Growing Figs Indoors: Lights, Heat, and Container Care

🍋 Lemon Camp: September 17 and 24Grow a healthy, productive lemon tree in a pot. In these two live online sessions, Steven Biggs covers watering, feeding, pruning, repotting, pests, flowers and fruit—and how to get a lemon tree through the winter.Recordings are included, so you can watch afterwards if you can’t attend live.Learn more and register for Lemon Camp- - -  Texas fig enthusiast Eddie Sleem didn’t set out to grow figs indoors. It started with an Angelito fig tree, a Texas storm, and one plant that stayed inside while another went outdoors.The indoor tree grew faster, set figs sooner, and launched Eddie into a full-blown indoor fig-growing experiment.In this episode, Eddie talks about growing figs inside the house, with tips on grow lights, air circulation, watering, soil, and fertilizer. He explains why light and heat are so important, how indoor pests are different from outdoor pests, and why he thinks long-season fig varieties are especially exciting for indoor growing. We talk about:Why a Texas fig grower started growing figs indoorsEddie’s first indoor Angelito figGrow lights, side lighting, and light intensityHeat and how a few degrees can change ripeningSoil aeration for potted indoor figsFertilizing figs that are growing almost continuouslyPest management indoorsWatering actively growing container figsChoosing containers and managing spaceGrow tents, open rooms, and domestic negotiationsAir movement, humidity, and air qualityEddie’s favourite varieties, including Black Madeira, Pakistan Mulberry, Angelito, and Cosme ManoWhat Eddie wishes he knew earlier: prune your trees and aerate your soilYou can find Eddie on YouTube at Figgy Ed.