stefpix
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Hi - I had my first home grown seeds. Was from a small plant from Lowes on sale. It said Hardy Chicago, but it hardly looks like it, its figs are green! what can it be? pot was from Kerry nurseries I believe. Taste was OK a bit watery, but it rained a lot the past few days/
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gorgi
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My first guess would be Italian Honey.
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Herman2
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Italian Honey is not,That one is Honey not pink inside and the eye is closed on Italian Honey.
The leaves are also remotely different compared to Italian H.
This fig is a seedling of Kadota,with a bad open eye,clearly a random ,grown,seedling
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Ha! Gota love Lowes! And no one at Lowes can't answer your questions before you buy.
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Originally Posted by Herman2 Italian Honey is not,That one is Honey not pink inside and the eye is closed on Italian Honey.
The leaves are also remotely different compared to Italian H.
This fig is a seedling of Kadota,with a bad open eye,clearly a random ,grown,seedling
Makes sense. I believe loses carries HC, kadota, celeste, black mission, and brown turkey.
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stefpix
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Thanks - the colors are a a bit off since i shot it at dusk. the flash makes the skin more yellow and the pulp more amber than they actually are. taste was a bit bland. the pot itself had printed HC. I have to say for being so small it seems vigorous and productive though. Any Kadota growers here?
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With their volume, they are going to have mistakes. Take your receipt back and explain. They might give you back your $. They refunded on mislabeled plant even though it was more than a year later and all I had was receipt and no pix. Good move on their part because I ended up buying some large appliances later because of the good customer service.
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stefpix
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it was on sale, I believe I paid $4 for a 1 gallon pot or so. It was in Staten Island where I really go less than rarely. Anyway it was the last fig left, and such a small plant has 20 figs. Is Kadota that bad? Often I prefer green / white figs than the dark ones. flavor was bland, but I wonder of it may be due to the heavy rain or the youth of the fig.
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