I like maximising growing space for food crops, so in this example, I have a fig tree growing in a container with an undergrowth of banana mint! The mint helps as a companion by keeping the weeds and ...

Many of the most highly popular fruit trees can successfully be grown in containers thanks to dwarf modern cultivars ...

* What it is: Fignomenal is a recently introduced dwarf fig tree that’s geared to growing in pots. It’s capable of delivering fresh figs for weeks to northern gardeners.

The advantages to growing a fig in a pot go beyond keeping the tree’s size in check. In containers, figs provide a variety of landscaping opportunities.

To plant the fig tree, dig a hole as deep and twice as wide as its rootball. Remove the tree from the container and set it in the hole.

And finally, hard winters can kill all or most of a planted fig's branches, which the tree must replace before it has the resources to bear another crop. "Pots are the way to go," Lerner says.

My fig tree was started from a cutting three years ago and was recently transplanted to our atrium. It has been in a container in the same place for over a year.

Your fig tree: How to get it ready for a brutal winter Published: Oct. 01, 2016, 1:00 a.m.

QUESTION: What is the procedure for rooting a fig tree from a limb of an existing mature fig tree? -- Freddy Hebert ANSWER: Figs trees are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood cuttings taken ...

My friend has a great fig tree, and I would like to grow one like it in my yard. What is the best way to root a piece of his tree? — Larry Haley Figs are easy to propagate from dormant, hardwood ...

Would it be feasible to graft Mission fig branches onto the existing tree? How long would it be before they produce fruit? Would they ripen earlier in the season? Should the grafting be done by a ...