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Post by orflo on Jan 6, 2009 0:39:03 GMT -5
With our ever-changing climatological circumstances, overwintering time can be variable as well, sometimes it's just over three months, sometimes it's near to six months...
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Post by stevil on Jan 6, 2009 4:45:30 GMT -5
Some people manage to grow Figs in southern Norway and Sweden against a south facing wall. It is often stated that the Fig grown on the Danish island of Bornholm is the best variety for our climate. You can read more about it (0r them as it could actually be more than one variety) and some field trials in Sweden here: www.coplfr.org/articles39a44/article41pag1.htmlI was given a large fig which was about 2.5m high some years ago which had been used inside a garden centre as a display object. When they closed down a friend of mine asked if he could have it for a few kroner and he gave it to me. I think I had it for about 6 years (in a large pot) and struggled with it in and out of my cold cellar every winter - it stayed here from October to May each year. Although a few figs appeared, I don't have a good warm spot next to the house and I never got a single fig for my efforts...it finally died one winter.... Still, I'd like to try again if I can get hold of a hardy variety and perhaps lay it down and cover in my cold greenhouse as suggested here. |
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