newnandawg
1344130335
Posted 1386254108
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This little guy who's name is Orphan just would not go dormant outside. The only one out of 150 trees. So in he went this morning into the frig. We shall see.
bullet08
1284496248
Posted 1386254901
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yeah.. some of those young 'uns are stubborn. last two winters, i had few 1 gal cuttings that didn't go dormant, and kept on growing came spring. this yr, we had little cold spell early and almost all of the young plants dropped leave and gone dormant. i left most of them out in below 32 degree before taking them in. few nights of that and that seems to have done the trick.. or maybe they are all dead :)
newnandawg
1344130335
Posted 1386255025
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Pete, this one had been out in 23, 25 and 32 two nights and still would crinkle up at all.
armando93223
1318984112
Posted 1386257604
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I remember Jon posting somewhere that pulling off the leaves will put them into dormancy...????
SoniSoni
1362273241
Posted 1386258699
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Hard head ?? LOL Must be a Calbrese fig
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rcantor
1309799312
Posted 1386261971
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Oh the weather outside is frightful, but let it grow let it grow let it grow.
Centurion
1293429646
Posted 1387557476
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My little ones come inside the house in November/December. They sit in a south facing window and grow all winter long, and are that much further along when it's time to put them into the ground the following Spring.
needaclone
1346812939
Posted 1387563301
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The picture in the first post with the little fig tree in the fridge reminds me of that joke where the owner of the foul-mouthed parrot puts it in the freezer...
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1FigMama
1331228294
Posted 1387587933
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Just be sure to check the soil moisture once in awhile. The fridge has a tendency to dry out my foods pretty quickly unless I keep them well wrapped. Good luck!
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1387636097
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Mike, I got 2 like that:
Ong888
1384036692
Posted 1387639254
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If they won't go dormancy, why don't just keep them grow for the whole winter ?..... Should they go dormant in the winter ?..... For us in Southeast Asia climate, the fig tree is growing all year round..... That's just my 2cent....
