These pots must have special powers because they took 1 foot plants and transformed them into 5-6 foot giants in approximately two months even after being pinched twice!
See the before and after pictures.
You too can have magical pots. Here's the secret:
Next time your wife goes on vacation leaving you at home alone, yank out those fancy topiaries she has growing in her fancy pots and replace them with fig trees. It worked for me, just like magic.