Hi, Guys and gals. I'm back for a short visit.
Since coming here first I've married again, acquired a whole new set of kids and grands, seen a couple of them out of high and into college, some out again.
Last Summer was so dry here that I sent most of my figs home to Texas with a daughter, who distributed them among her friends, kept a few for herself. They will do a lot better there than here.
Last winter I did not prune or cover my in-ground figs and they did not freeze back--never got below about ten degrees F. Those trees are putting on heavily, a few brebas on a Paradiso. Pak Black did lose some limbs in an exposed location but it too is coming back strong. I did lose Brown Turkey that was potted and never taken inside. Several other figs, small, in pots, did just fine outside.
The Paradiso and a Celeste, behind a South wall of the house, are climbing toward ten feet tall. Looking forward to a crop from those.
This spring the rains have fallen well and timely. Grass is belly deep to the cattle, three more inches of rain in the past three days. Garden is loaded (but deep in grass) and we are eating new potatoes like candy.
Hope all has gone well with you.
Ox