Forgotten Fig Videos

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johnnyq627

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Posted 1483676412	Reply with quote #1

While scanning through my phone today, I found some fig videos I forgot to upload. With winter boredom setting in and post holiday grouchiness running strong, I figured I would share.... Maltese Beauty Barnisotte Chico Fico Bianco Flanders Maltese Falcon __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

tsparozi

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Posted 1483676556	Reply with quote #2

Great video's as usual, Nick.... Thank you! __________________ Tony S - Zone 6A Carmel, NY WL-Ischia Black (UCD/USDA), Martinenca, Calderona, Victoria, Craven's Craving, Colonel Littman's Black Cross, Bon Jesusa, Sant Martina, Princesa, Paretjal Negra

angelad

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Posted 1483726032	Reply with quote #3

Just wanted to thank you for all your fig videos on youtube. I have watched a lot of them and many more than once! Before buying a fig plant I would go to your site and see what you said about it. Angela __________________ Angela (Southern Ontario zone 6a)

waynea

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Posted 1483726352	Reply with quote #4

Really nice, thanks for posting.

Sas

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Posted 1483727877	Reply with quote #5

These videos are like a breath of fresh air. I don't recall if my flanders gets this dark. I'd have to pay more attention next season. Thank You for posting. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

saxonfig

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Posted 1483732559	Reply with quote #6

Hey Nick. I have to ask. What is the FWD you referred to a couple of times? __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

sppsp

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Posted 1483732951	Reply with quote #7

Quote: Originally Posted by saxonfig Hey Nick. I have to ask. What is the FWD you referred to a couple of times? swd is spotted wing drosophila (an insect) __________________ Shailesh, Pennsylvania, zone 6B Don't judge a fig tree by it's tag, just judge it by it's fig

ross

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Posted 1483734598 · Edited	Reply with quote #8

Have you guys ever thought of planting flowering plants that hummingbirds like to control SWD? Like bee balm for example. See this: http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2014/09/19/hummingbirds/ __________________ Ross - Zone 6B/7A - Philadelphia My Cultivar List / Pictures! / My YouTube

kkk2210

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Posted 1483736201	Reply with quote #9

Nick your fig videos are the BEST on youtube. Your videos are really interesting and the way you demonstrate/talk is very likeable. You make it look natural and we listen to every bit you say and never skip to the last bit. __________________ Vinny Bognor Regis, United Kingdom Wish List : Callara, De La Rio,Cul Noir, Calvy, LSU Red, I-258, Maltese Beauty, Preto, FMV Infected Ischia Black UCD. My Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/myb/Summary?MyEbay&gbh=1

Visceral

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Posted 1483736804	Reply with quote #10

I've found the organza bags helped keep my figs free from birds and fruit fly attacks. I have yet to see squirmies with the bags on, so at least if they are there, there are fewer. Great videos by the way. Short, sweet and to the point with the focus being the figs. __________________ North Houston Zone 8b

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483748562	Reply with quote #11

Quote: Originally Posted by Sas These videos are like a breath of fresh air. I don't recall if my flanders gets this dark. I'd have to pay more attention next season. Thank You for posting. Sas they normally aren't. That one may have been a breba. Here is a different video of the main crop. __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483748638	Reply with quote #12

Quote: Originally Posted by sppsp swd is spotted wing drosophila (an insect) Shhhhh... we don't say their names out loud... definitely don't say it 3 times in front of a mirror.... __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483748753	Reply with quote #13

Quote: Originally Posted by ross Have you guys ever thought of planting flowering plants that hummingbirds like to control SWD? Like bee balm for example. See this: http://blogs.cornell.edu/swd1/2014/09/19/hummingbirds/ We tried putting out humming bird feeders this year to attract them... never saw a single hummingbird. I thought we finally had one this year and my wife let it into the house by accident. After chasing it all over, we realized it was a hummingbird moth. __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

Sas

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Posted 1483749234	Reply with quote #14

Your description of flavor in this video is very accurate. That is exactly what I experienced this past summer when I picked my first few fruits, not much flavor. Perhaps it will improve with time as there are some good reviews of this fig. __________________ Sas from North Austin TX Zone 8B Wish list: Becane

jkuo

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Posted 1483754614	Reply with quote #15

