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Subject: Wildfire in San Diego--here we go again Replies: 58
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I'm on the border of the evacuation line now. Live right next to where they just apprehended two people that might have been starting fires in the park. You would think they would pick a location other than the temporary home base for the police and fire. Then again, if they're starting fires on purpose, they aren't entirely thinking straight.

Subject: OT - Eating Wheat & trying to eat right Replies: 42
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Even if the GMO products were only used for animal feed, if you eat animals, you're eating those products. You are what your animals eat.

Subject: OT - Eating Wheat & trying to eat right Replies: 42
Posted By: buttercream Views: 1,249
 
I'd be curious to read that eating for your blood type book. I hadn't heard of doing that before. Would one conclude that that means native diets that keep certain groups of people healthy are non-transferable to those from other ancestry? For example, someone that reads the Mediterranean diet is good for you and eats it wouldn't necessarily benefit if they happen to be of Asian decent?

I'm not exactly one that abides to a specific diet. My general eating habits lead me to get a good cross-sampling of various food groups in (what I perceive to be) good balance. I have started growing more of my own food lately, specifically heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables. I think there is something to be said for more flavorful, more colorful food. I'm also experimenting with raw milk as well. It's legal to sell here in California. Going to try it for a few months to see if I see any benefits. I've had arthritis since childhood and there are some people that say it might help (and for other autoimmune diseases as well).

Subject: The Much Needed Rain is here finally, but now I am worried sick! Replies: 39
Posted By: buttercream Views: 1,125
 
How about making cloches out of another pot, large deli cup, or cut off 2 litre bottle for temporary shielding?

Subject: Almost success... Replies: 20
Posted By: buttercream Views: 1,057
 
Quote:
then my fig collection is done, forever!!!!


Complete?! So now what do I have to trade to get one of those CDDNs? A hug?

Subject: Encanto Farms Fig Cuttings 2014 Replies: 577
Posted By: buttercream Views: 30,743
 
Hmm, page shows "final" list, but link still goes to the old list.

Subject: Encanto Farms Fig Cuttings 2014 Replies: 577
Posted By: buttercream Views: 30,743
 
The nursery is organized by number, not name, so without the inventory number, no idea what the cuttings are! 

Subject: And so it begins... Replies: 66
Posted By: buttercream Views: 3,965
 
I was at the nursery today. He says not there yet...but close. Very cool seeing The Mothership. Sooooooo many fig trees.

Subject: And so it begins... Replies: 66
Posted By: buttercream Views: 3,965
 
I'd be happy to come help put together the list when I come visit the nursery tomorrow :)

Subject: Cuttings for tomato seeds Replies: 10
Posted By: buttercream Views: 680
 
I don't have those varieties, but I do have leftover seeds from these if you're interested.
Ananas Noire (just a couple)
White Tomesol
Yellow Pear 
Gypsy 
Perly Pink
Reise (just 1!)

Subject: Heirloom Seeds for Trade Replies: 4
Posted By: buttercream Views: 699
 
That would be great! I'm also putting in a 150 vine vineyard in my yard, grenache, durif, and mourvedre. I've used gopher baskets on occasion, although never heard of someone doing it with their entire vineyard!

I'm in north San Diego county. Inland. Figs that go in the ground will be on a south facing hill that get LOTS of sun and heat.

Subject: Heirloom Seeds for Trade Replies: 4
Posted By: buttercream Views: 699
 
Thanks, Suzi! I don't think the drought should cause too much of a problem as long as the dirt is kept moist. The tomatoes will devour those conditions and you'll probably have more than you could ever wish for. I started my seeds inside a couple months ago so that I could have starters ready to go in the ground in February/March after the "really cold" time passed. The general recommendation for planting from seed outside is doing it after the last frost. Where I am, we may get a little frost on a couple nights in January/February. If you fancy any of the seeds, send me a PM. I'd still be happy to send you some. Maybe I can earmark some clippings from your next pruning cycle :)

I don't have many enemies in life, but gophers are one of them. I'm putting in a backyard vineyard this year and have been on a full offensive for the past several years taking out gophers (got 5 this year already, although not near my record of 32 in 2012). For my raised beds, I'm putting chicken wire down at the bottom to keep them out. We'll see how that works.

