I rent a house, so putting things in ground is....well....not taboo (the old owners/landlords have blueberries galore on the property, and were all about me putting in flowers and a vegetable garden)...but I still should be frugal and not plant 8 different fig trees in ground like I would if it were my own. We hope to rent this place for 3-5 years so we can save up and put a down payment on a nice house in the future, so keep in mind that it has to be a good grower/early producer.
Basically, pick one of the following to go in ground that I can enjoy within that span of time, and list why if you can. Here are some basic criteria:
-Vigorous: I want to be able to air layer it if I can't take it with me, so I needs me plenty of branches.
-Produces decent crop by 2nd year, great crops by year 3-4.
-Can survive winters in Athens, GA (Zone 7b/8a, typical annual low temp is between 10-15 degrees, but most days only get down to the mid 30's at worst). Site has good wind protection.
Here are the candidates:
Adriatic JH
Violet de bordeaux
Ronde de bordeaux
Excel
Marseilles Black VS
Nero600M
Brooklyn White (Bass's)
I have plenty of other options, but these all stood out to me, as all of them are reportedly cold tolerant, healthy, and many are supposed to be vigorous.
Current standouts to me are Adriatic JH, Excel, and Brooklyn White. I've got multiples of all 3, so if I kill them by transplanting in the 98 degree weather, its not a big deal. Adriatic JH is nice because its already trying to make me figs as a first year plant. Brooklyn White/Excel are turning out to be super vigorous and seem to actually be enjoying the summer heat wave compared to my other figs.
Thanks for the input!
Basically, pick one of the following to go in ground that I can enjoy within that span of time, and list why if you can. Here are some basic criteria:
-Vigorous: I want to be able to air layer it if I can't take it with me, so I needs me plenty of branches.
-Produces decent crop by 2nd year, great crops by year 3-4.
-Can survive winters in Athens, GA (Zone 7b/8a, typical annual low temp is between 10-15 degrees, but most days only get down to the mid 30's at worst). Site has good wind protection.
Here are the candidates:
Adriatic JH
Violet de bordeaux
Ronde de bordeaux
Excel
Marseilles Black VS
Nero600M
Brooklyn White (Bass's)
I have plenty of other options, but these all stood out to me, as all of them are reportedly cold tolerant, healthy, and many are supposed to be vigorous.
Current standouts to me are Adriatic JH, Excel, and Brooklyn White. I've got multiples of all 3, so if I kill them by transplanting in the 98 degree weather, its not a big deal. Adriatic JH is nice because its already trying to make me figs as a first year plant. Brooklyn White/Excel are turning out to be super vigorous and seem to actually be enjoying the summer heat wave compared to my other figs.
Thanks for the input!
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