Hello,
My name is Mike and I would like to thank everyone here for the valuable resources and knowledge I have found on this forum, and would like to introduce myself. I have used this forum to learn for quite a while, but only recently have become a member. I live in southern NJ (zone 7a) and am in my mid 20's.
I have always loved figs. My grandmother has had figs in her garden in NYC that she brought over from Italy. My great uncle in Italy has an amazing tree over 2 stories tall that produces baseball sized delicious figs (see pic below). He picks them from his 2nd floor balcony.
I have started growing figs on my own within the last 3 years. Thanks to the polar vortex all of my figs died to ground level except the few small plants i had in pots. As of right now i have a few chicago hardy plants and the unknown variety my grandmother brought from italy.
Thank you all again for the resources and community you provide. I look forward to expanding my hobby and learning. Please feel free to advise me in any way.
