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bullet08

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Posted 1383050375	Reply with quote #1

so my son wants to do a science project on how sun affects the growth of plant. and he picked fig tree. i guess it's because he has seen me rooting and growing the cuttings last winter. i explained that figs don't grow all that well in winter. but he says he already submitted the outline and he will do it. so i started 5 Kathleen's Black cuttings. to meet the schedule, the cuttings better root in next 2 weeks, put on top growth by 3rd week and have measurable growth by 6th week when the report is due. i got him few sweet pea seeds just in case rootings let me down. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

ForeverFigs

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Posted 1383050820	Reply with quote #2

Pete...nice to get involved in your son's project...best of luck. __________________ Vince Edison N.J. Zone 6b Wish List: LaRadek's EBT

milehighgirl

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Posted 1383053967	Reply with quote #3

Pete, Does the experiment require growth from seed or cutting or just growth comparisons? My son did an experiment with tomato plants. We bought some tomato plants because we procrastinated getting them started (this was in spring). We got 3 inexpensive single bulb sockets and 1 green, 1 red, and 1 white bulb. We put the plants at the bottom of a trash can to block all other light and then measured the difference in growth. If you have small fig trees of equal size you could do this. And BTW, the red bulb caused more growth and deeper green leaves! __________________ USDA Zone 5b, Sunset 2b Looking for: Becane, Dalmatie, Doree, Florea, Hanc's EBT, Italian 258, LaRadek's EBT, Longue d'Aout, Marseilles White , Negronne, Nordland, Sal's EL, Strawberry Vert, ...anything cold hardy and short season. (Willing to pay for cuttings)

Tam

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Posted 1383055583	Reply with quote #4

Very father, thanks for sharing. Best, Tam

BLB

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Posted 1383055837	Reply with quote #5

String beans grow fast. It was my 2nd grade science teacher that helped hook me on gardening. We put string beans in a clear cup with colored paper inside behind the bean, put in some water and observed as the bean sprouted roots and top growth. Been hooked ever since.

GregMartin

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Posted 1383065722	Reply with quote #6

Cruciferous plants (radishes, broccoli, etc.) always come up fastest for me...seeds are usually up within 4 days. __________________ zone 5 Maine Seeking: Saint Martin, Naples White, Black Tuscan, Bécane, French Alps, Abruzzi, Tenica, Wild Mountain Figs from the coldest corners (Iranian, Turkish or other...would love seeds too)

greenfig

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Posted 1383072462	Reply with quote #7

Pete, I still have a bunch of seedlings, they are 1-2 inch tall, they will grow through the winter very well. They have a very nice root system and do not care about the too much water. I can try to ship them, if you want. Send me a PM. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

Grasa

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Posted 1383077600	Reply with quote #8

I will never forget that experiment.. some 50+years ago... my teacher got a hat box, only of those large cardboard boxes, in which the lid comes off easily. put some regular old beans in a small container and put it a small coffee plate (those are tiny plates for the tiny cups we drink coffee in Brazil) to collect any excess water of the cup with soil. On the opposing side, she made a hole the size of a quarter, in which the light would come in. she would open just to make sure it was germinating, but kept it close for most of us to see. we could only peek at the hole. when the bean germinated, it streached all the way across to reach for the hole and came out from it, making green leaves. At that time, we looked how the stem was white, weak... wheareas the other beans planted at the same time and placed at the light were much bigger and stronger. this was the begining of my curiosity about plants and how they grow. Hope your son finds that experiment as soul branding as mine was. __________________ Grasa Seattle, WA

gorgi

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Posted 1383081660	Reply with quote #9

Way to go how to teach our next generation how to grow them lettuce, tomatoes, figs, etc. __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

rcantor

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Posted 1383108926	Reply with quote #10

Good luck with it! __________________ 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.

DesertDance

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Posted 1383167192	Reply with quote #11

It will be a huge A+! Just feel it!! You could make caprese salad for dinner, and put the basil stems with the tiny leaves in water and they will root for you easy!! Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

persianmd2orchard

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Posted 1383184859	Reply with quote #12

Sounds like a great project! I love gardening with my dad and going thru grandpas old garden

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