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Subject: new book about figs Replies: 0
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just heard this on npr over the weekend. interview starts around 15 minutes in.....Gods, Wasps, and Stranglers by Mike Shanahan, a new book about the history of figs






http://whyy.org/cms/youbetyourgarden/keeping-your-plants-at-a-distance/

Subject: fig member map Replies: 35
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thanks for the link, I added my location...............boy, are most of the members really that paranoid?

Subject: first tree wrapped a new way Replies: 15
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looks great, I hope you didn't forget the moth balls!

Subject: fig member map Replies: 35
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any chance we can add our locations to a central map, maybe google maps perhaps?

Subject: Good day for wrapping trees in Zone 6 or still too warm? Replies: 5
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I always wrap around Thanksgiving.

Subject: FIG TREES FOR SALE Replies: 1
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I have a few trees that are doubles or ones similar to varieties that I already grow. All must be picked up at my location in Frenchtown, New Jersey. I'm not that far from Bill's Figs in Flemington or Don's Figs in Croton.

LARGE  $100                                           MEDIUM  $40                            SMALL  $10

Igo (DFIC168) 4yo SOLD                          Desert King  4yo                        Magnolia 1yo
Lsu Gold 5yo SOLD                                  Fracazzano Bianco  4yo               Kadota 1yo
Connie's Brown Hardy 4yo                        Magnolia 4yo                              Alma 1yo
(same as Syrian Long or White Paradiso)   Verte 2yo                                   Syrian Long 1yo
                                                              Joe's White Italian (Vito) 4yo       Unknown Dark 1yo
                                                              Mega Celeste 4yo
                                                              (really Naples White like)
                                                              Connie's Mission 4yo
                                                              (really Italian Honey like)

If interested, please contact me thru email. jboriek@Hotmail.com

Subject: Paraiso Fig Replies: 13
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looks just like my white paradiso and Syrian long figs

Subject: Desert King pruning in the northeast? Replies: 7
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I live in the northeast and have a Desert King that is several years old and I get a nice crop of brebas each season. The tree is getting leggy; can I prune it after the figs ripen with the hope that it will still put on additional growth for next years early crop?

Subject: My winter plan. Replies: 16
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I don't think the foam is thick enough, I had stuff inside an igloo cooler in a detached garage freeze solid last winter....anyway, if the plants are that small, why not just grow them on a sunny windowsill this winter....they will get additional months of growing and really won't produce a crop next year anyway...just a thought.....I do it with all my small trees

Subject: dark chocolate dipped figs Replies: 14
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the last two months have been ideal for fig ripening here in west new jersey....sunny, warm and dry.....here's a days take, then dark chocolate dipped and sprinkled with sea salt

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Subject: Joe (Vito) Italian White Brebas Replies: 8
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its just starting to get going, about 4' tall with 10 new figs on, thx again 2014-8joe (vito) breba.JPG 

Subject: Joe (Vito) Italian White Brebas Replies: 8
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thx vito for the cuttings a few years back....have a couple more brebas to pick soon, great flavor! 2014-8joe (vito) ital. white breba.JPG

Subject: Portuguese Black Unknown Replies: 21
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yes, its very similar to hardy chicago

Subject: Portuguese Black Unknown Replies: 21
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I know you guys will not give up on the id, so here's my pics...joel bica.JPG 

Subject: Portuguese Black Unknown Replies: 21
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the town in Portugal is Mira near the central coast...that's about it for all the info I can gather.....rcantor asked about the figs?....I sent him the same cuttings!, maybe they didn't survive...joel

Subject: Portuguese Black Unknown Replies: 21
Posted By: 5fignut6 Views: 909
 
I'm still HERE!......the cuttings are from a Portuguese family living in Perth Amboy,NJ.....it was an inground tree about 10' tall.....my 7 year old tree suffered partial die back this winter (inground and wrapped) had 170 ripe figs off of it last season. FMD, thx for the Verte, its loaded this year and already had a few brebas. if you want, I can find out what village the family was from...joel

Subject: best squirrel protection Replies: 26
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I use a 16'x16' bird netting.....just drape it over the top of the tree and gather it around the base or the trunk....sometimes I bungee the bottom around the trunk.....you can't hurt a fig tree with a little bit of netting!.....works great for catbirds on dark figs 

Subject: anyone use rain barrels? Replies: 15
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DSC02012.JPG  got this 400 gal. cube from a food product company for under $100. use a gravity feed hose and its on the south side, water never really gets that warm and the figs do well

Subject: 2014 container figs in nj Replies: 8
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soil mix was mushroom soil, sand, peat moss, lime and osmocote fert. SIP is self irrigated pot or SWC self watering container. Pots are 17 gal. from home depot and tractor supply.

