When to plant fig in Point Pass
- Plant seedlings: mid Feb to mid NovPoint Pass area, semi-arid
Worked out from 30 years of climate records for Point Pass. Microclimates vary: frost hollows and hills run later.
One of the easiest fruit trees for Adelaide: drought hardy once established, self-fertile and almost pest-free. Most varieties give a small early crop and a main crop in late summer and autumn. The main job is protecting ripening fruit from birds and keeping it watered as fruit swells.