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Pruning Our Fig Tree...and how global warming causes cold snaps & snow

Pruning Our Fig Tree...and how global warming causes cold snaps & snow

We chose Winter Solstice to prune our fig tree, because the temps are plummeting in the coming days. Which, yes, is a feature of climate change...

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Dec 23, 2024
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We planted our Bensonhurst Purple Fig on April 6, 2024. Such a tiny little thing! Photo credit: Rebecca Dugas (C) 2024.

Early last week, I told Steve that we should prune our fig tree on the Solstice.

“Why is that?” he asked.

“Because it’s now fully dormant…and because the temperature is dropping below 10 degrees on Sunday (the day after Solstice).”

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