Hello everyone,
I found this forum yesterday when I was seized with doubts about what I was doing with my new cuttings! I asked for advice and was bowled over by how quickly people responded. Thank you so much.
I have a very very small garden in the middle of Tokyo. It is almost as crowded as a commuter train in the mornings. I currently have 3 figs -- supposedly a Pastiliere, a Rouge de Bordeaux and a Black Mission. I say supposedly because although the figs were all labelled as such, the first two haven't fruited and the last one is definitely NOT a Black Mission, as it produced tiny figs like those very small Chinese ones. They were a pinky green.
I have just got hold of six cuttings for a Qing Pi fig. So excited.
I don't have much fruiting success as although my garden faces south west, I don't get enough sun because of high buildings around me. My figs are in containers on wheels, so that I can drag them around chasing the sun. I am now thinking of getting hold of a very small plot of land just outside of Tokyo, where I can plant directly in the ground the stuff that doesn't need daily care.
I also have three hawthorns that I love dearly! One from Japan, one from China and one from England. In the summer I grow leaf amaranth, a Jamaican variety, and a Chinese variety.
Yesterday I spent hours reading some of the forum posts from beginning to end. All fascinating!
I am really excited to be here!