Biggus Ficus

It's my birthday this week, so mother-in-law treated me to a trip to the garden centre. Thought about getting an apple tree to grow as an espalier against the garden fence, but too many variables to think about after sunday lunch (root stocks, pollination groups, triploids...) so settled for a Fig, 'Brown Turkey'.

Plant itself cost £12.00 and was very pot-bound and dry. After giving it a good soaking potted it up into something bigger. Years ago I remember Monty Don making a 'concrete coffin' for his Fig out of slabs. Figs need to have their roots restricted to maintain vigour and fruiting. I've got some slabs left from a project last year, so will do that one weekend in the near future. For the time being she'll enjoy some autumn sun in the greenhouse...