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Fig Culture: Helping You Grow a Fig Tree in a Cold Climate

Fig Culture: Helping You Grow a Fig Tree in a Cold Climate

Auteur(s): Steven Biggs: Horticulturist and fig tree expert.
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 Want to grow figs but live somewhere with cold winters? Our passion is growing figs in cold climates. We help cold-climate fig lovers grow a fig tree in a pot, grow figs in the ground, and, most importantly, conquer winter. There are many ways of growing figs in cold climates. Find out how you can successfully grow figs in your garden. Learn about fig-tree care. And get creative ideas for winter protection. Host Steven Biggs is a cold-climate fig expert, horticulturist, and the author of the award-winning book Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t, the first book specifically about cold-climate fig culture. As a horticultural journalist, he interviews other fig experts, and writes about cold-climate fig culture for magazines and for his own blog at FoodGardenLife.com. His fig fetish began in 1993, when he spent a summer at the nursery with the UK National Collection of figs. He hasn’t looked back.Copyright 2025 Fig Culture Show
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    If the idea of tipping fig trees for the winter interests you, here’s an article that explains how to do it.
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  • Dried but Not Done: The Magic of Fig Mostarda

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    In this episode, we’re talking about a tasty and simple way to turn dry figs into a tasty condiment. Never a bad thing.

    Our fig facilitator is chef and recipe developer Signe Langford from Port Hope, Ontario.

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    • For recipe sneak peaks from the books Signe and I are writing about olives, lemons, and figs, click here.
    • For the Fig Mostarda recipe click here.
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  • 180 Fig Varieties Despite Chilly Winters: How One Grower Beat the Cold

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    Feb 21 2026

    Wondering how to get fig trees through the winter in areas where the branches die back with the cold? One option is to grow them in pots that you store in a protected space.

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    If the idea of containers with reservoirs interests you, here’s an article that explains how to make your own.
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