Calendario Fico Raffaella ✦

This guide covers what it is, why it’s famous among Italian gardeners, its monthly tasks, and how to adapt it to different climates. It is not an official calendar, but a traditional, informal phenological calendar used in Central Italy (especially Tuscany, Lazio, Umbria, Marche) . It is named after a symbolic "Raffaella" — a typical Italian gardener or farmer — who knows exactly when to perform each task on the fig tree ( Ficus carica ) based on generations of observation.