I have been gleaning so much fantastic information off of this forum and after I made a couple posts today, I thought I should officially introduce myself. I grew up mostly in Germany where I was introduced to figs and developed a fondness for them.  I moved out to the pacific northwest where figs are not as popular as in Germany but just as delicious. :)  I live just east out of Portland, Oregon on a little hobby farm in zone 8.  We (my husband, myself and our 5 children) have been filling our landscape with edible plants including a few figs. We have the Desert King in the ground, a small Violette du Bordeau in a pot and a young Peter's Honey in a pot. I love the uniqueness and flavors of each fig.  There is so much information on this forum and I'm loving learning more here.  I look forward to learning all that I can.We also have other fruit trees and we'd be willing to share scion wood from them if anyone was interested.  We have several apples, peaches (curl free varieties also), plums, pears, apricots and nectarines. 
So this is me and it's nice to meet you!

Sarah...

Welcome to the Figs4Fun Forum.  You will just love reading all the older postings, as well as all the current information posted on this forum.  You will, in addition, make many new "Fig-Friends", who will, I'm sure, share cuttings, etc. with you.  You collection of fig varieties will suddenly grow beyond your expectations.  Best of luck with growing figs.  You and the children will love watching these fruit trees grow day, by day, and ultimately you and the kids will be eating some figs in the coming growing season.

ChecK out:

"Encanto Farms"...many fig varieties.
"Whitman Farms"...ask for Lucille.  She grows many fruit trees, including figs that will do well in your section of the country and in your climate.
"Burnt Ridge Nursery"...good source for many fruit trees and ornamentals, including some exotic stuff.




Have fun, and check in often with questions.


Frank

sarah,

welcome to the forum.

welcome

welcome. loads of info here

Hi Sarah!  I'm adding my welcome!  I'm sure your fig tree collection will grow!  Nice to have you here!

Suzi

Welcome Sarah ! Best forum around - glad your here!!

Welcome Sarah, I think it's great that you are growing your own fruit and getting your kids involved. Hopefully they will enjoy growing as much as you do and of course enjoy the benefit of fresh home grown fruit

Welcome!  I just moved from that area but there are others in the PNW.  Best of luck with your farm!

Sarah, I am just north of you!  I have many little cuttings that will grown into amazing trees, I even have a special black german, which I am treasuring very much... maybe in your outting this way, you can bring me some of your other fruits for my figs.. it will be a while before they are actually trees, but I am loving this learning process.  Here is my welcome from the forum...

Welcome Sarah,

I like going to TV restaurants when I travel.  So far, most have ranged from okay to pretty good.  The two standouts are in Portland... Otto's Sausage and Pine State Biscuits.  OMG, I just drooled a little.  Needless to say, I could be persuaded to trade trees for some sausage and/or a chicken biscuit w/gravy.  ;)

Hi Sara,
Great introduction. Welcome to the forum.  Your yard sounds a lot like ours.

Sarah, you should check this out... if worthy, dont burn... get cuttings for us all  http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/lbg/3414664996.html

Hi Sarah, glad your here!