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Subject: Pictures - Evening Harvest Replies: 17
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Wow! Beautful - how many trees do you have.
Looks like you need my recipe for fig tarte. But i usually have to use bought figs to make it..
Enjoy

Subject: Simplifying watering during vacation Replies: 8
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I'd recommend a drip irrigation system from Gardena or other. You can connect the system to a timer and it could beneft your every day watering too. Takes a bit of time to set ip, but then is done. Love mine!

Subject: New fig tree from Italy. Replies: 15
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Wow,how lovely! Good luck.

Subject: Baby trees and a breba Replies: 6
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Fortunately we were away for the long weekend, if not, I would have picked them too soon. ;-)

Good thing you asked before I ate the second one with breakfast: 30 grams and about 6,5 cm long. Rather tough skin, not super sweet, more melon than berry, rather mellow and yummy. Largish seeds and inside flesh is light, ringed with purple...and that's all I can tell you until the next ones ripen.

After a bit more looking, the leaves aren't right for a Violette de Bx. While not always consistent, there are only three sections.
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Subject: Baby trees and a breba Replies: 6
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A photo of the leaves. Thx all

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Subject: Baby trees and a breba Replies: 6
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My saddened tree in Paris sprouted some suckers, and thinking they were draining it of its energy I dug them out. And stuck them in some soil, and they're starting to take off. So cute.
Some compost and fertilizer later, mom is also doing well and had a small breba offering. Here're the first ones. Thanks much for the great advice! And there are quite a few small figs on the way for fall. Can't wait.
Any guesses as to variety - maybe a Violette de bordeaux?

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Subject: Newby with sick (or overwatered) fig! Replies: 7
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Thanks all for the warm welcome and welcomed advice!
The pot is 55 cm cubed which seems about right and is, in any case, the largest that will fit on the balcony. From what I've read, in the UK, growers contain their plants, even in gound, at this size.
I:ve held off watering a bit and have also refed. It isn't waterlogged, but I may well have shocked it! Too many good intentions.
Will grab compost from my mother in law over 14 july weekend. The tree has a couple of spring figs and quite a few little nubbits for the fall crop coming on so want to keep that going...figs for breakfast in view.
Am indeed in Paris. Will post more pics of rooftops ;-)

Strawberry guava sounds wonderful, but my other plant is much less exotic - a small magnolia. The leaves are yellow as new growth. She seems happy - had a couple of giant flowers just a few days ago. She'll get compost too when it comes.

I don't know what kind of fig this is, but will dig in my papers and post when i've figured it out. Thanks again.

Subject: Newby with sick (or overwatered) fig! Replies: 7
Posted By: Mbkv Views: 483
 
Hi all. Have lurked around this forum enough. I have a parisien balcony clogged with plants and one lovely fig tree (which is my fave, but don't tell the others).

I've had it a year or so, in a giant pot. Great fruit last summer. Not sure what kind it is, but will try to figure out soon. But it's gone droopy and leaves are turning yellow and brown on edges. See pics. Too much water? Not enough? Needs food? North west expo, so not sun.

I water via drip. Was going to take it offline for a bit to see what happens. Thinking the waterings are too frequent and not long enough...

Any thoughts? Thanks much

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