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Subject: Any bare root seller near Barcelona? Replies: 1
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 189
 
Dear friends,

Does anyone knows any nursery or bare root seller in Barcelona? I'm visiting barcelona and looking for spanish variety to brought home.

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 6
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 615
 
Thank you guys..

(Elin) - I wish i could hang the pot from my window to the outer wall. However this property management is quite strict they don't allow such thing.

(joann1536) - yeah….rice water n black tea with little sugar…haha

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 6
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 615
 
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This is the old picture of my Napolitana. The first from the right hand side. I pruned until it can fit my window size. 

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 6
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 615
 
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Dear all,


This is the latest Napolitana fig at my house. Since there are no open space at home I have to place my fig plant at the window.

I never use fertilizer. I only use water from my daily rinsed/washed rice in my kitchen and sometime i pour my leftover black tea. The plant turned up like this.

Any comment/advise figs master out there? Do you think it can produce fruit? Until now only new foliage coming out…hahaha


~ridz

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Dear Norhayati,

Wow…..i can call you sifoo already….quite a big number of fig plants you have….

Sure we can exchange figs in Malaysia one day. 

Can i know where is your location in Malaysia? Do you know anyone in Malaysia who has good knowledge on figs?

Im planning to buy another variety here in Qatar. Spanish Breva. the fruit almost similar to Napolitana Negra.

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Dear Saxonfig,


Yeah…another option is to move to a new house that has an open space.

Currently we are living in a company accommodation which near to our office and in the middle of the city centre…

We are still considering of moving to an outskirt area where we can rent bigger house and better road connection to the city centre.

But we can only do that after my newly born infant reach 6 months or 1 year.

For the time being, let see the two solutions that i mention earlier, how its work.

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Salam Norhayati,

Yes I did follow few Malaysian Fig's group. Its easy to get manure there in Malaysia but not here in gulf states.

I should purchase good fertilizer there and bring it here. hmmm...

Figs plant is very cheap here in Qatar. Most of them are from Syria. This time i got Spanish Napolitana Negra thats why I'm so excited.

How many figs plant do you have?

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Dear friends,

Thank you for sharing ideas and that pictures of that wild fig. Its amazing!

After I carefully thought on the best possible way to locate my fig plants at home, below are some good solutions:-

1. Cut that main branch into half and place it at my window so it could get maximum sun ray.(refer attached picture). I could use that removed branches for a new rooting process inside new pots. 
2. Place them at my friend house which has an open area.
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Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Dear all,

Thank you for the advise.

You guys are awesome! 

Refer the attached foto. The tallest tree is Napolitana Negra. Im sorry i try to rotate the picture but i couldn't find the button.

I'm staying in apartment without balcony or open space, i have to place my figs tree inside the bathroom.

I know its not easy to grow plants indoor. Since i love figs so much I'm still trying my luck.

After I read some of your advise, now I realize why my plants are not growing. Maybe its because of desalination water that i used. hmmmm…...

So now, i need to quarantine a bucket of water before watering the plants. TQ for the tips saxonfig!

Getting manure here is almost impossible. But i will still search for it. Currently I'm using phostrogen all purpose plant food N:P:K / 14:10:27….

Maybe its wrong choice because according to the nursery staff my plant will not grow bigger after i told him I'm using that phostrogen.

He suggested for me to buy his potting soils mixture so i don't need to fertilize my fig at all…maybe i will purchase that potting mixture later.

Worse come to worse i will have to import some good manure from my home country (MALAYSIA). Over there i could find almost ANYTHING.

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Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
Dear Francisco,

Thank you for your prompt advise.

Ill attach the picture tomorrow because its already dark here in Qatar.

For your information, the nursery here; they don't have knowledge on figs. They don't even know figs varieties name. They only told me ficus carica.

And very limited fertilizer sold here.

If I'm not mistaken, perfect fertilizer for figs is high in Kalium on N:P:K ratio right? So that figs tree could produce faster and more fruits. 

Can you recommend me types of fertilizer if I'm wrong?

Subject: Napolitana Negra Replies: 20
Posted By: ridzuan Views: 1,641
 
I just bought potted Napolitana Negra Fig plant at one of nursery in Qatar. I have a few question on the tips growing this variety at home. Since the weather in Qatar is extremely hot during summer, I will have to keep it indoor. The questions are:-

1. Can this variety survived indoor (inside bathroom with 9 hours 60% sunray everyday)?
2. Is there any special tips on keeping this plant healthy especially watering and fertilizing?
3. Can this plant produce fruit the whole year?

I love keeping figs tree at home and i'm still learning the best way keeping this special plant indoor. 

Thank you.