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rain protection.
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Dieseler: Set some 4x4s inground with a few slats on top when it rains drape tarp over secured with bungie cords. or as some suggested afix patio umbrella...
I hate my figs today
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Dieseler: and here since you never tasted figs off your plants. Yup the darkside. All in fun
OT: blueberry bushes are coming...
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GeneDaniels: Use just peat and pine bark or needles - the blueberries will love it
A solution to my lack of space and what i use as a soiless mix.
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penandpike: Sawdust turns out as not a very good media because it is difficult to adjust the N rates plus some other problems.
Drought Questions
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bullet08: i remember ed koch drinking out of fire hydrant back in nyc. used to think nyc had the best water. i like our water fine enough... only if i can get...
How to stimulate nodal activity?
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rafaelissimmo: Hi Bill, I am not planting this cutting sidewise, it is vertical in a cup of perlite, it has roots but I do not recall seeing any swollen or...
Black Lebanese Fig Tree.
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Lebmark: hi Nick where in Brooklyn you are located, I am also in Brooklyn, need to buy a young tree if you have, or trade... Mark
Container watering question
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snaglpus: I have several of my trees (10+) in half whiskey barrels. I hope you have drainage holes in the side. IF not, then i HOPE your barrles have large...
Fig of the Day - Celeste 08-16-2013
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greenfig: Jon, That is a great idea! Just a suggestion, for a presentation it would be nice to see a common leaf shape and a sliced fig.
Heating Mat for Propagating Cuttings
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RichinNJ: Rich, I visited the Grow Room Store, http://www.thegrowroom.com/ and met with Lindsey. Thanks for the recommendation, they have a large diverse...
Nematode and rust resistant
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CharlesC: Thanks for the tip on LSU Gold. Grafting adds an extra step in propagation and, if done commercially, adds a bit of expense, but it may turn out to...
Rust already!?!?!
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needaclone: There are only 2 leaves that remain from last season. They look old and beat up and ready to be cut off. There's no obvious sign of rust on...
What do you think about this method of fertilizing?
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greysmith: I toured a 300 acre organic herb farm near Asheville several years back. They were making their own compost with a windrow style machine. They had a...
OT: Meat From Local Small Farms And From The Wild
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farowyn: We have a small farm, and I couldn't agree more. Every year, there is less and less food that we buy from the store. We raise heritage hogs on...
So I was potting up some cuttings today
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bullet08: i was just looking at the pix and was thinking.. "dang, something laid an ugly egg right next to the tree..."
Full Sun?
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Ampersand: I'd say observation is better. The store I work at has Luster Leaf stuff returned all the time because it's cheap junk from China, sorry to say. On...
Lowe's Fig trees on sale ALERT
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dkirtexas: I don't graft so I don't know, but it would seem that any well rooted tree would be worth $10 for root stock.
My Tiger is Jolly again
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WillsC: " My Tiger is Jolly again" TMI Jon
Unwrapped trees on Long Island
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Sburdo: Shailesh, Thanks for the kind words, like you; still lots to learn. All trees in the ground started in pots. I have trees of the same type that...
Comfrey
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AnnieLow: Grase, the COmfrey will heal wounds but only at the top, skin level, but below it, it won't heal so be careful. To the earlier message, yes do that,...
OT- Did I discover something Or am I CRAZY?
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Dieseler: Grasa - your crazy. Sorry could not help myself. ; )
Where do you buy your shipping supplies?
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drivewayfarmer: I love those shoe boxes from the PO that WillsC mentioned , at least for the short plants.
OT: so we have foundation problem at home.
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RichinNJ: darned clay and water. we need to upgrade the gutter and regrade the ground. it one minor crack. with gutter and regrade, it should stabilize. if...
Limestone in potting media?
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recomer20: Crusher run is crushed limestone chips...smaller than gravel and usually jagged. We use it on garden paths to keep mud down.
Gohper proofing trees
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DesertDance: Jon is right. Water seems to make them think "dinner." This is why I use gopher baskets for establishment of all our trees, and a gopher...

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