Thanks to DJM I now have a Osborn Prolific and a Yugoslavian Black. These are just rooted and I have potted them up for plantiing out later ths year.

All of my other figs are fully awake and growing like crazy. The non Winter of 2012/2013 took no casulties.

I also bought a Col de Dame Blanc from Richard Watts in CA. I had another CDD but sadly it did not make it. Living in the deep south I decided to forego all the steps normally taken to nurture the juvenile fig to a plantable size. Instead I just planted the baby right out in the middle of my fig area and told it to grow. That was just about a month ago and grow it has. Not so much in height but it now has seven leaves where it had only one to start.

I did the same thing with a Green Ischia and a Conadria. All are out in full sun and seem to be loving it. I'll know in a few months if I'm the top ten fig killer in the East. But I don't think so. I'm thinking that I've been killing my figs with kindness so a little tough love was in order. I'm certainly not recommending anyone else do this especially if you live north of the Gulf Coast.

If this works well I will have several others to plant out including the Osborn Prolific and Yugoslavian Black.

Thanks for reading my ramblings.

Congratulations.  Hope you get to try a fig or 2.

That cdd noir I have you died?

I feel the same as you. Full sun!!!!!!!!! good luck and keep us posted.

Zone 8
South West TX

Remind me on next Wednesday am ill set another air layer for you

Noss,
If he does it. I never got the air layers he promised me in a trade. Instead of Maltese Falcon, JH Adriatic and Vasilika Sika plants I got cuttings of stuff I didn't want (like Sweet George). I did get one single plant but it came from BLB not the_celt after many promises that it was already sent.

Congratulations!! Good luck with your new babies. I'm a "nervous" grower too, but as members here have said, sometimes the more you fuss over your figs, the more things seems to go wrong, I'm trying not to be a nervous new mother, lol.

Sue,

I know exactly how you feel. Good luck with yours.

Michael,

I appreciate your concern but Celt doesn't owe me anything.

I got this fig from him from a contest someone else won and donated to me.

I appreciate what he did and he did get it to me.

I'm sure he'll get me the next one as he says.

Talk to him maybe there was a misunderstanding.