to use the search function here.  You will find a TON of great reading and maybe even find answers to your question.  Good luck!

OK I bought a Tiger Stripe fig, and I'm going to try growing it under track lighting.    It was the right choice for me I like the look, even if it doesn't produce good edible fruit it should be fun to try.   I will have to experiment with the lighting (of course you can get any strength bulbs, and I can set hours of light on timer).    Why not?  You only live once.

The only two things I'm worried about are what usually does me in with potted plants.   One is under/overwatering.    I have the most difficult time figuring out if a plant needs more water, or if its overwatered.   My long term successes have been with clay stake bottle waterers like this:

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Potted fig growers, do you think this would be enough?   And the other thing that frequently does me in is spider mites or aphids.   I don't have so much of a problem if I never move the plant outside (where they can pick them up) but it seems inevitably some plants get them, especially tropicals and I can't seem to shake them off.

Any tips or advice would be much appreciated by me and the plant.   Thanks!!!

Hardy Chicago is a very forgiving fig that tastes great.  You're better off with a 1,000 W HID system to provide light.  The bigger the pot the more fruit you'll get.

Violette de Bordeaux is a more compact tree than most of the other figs that I grow. Negronne and Petit Negri are also pretty tough little guys. Not sure whether they are all the same or just closely related. A thought I had is do you have the possibility of reflecting light from somewhere else in your garden at your tree? Know some people on the forum make use of that technique to increase growth on their starts. I have a raised bed near the white wall of my garage. It never gets direct sunlight because the house shades it out but it gets lots of reflected light. Things seem to grow pretty well there despite the lack of direct sunlight.

It needs to understand the logic, for plant growing fig, It needs the condition that strong sun with high summer temperature, tiger stripe fig look beautiful, It is strong sun/ heat lover figs, It probably will not fruit in shaded area, Even in slightly cooler climate with strong sun here, no fig, I may be wrong, Italian honey and Nevella do bear fig is slightly shaded area but not really sure that it is true or not.

You may try Ice Crystal fig tree, It has beautiful leaves.

Although you can grow them with in door light, 1000W HID light might do the job, If 1000w / hour cost 25 cents, it will cost $2.5 per day( 10 hours) ( , fig needs 5 months to ripen,  it costs $ 350 for few figs, How many figs you can buy from supermarket?

My family thoroughly enjoys the figs from my brown turkey tree. They're a good size, mild figgy flavor and the tree produces well. In its first couple of years the flavor was so-so but now it's very welcome to its corner of the yard. I'm not sure why people would say to avoid this kind.

Hardy Chicago and Violette de Bordeaux do fantastic in pots for me in zone 5. I also have figs forming on a number of varieties that I hope to try for the first time this year too. Many figs are terrific in containers. Potted trees can be controlled in size and grown in other locations, such as along your driveway or front yard if those are sunny.