Beyondista
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Posted 1426165533
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I'm really in need of a bulk amount of LSU Celeste cuttings. We can do a trade from my stock or if the price is right I'll pay for them. Thanks!
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smatthew
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Posted 1426165959
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Since by all appearances you'll be selling those cuttings on eBay, perhaps you should pay for them.....
Blackberry & Fig Farmer in East Bay San Francisco - Sunol.
Wanted ( 4) : Emalyn's Purple, IT-258, Pastiliere and Milco Caprifig.
Beyondista
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Posted 1426167115
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Actually, LSU Celeste is the fastest most dependable ripening fig for growing in containers in zone 4. They are the ones I recommend to folks in Wisconsin and Minnesota to grow. So I usually root them and grow them out and then sell the plants at local Farmer's Market as well as giving a lot of them away as gifts. That said, I have no problem paying for them, which I said in my setup. I couldn't read your tone whether you were being snarky or instructive.
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snaglpus
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Posted 1426169069
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Hmmm, I'm a little bit confused. Is LSU Celeste the same as Celeste? Or is LSU Celeste the same as Improved Celeste? Please advise.
Beyondista
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Posted 1426171159
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Sorry, I posted this before my morning coffee. I meant to write LSU Improved Celeste.
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ADelmanto
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Posted 1426174901
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Beyondista please do not take offense to the tone of that one post. There are occasionally a few people that ask for cuttings "for their own use" and turn around and sell them on EBay. I think you can agree this is frowned upon. You explained what you were planning to do. You are not hiding anything. I see nothing wrong with it. Hopefully someone will help you with the supply of cuttings you are looking for. My improved Celeste is still too small for cuttings. Good Luck!
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Posted 1426185841
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Rewton
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Posted 1426189099
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It's impressive that people in Wisconsin and Minnesota grow figs! I have a friend in Iowa who wants to try and I suggested a Hardy Chicago. But yes, I'll bet Improved Celeste would be a good one for zone 4/5 as an alternative to HC.
Beyondista
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Posted 1426192829
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LSU Celeste ripens 10-15 days earlier than any other of the 50 varieties I grow. So for people in northern WI + MN it is a perfect choice for a fig that will ripen outdoors in the summer. It is not my favorite tasting fig, but even for me, it is the only cultivar that the trees ripen every single fruit set.
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philos
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Posted 1426207972
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Interesting to hear about this fig. I was not under the impression this was an "early fig" but I have not hear or read much about it. Do you cover your figs or are you growing them in pots?
Jerry - Zone 6B 2015 Wish List: Florea, White Greek, Italian 258, Galicia Negra and any M. Pons varieties.
Beyondista
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I have about a 100 figs in 5 gallon pickle buckets. They're all dormant right now in one of our basements. I bring them out of the basement second week of May and leave them outside until the temps get down to the high 20s around the end of October.
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figpig_66
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Posted 1426212638
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So what your saying is you have 5 months to grow figs. Wow. Challenging.
Beyondista
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Posted 1426212898
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Most all the varieties have already budded out in the basement, so that adds a few weeks. So really most of them leaf out the following week when they are outside. But of the 50 plus varieties in my trial 12 varieties ripen figs and few of those are not every year.
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figpig_66
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Posted 1426213331
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What you best fig producer?
Beyondista
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Posted 1426213585
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Conadria has the best flavor, even ripening, vigorous set and even tho I only ripen a little over half the crop hanging in the 6 or 7 conadrias I have they size up really nicely.
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philos
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Posted 1426215239
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Wow! tons of work there! I thought I had it bad with my 20 plants. Good grief!
Jerry - Zone 6B 2015 Wish List: Florea, White Greek, Italian 258, Galicia Negra and any M. Pons varieties.
Beyondista
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deerhunter16b
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Posted 1426216534
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Do you grow RDB ? My second year tree started ripening figs for me the first week of August
Beyondista
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Posted 1426217691
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I have a couple 1 year olds of RDB, so I hopefully will be able to see one or two figs this year to get an idea of the timing. I got it because lotsa folks were saying it was their best tasting early fig.
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deerhunter16b
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Posted 1426218020
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It is an excellent tasting fig for me and a very aggressive grower. I have mine in a 10 gallon pot....probably produce 75 figs .
deerhunter16b
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Posted 1426218348
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VDB was about a week behind RDB.......
Beyondista
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Posted 1426218853
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That's crazy, I have 3 VdB, and they never ripen until October and I never ripen that many on a tree. More than 2 months later than LSU Celeste Improved.
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