Nero 600m generated a lot of buzz when it first made the rounds, being touted as the dark fig cold climate/in-ground figgers have been wishing for.
Well...I'm not so sure about that.
Mine is a 2nd (3rd?) year plant in a 10 gallon container. It's been a healthy grower, not overly vigorous but lots of branches. However, it is the latest fig to ripen this year. Other containerized figs are getting ready to ripen a second crop! I've gotten 4-5 so far but the plant is loaded with figs will likely not ripen with colder October weather moving in. I cannot imagine it ripening much, if any, main crop if planted in the ground (assuming it doesn't die back) here in Zone 6 Pennsylvania most years. I'm going to keep it another year to see if age is a factor, but if it can't ripen early enough to be planted in the ground it is probably going away. Don't get me wrong, the figs are good. But I have others that ripened all the main crop that are also good.
Well...I'm not so sure about that.
Mine is a 2nd (3rd?) year plant in a 10 gallon container. It's been a healthy grower, not overly vigorous but lots of branches. However, it is the latest fig to ripen this year. Other containerized figs are getting ready to ripen a second crop! I've gotten 4-5 so far but the plant is loaded with figs will likely not ripen with colder October weather moving in. I cannot imagine it ripening much, if any, main crop if planted in the ground (assuming it doesn't die back) here in Zone 6 Pennsylvania most years. I'm going to keep it another year to see if age is a factor, but if it can't ripen early enough to be planted in the ground it is probably going away. Don't get me wrong, the figs are good. But I have others that ripened all the main crop that are also good.
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