246-Growing Figs Anywhere, Even in Cold Climates, with Lee Reich
The joe gardener Show - Organic Gardening - Vegetable Gardening - Expert Garden Advice From Joe Lamp'l
Joe Lamp'l
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2022
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Figs are the perfect plants for beginner fruit growers, and even the most experienced among us love growing figs for their sweet flavor and jammy flesh. Growing figs nearly anywhere is possible, but in cold climates, it poses some challenges, but none of that challenges are insurmountable. To explain what you need to know to grow figs successfully, my guest this week is Upstate New York gardener and horticulturist Lee Reich.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the Joe Gardner Show, the podcast all about gardening, where we cover |
| 0:08.7 | everything you need to know to grow like a pro, no experience required. |
| 0:13.1 | And now here's your guide, National Gardening Television Host, and the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, |
| 0:18.5 | Joe Lampel. |
| 0:19.5 | Hi everybody, this is Joe Lampel, the Joe Behind Joe Gardner, and welcome to the Joe Gardner |
| 0:23.5 | Show. |
| 0:24.5 | Today I'm talking with one of my favorite guests, Dr. Lee Reich. |
| 0:28.2 | He's been on the podcast several times in the past, and he has so much to say. |
| 0:33.0 | He's written a lot of books about various subjects that he's passionate about. |
| 0:37.0 | And so therefore, obviously he's an expert on them too. |
| 0:40.5 | And I love all of those topics. |
| 0:42.4 | Past books and podcasts, discussions include composting, blueberries, unusual fruit, pruning, |
| 0:48.6 | and more. |
| 0:49.6 | Lee is the consummate ever curious Gardner. |
| 0:52.2 | And no surprise, he wrote a book about it by the same name. |
| 0:55.2 | Today we're talking about another one of his long time true loves figs. |
| 0:59.7 | And as you likely know by now, he wrote a book on that too. |
| 1:02.9 | It's brand new and just out, and the title is Growing Figs in Cold Climates, a complete |
| 1:07.7 | guide. |
| 1:08.7 | And that it is. |
| 1:09.7 | And what I love about this book, it is a very useful book on growing figs wherever |
| 1:13.9 | you live. |
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