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Subject: Figo Preto Replies: 70
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First fruit ripening off of the child of that tree! It has grown amazingly. Quite vigorous. I have a few other small Preto that seem pretty stunted compared to this one. They basically don't grow at all but this one pretty keeps up with most of my more vigorous varieties.

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Subject: It seems we just got a fancy PM upgrade Replies: 15
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This is not cool

Subject: New Member Replies: 31
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Welcome!

Subject: Grafting with Clonex? Replies: 6
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Yes. The first several posts here were from several years ago so was hoping there would have been some results to share by now

Subject: Grafting with Clonex? Replies: 6
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Any results to share on this topic?

Subject: Amazing Point Loma SD Unknown Find! Replies: 103
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I would like to be on the list as well. If there aren't enough to go around this time hopefully there will be more next year

Subject: Trade! Hardwood cutting boards for figs Replies: 13
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Shipped a bunch of boards today. Thanks for the great response. Blew my wish list all to pieces! Lots of cuttings and some nice trees as well all promised with some on the way. To those of you that received boards, feel free to share a few pictures with sliced open figs on them :)

Subject: Trading Time Replies: 5
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Thanks for the trade!

Subject: Bag Rooting Techniques Replies: 108
Posted By: kyle3728 Views: 4,084
 
So what would be the main difference between this bag method and Jon's bag method that is posted on the Fig4fun page? His method would bury the whole cutting in the bag so that you don't have to worry about the top drying out. Have you tried that method and this is a refinement of that method in some way?

http://figs4fun.com/Rooting_Bag_New_Style.html

Subject: Trade! Hardwood cutting boards for figs Replies: 13
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It already has! Lol :)

Subject: Head snap Replies: 7
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I grew up just east of Canton Ohio. I will be interested to see what you find out!

Subject: Trade! Hardwood cutting boards for figs Replies: 13
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I updated the original post here with an updated list and also some cash prices. Thanks for the great response! My mailbox with be full of cuttings whenever it warms up around here!

Subject: I've become so preoccupied... Replies: 17
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I had to read your post to my wife as well! We both love biking and then how you got preoccupied with the figs was great! My wife is pretty considerate of my new addiction tho but she did find it quite humorous :)

Subject: Trade! Hardwood cutting boards for figs Replies: 13
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Would anyone be interested in a hardwood cutting board in exchange for shortening my wish list a bit? Thought this might be of interest to some of you for sure those of you that seem to have quite large collections. Some of us newer members don't have as much to offer you. I'm sure you miss those exciting days of trading. :) Maybe one of these would come in handy to build some brownie points for the fig collection taking up room in the house! Also, for sure the smaller maple one, I think makes an awesome photo backdrop for those sliced open figs. (We are in a pretty good cold spell here right now so we will be waiting for a bit warmer weather before I would advise you shipping me what you have)

Will take cuttings or trees. 

I would also be interested in selling them if you don't have anything that I am interested in trading for. That way I could have cash to buy varieties that I haven't had luck trading for!

PM me if interested. 

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Wish List: 
Yellow long Neck
Galicia Negra


Non Fig
Ram's Horn Croton



The ones in the back are 1"x10"x14" The two front side ones are 3/4"x10"x10". The front middle is 3/4"x10"x14". 

Forum Cash Price:
Large ones in back $80+$15 Shipping  Middle one $45+$15 Shipping. Small ones $25+$10 Shipping

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Maple with black walnut and cherry stripes. My most popular board!

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White oak with walnut stripes. 

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Rift-sawn oak with maple edges and black walnut stripe.

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Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
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That is my plan. Have some dormant ones in there right now. And actually this winter I have the propane heater set to turn on at 32 so that is my minimum temp for this year. If you look at the other recent thread about the solar thermal greenhouse that is the kind we have. So ground heat is all we used those other years. Only power we used was to run fans to circulate air through the system.

Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
Posted By: kyle3728 Views: 177
 
We grow vegetables for a nutritional education class with about 1300 elementary students. So then it was full of all sorts of spinach and quite a few other cold hardy greens. Broccoli, cauliflower, radishes, kale and that sort of thing. Down to 20F is still a Mediterranean climate so that is still fine for many figs in a dormant stage. If we have a sunny day it shoots right up to 85 or so as well.

Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
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No problem. Just out of curiosity, where do you want to share them?

Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
Posted By: kyle3728 Views: 177
 
Here is a picture from outside. It was -21F last night. 32 in the main greenhouse and 45-50 in the little inside greenhouse.  Winter Picture.jpg

Subject: Unk. Teramo Replies: 19
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Thanks! Like you said "frigid" is a bit relative. It was - 21 here last night and that is definitely frigid :)

Subject: Unk. Teramo Replies: 19
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Do you have any actual temps to share with us as to what the "frigid" winters were?

Subject: Figs and the 'Solar Geothermal' Greenhouse Replies: 11
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I'm not Bryon but I looked it up today and it appears he is still operational. Good reviews on his figs. I'm sure you will love the book! We are one of the case studies in the book so you can check that out if you want. The pictures are from when we had just finished it up so not a lot planted in it yet in the pictures in the book.

Subject: Figs and the 'Solar Geothermal' Greenhouse Replies: 11
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Time for a second resurrection :) I just ran across this. This is the same type of system that we use in our greenhouse. It has been quite impressive how it works. Also check out Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute. They are the ones doing the most research into this type of system that I know of. They just came out with a book called The Forest Garden Greenhouse. That will really make you drool :) I loved the pictures above showing the greenhouse full of figs. That's my goal. Just need to get more figs......

Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
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I'm just a little proud of it myself :) I feel sorry for everyone that doesn't have a greenhouse. Very enjoyable when it is single digits or below and you can go absorb 85 degree weather and smell dirt and be surrounded by growing plants!

Subject: Winter Greenhouse Inside a Greenhouse Replies: 12
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Here is my winter fig home. Greenhouse inside a greenhouse. The main greenhouse is 34x96. We have a "climate battery" in it which is basically a network of pipe buried in a network in the soil under the greenhouse. This has allowed us to grow all winter long the last two years even through -30F temps. It has gotten done to around +20 in there at times but that was warm enough for everything in there. This year I do have a propane furnace in there as an extra layer of safety. The small greenhouse which is where the figs are I keep around 45 - 50. The small greenhouse is 8 x 16.


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Subject: Fig trees ground vs pot Replies: 19
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What about in ground in a greenhouse? What would be the reason for growing them in pots if they will be in a greenhouse full time anyway? I am planning on growing full time in a greenhouse so wanting to learn the reason that a lot of folks grow them in pots even if in a greenhouse full time.

Subject: Annual Wish-List of 6 most desirable cuttings for 2015-16 Replies: 90
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Wish List: Strawberry Verte,Vista, ,Yellow long neck,Violette de Bordeaux,Marseilles Black VS,Black Madeira

Subject: fig member map Replies: 35
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Just added myself. Feeling pretty lonely up here in the upper Midwest though