Register  |   | 
 
Encanto Farms Nursery > Topics > Search > All posts by coldspringsfarm
 
 


The search returned 10 posts

Only find topics started by coldspringsfarm
   
Topics  |  Posts
Subject: "De La Reina MP" a promising variety Replies: 58
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 7,805
 
Wow, this looks spectacular. I am intrigued by all your information. Thanks for sharing.

Subject: Latest variety Replies: 5
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 821
 
Thank you all for your suggestions! I am doing a study growing figs in tunnels and am trying to build a collection that spans the entire growing season. My Italian honey actually produced its first crop in mid-April this year, but spring here was very early. As a matter of fact we had all the snow and ice during the super bowl and the week after that it got really hot and the tree started popping its breba crop the first week of march! These trees really want to fruit, kinda like the one that has the WHITE figs that was just posted!

Subject: Suggestions please Replies: 11
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 775
 
Hi Joann, I live in Weatherford and have had incredible luck with a variety that forum members have id'd as Italian honey. It produces 3 crops for me here and is extremely hardy. Good flavor and HUGE fruits. If you can't find a tree, let me know and I will air layer a larger one for you this spring. Beverly Thomas http://www.coldspringsfarmcsa.com

Subject: Latest variety Replies: 5
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 821
 
Hi everyone, what variety (or varieties) would be considered as the latest in the season? Also, which are considered to be the earliest? Thanks for your help!

Subject: Japanese Beetles Replies: 44
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 4,214
 
My farm is certified organic, so I'm always looking for different ways to control insects.  After I had so much trouble with the beetles last year with the bees & my figs, I read somewhere about planting rue around to repel them (it's not an edible herb).  I don't want to give it credit for 100% effectiveness, but I followed up this year & it seems to have at least some degree of success.  I used pyrethrin (3%) to kill all the jap beetles last year as it is certified organic & kills everything.  It has no residual & is photo-sensitive, so if you want the best results, spray in the evening right before dark.

FYI, all the beetles flying around near the lights are male, while the females stay out in the grassy areas for egg-laying capabilities... this goes for Jap beetles, junebugs, fig beetles and the rest.  A two-prong approach such as milky spore & spraying is very effective.

Subject: Japanese Beetles Replies: 44
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 4,214
 
I had a gazillion last year, but not even one this year.  we had a particularly cold winter and an extremely dry year to date, so I'm thinking this has something to do with it.  There were so many Jap beetles last year, they took over one of my beehives.  I did plant Rue all around this year, but it can't possibly be the sole reason there have been no beetles to date.

Subject: fig variety? Replies: 18
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 1,956
 
I'm glad to see that all of y'all are having as much trouble determining what it is as I am.  The fruit does have ribbing, & the eye is closed even when ripe. Dang sure can't stick a pinky in it or even a pen cap for that matter. What is "scaling".  Maybe I can get a closer determination when I understand that term.

I think another important fact to consider is that it really does have fruit on it continuously  from just after leaf out until a frost.  It  seems to have 2 main crops following breba (but could be that I have an extended growing season here), the first main crop is ripening now, but another will appear in August. Then a smaller crop carries through to frost.  It has never been damaged by anything other than hail, it seems impervious to heat or freeze (planted on the north side of building)& we had a 10 day long period of below 28 degree weather this February (remember the Super Bowl?).  I remember because that's how long my water was frozen!

I have another question.  Some of the trees I have purchased this year have FMV.  Can planting trees a certain distance from one another prevent transmission to another tree?  I haven't seen the mite that transmits this disease, how does the mite move around, etc.?  Can someone send me some links on the biology of the mite?

Thanks,

Beverly
Texas Zone 7B  

Subject: fig variety? Replies: 18
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 1,956
 
here are photos of leaves & eye (sorry I couldn't get a clearer image of the eye, camera is acting up.)  The fruit is ripe.

Attached Images
jpeg leaf_3.jpg (298331, 33 views)
jpeg eye_2.jpg (220356, 50 views)
jpeg leaf_1.jpg (279108, 38 views)
jpeg leaf_3.jpg (298331, 28 views)

Subject: fig variety? Replies: 18
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 1,956
 
Definitely not sweet like honey, but good all the same.  It has fruit on it from early March until November, does that help any?]

Subject: fig variety? Replies: 18
Posted By: coldspringsfarm Views: 1,956
 
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.199867773393745.47977.153618648018658 need some help on id of this fig.  Can't decide what it is, so I am turning to the experts.  Leaves deeply lobed, fruit is green, white inside, somewhat sweet, but rich fig flavor. I am a newbie, and not ashamed to admit it!  Also has heavy breba & main crop.  Very vigorous.

I believe it is White Marseilles (aka all the others).  I was at Park Wholesale (S.C.)when I purchased it, which was definitely east coast.  However, they had labeled it something dwarf...and these trees are at least 20'.  

I just purchased a white marseilles from Jon, so it will be interesting to compare the two.