I use globalbuckets.org mix.

7 parts- Peat Moss
2 parts- Vermiculite
1 part- Perlite
1-2 cups of Garden Lime

70% PM, 20% Verm. and 10% Perlite

Well 3 cu ft of Peat Moss at Home Depot was $10. 4 cu ft of Vermiculite was about 35 and 4 cu ft of Perlite was 30. Lime was $3 for 40 lbs.

Buckets were $1 each and PVC 1" was 3.50 for 10 ft and I get 6 at 20".

Buckets- $2
PVC- $.50
Peat Moss- $ 2
Vermiculite- $3
Perlite- $1.50
Lime- $ .50

So 9.00 on the High end plus Osmocote at a few cents. These are rough estimates.

I get 2 to 3 years before root pruning. I haven't gone up at all and don't plan on it.

No Problems with the fruit quality.

The idea of the SWC is to create an inground set-up in a pot. The plant only uses water when needed. I set up automatic watering to fill every two days. Never seems to dry out.

No I don't on suggestion from others. It probably would help to lessen watering but I get the benefit of rain without any top dressing. I am sure mulch would help with keeping weeds at bay and evaporation of water.

Sorry have been lazy. Hopefully soon

Tend to grow faster and I have fruit in the 2nd season that is excellent. I have a few now at 4 feet started in Feb. Actually some of the ones are producing fruit now that I may leave to taste.

Seems that like in ground plants, with a lack of water, roots go down to grab any moisture.  The root mass increases in conjunction with the plant growth.  I'm obviously not an expert but it seems to correlate together.  The larger container also aids in the growth.

Several things here.


Last year I had about 35 containers for winter storage. I didn't water them but I did empty the reservoir. The soil for almost all of them stayed moist with no problems. I assume that the roots hardened off to the point where moisture had no effect in regards to root rot. Some did get dry soil so I threw a bit of water in. All made it with no problems.

Usually in the third year, I remove and cut about a third of the root ball and return to container with new soil.

Some I took out completely, put in large containers and they have taken off. Lots of fruit and no signs of stunted growth.

I know Bill ( Bills figs) transfer his to very large conters after these and continues the SWC. But he has a large Garage to store all them. I don't have the luxury, so I keep in 5 gallon container.

To be honest, I haven't looked to far into the future so I am kind winging it. I hope to take some of my favorites and maybe experiment in ground when trunks are large enough to maybe withstand some harsh temperatures.