Hi everyone,
  We have been having a very warm winter this year here in the northeast.Today I went outside to check on a fig tree I planted and covered with a wooden box. When I lifted the box I noticed the tips were very moldy. Is there anything I should do or just let nature take is course?

 Thanks,
  Pete

I would clip them moldy tips off.
Had a bad experience with it too.

I was told by a relative a while back to leave a small vent so that air can circulate. He said a half inch pipe is sufficient enough. This will help reduce moisture from being trapped inside during the warm days.

Good luck

Thats one reason I don't cover my fig trees.  I only cover the roots which is the heart of the plant.  The top always grows back so why bother?

Rafed, I think your right I'm going to clip them off, the branches were still green and healthy looking so I'm hoping they will just grow again.

ejp3, I'm going to follow your advice and not cover this tree again. It's planted near the house and the mother tree were I got the clipping is very hardy and never covered in the winter.

Greeeting from Indonesia.
Salam

Has any one ever tried using "Trichoderma" to reduce mold attack.
I used 10 gram Trichoderma  and diluted it in to 1-2 L water  and sprays to  the whole parts of tree and the soil.

It worked well  in 2-4 days  , Mold is pushed away from my fig tree.
I am living in the tropical country , but i dont know whether the result would be also good in your cool climate country. Now i am also trying to use  Trychoderma and Mycorrizha to protect my figs cutting from dampig off.  (before 80-90 % of my figs cutting were dying due to mold attack )

Hopefully it would help a little

Best regards

Last year the same problem.

Zaitun-  I use a product called soluble mycorrhizae  I have always had good luck using it in potting mixes for rooting and it contains Trichoderma species. I know a farmer who treats all of his vegetable transplants with Trichoderma t22 and swears it reduces shock to the plant, it is supposed to be a selected strain.
You will probably do much better to treat  before you have a problem at about 1g. per liter or mix a small amount of powder into your potting mix, trich is a type of mold actually and will reproduce on its own.

TQ Brent for your valuable trichoderma information from your experience .

I use Trichoderma powder for cutting soil media before planting the stems in to  it.
Then I spray all cuttings stem surface with diluted trichoderma .
At day 10th - 12th  ( when the root started to grow)  , I add mycorrizae powder on top soil cutting media  .  So far , seems its working well on protecting my stem cuttings from  fungus/mold attack.

Best Regards

The one year I tried using bubble wrap under the burlap to wrap a fig tree I leave outside, and I had some moldy tips in the spring. 

However, the next year when I used just the burlap to cover my one fig tree, I did not have any mold issues. I assume it is because it can breathe better using just the burlap.

A spray of peroxide and water is wonderful in my greenhouse. Not much just a few tablespoons of the over the counter variety to a gallon of water. I used it today on some fig cuttings with gray  stuff growing on them:) I clean all my garden tools and the chickens water buckets with peroxide and water.