started to get figs indoors!

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stefpix

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Posted 1362027821	Reply with quote #1

I was given a Hardy Chicago in the fall in a 8" pot, repotted in 10" pot and kept it by my bedroom window with a 135 W UFO on top. it never went dormant and now I noticed figs are forming! stefano __________________ -- stefano

rcantor

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Posted 1362028047	Reply with quote #2

Great! Don't eat them yet :) __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

Maro2Bear

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Posted 1362031614	Reply with quote #3

Really nice Stefano, thanks for sharing. You plan to keep this one in it's pot or plant in ground? __________________ Mark B., Glenn Dale, MD Zone 7a

stefpix

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Posted 1362031784	Reply with quote #4

I have no ground - pot only. I can put it on the roof when it gets warmer, but I am glad to see that I can have a fig plant indoors that can produce even by skipping dormancy. I wonder if the window + ufo is enough for those fig to ripen. When would normally the Hardy Chicago start producing these small figlets? __________________ -- stefano

ForeverFigs

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Posted 1362053834	Reply with quote #5

Beautiful closeup pics...thanks for sharing. __________________ Vince Edison N.J. Zone 6b Wish List: LaRadek's EBT

slingha

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Posted 1362054629	Reply with quote #6

That's a good looking tree Stefano. Any luck with the others? __________________ http://FIG.YUKU.COM

stefpix

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Posted 1362062265	Reply with quote #7

Slingha ! thanks - how are things! others are fine - 2 cuttings did not make it, but others are growing leaves. I will try to rearrange my plants and put the HC in a nearby brighter spot. __________________ -- stefano

luak

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Posted 1362078370	Reply with quote #8

Here are my small colection,that i started in my workshop Stella, Negronne,Smith and a couple others. Attached Images DSC01201.jpg (181.87 KB, 63 views)

slingha

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Posted 1362079648	Reply with quote #9

Quote: Originally Posted by stefpix Slingha ! thanks - how are things! others are fine - 2 cuttings did not make it, but others are growing leaves. I will try to rearrange my plants and put the HC in a nearby brighter spot. Hey Stefano! Things are going great. Thanks for asking! Glad to see you still around If you need another tree send me a PM. I'll meet you somewhere in the city. Always happy to share Tim __________________ http://FIG.YUKU.COM

stefpix

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Posted 1362084705	Reply with quote #10

Luak - that looks great. So I guess figs can be grown indoors and produce and give some satisfaction to people that have no land or yards! Dormancy must be optional. I was surprised to see in March or May a Pomegranate full with ripe fruit in tropical / caribbean Mexico (Tulum). I thought Pomegranates were mediterranean and needed winter dormancy as well but I believe what I saw there. Slingha - glad you recovered from Sandy and you still have trees to share... We could do something in March, so I could put something directly outside on my roof (I still need to check what is there - I left a Kadota unprotected - anyway flavor was really bland- , but near me I see some Italian Americans that have a fig outside in a plastic barrel unprotected and it comes back. cities are warmer than suburbia or countryside... __________________ -- stefano

luak

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Posted 1362098947	Reply with quote #11

Come first of April they going partly in the ground, i usely drill larger holes towards the bottom of the containers to let the roots grow in the ground. Then in the winter i dig them up and cut the roots of. Eventually i like to grow all my fig tree's in the ground maybe some with protection only on some of them,you know the ones you can not be without but are too sensitive.

garden_whisperer

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Posted 1362132281	Reply with quote #12

I have a MvsB that rooted in dec in a gal pot. it really shot up to 2 foot quick and is almost root bound. it has a single fig growing on it. thinking of leaving it. the green house will be ready in 2 weeks and with that one fruit it may slow the growth a little but at this point in the house thats not a bad thing. __________________ Dave Zone 6b Illinois "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

SoniSoni

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Posted 1362330258	Reply with quote #13

I have the same situation with 2 Kadota saplings in my house. One has 2 good sized figs on it. Has anyone heard if this harms the plant to not have the dormant period or does it maybe benefit from it? __________________ Soni GA. 7-8. seeking Galicia Negra, Bianchi Guido, Violette de Sollies, Emerald Strawberry

stefpix

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Posted 1362330761	Reply with quote #14

I read in the past on this forum that a member from Indonesia gets 3 crops a year and figs never go dormant. I am willing to try. Maybe dormancy is not a requirement for a fig tree but a necessity to endure cold weather. __________________ -- stefano

cis4elk

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Posted 1362337332	Reply with quote #15

Luak, Just curious as to what procedure you will be using when you remove that little one from the jar? __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

deerhunter16b

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Posted 1362361958	Reply with quote #16

i had this little tree in my garage and decided to bring it inside it has two fig on it..wish i knew what kind..not sure if i should just leave them on there. Attached Images DSC06855.JPG (105.54 KB, 16 views) DSC06857.JPG (109.91 KB, 12 views) DSC06854.JPG (129.85 KB, 17 views) __________________ john Zone 7a

Lebmark

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Posted 1362368364	Reply with quote #17

those picture taken in my stairway last Week, they get their sun through the skylight . I do have some Berba Figs, sorry for Poor quality pictures. Mark Attached Images maher_pics_2_117.jpg (125.38 KB, 12 views) maher_pics_2_115.jpg (159.82 KB, 13 views) maher_pics_2_112.jpg (107.79 KB, 11 views) __________________ Zone 7 Brooklyn,NY. Fig Wish List 2014: I-258 Genovese Nero, Violet Dauphine , Noir De Caromb, ROUGE DE BORDEAUX , BARNISOTTE, BARNISOTTE GRIS, Anything Lebanese ( I mean Fruit Plants...That I do Not Have...)

afigfan

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Posted 1362369952	Reply with quote #18

Ah! the race is on for the first ripe fig. Looking great. __________________ -James In search of: Gypsy/Zingarella, Cammuna Small Black, and Barada cuttings(even one bud wonders)

luak

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Posted 1362409512	Reply with quote #19

Size of plant is good enough to plant in a large container.That pot is big enough for several years. What i do when transplanting from from little plastic cups or bottles, i make 2 vertical cuts,then wrapped a rubber band around to hold,then cut the bottom.Make hole in the large container,same depth as the bottle/cup, remove bottom,cut rubberband,slide 2 halves up. Attached Images DSC01205.jpg (153.37 KB, 11 views) DSC01206_edited-1.jpg (182.37 KB, 12 views)

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