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Nice plants looks like you are going to get a nice crop of figs
How big is the greenhouse?

The size is 14x40 and it's open on 2 sides which i close in winter. These are all figs

Thats a lot of growth is the persimmon astringent or non.?

Hi Mario,

I envy the greenhouse. :)

What part of Italy do the figs come from? I have a black and a white from Calabria, two from Amalfi and one from the Genoa area. They are first year cuttings with no fruit yet. I hope you post some more pictures once they mature.They look really healthy and productive.

Frank

I would love a greenhouse, you are very fortunate to have one congratulations!!!!

Mario ,
Looks like ideal fig habitat. I'm really jealous.

How do you deal with the big temperature swings on sunny days in the Winter ?  Do you heat it for the winter and not let them go dormant ?

Looks great Mario!  I look forward to coming to see you!!

Jim the persimmon is non astringent i believe!! it is called vanilla persimmon in italian it grows the size if a big apple and it turns yellow inside and it tastes like vanilla it also stays hard like an apple. Frank, the figs come from the molise region that is were i was born.Tomorrow i will post pictures of first figs to ripen in green house and try to identify one tree at a time. Blb building greenhouse was the best thing i have done i have figs outside and every winter they die and then come back in spring but they die all the way to bottom this year the 2 trees i had in greenhouse came out from top never died back. Farmer i wait till trees go dormant in nov. and close all sides on greenhouse and they stay dormant till spring when i open it back up

Hi Mario,
Love your greenhouse.  What will you use to close the sides of your greenhouse for winter?

Fantastic greenhouse Mario! It's nice to get a look at it. Is it situated north/south lengthwise? 

I really do want to pay you a visit. I hope that offer is still open :) . Hopefully Sara & I can still coordinate to visit on the same day.  

I owe you a return phone call don't I Mario?  -Will do.

I look forward to those figs ripening. You may very well get a positive ID on some of them once you post some pics of ripe fruit here.

That is a really great greenhouse, could use one like that in my yard.

Texas i use steel panels, i just srew them to the frame it takes about an hour.

Mario, your greenhouse is amazing.   Do you continue improving it? do you mind telling us how much you estimated having spent to build it?

I spent $620 for light panels for roof and one side, rest of material I had from work. I estimate it would cost around a $1000 to built .
I just screw panels on front and side in winter and take them off in spring. One hour worth of work each time. I also plant greens on bottom of 
figs, for eating and the fall plantings last well in to the winter. If I ever find the time I plan on attaching another section on west end of the garage
and have more fruit trees.

Beautiful Greenhouse!  We almost made an offer on a house that included a greenhouse, but JD thinks just because there's a greenhouse is no reason to make an offer when the actual house wasn't that great!  Can you imagine? 

I wish I would have taken photos because the owner had rows of berries in these huge rectangular structures with bird netting across the top and down the sides.  He protected fruit trees under similar structures too.

You did a great job on your greenhouse!

Suzi

Sweet!  Mario, what type of fig is that in the 3rd photo?  I love the leaf.

Steve, that is a Salce fig. The one in next picture is also a Salce but with round leafs. It looks like a total different fig but by the time they get to be 3 yrs old the leafs change and look like picture number 3. Weird I cant explain it.

Mario, Greenhouse looks awesome and the figs are breath taking! Extremely jealous! Wish I had your set up. Maybe one day. Thank you sharing the photos.

Mario,

Does the Salce go by another name?  Can't find it on Jon's listing of fig varieties.

Jon's website does not have every fig in the world. There are several members that have some figs that Jon do not have. Jon does have one of the largest collections "online".

Yea, I understand Dennis, but I have found so much useful info on that part of the website I was kinda surprised when I fianlly found something that wasn't listed there.

Nice greenhouse, Mario!

Even with the ends open, does it get pretty hot in there in the summer?  Do you use fans to circulate air?

What are the large green hoses on the ground?  I've got ideas that maybe it's radiant heat but it doesn't sound like you provide any heating for it.

Thanks for sharing!

Steve, I don't believe anybody had this fig until my father brought it over from Italy. Now there is a lot of them out there, but they all come from me. I didn't name them Mario this or Mario that, I just give them their dialect name from Italy. This is a rare fig even in my hometown there is very few left because nobody works the land anymore.

Mario,

    That's a tremendous start on your greenhouse! It's funny to look at the pictures, though. It looks like you have jailed your figs, which is ironic, because we know you set plenty free. (My Salce are going great guns.) Keep us updated on this project.