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When to bring fig trees inside

Enter a German postcode. We show when fig trees should come inside: from the cold limit in expert sources and the night-time lows where you are.

Where are your pots?

Average for Germany

Bring in by

13 November

In 9 out of 10 years it did not get colder than −5 °C (23 °F) before this. On average from 11 December.

Based on past records, not a forecast · Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst (CC BY 4.0)

Data: Deutscher Wetterdienst, daily minimum temperatures 1991–2020, own calculation. Licence CC BY 4.0. Postcode coordinates: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

How much cold can fig trees take?

Bring in before it gets colder than −5 °C (23 °F). (North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture)

Other sources say

We use the most cautious figure from the expert sources.

Winter quarters

Bright or dark, 2–5 °C (36–41 °F) (Saxon Garden Academy)

It drops its leaves, so it can also stand in the dark.

Back outside

After the last frost. On average for Germany it is over by 19 April, in 9 out of 10 years by 6 May. (Saxon Garden Academy)

Questions and answers

When should fig trees come inside?

North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture: bring in before it gets colder than −5 °C (23 °F). On average for Germany it gets that cold from 11 December, and not before 13 November in 9 out of 10 years.

How much cold can fig trees take?

North Rhine-Westphalia Chamber of Agriculture: bring in before it gets colder than −5 °C (23 °F). Other sources say: Bavarian Garden Academy: −10 °C (14 °F).

How do you overwinter fig trees?

Bright or dark, 2–5 °C (36–41 °F) (Saxon Garden Academy).

When can fig trees go back outside?

After the last frost. On average for Germany it is over by 19 April, in 9 out of 10 years by 6 May.

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Sources

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  1. Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen, Pressemeldung: Kübelpflanzen ins Winterquartier (20.10.2011)
  2. Bayerische Gartenakademie (LWG), Gartencast: Wann müssen Kübelpflanzen ins Winterquartier?
  3. Sächsische Gartenakademie (LfULG), Ute Kroll: Überwinterung von Kübelpflanzen (Stand Februar 2009)
  4. Deutscher Wetterdienst, Climate Data Center: Tageswerte (Klima) der Stationen, historisch
  5. Deutscher Wetterdienst: Vorgaben für die Gestaltung des DWD-Quellenvermerks
  6. GeoNames: Postal Code Dataset (DE.zip)

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