My Figs after Mt. Kelud Erupted

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aikjogja

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Posted 1392510842	Reply with quote #1

Dear All Friend, here I attached my figs at Home after Mt. Kelud erupted, is the dust/ash of vulcano can influence to the figs how ever I have cleaned it ? I heard Dust of Vulcano can increase PH of soil ? any suggestion ? Regard Aik Djogjakarta INA __________________ Aik Djogja "God Loves Figs" Jogjakarta INA “To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.”― Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine ---------------------- Growing/Available Swap: Lounge D'aout\|Barrone\|REI\| Viollete Dauphine\|Sal's, Fig\|Tiger Strip (Panache)\|Masui Dauphine\|Flanders\|HC\|NDC --------------------- Wishlist : Calabrese\|Gotte D'or\| Melanzana\|Dalmatie\|Nordland,

Grasa

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Posted 1392511023	Reply with quote #2

that is an impressive picture! I hear that the ashes make the soil more fertile, but have no knowledge of how the immediate effect would be like. I heard that the wineries in Washington did very well after our saint Hellens went nuts... I would wash off or dust off the ashes from the fruits and leaves. Hope they continue doing OK. __________________ Grasa Seattle, WA

bullet08

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Posted 1392511048	Reply with quote #3

hope everyone's ok. can you scoop out the top then flush it out? __________________ 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...***

aikjogja

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Posted 1392511497	Reply with quote #4

Mr. Bulllet08 and Grasa, everything is oke, still continued cleaned up :) __________________ Aik Djogja "God Loves Figs" Jogjakarta INA “To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.”― Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine ---------------------- Growing/Available Swap: Lounge D'aout\|Barrone\|REI\| Viollete Dauphine\|Sal's, Fig\|Tiger Strip (Panache)\|Masui Dauphine\|Flanders\|HC\|NDC --------------------- Wishlist : Calabrese\|Gotte D'or\| Melanzana\|Dalmatie\|Nordland,

rafed

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Posted 1392511691	Reply with quote #5

I don't know much about this stuff but I was watching on the science or discovery channel a while back about the Avocados and how and where they were grown in Mexico and they said they were grown over ashes of a volcano from long ago. They said the volcano ashes were fertile and the chemistry was just perfect for growing. Hope that holds true for your figs and good luck.

strudeldog

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Posted 1392512718	Reply with quote #6

How far away are you from Mt. Kelud? I read about that earlier today. Good to hear you okay, sounds lika a few were not. Not in the same league, but how many of you in the Southeast U.S. felt the 4.1 earthquake centered in South Carolina last night. I did in NW GA. __________________ Phil N.GA. Zone 7 Looking for: De La Reina, Del La Senyora, Martinenca Rimada, Parfum De Cafards, Ponte Tresa, Sangue Dulce, Emalyn's Purple, and on and on

pitangadiego

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Posted 1392516240	Reply with quote #7

I would try and wash them off, and remove the bulk of the ash from the pots. Not sure of all the affects that the ash will have (pH, etc.) but a small amount (after cleaning and removing as much as possible) wouldn't be a great problem, in my estimation. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

aikjogja

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Posted 1392520799	Reply with quote #8

Strudeldo, I lived in Yogyakarta (central Java) and Mt Kelud in Kediri District Area (East Java) around 242 km from I lived, Pitangadiego thanks for your advise. __________________ Aik Djogja "God Loves Figs" Jogjakarta INA “To eat figs off the tree in the very early morning, when they have been barely touched by the sun, is one of the exquisite pleasures of the Mediterranean.”― Elizabeth David, An Omelette and a Glass of Wine ---------------------- Growing/Available Swap: Lounge D'aout\|Barrone\|REI\| Viollete Dauphine\|Sal's, Fig\|Tiger Strip (Panache)\|Masui Dauphine\|Flanders\|HC\|NDC --------------------- Wishlist : Calabrese\|Gotte D'or\| Melanzana\|Dalmatie\|Nordland,

james

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Posted 1392523519	Reply with quote #9

I think the ash will affect the pH of the water in your area which will continue to affect your trees after they are free from ash. __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

Aaron4USA

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Posted 1392523806	Reply with quote #10

Aik, wash the entire plants with water , specially the leaves ( you have to help them to continue photosynthesis), if leaves left with ash they can dye and hurt the entire plant.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1392539383	Reply with quote #11

Hi AikDjogja, Ashes are a fertilizer , in the ground no problem -the rain will wash the ashes away -, but with potted trees like in the photo, it will burn the trees - like any fertilizer if you give too much, you burn the plants. So yes, it is time to wash the ashes from the leaves and the most of ashes from the inside of the pots. If you can, keep the ashes in a bucket and distribute them later as a fertilizer ... :) __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

Norhayati

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Posted 1392539521	Reply with quote #12

AikDjogja, I hope you and your family are safe and fine. Do take care ok. Norhayati __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

SoniSoni

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Posted 1392547436	Reply with quote #13

We had ash accumulate on our avocado grove after a week long, Calif wild fire. It looked softer ash than your pictures. The avos dropped some of the outer leaves that got the thickest ash. Other than that we didn't notice any harm or benefit. We were hoping they would show benefit of fertilizer but they didn't. We had to apply fertilizer as per usual . Isn't volcanic ash like cement and becomes hard when wet? I'm thinking Pompeii. It's prudent to get it off your fig leaves to enable them to photosynthesize. I hope you're not in danger. __________________ Soni GA. 7-8. seeking Galicia Negra, Bianchi Guido, Violette de Sollies, Emerald Strawberry

singh

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Posted 1392554763	Reply with quote #14

Hope all is well, be safe. __________________ Belle rose, NY

cis4elk

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Posted 1392583311	Reply with quote #15

Wow, what a mess! I hope your friends and family are all OK. Was evacuating an option during the dust settling or does everyone stay and wear some sort of mask? I would guess the ash cloud is pretty wide spread and evacuating isn't an option. __________________ 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. :)

susieqz

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Posted 1392595335	Reply with quote #16

i understand volcanic ash to be alkaline, which should help figs if mixed into the soil. you need to check this. good luck. __________________ susie wish list: nothing. i can't grow cuttings . right now, i have 6 trees showing no signs of fmv. i'd like to keep it that way' i was told that if i couldn't deal with fmv, i should grow peaches, so i got a peach tree to live with my clean figs.

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