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Subject: Unknown fig but not Panache? Replies: 8
Posted By: rookie Views: 340
 
you'll know it's Panache when you see the stripes on the fruit like Jon said. There's no mistaking it, my tree is 3 years old and this is the first year that I have multiple miniature hot air balloons. I'd take and show pics but sort of out of commission right now. Day 12 post op shoulder replacement,,, lol, it took me 10 minutes to type this ,lol.

Subject: E- bay record. Dall Osso went off $1025 Replies: 25
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,436
 
I'm the owner of the Dall 'Osso on ebay, I bought my tree from olya 2 years ago, rooted a cutting on it this past march. So far I have seen no fruit from the mother tree yet (which is not uncommon). I bought this tree from Olya and have complete trust in her word. Like a lot of the posts above I agree that any fig tree is worth only what someone is willing to pay for it. Please bid with your head and not over it.

Subject: New Grower on Long Island - got the bug! Replies: 30
Posted By: rookie Views: 781
 
Humidity......try putting a clear plastic garbage bag or the ones you get on your dry cleaning like a tent over the tree.

Subject: Dall'Osso fig plant Replies: 54
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,073
 
Me too Harvey

Subject: JT cuttings Replies: 29
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,150
 
Dave ... Glad they turned out well for you.

Subject: Dall'Osso fig plant Replies: 54
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,073
 
nice videos,,, I just wish I had clue what they were saying.

Subject: Suspected eBay scammers with F4F ties Replies: 264
Posted By: rookie Views: 17,042
 
I'd say leave the thread open so it can be added to by anyone that has been victimized by these pieces of garbage that are on ebay. 

Subject: How deep to score cuttings? Replies: 11
Posted By: rookie Views: 522
 
I don't think I've ever scored a cutting for rooting, haven't had the need to.

Subject: buy fig tree in Queens or Long Island in NY Replies: 7
Posted By: rookie Views: 742
 
I don't have any ready for sale yet but come the summer should have a few ready, you can also try on craigslist. There's always a few people selling on there, nothing rare but good trees all around is what you'll find on craigslist.

Subject: Suspected eBay scammers with F4F ties Replies: 264
Posted By: rookie Views: 17,042
 
It sucks that you hard a problem with your cuttings and I hope it's just the few you bought from this emma person. I have no connection or anything else with this emma person but you did say that you had all the cuttings in the same bin, is it possible that they became infected from being in the same bin and the ones from emma just got sick first? Like I said , I have no connection whatsoever with "emma" but I do think it's a possibility.

Subject: Gnat problem solved ??? Replies: 14
Posted By: rookie Views: 523
 
ok, Mario I'm going to give this a shot, I hope it works for me like it did for you. I'll keep you posted,,, rotting garlic can't be that bad can it? lol

Subject: JT cuttings Replies: 29
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,150
 
I hope they turn out like you want them too...so far they're looking very healthy!!

Subject: JT cuttings Replies: 29
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,150
 
Dave are you sure they're variegated? I would think that with that many cuttings going you'd see some kind of variegation going on. At least I do on mine when I start cuttings. There was a person selling cuttings on ebay that weren't variegated, I hope the buyers saw that the seller did say they AREN'T variegated.

Subject: Dall 'Osso on eBay Replies: 65
Posted By: rookie Views: 2,752
 
Gordenia, I got mine from Olga last year, for $235.00, what  I consider cheap compared to the last one that sold,lol. I'm looking forward to seeing the color of the figs.

Subject: E- bay record. Dall Osso went off $1025 Replies: 25
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,436
 
Jealousy is so ugly, you should be happy for both the seller and the buyer, the seller had a product and the buyer thought it was worth the price. 

Subject: Suspected eBay scammers with F4F ties Replies: 264
Posted By: rookie Views: 17,042
 
The answer is go with your gut feelings, if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. I buy and sell, and only buy from people that I see on here that have good reputations. I believe that anyone who sells cuttings on ebay should back them up with good customer service, if the cuttings fail and the buyers contact me I try to accomodate them as best I can, it's the right thing to do, and I would expect the same from those I buy cuttings from, in fact I have been sent new cuttings when the ones I bought failed. 