Subject: Heirloom Seeds for Trade Replies: 4
Posted By: buttercream Views: 699
 
For those of you that have some garden space not currently taken up by figs, you might be interested in this. I have a bunch of heirloom varieties of fruits and vegetables that I started from seed inside this past fall and have some leftover seeds. I'd be interested in trading seeds for fig cuttings. Anything with an interesting story or something unique, rare, extra tasty, or spectacular in a long hot summer climate would be of interest.

Here are the seeds that I have available and the number of seeds that I'll send of each variety and how many available packets. They are leftovers, so there aren't a lot of seeds for some. I source my seeds from rareseeds.com, so you can find detailed information about each on their website. I had extremely good germination rates, so you should be fine even with the limited numbered ones. (I used the peat pellet greenhouse.) All got very high user ratings, so any should be a winner. Pick as few or as many as you want and send a PM with an offer! (Probably not in my best interest to state up front, but even if you don't have anything to trade but are still interested in some heirloom gardening, go ahead and pick out some seeds. 
 I want these seeds to find a good home!)
 
Melons
Tigger Melon (10 seeds, 10 packets)
Collective Farm Woman (5 seeds, 5 packets)
Boule d'Or (Golden Perfection) (5 seeds, 5 packets)
Escondido Gold (5 seeds, 5 packets)
Kazakh (5 seeds, 5 packets)
Apple (10 seeds, 10 packets)
 
Beans
Chinese Red Noodle (10 seeds, 3 packets)
Asian Been Winged (10 seeds, 3 packets)
 
Tomatoes
Ananas Noire (3 seeds, 1 packet)
White Tomesol (10 seeds, 5 packets)
Yellow Pear (10 seeds, 3 packets)
Gypsy (20 seeds, 5 packets)
Perly Pink (5 seeds, 1 packet)
Reise (1 seed, 1 packet)
 
 
Squash
Yugoslavian Finger Fruit (10 seeds, 3 packets)
Blue Hubbard (5 seeeds, 4 packets)
Shamrock (5 seeds, 5 packets)
 
Random
Precoce d'Argenteuil Asparagus (4 seeds, 1 packet)
Ground Cherry (20 seeds, 3 packets)

Subject: The polar vortex Replies: 25
Posted By: buttercream Views: 1,542
 
What is this "winter" you speak of? I haven't seen daytime temps below 65 since November. Feel free to bring your figs out here where they can bask in the warm sunlight. (You can mock us later this year when the whole state of California is on fire.)

Subject: what is your cutting prep ritual? Replies: 28
Posted By: buttercream Views: 1,350
 
I'd be curious to hear people's "lesson learned the hard way" as well. What were some ways that didn't go so well for you?

Subject: The Fruit Hunters Documentary Replies: 13
Posted By: buttercream Views: 983
 
Great stories there! Very easy to see how the obsession begins.

Subject: Another San Diegan New Member Replies: 20
Posted By: buttercream Views: 798
 
Yes, sorry, I did mean the Adriatic Sea. The house is on the east coast of Italy.

dkirtexas - Ha, I think there is a line in the family already!

Subject: Another San Diegan New Member Replies: 20
Posted By: buttercream Views: 798
 
My sunscreen usage over the past few weeks has certainly been a bit of an inconvenience, but sometimes we have to take one for the team. On the bright side, it's been fantastic for prepping a new wildflower garden (no, my whole yard isn't figs...yet).

dcfromsocal - As for my family, I went back and looked through some pictures. I unfortunately didn't take any pictures of the tree while I was there in summer. But, I do have an intersting shot when I was there in winter. This is on the family farm (used to be actively worked, but now just a grannie flat). That's the Adriatic in the background. I had never seen a fig tree before, so I found the gnarled branches really unique.

fig1.jpg fig2.jpg


Subject: Another San Diegan New Member Replies: 20
Posted By: buttercream Views: 798
 
Thrillseekers,

I'm a little disappointed in myself for not discovering this place sooner, but I've been enjoying lurking for the past week or two! I'm also lucky enough to be not too far from the Encanto Nursery, so I can't wait to make a trip down there in the coming weeks.

Tried my first fresh fig about 6 years ago while visiting my family on the coast of the Abruzzo region of Italy. Just about knocked me over! Have yet to have a fig as delicious as those, and unfortunately don't know the variety.

Haven't been growing figs for too long. Just have some of the standards: black mission, brown turkey, violette de bordeaux, and panache, but I'm very excited to start collecting some more. I'm all about heirloom vegetable gardening, so I can't wait to try and get my hands on some other heirloom fig varieties!