We always want to grow what our planting zones cannot, right?! Figs are one of my favorite fruits, and nothing compares to when they're tree-ripened. Iowa doesn't support fig trees... well, at least when planted in the ground. That doesn't stop me because figs are about the easiest tree to keep in a container!

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I grow citrus trees and they're fun, but I don’t get near the crop that I do from my fig trees. I get my figs from @MonroviaPlants and always have great luck. - Pick a terra cotta pot one size larger than the container that the plant came in. Make sure the pot has a good drainage hole. Place a shard of a broken pot (I have plenty of these - thanks, cats!) or a coffee filter over the drainage hole, allowing the water to escape but the soil to stay in.

- Pour in a bit of soil to the bottom of the pot.
- Place the fig tree in the pot after roughing up the roots slightly. Make sure to plant the fig no deeper than it currently is planted in its original container.
- Fill in around the fig tree with additional soil. Thankfully, figs are not picky in soil and anything grown in a container likes lighter soil. A good all-purpose organic potting soil allows the plant to drain easily.
- Water deeply, which means that the water should run out the bottom of the pot, 2-3 times per week depending on rain.

Soon you'll have figs! Depending on the year, I get at least one crop if not two!

In October, as the fig leaves start turning and fall off, I put the pots in a cool dark storage room. They stay around 40-45 degrees over winter and are dormant. I water them once a month. In the spring, I bring them out and start over again!

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