Grow Figs Where You Think You Can't: Growing Figs in Cold Climates and Pots

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COMING IN JULY 2026! PRE-ORDER NOW.

If you think figs are only for Mediterranean hillsides and sun-drenched patios, think again.

In Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t, horticulturist Steven Biggs shows how home gardeners are harvesting bowls of ripe, honey-sweet figs in places where winter routinely hits freezing—and colder.

This is a practical guide to growing figs in cold climates and small spaces. Whether you’re gardening in Ontario, Idaho, Pennsylvania—or anywhere with real winters—you’ll learn how to make figs work where they shouldn’t.

Along with the key concepts, you’ll get real-world strategies from growers who are doing this successfully.

COMING IN JULY 2026! PRE-ORDER NOW.

If you think figs are only for Mediterranean hillsides and sun-drenched patios, think again.

In Grow Figs Where You Think You Can’t, horticulturist Steven Biggs shows how home gardeners are harvesting bowls of ripe, honey-sweet figs in places where winter routinely hits freezing—and colder.

This is a practical guide to growing figs in cold climates and small spaces. Whether you’re gardening in Ontario, Idaho, Pennsylvania—or anywhere with real winters—you’ll learn how to make figs work where they shouldn’t.

Along with the key concepts, you’ll get real-world strategies from growers who are doing this successfully.

Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can't

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Inside, you’ll learn:

How to grow figs successfully in containers (and why pots can be an advantage)
Simple, reliable ways to protect your fig trees through winter
Which fig varieties actually perform well in colder climates
How to prune, water, and feed so that you get good harvests
What you need to know to ripen fruit in shorter growing seasons
Common mistakes that lead to disappointment—and how to avoid them

Growing figs isn’t about perfect conditions. It’s about understanding the plant and working with what you have.

Fresh figs are rarely available in stores—and when they are, they’re never as good as one picked ripe from your own tree.

Whether you’re just getting started or looking to finally get a reliable harvest, this book will show you how to grow figs where you live—even if you think you can’t.

Steven Biggs has worked in horticulture for over 25 years and has been growing figs and other tender crops in containers for over two decades.

He is the author of Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t and the award-winning Grow Lemons Where You Think You Can’t. As host of The Fig Culture Podcast, he interviews cold-climate fig growers and experts from around the world. He also teaches online courses on growing figs, lemons, and olives at FoodGardenLife.com.

Price: $25.95

Paperback

Full colour throughout

No Guff Press, 2026

BISAC Codes

GAR027020 GARDENING / Climatic / Temperate
GAR005000GARDENING / Fruit
GAR010000GARDENING / House Plants & Indoor

Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't: How to Grow an Olive Tree in a Pot

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Grow Olives Where You Think You Can't: How to Grow an Olive Tree in a Pot

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Ever wondered if it's possible to grow olive trees in Canada? Grow Olives Where You Think You Can’t by horticulturist Steven Biggs is the first comprehensive guide to cold-climate olive cultivation, helping gardeners in cold climates grow an olive tree in a pot. This book gives you key information on choosing a variety, successfully growing an olive tree, and care such as pruning. And it gives you lots of ideas for how to safely get your exotic olive tree through the Canadian winter.

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