Rob Blueboy1977-
PLEASE keep in mind that Dan/Cajun Figs, trials, and then judges his IN-GROUND trees under very different criteria than most average growers. If you are growing in containers you will be using different cultural techniques and you may avoid any problems that this variety has when grown in the deep, humid, rainy, South, LA.
When trees are planted in the ground there is just no way that you can control water getting to the roots. You can control watering when grown in containers. But, you can't be lazy about it. If figs are ripening and the rains start, just cap the containers with a plastic tarp. YOU alone control what goes into a containerized tree, food, water, etc.
Don't be daunted by negative reviews. Critiques are just informational, and subjective. You may be growing in a much drier, less humid area. If you fail, so what? At least you failed on your terms. When you grow trees in containers, you will be able to do things that would be impossible for those who have grounded trees. You can't bring a tree out of dormancy, or do the 'fig shuffle" with grounded trees. You can't "push" and extend the growing season with grounded trees, either.
Again, Dan/Cajun Figs, trials and grows his trees for very different reasons than we grow our trees, and trials them specifically for his location. He "pushes" all his trees to their cultural limits. If "Atreano" was such a complete dud, and a total failure, what would account for the glowing reviews by some forum members? It just may not be a good variety for the deep Southern States when grounded.
Frank
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