Should I pinch

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thepodpiper

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Posted 1455659621	Reply with quote #1

First figlets, Im guessing I should pinch off now? __________________ GARDEN PICS http://s117.photobucket.com/user/thepodpiper/library/?sort=3&page=1

chucklikestofish

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Posted 1455662902	Reply with quote #2

Quote: Originally Posted by thepodpiper First figlets, Im guessing I should pinch off now? ~YES~ __________________

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1455669303	Reply with quote #3

Yes, it is better to pinch it off so plants growing energy/nutrients will not get wasted on these brebba figs. I usually cut them off when I see it on a cutting to be rooted. Sometimes you can see them on the cuttings other times they appear during the rooting process. Remove them to help the plant progress unless curiosity overcomes you. Most often I even remove the main crop figlets that grows on the newly rooted plant during the summer in my zone 5 and not having long summers __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1455732846	Reply with quote #4

To the hard thing and pinch them off. No question best thing to do. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

levar

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Posted 1455734288	Reply with quote #5

I think it was user Rewton or rcantor who recommended using a razor blade to slice through the fig and then waiting for it to weaken before removal so as not to disturb the fragile roots. It's so minimally disruptive that I've been doing this ever since. __________________ Wishlist Figs: Fiaschetta lunga di Campagnola, Unk Pastiliere, Cajun Gold, Marangiana, Rigato del Salento, Black Ischia, St. Rita, Dottato d'Élia, Watt's Zingarella, Zidi, Macool, 187-25, Peter's Honey, Peloponnisiaka aspra sika, and Martinenca Rimada. Atemoya: Geffner

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