Ficus carica Brown Turkey - Fig

• Good quality product.
• Made in UK.

The figs are a huge genus of with over 800 species world wide. The vast majority are not hardy in the Uk. Happily this is not the case with Brown Turkey. A handsome architectural it also has the advantage of producing delicious fruit! It can be grown in most locations but is undoubtedly at its best grown against a south facing wall with the branches trained along the wall. This however is not an exclusive requirement so if you don't have such a wall worry not it will be just fine in most locations! If you are primarily interested in fruit which Brown Turkey will reliably produce be it all in smaller quantities in poor summers and sometimes two crops in good summers then you should in a very sunny location and try to harshly restrict the spread of the roots. In Victorian times this was in great demand for its fruit and often the gardeners would sink and old galvanised water tank into the ground with the top just below soil level fill with soil and the Fig inside the tank. Any container will do as long as it drains easily as Figs do not like to be waterlogged! If you prefer the architectural effect of the foliage then for best effect allow the roots free rein and in a shady location. Figs are often grown in a pot or other container either outside or in a conservatory where a well cared for of a good size will produce abundant fruit. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this will be there a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you prune and feed regularly as a hungry is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the ents the requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost.