Can figs grown indoors bear fruit in winter? (How to care for fig potted plants in winter)

Figs can not only be eaten as fruits, but also as health-preserving fruits, so they are very popular. They can grow twice a year, and the second season is ripe in winter.

If you grow figs indoors, you can eat figs in winter . However, potted figs will not bear fruit in winter, but the fruits that are harvested in autumn can mature indoors in winter because figs generally bear fruit in summer . Let's talk about the maintenance of potted figs, including soil, light, watering, fertilization, etc.

1. Soil preparation for potted figs

The soil for potted figs should be loose, fertile, water-retaining and fertilizer-retaining, and at the same time have a certain degree of water permeability and air permeability.

The soil for figs is actually very easy to configure. You can make use of the resources around you, such as a mixture of garden soil, river sand, and decomposed organic fertilizer, or sandy loam and compost.

2. Potted figs have light requirements

Figs are light-loving plants. Generally, most fruit-bearing plants are light-loving and must have sufficient sunlight to grow.

Figs are suitable for growing in a sunny place, preferably full sun. Indoors or on the roof are suitable places for maintenance, and south balconies with good sunlight can also be used for maintenance.

3. Watering potted figs

Figs are drought-tolerant to a certain extent and afraid of waterlogging, so watering should not be too frequent. Generally, during the growing season, follow the principle of watering when the soil is dry and water it thoroughly when it is wet.

In the hot summer weather, you can water more often. In the low winter temperature, the fig will go into a dormant state. Generally, you only need to water it once every one to two weeks.

4. Fertilizing potted figs

The key to potted fig maintenance is fertilization. Insufficient nutrition will cause poor growth of figs and will not produce fruit. However, fertilization should not be applied randomly.

After the branches and leaves sprout in spring, apply fermented cake fertilizer water or fertilizer with balanced nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium every half a month. After August, it is the fruiting period of figs, and fertilizers with more phosphorus and potassium should be used.

In addition, figs have a greater demand for calcium. Every time you repot, you can add some quicklime or eggshells to increase the calcium content in the soil.