Hello Fine Fig Fans,
It was mentioned to me that I might introduce myself, so here goes.
I live in Interlaken, New York, Zone 6. I moved from Cleveland, Ohio for employment at the New York State Ag Research Station, specifically to work with seeds. I have a background in botany, but my love is digging in the dirt (soil, if I *must* be proper). I garden on 14.5 acres now with ever-growing plant numbers. I propagate many plants from seed, division, cutting, and any other way I can figure out.
I grow hundreds of hardy and tropical plants, both in the ground and in pots. Being in this house only 2.5 years, I am planning and planting new beds any time I can dig. In the time I've been there I've planted over 800 trees and shrubs (mostly little ones); not including 80 tree peonies and 200 herbaceous peonies. That said, I'm also renovating my 190 year old house.
My attraction with figs is going on more than ten years. I purchased a fig from a west coast supplier years ago. It was badly FMV infected and never produced. It got tossed. My lated tree is from a friend who has had the tree since her wedding, 35 years ago. It is healthy, 2 years old, and has breba fruit waiting to grow. I WANT figs this year, at least I'm hoping for them.
I have plans for cuttings this spring and more than one type in my figgy future.
Very best to all,
Michael
Interlaken, NY Z6