Fig
'Brown Turkey' Ficus carica
- Description
- Self fertile, crops twice a year , in summer and autumn, can grow up to 3 to 5 m tall. The tree is grown in the ground, north facing aspect, espaliered.
- Uses
- Eat fresh, jams
- Purchased From
- Bathurst Nursery
- Date Planted
- 2019 (potted plant)
- Harvest
- April
- Harvest dates
- April 2022
- Pruning
- The fig has been espaliered. Pruning of any dead, weak or unwanted branches is done in late winter. In summer new shoots are tip pruned to contain the tree. Gardeners' World how to prune a fig tree and Check out a video about pruning figs.
- Fertilise
- In winter with a organic fruit tree fertiliser eg. Organic Life, Richgro Organics, Fruit & Citrus Plant Food or homemade compost
'Brown Turkey' Ficus carica
- Description
- Self fertile, crops twice a year, in summer and autum.
- Purchased From
- Grown from a cutting
- Date Planted
- 2020
- Harvest
- April
- Harvest dates
- Not fruited
- Pruning
- Same as above
- Fertilise
- Same as above
