Good neighbors for a rich harvest

Which plants go well with the fig tree in the bed?

The fig tree in the bed goes best Mediterranean hardy plants with comparable demands Location and care. These are good neighbors for a fig tree in the mediterranean garden:

• Garden hibiscus (Hibiscus syriacus)
• Tulip magnolia (Magnolia soulangiana)
• Mediterranean snowball (Viburnum tinus)
• pine (Pinus pinea)

Combine fig tree with bee pastures

Given the extraordinary fruiting with internal inflorescences, bees and butterflies lose out on the fig tree. In the bee friendly garden are recommended fig tree neighbors, magnificently flowering cistus (Cistus), picturesque blue diamonds (Perovskia atriplicifolia), early-flowering Judas tree (Cercis chinensis) and extravagantly flowering

Which underplanting goes well with the fig tree?

In beds and tubs, the fig tree is best planted under small flowering perennials, which at the same time make themselves useful in the sense of an advantageous mixed culture. These plant neighbors lie decoratively at the feet of a fig tree, give you a delicious harvest or ward off annoying pests:

• Nasturtium (Tropaeolum): bright red or yellow flowers, edible, repels aphids.
• Marigold (Tagetes): brightly colored flower heads, promotes soil health.
• marigolds (Calendula officinalis): yellow-orange starry flowers, repel wireworms, nematodes and aphids.
• Strawberries (Fragaria): white spring flowers, juicy fruits in summer.
• coneflower (Rudbeckia): yellow late summer flowers, natural slug defense, bee-friendly, beautiful cut flower.

Tip

Combine fig tree varieties wisely

Did you know that there are summer figs, autumn figs and twotimer figs? By doing this fig varieties socialize, the time window remains for the harvest longer open. From July you can harvest fruity summer figs and the first delicious Twotimer figs. From August, juicy-sweet autumn figs and the second two-timer harvest will follow. Good neighbors are Dauphine (summer fig), Brown Turkey (Twotimer) and Ronde de Bordeaux (autumn fig).