Subject: Dall 'Osso on eBay Replies: 65
Posted By: rookie Views: 2,752
 
Like Jon said, a very knowledgeable member here and seller on ebay. A pleasure to do business with. You go Olga!!

Subject: Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet or eBay Replies: 20
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,109
 
thanks guys I'll look into the watermark thing.

Subject: Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet or eBay Replies: 20
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,109
 
yes, great job Danny, I sell on ebay and have been thinking about using a watermark but I have no idea about how to do it. Cany anyone help?

Subject: Suspected eBay scammers with F4F ties Replies: 264
Posted By: rookie Views: 17,042
 
Great job Harvey in weeding this guy out. What this all basically comes down to is, if it sounds too good to be true,,,,, it probably isn't. If something smells fishy then it most likely is.....buyer and seller, whether it's on ebay, on the forum, or on the street,,,, BEWARE!

Subject: Italian 258 on ebay Replies: 23
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,373
 
Aaron, I think most people start selling on ebay with low end figs and build their feed back before selling any high end figs. At least that's how I started  doing it, I don't sell that many trees on ebay but what I do sell are the real thing that I've bought from very trusted members on this forum.

Subject: Italian 258 on ebay Replies: 23
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,373
 
Anyone that buys on ebay and doesn't get what they paid for has an obligation to everyone on this forum to let it be known that they were taken. Mix-ups do occur and the seller should make every effort to make things right with the buyer, I guess that doesn't always happen though. Most frauds would be exposed sooner or later.

Subject: OT First day of buck season Replies: 10
Posted By: rookie Views: 402
 
Great story, good luck on getting your buck, I didn't do too well this year but that's fine because all I wanted to see was my 18 year old  son get a nice buck which he did. A nice 6 pointer that he grunted in , shot, and field dressed all by himself in new york. Yes I am a very proud father, thanks for listening.

Subject: Rookie Question Replies: 12
Posted By: rookie Views: 603
 
If you haven't experienced the dreaded gnat problems we've all gone through then you MUST do so to earn your figs!
I for one will never go through that again since I got my greenhouse. If it weren't for my greenhouse I wouldn't root cuttings again until it was warm enough to do so outside. I tried all the remedies and nothing seemed to help. I wish you the best.  

Subject: Mule figs not Dall'osso aka Fetifero Replies: 91
Posted By: rookie Views: 4,026
 
If Olga says that it's real then I believe it's real. In my book it's put to rest. go away with your drama.

Subject: Mule figs not Dall'osso aka Fetifero Replies: 91
Posted By: rookie Views: 4,026
 
Thanks for taking the time to put this to rest Olga.

Subject: Mule figs not Dall'osso aka Fetifero Replies: 91
Posted By: rookie Views: 4,026
 
So I should throw mine into the fire because you say there are NONE in the united states??? Lol

Subject: Mule figs not Dall'osso aka Fetifero Replies: 91
Posted By: rookie Views: 4,026
 
How do you know that no one has the real  Dall'Osso? I have one that I bought from a very respected seller and I believe it's the real deal. It'll be a while before I get fruit because it's a young tree but I do believe that it's a real  Dall'Osso. 

Subject: Do I dare change UC scion request Replies: 6
Posted By: rookie Views: 406
 
I agree, send an email to mary parker, she is a very nice woman and she'll do everything in her power to help you.

Subject: I Now Have A Pest Problem! ! ! Replies: 5
Posted By: rookie Views: 300
 
give neem oil a try first, spray it on the tree and scrape off the little buggers. You may need to reapply in a week or so but that should do it.

Subject: I Now Have A Pest Problem! ! ! Replies: 5
Posted By: rookie Views: 300
 
yep, scale, you can get rid of them by spraying the tree with alcohol or with neem oil , both will work.

Subject: Maltese Falcon Replies: 1
Posted By: rookie Views: 319
 
Finally got to taste 3 my Maltese falcon this weekend....only had 3 figs from it this year. Lucky I had any with the winter we had. They were very tastey...a sweet crunchy taste. It can only get better next year, the Falcon is supposed to up around a 10 in taste, these were about a 7. Sorry no pics.

Subject: How much droop is right? Replies: 20
Posted By: rookie Views: 593
 
looks good to me,,,,pick it before the birds or the wife gets it!!!

