Get Fig-Growing Ideas that Fit Your Garden

April 15 + 18

This 2-part live, intimate, virtual fig camp is hosted by Horticulturist and Fig Expert Steven Biggs.

7:00 - 9:30 p.m. ET

Cold-Climate Fig Success Starts with Creativity

Ever Wondered if You Could Harvest More Figs?

New to figs? Or bitten by the fig bug and want to up your game?

Fig camp is about equipping you with information and creative ideas so that you can make the most of your cold-climate garden for growing figs.

Every garden is different. 

Every gardener is different. 

There's no one right way to grow figs in cold climates.

BUT there is a way that best fits you and your garden.

You'll find that way as you see different approaches to growing, ripening, and overwintering figs – and maybe add your own creative twist.

Fig camp helps you to narrow down what best fits you and your garden.



Fig Camp Topics

  • About Fig Plants

  • Where You Can Grow Your Fig Plant

  • Fig Care

  • Getting Figs to Ripen

  • Getting Fig Plants Through the Winter

  • Propagating, Pests, Problems

Happy Camper

David Esdaile

5 star rating

“I loved this course. The content was thorough, useful, practical and with multiple excellent photos to clarify. It was well organized, well presented and presented by Steven Biggs who has an unbridled enthusiasm and positive energy on all things ...”

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“I loved this course. The content was thorough, useful, practical and with multiple excellent photos to clarify. It was well organized, well presented and presented by Steven Biggs who has an unbridled enthusiasm and positive energy on all things FIGS. There was lots of opportunity to ask questions at any moment in the course. Today, the day after the course, I have unpacked my two figs, buried under the snow, and, finding them alive and well, have brought them into our lean-to greenhouse for an early growing season (March 20) with 4 cm of snow expected otherwise outside today. The course offers a huge amount of great growing advice and then offers even more in terms of online references, watering techniques and further fig related internet sites. A friend of my wife's told her yesterday that you could never get a fig to grow to ripeness in Ottawa. I have every intention to prove her wrong and to add to my little fig collection when the temperature allows. Wonderful course. Cannot recommend it highly enough if you are even thinking of growing figs. Even if you are not, I'll bet you change your mind and are hooked! Did I say that I loved this course? Go for it. Thank you Steven”

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Camp Counsellor

Steven Biggs

Steven Biggs was recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" making a difference in horticulture. His passion is incorporating edible crops into home gardens. His Toronto yard includes a driveway straw-bale garden, rooftop kitchen garden, wicking beds, fruit plantings ... and a lot of fig plants. He works as a horticulturist, college instructor, broadcaster, and author.

He started sharing his passion for growing figs in cold climates with his 2012 award-winning book Grow Figs Where You Think You Can't. He has written articles about figs for Fine Gardening, Garden Making, and Edible Toronto magazines. He lectures about growing figs for botanical gardens and garden clubs. His newest book is Growing Figs in Cold Climates: 150 of Your Questions Answered.
Steven Biggs on Growing Figs in Cold Climates

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What Last Year's Campers Said

“Another great camp experience! You did an outstanding job with content and information, slides and pictures, and your enthusiasm for growing figs.”

Chet

“That was fun and so well done!”

Tom

“I thoroughly enjoyed Fig Camp. It's amazing how much information was shared. Loved every minute of it and can't wait to put some of this into practice.”

Brenda

Bonus

  • Guide: The Great Fig Adventure

    A Guide to get your creative juices flowing and help you overwinter your fig plants. This e-book has lots of ideas for overwintering fig plants in cold climates.

    $20 Value

FAQ

  • What is the date?

    Day 1: Monday April 15, 2024.
    Day 2: Thursday April 18, 2024

    7:00 p.m. ET
    Each session is 2.5 hours long.

  • How does virtual camp work?

    It's a mix of formal instruction about how to grow figs in cold climates, along with questions and discussion about different situations and options.

  • How do I access the camp gatherings?

    Camp gatherings take place on Zoom. Once you enroll in the camp, you get the Zoom meeting links.

  • Will I have a chance to ask my own questions?

    It's called "camp" because there's lots of time to ask questions. It not just an online lecture.

  • I already grow figs. Is this for me?

    We go through and then beyond fig basics, with ideas and techniques that help you take your fig growing to the next level.

  • What if this isn't for me?

    If you decide camp isn't for you after you attend the first gathering, we'll give you your money back. No questions asked.

  • I collect figs and want to know about all the varieties. Is this course for me?

    This camp focuses on successfully growing figs in cold climates. We cover a few top varieties -- but varieties is NOT the focus.

Harvest More Figs This Year

TWO days of great fig learning, entertainment, and ideas.

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