Nick, I'd give the hummingbird feeders another try. Hummers explore large swaths of the US during their migration. There's a good probability that you'll attract one at some point. Once they know where your feeder is, they are likely to return in future seasons. __________________ Johnny - Lancaster, PA, Zone 6b Plants I'm growing: Google Doc

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483758434	Reply with quote #16

Quote: Originally Posted by Sas Your description of flavor in this video is very accurate. That is exactly what I experienced this past summer when I picked my first few fruits, not much flavor. Perhaps it will improve with time as there are some good reviews of this fig. My Flanders got MUCH better late in the season. Make sure to let it get super ripe. __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

ChrisK

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Posted 1483759157	Reply with quote #17

Awesome videos and reporting, thanks Nick! I had "the unmentionable bugs" in my yard two years ago and they destroyed all my mission figs!! They infected every single one. All my Celeste trees.. not a problem. Celeste has such a tight eye , they were all over them but couldn't get in. This past summer they were nowhere to be seen, maybe the extreme drought we went through had something to do with it! Well thanks again for sharing the forgotten videos. Gave us something to look forward to!! Have a great weekend y'all . __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

padsfan

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Posted 1483769353	Reply with quote #18

Thanks for sharing. Great information! __________________ "Padres Fan" San Diego, California USA Sunset Zone 24- coastal So. Cal

saxonfig

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Posted 1483773956	Reply with quote #19

Thanks for the clarification sppsp. I was hearing FWD instead of SWD. Fruit Fly just seems easier to say for me LOL! I've seen plenty of those in figs as well as those tiny beetles that I don't know the name of. Both make the fig taste bad. Even though they provide a little extra nutrition, I prefer the figs without the bugs ;-) . __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

brianm

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Posted 1483835344	Reply with quote #20

Nick did Chico always produce the red eye? __________________ Wish list: Galicia Negra,UC Davis Black Ischia, Maltese Raven

LeanderFig

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Posted 1483837594	Reply with quote #21

Thank you for sharing! But it makes me sad that many figs, like the Barnisotte wouldn't do well in my zone. It looks so beautiful! __________________ Zone 5a

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483843684	Reply with quote #22

Quote: Originally Posted by brianm Nick did Chico always produce the red eye? I don't really remember. I only got a couple of figs this year and it was one that I reduced due to it being so similar to other figs I already had. __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483843716	Reply with quote #23

Quote: Originally Posted by LeanderFig Thank you for sharing! But it makes me sad that many figs, like the Barnisotte wouldn't do well in my zone. It looks so beautiful! Why do you say that? I'm only in Zone 6... __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

LeanderFig

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Posted 1483875247	Reply with quote #24

Quote: Originally Posted by johnnyq627 Why do you say that? I'm only in Zone 6... How do you get enough growing season? I thought Barnisotte needed lots of heat to produce. __________________ Zone 5a

johnnyq627

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Posted 1483888568	Reply with quote #25

Quote: Originally Posted by LeanderFig How do you get enough growing season? I thought Barnisotte needed lots of heat to produce. I may have given it a month head start in the greenhouse, I don't remember for sure, but I don't think I did. Most figs will ripen some of their crop here, I may just not get all of the crop to ripen by frost. __________________ Nick- Youtube: PA Figs \| eBay: tdepoala Zone 6B/7A - Douglassville, PA Wish list - Galicia Negra, Paritjal Rimada, Black Ischia UCD

LeanderFig

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Posted 1483888861	Reply with quote #26

Quote: Originally Posted by johnnyq627 I may have given it a month head start in the greenhouse, I don't remember for sure, but I don't think I did. Most figs will ripen some of their crop here, I may just not get all of the crop to ripen by frost. Hey, I would be happy with just getting some figs! This is my first year of figing, so I'm pretty happy with any success. __________________ Zone 5a

Dave

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Posted 1483926590	Reply with quote #27

what ever happened to frozenjoe? He used to make some nice videos too __________________ Connecticut - Zone 6B Wish List - Bordissot negra rimada

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