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jtp

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Although Fall is not even here yet in coastal NC, I am planning ahead. I'm getting tropical stuff ready to come inside for the winter. Meanwhile, I had a thought about some of my younger figs that had been difficult to root and are my only ones of certain varieties. Would it be OK to bring them in and grow them through the winter inside (no dormancy)?

I know some people have extended their seasons by bringing figs indoors or placing in a greenhouse. Has anyone just continued the season indoors under lights right through to the next Spring? I manage to keep citrus, other ficus varieties and heliconias inside just fine. I take advantage of a south window, and use lights and a ceramic heater. I also mist daily to maintain humidity.

Feasible? Anyone do this with success?
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If you can give them enough light so they don't get gangly it works fine.
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my hardy chi did fine in an est window all last winter. it grew several inches and was happy.

everyone says that you lose production without dormancy, but if your objective is just getting a stronger plant, this works.

i'll be keeping a little celeste the same way this winter, as i want no  figs from it next year.

i have a bank of floor to ceiling windows facing east. i used no supplimental light, and the plant didn't become leggy.

they just have a head start next spring.
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wish list:  nothing. i can't grow cuttings  . right now, i have  6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' 

i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.
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In a recent thread I wrote "
I kept 50-60 trees indoors all winter and they kept leaves.  I used common heat lamp type bulbs (250watt) placed 24" above the tree tops.  I kept the lights on 24/7.  These were well rooted trees in 1 gal pots.  I think I gained a whole season by doing this.  I put them in in November and took them out in April.  By June 1 I had to up pot everything to 3 gallon pots.  The down side is that there seemed to be a lot of Fungus Gnats/flies and I had to keep up with a peroxide solution.  I will only do this with my special trees this year as it takes a lot of space and time as the watering is almost the same as summer watering."

It may fit here as well>
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danny, i don't see that thread. do you remember the title?
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wish list:  nothing. i can't grow cuttings  . right now, i have  6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' 

i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.
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I wish I could do it too, but Ficus and Feline don't mix.

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@ Susieqz The thread your looking for is;

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/rowing-year-round-indoors-6496768
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Well, I suppose I could leave them outside a little extra to get their chill hours and then move them into the house. A week in the cold will defoliate them, but Rust is doing that now anyway. It would be a mini dormancy.
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I have good luck with my smaller tree in one gl pots,in my basement under lights they do very good.The rest are wraped in ground or under my house,I have a 3'' cruel space that stay at 35 to 40 degrees.It's a pain getting them in there,but they do good.
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