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How deep should I plant?
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TucsonKen: I recall seeing an online photo essay about fig growers in an arid climate (I think it may have been Israel) where they dug quite deep holes (3'?)...
question about breba quality
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Gina: I ate a Mission breba from a friend's tree this afternoon. We've had mild weather thus far. It was black, soft, ripe, slightly shriveled, and a bit...
Violette dinky Bordeaux
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TucsonKen: Thanks everybody, for the feedback and ideas. Next year I may start pruning to try and shape things a bit--up to this point I figured I'd let them...
Black Ischia
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genecolin: I decided to let one of the figs on my tree get to the point of extra ripe. Well that didn't do any good as it soured. Today I picked another one...
Negronne
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hblta: I have a Petite Negri with leaves that grows like that. twisted distorted malformed i chalk it up to FMV
Help with unhappy fig
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Nichole: I flushed it out earlier today (drained nicely) and I'll do it again tomorrow then I'm going to leave it the heck alone! Poor thing, so harassed and...
Eye Color
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pitangadiego: A dark eye is generally indicative of a darker colored interior. No absolutes in figs.
Ronde dB
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Dieseler: Once you see it start to push shoots it will grow like a weed and one day produce some outstanding figs in my opinion if you never tasted this type.
Any thoughts on an ID for this one?
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Herman2: English Brown Turkey,and those are Breba fruits. They will ripe for sure and I am sure you will like them. If I was you I will break off the main...
LSU Gold Breba
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Herman2: Yes your fruit did not ripe in optimal conditions. Expect better tasting in the future.
Nematode cure for container grown figs - hot water technique
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1FigMama: My husband uses a similar method to kill chestnut weevil larvae in the nuts from our chestnut tree. It takes 20 minutes in 120F water. It totally...
Hardy Kiwi
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rafed: George, Better wear a loose short when working around the garden then. LOL Gr8figs, The only problem we're having with Fluffy this year is...
fig-tree-farmer.com
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BronxFigs: Sorry Ed... I really meant...where is the Belleclare Nursery? I wish it was still in existence, just like the New Jersey/Pennsy. nurseries. I live...
A Day Walker
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Gr8Figs: I was cutting down some bushes and I got bit by one when it got down my shirt.It feels like a bee sting. They eat Japanese beetles ...which is...
starting Point Loma collection.
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7deuce: I am happy for you. I don't want to single handedly keep the post office afloat! My source was Encanto Farms( can't remember if you asked).
Look what grew …
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Toques: Thanks! I'm SOOOOO excited! And this is my Charlie Brown fig tree, too! (I bought 3 originally, the best I gave to my neighbour, the second best I...
What Book(s) and Other Interesting Stuff Are You Reading?
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MichaelTucson: A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson.
Chimera
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The_celt: Thanks bass I am very interested in this. I have adriano but seems to be a pingo de Mel sport that has red veins nothing too thrilling like these....
Suggestion for an Annual Wish-List of Cuttings
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OttawanZ5: James - In many cases people go out of their way to accommodate other members wishlist even if they were not planning to prune (which would have...
BREBA....Growing Conditions and Climate
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BronxFigs: OK....I'm getting some clues. So far... personal taste, which is subjective, then climate/weather conditions, and variety. Thanks, Frank
Paradiso Nero Mario, Fico Preto and Salce
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rcantor: Great job on these! I'm sure they'll be fantastic.
English figs.
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FrozenJoe: Luke, You may want to check out this website: http://kiwifruitsalsa.wordpress.com/fig-varieties/ Kiwi Bob lives in the Pacific Northwest...
Ripe Violette de Bordeaux and LSU Purple Fruit
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FrozenJoe: Thanks JD.
Simultaneous Breba and Main Crop?
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gorgi: I concur with most saying that the fruit shown; is all main crop. The best explanation is in Grant's post #3. By definition, the main crop is...
Clipping leaves before shipping?
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slingha: Just a quick update. Its been a week since they went into pots. The leaves have all greened up, but they are stil tender. I didnt lose a leaf. I...

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