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Subject: Hedging My Bets Replies: 47
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Love your beautiful dog, Frank. The hedge is a wonderful idea and the fig trees look very healthy! I'm curious about the partial sun part. now What would be the ideal temperature or weather for fig trees? Does that mean semi-shade for areas where it often gets very hot, for instance, in the 90s and higher? Fig fruits I read from the forum need lots of heat to ripen but it can't be too hot or they will not taste as flavorful?


Subject: New Fig Addict Replies: 34
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Welcome Nichole! You have a nice collection. And those are very nice pots. You'll find a very friendly fig community here. I hope you can expand your collection and persuade your Dad that you will need more fig trees to help him landscape his property!

Subject: Your First Fig Tree Replies: 72
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It's very funny how Martin and Jon get along. Brings a smile to my face! Our first fig tree was a mission fig tree, which is found in most local nurseries... Now, we know there is actually a myriad of varieties of fig trees we can choose from!

Subject: I have a sickness and my wife wants to commit me Replies: 28
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Everything looks wonderful. :)

Subject: Sporotrichosis Replies: 18
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I hope your doctor says otherwise next week and that you will be ok, Grant. Take care and let us know how you're doing...

Subject: Dried figs? Replies: 25
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That sounds very simple to do Diesler. Just a board and cheesecloth! Thank you for the tip! I think we will give that try once we can get some homegrown figs going.

Alanmercieca, either way they sound just delectable!!

Subject: Fig Pecan Pie Replies: 5
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Looks very yummy. Thank you so much for sharing this runner up recipe with us.

Subject: Your Favorite Tasting Fig Replies: 82
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My... that Maderia looks so good, Dieseler. All these pictures make me hungry for some tree ripened figs right now... :)  By the way, what is that fig with the different color leaves in the picture you have? So pretty. Reminds me of lemon thyme because of the colors.

Olga made the Zingarella sound just as good too. Sigh...

The more I see, the more everything looks so good. Making it so hard to choose.  :( I thought this list was going to help us make a short list of varieties we want to find but ah... that is not to be then... Nevertheless, thank you all for sharing this with us. :)

Subject: Fig fruit sweetness Replies: 18
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Thank you everyone. :) I guess we'll have to try and look for both then. :)

Subject: I am writing from Italy, hello America! Replies: 97
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Hi Viaggiatore971, I can imagine the fig trees look beautiful as a hedge.

And the picture. Oh my, that's a lot of insects on a single fruit!

Subject: Fig fruit sweetness Replies: 18
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Hi everyone. We have another question and we're hoping you can help us with again. :)
Do the colors of the figs, whether darker or lighter, play a role in its flavor or sweetness (very sweet, mild..)? Thank you.

Subject: My new figs and first frost and rooting update Replies: 7
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Hi Nepen. It's so sweet of you to bring the trees to your Mom. I hope you have a wonderful vacation! And thank you so much for taking the time to reply to my question and sending me the other thread. :)

Subject: Overwintering in a root cellar -- good idea? Replies: 13
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I think I understand now. Thank you, OttawanZ5. We have mild winters where we are but we have relatives in colder regions who could benefit from the advice!

Thank you Timclymer for sharing this thread with us! Unfortunately, we've never heard of a root cellar before until now.


Subject: Overwintering in a root cellar -- good idea? Replies: 13
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Hi everyone. May we ask a question here please. If we wanted to make the fig trees go dormant, that means we shouldn't water at all during the winter if we place them indoors?

Subject: Battaglia is a winner. On THANKSGIVING DAY ! And One Final Time On Dec 12... Replies: 21
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That is a beautiful red color. Love it a lot. Thank you for sharing the photos with us...

Subject: Dried figs? Replies: 25
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Thank you for the recommendation on the Excalibur brand, TucsonKen. We'll have to look that up!

Thank you for clarifying the walnut tree concern, Alanmercieca. A walnut that falls out of the husk on its own sounds very good!


Subject: My new figs and first frost and rooting update Replies: 7
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Hello Nepen. I know this is an older thread but may we please ask you a question? Do we only need a solo cup size to root the fig cuttings? I thought at least a 1 gallon size pot or sticking the cuttings into the ground like rose cuttings? I am amazed at how small the cup is you had used to root your cuttings. :)

Subject: Dried figs? Replies: 25
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Thank you for the good ideas on how to protect our future fruits, alanmercieca! One thing though, I think I've read somewhere that walnut tree roots can be toxic to certain plants. We grow a lot of tomatoes and many years ago, that's what we had come upon when finding some information on tomato plants...  But I'm not sure if it pertains to specific walnut trees or all of them though...

TucsonKen, do you have a good recommendation for a fruit dehydrator? I haven't been able to find a reliable one.  This is just in case we can have enough fresh fruits for our families and some extra to reserve aside, like you said, for when the fruits are not in season. Even in homemade trail mixes!

We are currently trying to find some more good varieties of figs to add to our garden. Growing fruits is very new to us.

Thank you for everyone's kind advice.

Subject: Dried figs? Replies: 25
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Thank you Saramc for your advice. :-)

Hello, Alanmercieca. That is very interesting.  It's hard to find good quality dried figs! I guess that is one reason why we want to grow our own. For fresh fruits and for the dried goodies. :-)

The_celt, I'd agree that we'd much prefer fresh fruits over dried fruits anytime. But sometimes I do like a good batch of old-fashioned oatmeal raisin cookies. :-)  Except for baking pies, it's hard to use fresh fruits in baking recipes. We just started our fruit collections so we're hoping when we're able to get a good harvest one day, that we can also use the fruits in our cooking and baking recipes. Maybe make some muffins or bread with them? So that is why we're interested to learn how to preserve fruits longer and in a form more friendly to cooking/baking. :-)

Subject: Dried figs? Replies: 25
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Hi, we've only tried dried fig from the markets but we've been told that dehydrating fresh figs would taste better. But is it possible to leave the fig fruits on the tree and have them dry up before picking? Or is it better to pick them then dehydrate them like we do for other fruit snacks? Thank you!

Subject: Fig's roots? Replies: 8
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Thank you for sharing this with us.  We were not aware that some figs may cause damage to the foundations of our homes...