Subject: 2014 container figs in nj Replies: 8
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Here are my 15 SIP figs with a Dripworks setup. All did well in the unheated garage this cold, long winter. Thanks again to members for the cuttings exchange a few years back. Verte, Jurupa, VdB, Brunswick, and Brooklyn Dark are loaded with figs.

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Subject: Automatic watering system for SIPs Replies: 13
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I use sip containers with an irrigation system and it works great. send me a pm and i'll give more info and pics

Subject: Covering pots / Rainguards Replies: 11
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bill's covers are black and so are mine, figs have no problem with heat, just suck up a lot of water....I use black plastic bags or a roll for the garden rows. its gets pretty hot here in west nj!

Subject: Newbie starting from scratch Replies: 12
Posted By: 5fignut6 Views: 553
 
I was over visiting in Nov. and saw a lot of figs growing all over. took some cuttings from a public garden in east bourne and they are doing fine. saw the biggest fig at Canterbury cathedral. cheers!

Subject: Newbie - how much water? Replies: 8
Posted By: 5fignut6 Views: 529
 
put a tray under the container and water it from the bottom, filling the tray up. watch it dry up and water as needed. they take a lot of water

Subject: daily weather observers needed! Replies: 0
Posted By: 5fignut6 Views: 244
 
I am member of CoCoRaHS.org, a national weather observation group and this month is our annual membership drive....its free, except for the inexpensive 4" rain gauge. We fig growers can provide a much needed "fill in the holes" solution to the data nationwide. Please visit the site and check it out.

Subject: IGO fig? comments? Replies: 31
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my cutting came from a member  in southern California. I live in west jersey zone 6b

Subject: IGO fig? comments? Replies: 31
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I have a 2 year old tree from a cutting I rooted over the winter of '11-'12. first year in a pot sunk into the garden, 53" tall and 9 figs that didn't ripen. next year, repotted to larger size and buried in the garden again, had 1/3 die back (wintered in unheated detached garage) with moderate growth this summer but no figs. will keep this year and see what happens...joel

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Subject: air layering Replies: 6
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I've air-layered without cutting any bark off. just make sure you cover 1 or 2 leaf nodes with the soil. I watched this guy from down south on youtube do it as simply as possible, look for it

Subject: NY,NJ and Eastern PA Fig Growers: cuttings and plants! Replies: 4
Posted By: 5fignut6 Views: 939
 
I have just pruned all my trees and have lots of cuttings. Don't want to be bothered with mailings this year, so anyone interested can come to Frenchtown, NJ to pick them up. If you have a variety that I might like, please bring it along for trade. Also I will be selling a few rooted cuttings, air-layered plants and some older trees....I need the space! So here's the list:

Cuttings                   6 month old             Air-layered            2-6 y.o. trees

Alma                        3 Hardy Chicago       3 Alma                 Brown Turkey
Brooklyn Dark                                         1 Italian Honey      Desert King
Brooklyn White                                        4 LSU Gold            Lattarula
Brown Turkey                                          2 Naples White      Mega Celeste                                  
Celeste                                                                               Unk. Mission
Fracazzano                                                                          Unk. Naples
Hardy Chicago                                                                     St. Anthony
Italian Honey                                                                       Unk. Darks
Jurupa                                                                                 Unk. Whites
Kadota
LSU Gold
Naples White
Syrian Long
Verte
White Paradiso
Unk. Brunswicks
Unk. Darks
Unk. Whites

PS If interested just email me ....jboriek@hotmail.com

Subject: UK fig growers Replies: 2
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anyone growing figs in Eastbourne? I saw a lot of trees growing around town and was wondering what variety would do well in southern UK

Subject: Up Potting Question & Final Pot Size Replies: 10
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I grow most of my figs in containers. either home depot or tractor supply has 17 gal. buckets that work just fine, oldest ones (6 yrs) are still in use, no problems with uv damage. still they get pretty heavy and a hand truck does the trick.

