Stimulate Fast Growth | 1st Year Chicago Hardy Fig Tree Care Repotting & Taste Test |Guten Yardening

Nothing Like Fresh Figs! Stimulate Fast New Growth | Chicago Hardy Fig Tree Care Repotting and Taste Test | Guten Yardening

Earlier this year, we purchased a Chicago Hardy Fig tree. These figs are known for being cold hardy fig trees, and they can survive in our zone 5 gardening weather. That being said, we overwintered the fig indoors, and now we have successfully transitioned it outdoors to our front garden space.

As a part of this transition, we need to repot the fig to prevent it from becoming root bound, which could result in stunted growth. So, in this video, we show you how we repot our fig tree.

Less than one week after recording this video, two of the figs ripened. So, in this video we also provide a taste test for the Chicago Hardy Fig. The best part about this taste test is that it is the first fresh fig that I have ever eaten, and I promise you, the results didn't disappoint.

We look forward to the rest of the figs ripening up over the next few months.

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[gosiarhomecooking]

Hey dear friend, I Love fresh figs. I have 3 Fig trees in SC :)). Have a great weekend/ Gosia

[BramptonGardener]

funny story for you. Years ago we were in the car and a friend's little kid saw a bag of figs my dad had.

He asked "What are those?"
My mom said "They're figs"
He looked at her and thought for a minute and then said "What do you have against the Newton?"

hahahahah he was probably 5 or 6 at the time ahahhahaa.

[HickorycroftFarm]

Oh how encouraging to hear that it tastes good. We managed to get 3 trees, so we are following along on your fig journey, and we are learning lots on how to get started. Excellent video!

[lyonheart]

Great to see that fruit, certainly way ahead of anything I'd get here 👍

[snjezananevistic-sanmartin]

Wow I’m so amazed that you are growing fig tres.
That is one of the main and abundantly present fruit trees in the coast lines of Croatia, where I am from. You just walk along the Village streets and you can pick them. When my husband came with me for the first time many years ago, he couldn’t believe it. Thank God we came right during the time of harvest so he was eating figs all day and we prepared in many different ways. I wasn’t even thinking that I could successfully grow here in South Florida because of all the humidity year-round around. But you have got me inspired and I will buy to grow it on my small balcony. Thank you so much for your inspiration

[BramptonGardener]

never really thought of growing my own fig, so cool. goes well with cheese!!!

[juliekraft]

I was nope he's gonna eat the other 1/2 after all. 🤣

[rbthegardennannyllc]

That inside is stunning. How big do they say they get? “I guess I will save the other half…
🤣🤣🤣. I’m so glad it was tasty. Please let me know where you got it from. Thanks.

[geekygardens]

Fresh figs ARE the best! I'm hoping to get some eventually from the 2 trees I have growing. But one of them needs to move to a better location.

[rbthegardennannyllc]

Great video. My husband would be so happy if I grew this. Where did you get this Chicago fig? Thanks as always for this great information.

[Energetichealingwithtinab]

I would be interested in an update this year!

I just ordered a Chicago fig plant and I'm in Wisconsin also.

[virallyoutube]

This is a very delicious fruit, greetings from Indonesia

[WhoopiCushion]

You need to wait till you can almost just press your finger through them to eat them.

Just planted my babies straight in the ground next to my medical marijuana 😅 excited for these

[keyphabenyisrael]

We didn't take our Chicago hardy Fig tree indoors last winter, but in retrospect, I think we should have. It died back all the way to about an inch from soil level and now it's finally putting out new branches and leaves, it grew so fast last season and at the rate it's going it will be a decent size by the time the leaves turn yellow and fall off, but this year I will be sure to have a place for it in the indoor winter garden. *WARNING* the critters raided our fig tree several times last year just as the figs were ripening. At least we did get to harvest a few, I like the strawberry jam like flavor/consistency.

[koreanddansummers]

We have a Chicago hardy fig. We brought it inside last fall all the leaves fell off while it was outside last summer. Thinking maybe it didn't like the full sun we bring it side keep it in the house all winter strange the plant started to grow like crazy, but I moved it to a different spot around the Christmas holiday season so it would not get knock over but it began to look dead now the leaves dried up and died and the branches are brown now. Help not sure what to do now.

[yvonnezarm]

Love your videos! Which month did you transplant them?

[jnkbowman]

My two Chicago Hardy figs are a year old now, but both seem to be branching out at soil level instead of growing upward. They have both suffered from fig rust, which is currently being treated again. What would you do to encourage more vertical growth for better airflow?

[ryelor]

That fig tree probably though 'oh no! something's happening and I might die! better ripen up these first 2 fruits asap just in case.'

[great-garden-watch]

Great info. What zone are you? Thanks!

[lizbradbury]

So…a Chicago hardy fig can’t actually be planted outside? What do they call it that?