As a hobby farmer I subscribe to my local Agricultural Extension "Start Farming Series."  The articles and information are geared to those who desire starting a small scale farming operation.  I recently read an article about a farmer in Ephrata, PA using Haygrove tunnels to grow tomatoes.  This is not new to me as many vegetable growers use high tunnels or greenhouses.  What I am wondering, is if there are any small scale growers using high tunnels in the NE?  They seem to be easy to construct, would keep the figs from getting excess moisture on the leaves, and you could certainly increase yields with the added temperature they would provide.  Plus, you could fertigate the plants using a drip irrigation system. Also, you may even be able to overwinter a few select varieties under these tunnels.  I'm sure these are easy to erect and not very expensive.  Anyone out there with any experience using haygrove high tunnels or something similar for fig growing?

I would love to see pictures!

Craig A. Boyer 

http://wagnerfarmsny.com/cny-figgery/

Very nice pruning video!

Hi Aaron,

Thank you for the link. Does this look like a greenhouse to you? I would imagine in upstate NY it is. What about a high tunnel with keeping the figs in the ground. Is anyone doing that in the NE?

I guess I interchange "high tunnel" and "hoop house" in my mind. The difference is that one holds potted plants and the other is planted? I think that figs do best in direct sun. If you could remove the poly from the high tunnel in the spring then I don't see why it wouldn't work.

This is from SARE, there should be plenty of keywords and clues to help move you along.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sare+grant+high+tunnel+fig+tree&oq=sare+grant+high+tunnel+fig+tree&aqs=chrome..69i57.7984j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#q=+high+tunnel+%22fig+trees%22+site:sare.org