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Subject: Best Rain Bird Drip Irrigation Product? Replies: 13
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check out dripworks, that's what I use, really simple!

Subject: 20-25 Gallon Pots and Sub Irrigated Planters Replies: 9
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you can buy 17 gal. tubs at most home improvement stores for under $20, tha't what I use

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Subject: ID needed for long green fig Replies: 4
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here is last years leaves

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Subject: ID needed for long green fig Replies: 4
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The figs have finally started to ripen this month. Great flavor and they're really big! The two figs pictured were 55 and 60 grams respectively. The original tree was from Italy, no other info available. I'm in zone 6b and the 2 year old fig is in a self-watering container. thx, joel in west jersey

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Subject: --- Search by a region question Replies: 7
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how about a google map with member locations optional?

Subject: 2013 ripening order ,main crop in NJ Replies: 26
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my 4 inground figs have not ripened yet, great growth and a lot of figs!....they are 5-6 years old: celeste, dark Portuguese, Italian honey and naples white.....last year they started to ripen in the beginning to the middle of sept. anyway....like PHD, all my potted figs aren't ready either...this year will be late due to the rain and cooler temps, i'm joel in west hunterdon county,nj zone 6b

Subject: Fig trees wanted Replies: 9
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don purkiss is located at 960 croton rd.(rt. 579) and has brown celeste, brown turkey, st. anthony,white marseilles and gillette. he's "old school" and a great guy to talk to. I live nearby and would welcome you visiting me and my collection; will have some trees available at the end of the season. it would be nice for those of us located close by to get together and visit each other. I suggested the forum start a google map with everyone's location, but never heard back, regards, joel

Subject: Fig trees wanted Replies: 9
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you should also check out don's figs in croton,nj

Subject: Which fig trees will do good in zone 6b Replies: 12
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i'm in your zone in west jersey, send me a pm and we can exchange info, joel

Subject: Fall Fig Meeting Replies: 22
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am interested in coming, thx

Subject: New Presentation on Container Figs Replies: 22
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i took a county education class given by bill a few years ago about figs and his self watering pots. i made my own, similar to his and everything in those pots does BETTER! i use a dripworks irrigation system for watering during the summer. don't worry, when the plants fully leaf out and the temps stay warm, those figs will suck those pots dry every day. that usually happens here in west new jersey in june. if i had to choose between a swc or just a normal pot sunk in the garden....self watering every time...joel

Subject: New Forum Software Replies: 29
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this isn't a forum but having a google map for all of us to add our locations and or locations of abandoned fig trees....just a thought

Subject: New Jersey area fig guys trees for sale Replies: 9
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interested in prices.......jboriek@hotmail.com

Subject: Fig Inventory Reduction Replies: 0
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I must reduce my fig tree inventory for winter storage, I live in Frenchtown, NJ.....if interested please send PM for list

Subject: Best figs for new grower here? Replies: 20
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if you come up to bill's in flemington or don's in croton, i might have a few extra figs for you, i'm in frenchtown

Subject: another fig id, please Replies: 4
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another tree growing unprotected in central nj. 2 years old, also in a 17 gal. self-watering container. about 60 ripe figs from late aug. to mid-sept.

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Subject: fig id needed Replies: 2
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this is a 2 year old tree grown from a cutting. the original tree is growing unprotected in central nj. the owner doesn't know the type. it has close to 100 figs this season and is in a 17 gal. self-watering container. they ripened mid-aug. to mid-sept.

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Subject: Recognize this damage ? Replies: 36
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i don't know about your damage but i have small crickets eating the skin on my potted ripe figs for the first time ever!

Subject: please rank these figs! Replies: 8
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i only have room for 10 new 17 gal. containers, with water reservoirs, for next year. try to pick 5 green and 5 dark from the list. flavor, productivity important,thx

GREEN: excel                          DARK: brooklyn dark
            brooklyn white                      corragio
            deanna                                hardy chicago
            fracazzano bianco                  magnolia
            igo                                      negronne
            jurupa                                  mega celeste
            kadota                                 violet de bordeaux
            panachee
            syrian long
            verte
            white paradiso
            st. anthony
            lattarolla
i'm in zone 6a, the above are from traded cuttings, in pots buried in the garden. have about 20 fruit bearing trees, some inground others in reservoir containers; ital. honey, naples white, celeste, dark port., alma, lsu gold, and a couple of unk. green and dark