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Roots!
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Figfanatic57: Yes, you are showing off...lol!!! My airlayers never have nice looking roots like that. Great job, what's your secret to your success?
My Capri fig is ripe and taste good
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lampo: How is the pollen transferred in this situation you speak of. Thanks for the info Take the soft wet pulp and transfer it into the eye of female fig...
ASAP help
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Grega: They look great, just look at them.. Thanks to all!!
dehydrator tips
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GeneDaniels: I just dehydrated a small batch of figs, but blanching them in boiling water first. They turned out perfect! Soft, jammy, and just a little sticky,...
Unknown Spainish Black and friends
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rmulhero: Great find with the unknown black fig from Spain. Its nice to get a surprise from an unknown!
Cold hardy zone 6 in ground suggestions (specifically honey type)
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jrdewhirst: Steve -- Thanks. I planted mine in the spring of 2012. In three winters, including some very rough weather, I've had maybe 10-20% damage. I'm...
Location of Chicago Hardy Fig
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rcantor: My in ground HC grows as a bush with many stems getting 12+ feet every year. It then dies to the ground every winter - it used to die back from the...
My first ripe figs
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JMRTSUS: My first LSU figs....one Purple and one gold... Gold could have had another day! Very nice fig taste and sweetness on the Purple...
Please help- growing figs indoors! Specifically- LIGHT BULBS :/
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haslamhulme: There is a great post from a while back by a member who grows his cuttings under lights and using heat pads and a humidity box,AWSOME results,he says...
Multiple T buds on one branch?
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pitangadiego: The problem with multiple t-bud grafts will be getting them all to break dormancy. The highest on will tend to have more dominance than the lower...
Cuttings for Postage - - All gone!
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rmulhero: Brava, Becky! Looks great! Thanks for the update! No problem, hope everyone else trees are doing well! Can't wait till the first fig.... fingers...
Morocon fig liquor
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rmulhero: Has anyone tried infusing vodka with figs? I have done it with raspberries and vanilla, which worked well and tasted great.
So Very Very Tired of Mislabeled Trees
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CliffH: I do understand about growers and nurseries. My father was a nurseryman and landscaper, and I worked in at least half a dozen nurseries and garden...
Rotting fruit before ripe
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rcantor: A short period of high heat nd drought stress can do that in my experience.
UC Davis
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HarveyC: First of all, John Preece is with USDA which leases some property from UC Davis to maintain the repository. At fruit tastings I've attended several...
Central NJ/ Philadelphia - trade 18" brown turkey plant for???
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Garrett4534: It is a small world. I had a picture of Craig's chicken coop that I was when I was on a bike ride a few weeks ago and now we met through here. ...
Pro-Mix HP in SWCs: Straight or Add Bark?
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blindesign: Oh good, I'm relieved. Now I won't have to drag that heavy 3.8 cu.ft. bale back into the car!
Newbie Questions
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Jsacadura: I would say they must be root bound. I suspect the same happened to some of mine. With a regular fertilization plan they grew like crazy last year...
What variety is this green fig?
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cjccmc: The taste seems to match descriptions I've read for PH. What doesn't is that they are ripening (this year) same time as my Celeste (late July) and...
Rooting some unknown portuguese varieties - simpler is better
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Jsacadura: Thanks for the nice comments. Noel, Yes, i'm from Portugal. Born and raised here. Regarding your future plans, i believe you are referring to...
Tres num Prato or Sofêno Claro
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Jsacadura: Sorry, evladi7654, I missed your question. Unfortunately, i don't have much information about Três num Prato until my own trees start to...
To water.... or not to water?
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don_sanders: That layer of rocks probably rules out the saucer as well. I believe that most have determined that a drainage layer isn't generally helpful and...
Introducing East Martin Luther King
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REGGIE: I certainly agree with Drew that growth rates under two different sets of conditions is relatively uninformative, but growth rates in the same place...
OT - Fig chutney
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MariannaMiller: Chutney is a great way to preserve figs that you have needed to pick a bit early because of splitting. I have 2 Brunswick trees which attract wasps...
Playing around (rooting)
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dkirtexas: Bump

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