{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "fig",
  "botanical_name": "Ficus carica",
  "categories": [
    "tree fruit",
    "perennial crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "common_name": "Fig",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "family": "Moraceae",
  "growth_habits": [
    "deciduous shrub or tree",
    "bush or trained fan"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Woody perennial",
  "requirements": {
    "container": {
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 50,
      "minimum_volume_litres": 60,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "August",
        "September"
      ]
    },
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 8,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Plant in spring",
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 0,
      "note": "Use unfrozen, freely draining soil; not a hardiness limit. Protect young growth and overwintering fruitlets"
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "maximum": 6.5,
      "minimum": 5.5
    },
    "spacing": {
      "maximum_cm": 400,
      "minimum_cm": 300
    }
  },
  "summary": "Edible figs need summer warmth, sun and good drainage. Choose a locally proven variety and protect vulnerable growth where winters threaten the following crop.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-figs",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/figs/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "cultivars",
        "planting",
        "containers",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-fig-pruning",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/fruit/figs/fig-pruning-and-training",
      "supports": [
        "pruning",
        "training",
        "fruitlets",
        "winter_protection"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "uga-home-garden-figs",
      "publisher": "University of Georgia Extension",
      "url": "https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/C945/home-garden-figs/",
      "supports": [
        "light",
        "soil_ph",
        "spacing",
        "pollination",
        "feeding"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umd-growing-figs",
      "publisher": "University of Maryland Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umd.edu/resource/growing-figs-maryland",
      "supports": [
        "containers",
        "water",
        "winter_protection",
        "climate"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-fig-leaf-skeletoniser",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/biodiversity/fig-leaf-skeletoniser",
      "supports": [
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "osu-preserving-figs",
      "publisher": "Oregon State University Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.oregonstate.edu/food/preservation/preserving-figs",
      "supports": [
        "harvest",
        "storage",
        "preservation"
      ]
    }
  ]
}