My friend John invited me just a few miles down the road in our shared town for dinner with him and his terrific mother and a little wiffle-ball golf in their lovely backyard.
First, though, he explained the fantastic fig tree grove that circles the patio.
He plants them, cares for them greatly, feasts on their resulting fruit.
Outside they stay in their pots in warmer months. Water, frequently. Fertilizer, once a once. TLC always, I intuit. Inside the garage they go for our harsh winter, not for temperatures so much but to shelter them from our snow and blowing winds.
John likes to “cannibalize” them, as he calls it. In more tender terms, he snips branches, places them in new pots of soil, and gifts them to family and friends.
My dear wife Karen and I are in line to receive our own fig tree.
We have the yard and winter space in our shed that should work.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and in the future, branching out further with a young tree, John.
Mark Bialczak 
You’ve got it all FIGured out, Mark! 👍😁
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I wonder what date the trees will go into the garage, Patricia …
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I love fresh figs 💜
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John says they taste fantastic, Willow.
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I bet they do 🙂
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I love this idea! It gives me ideas to start trees.
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It does look like a lot of work, MBC.
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I saw an article in the past year or so, someone wanting to grow one of the giant sequoias. It was the same method. The man knew he would never see it grown though. But he started in a bucket, a huge bucket. It goes inside right now in bad weather. Some day it will be planted when he feels it is good and strong.
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Could take up the whole yard someday, MBC. Then the neighbors’ too!
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Oh! How I would love a fig tree. We enjoy fresh figs very much. We just can’t winter it. If you know what I mean…
Happy Figgy Wednesday Mr. Mark!
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I do know what you mean, Nance. Happy fresh figs every day you can find them to you!
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Little figgies all in a row.
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You figure it perfectly, ladysighs.
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