Growing fig
berry / bush fruit
WINTER CHILL NEEDED
~100–300 hrs
POLLINATION
Self-fertile — one plant crops on its own
Pollination
Common garden figs ('Brown Turkey', 'Celeste', 'Chicago Hardy') set fruit with no pollination at all.
Growing it
Zones 7-10 in the ground; grown in pots and overwintered indoors further north. Little pruning needed; wants heat and a hot wall.
Will you get enough chill?
Fig needs roughly 100–300 hours between 32 and 45 °F over winter to break dormancy evenly. Check your area with the chill hours calculator. Low-chill breeding has pushed many varieties well below the figure here, so read the plant tag.
Chill and pollination are given at the fruit-type level; specific cultivars can differ. Values are typical ranges for home-garden planning.