To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fig exploring in WI
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:27:45 -0500
How do you store your fig trees over the winter? I'm on the
Illinois-Wisconsin border in Zone 4b and planted my first fig in a large
container last spring. My garage isn't heated, but plants placed against
the house walls in the garage survive. I thought I could overwinter the fig
there. I also put some large containers of ornamentals in the basement for
the winter. It never goes below 40F there, though, so chilling doesn't
occur. I'm interested in your techniques.
Doreen Howard