Subject: Jolly Tiger Replies: 10
Posted By: rookie Views: 396
 
Vito , I believe that every 4th or 5th leaf should have some signs of varigation, if it doesn't then you should remove them and hope for the best. I think once it goes completely to all solid green leaves then it'll stay that way. I recently did an airlayer on one of my tigers and had one shoot come out all green compared to the main shoot that is highly variegated and I just removed the whole green branch. It may be too late for yours., I think that's why they were advertised very clearly that those jolly tigers on ebay were NON variegated.

Subject: LAST CHANCE ----Needs to be said - the need for civil communication Replies: 85
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,394
 
why can't everyone take a breather, wipe the slate clean and start over. I don't think Jon started this forum with the idea that he'd have to be a babysitter so I can understand his point. We all say things we don't really mean ( me included). If we all agree to stop the bickering and the hurtful posts we'd all be better off, afterall it's all about growing figs right? My slate is clean, HELLO ALL!

Subject: RDB STOLEN Replies: 30
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,200
 
Tony I'll look at my two later this afternoon and see if I can do an airlayer, if not I'll have cuttings in the fall, just remind me and you can take a ride to east meadow.

Subject: Florea wanted Long Island area Replies: 5
Posted By: rookie Views: 410
 
I would have had one to sell but both died over the long winter we had.
Contact marius (mnedelcu on this forum), he's the one I got mine from , if has one he won't do you wrong.

Subject: Petite Aubique Replies: 17
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,085
 
very nice Marius, best of luck with it. Petite Aubique is one the ones I lost this past winter, hope they taste as good as they look.

Subject: Large Air Layers & "Sweating Trees" Replies: 8
Posted By: rookie Views: 562
 
They look good, I have 2 ice crystal air layers in "oxygen tents" as we speak but they need another week.

Subject: Maltese Falcon Air Layer Removal Replies: 7
Posted By: rookie Views: 393
 
great video on the Maltese Falcon airlayer, I'm doing the same with mine just so that I have backup in case we have another winter like last year. I'll probably end up removing the figs when I cut it to help the roots get going faster. 

Subject: Your Ebay Horor Show Replies: 9
Posted By: rookie Views: 612
 
You should never let a  bad ebay seller get away with ripping you off, all you do is allow them to do it the next person. If you get ripped off then you owe it to yourself and all the other ebay buyers to take the right corrective action so that the seller can't do it to the next person.

Subject: eBay seller warning Replies: 33
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,932
 
I was looking at the tigers this afternoon on ebay and was surprised that there was no varigation in the leaves at all. Then I thought ok maybe it's because it's a small tree. Then I walked to my greenhouse and look at the tiniest of leaves on my tiger (even the newest ones had signs of variegation) and said nope this guy's fullocrapola. I hope everyone that looks for figs on ebay at least reads the forum so they don't get ripped off. BUYER BEWARE!!!!

If the tiger is a non-variegated the seller should always state that fact in the description.

Subject: Keeping Cuttings Alive Replies: 6
Posted By: rookie Views: 565
 
It's probably too much heat, you wouldn't believe how hot the green house can get. I have a thermometer in mine and it gets up to around 119 degrees in there. That's too hot for small trees and cuttings. It can also be that the humidity is too low, you can try putting a plastic bag over the cuttings to make like a tent so that the humidity rises and slowly over a week or two raise the bag up so the tree gets used to less and less humidity. Good luck with them.

Subject: Greenhouse growing Replies: 22
Posted By: rookie Views: 944
 
30 x 96, , makes my 8 x 10 seem a pittance. wish I had the room, go for it Hershell!

Subject: killed a rattler Replies: 53
Posted By: rookie Views: 1,302
 
I'll trade you 2 ice crystal cuttings for the rattle ,lol. I'm kidding!!!!

Subject: Cutting auction! Replies: 99
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,690
 
 Congrats to you Rafed and Will for being responsible for the this whole thread.

Subject: Cutting auction! Replies: 99
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,690
 
Hershell , I sent you a pm.

Subject: Cutting auction! Replies: 99
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,690
 
Thanks Kelby, it was fun and for a good cause, I think we all won.

Subject: Cutting auction! Replies: 99
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,690
 
lol, may the best man win

Subject: Cutting auction! Replies: 99
Posted By: rookie Views: 3,690
 
it's for a good cause.