So happy you like them. I think they taste all the sweeter for the effort involved in getting the bloody fig to fruit! (And sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away)
Same, but we waited a decade. A whole 10 years!!! Then I rebelled and started avidly feeding (on the QT, so the other half didn't notice) one of our pot-bound figs and yes that first year all we got were leaves, but masses more than in previous years and this year we had fruit - almost 20 (the sodding slugs got a couple before I spotted them), joy and rapture! Our second pot bound fig has been planted (albeit slightly grudgingly by the aforementioned other half, who is a stickler for gardening manuals) with a concrete slab and plenty of rubble around its base up at the allotment. That has produced two figs. But two is two more than none. I'm hopeful it will break free of its confines and we'll be knee deep in figs next year (so long as the pigeons don't get to them before we do)... Both will be having a hefty mulch of goodness this autumn to get them ready for next spring.
This cake sounds lovely, but mostly I adore the idea of a rebellious fig.
thank you! (And sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away)
Delightful recipes!
So happy you like them. I think they taste all the sweeter for the effort involved in getting the bloody fig to fruit! (And sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away)
Same, but we waited a decade. A whole 10 years!!! Then I rebelled and started avidly feeding (on the QT, so the other half didn't notice) one of our pot-bound figs and yes that first year all we got were leaves, but masses more than in previous years and this year we had fruit - almost 20 (the sodding slugs got a couple before I spotted them), joy and rapture! Our second pot bound fig has been planted (albeit slightly grudgingly by the aforementioned other half, who is a stickler for gardening manuals) with a concrete slab and plenty of rubble around its base up at the allotment. That has produced two figs. But two is two more than none. I'm hopeful it will break free of its confines and we'll be knee deep in figs next year (so long as the pigeons don't get to them before we do)... Both will be having a hefty mulch of goodness this autumn to get them ready for next spring.
That’s so interesting to hear, Emma. I think figs are a long game aren’t they?! (And sorry for the delayed response, I’ve been away)
Definitely, but they absolutely need food especially if confined to a pot. Lots and lots of food and water. Hope you had a good break away!
Thank you. We did. I was in the Isles of Scilly (full debrief coming soon). Even came home to a few last figs on the tree!