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The fig is hardier
than is generally believed. Though a native of
the Near East, it crops well and will ripen its
fruit almost anywhere in an average summer. In
the East and in the warmer parts of the USA, it
bears three crops a year, being continuously in
bearing.
Figs crop well close to the sea where the salt-laden
atmosphere and sea mists give protection from
frost. They also grow well over a chalky subsoil,
for they are lime lovers. Where planting, mix
plenty of mortar or crushed limestone into the
soil but give no manure, for figs make plenty
of leaf without it. They need a sparse diet and
this means restricting the roots so that they
cannot go far in search of food.
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