Trop, start a new thread with your question.  No one will see it here.

Thanks for the advice alanmercieca.

Sounds solid to me.I really wondered about giving supplemental lighting,but maybe guys are doing that for getting plants established.I hear ya on the light airy soil too.A good suggestion on watching the water as well.I pay pretty close attention to what a plant is a pot weighs,and can get a feel for when watering is needed.

Good point about the winter weather advice.My friend is in Mendo county,not Humbolt,but as you mentioned,he rarely gets any really cold weather.My Daughter in Medford however normally gets winter weather into the low 20's and upper teens,and fog that can last for weeks solid.She will need to bring her plants into the garage for the bad part of the winter.

Again,thanks for the advice.

Trop

Ditto on all the above James.

Yes, I do think I'll be able to start shipping out orders at the end of the month.  Most of the trees should be ready by then, and the slower ones can finish growing while I'm busy packaging and shipping out the ready ones.  It's going to take a while to package and ship them all out (200 hours?), so it may be a few weeks beyond the end of the month before you get your trees. 

I'll email each person before shipping to verify their address and to make sure that it's a good time to ship :)

Hey James, Thanks for the update. Me personally, had  just as soon have mine shipped later! This heat in the South is Intense!

James, I don't mind being at the end of the shipping list. August is our hottest month with September not much cooler.

Thanks for all your hard work.

James, I'm in the same boat, later is also better for me.
Ray Abdalla
Columbia, SC

Maybe start with the colder regions to avoid heat. Even here in Michigan, it's 90 plus degrees right now, just about everyday. Hottest summer I ever remember! My figs are exploding from it too! My 2nd year and I should get hundreds of figs. I'm going to let them ripen as long as possible.

For people in the north where it starts getting cold mid to late September, what is the recommendation?  Pot and let the leaves fall off as the nights get cool, then allow to go dormant within the first few weeks of arrival?  I'd prefer not to struggle to keep them warm and well lit throughout the winter.  It was more difficult than I thought and the plants struggled a lot more than the dormant ones to adjust to the outside move come spring.  I think the dormant plants had an extra month of growth where the inside plants sat dormant after moving outside.

Thank you,
Andrew

My lights are taken, I plan to let them go dormant. The ordered figs are growing right now, nothing different from the figs I have now. I will treat them the same.

Drew, I think your idea is a good one.  By the end of August the nights will be getting colder up here and the day time temps will be safer for shipment and having a plant sit in a mailbox.  Also, it will give the plants time to acclimate to the cooling temps and more naturally transition into dormancy so that we can properly store them dormant for the winter.

James, thank you for offering these figs already started.  It is much appreciated, just put in an order for March 2017.

When does the window to order trees for 2017 close?

Thanks

Any updates on delivery? September is coming up quick, just wondering when the trees start shipping. I am waiting for my delivery prior to putting in another order for 2017. Thanks in advance for the info!

James, Hopefully you will wait for a while before you ship to the South! We are still in the 90's and no letup In the near future! : )

James, nobody has patience like a fig lover. We think nothing of ordering up to a year in advance. We can spot the tiniest new nub instantly, peek at it several times a day while envisioning the plump, juicy fig to come and not think it too burdensome that there is a wait for that fig. I had just ordered from you this morning and was very glad to see in this thread that you care more about your plants than the quick dollars. Keeping your customers posted on it when you think it might reflect negatively on you speaks more about your integrity than ebay reviews ever could, in my opinion. I have no worries my figs will come....I can see them already :)

Nonetheless, it's probably a good idea to check in here every couple of weeks, if only to say, "not yet."  The date has slipped a few times, and the latest estimate was the end of this month.  We're there now :)

There is estimated, yet another, heatwave for us in Cali starting next week.
I certainly am not in hurry to receive my order.