A comprehensive guide to growing fig trees for many kinds of gardenersI live in Maryland and have a fig tree grown from a cutting from my dad’s fig tree that he grew from a cutting from his mother’s fig tree that she grew from a cutting that she brought with her when she immigrated from Sicily。 Naturally I REALLY want to continue the DiCarlo fig line and grow a few more trees， but Maryland is not Sicily， even after global warming， so I was delighted to see this book。I was more than halfway throu A comprehensive guide to growing fig trees for many kinds of gardenersI live in Maryland and have a fig tree grown from a cutting from my dad’s fig tree that he grew from a cutting from his mother’s fig tree that she grew from a cutting that she brought with her when she immigrated from Sicily。 Naturally I REALLY want to continue the DiCarlo fig line and grow a few more trees， but Maryland is not Sicily， even after global warming， so I was delighted to see this book。I was more than halfway through the book before I discovered that Maryland is not a “cold climate” by the author’s definition， since we are in Cold Hardiness zones 7-8 （The book tells you how to find your zone。）。 If I had realized that from the outset I might not have read the book， and it would have been my loss， because I found everything I needed to propagate more fig trees， even in an area a bit warmer than upstate New York。Although it is short， Growing Figs in Cold Climates covers just about every topic a hopeful fig grower might want， such as preparing the soil， overwintering， pruning， using cuttings， and harvesting the fruit。 It describes five different methods: 1。 Grow in a container， 2。 Plant in spring， dig up each fall， 3。 “Swaddle” stems， 4。 Lay down or bury stems， and 5。 Grow in ground in a protected environment like a greenhouse。 There is also related useful advice， like how to hasten ripening， or how to use leaf shape to identify what variety of fig you have。 Some of the methods are daunting for the ordinary homeowner， like storing the fig plant over the winter in a refrigerator or making your own potting soil， but there are also approaches that even novices like me can understand and use。 The focus of this book is， quite properly， to provide information。 However， that information is supplemented by lovely photos and an occasional bit of related trivia， like how figs helped Leonardo da Vinci with his painting or the author’s favorite way to eat fresh figs， which I am eager to try！ It was an enjoyable read overall。In sum， Growing Figs in a Cold Climate is informative， short， attractive， and even entertaining。 I think it will have what you need to grow your own figs， even if， like me， you are not in a cold climate。I received an advance review copy of this from Edelweiss and the publisher。 。。。more