How long do I have to wait!

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IamKriya

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Posted 1390195385	Reply with quote #1

Hello - I'm just wondering if I'll have, at least, mediocre quality figs this year from the cuttings that I started late 2013. I have cuttings in 1 gallon pots now, and I understand that the variety is a factor, but at what point will I get to try figs from these cuttings? I also have 2 year old potted figs that will be going in the ground in a couple of months. Thanks! __________________ Zone 9a, Central Florida "Be the change you want to see in the world" ~ Gandhi ebay ID: churl82

BexleyRabbit

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Posted 1390196529	Reply with quote #2

To get a good size and taste, my experience is 3 years.

greenfig

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Posted 1390196743	Reply with quote #3

I had figs in August from the cuttings I rooted in February. Those were Strawberry Verte and Golden Celeste. I had more from other varieties further down the road. By December it was 5 I tasted. __________________ wish list: Violeta, Calderona. USDA z 10a, SoCal

bullet08

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Posted 1390198287	Reply with quote #4

depends. i had St. Rita 11 months after rooting. typically, i knock off all my figs off the cuttings on first yr. i didn't get to them last yr. i tasted few figs off the cuttings i rooted 10-11 months before. i had few good ones. __________________ Pete Durham, NC Zone 7b "don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy and the lash." - sir winston churchill "the problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." - the baroness thatcher *** all my figs have FMV/FMD, in case you're wondering. * * and... i don't sell things. what little i have will be posted here in winter for first come first serve base to be shared. no, i'm not a socialist...***

IamKriya

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Posted 1390221865	Reply with quote #5

It sounds hopeful that I'll be able to taste the fruits of my labor ;-) within a year. __________________ Zone 9a, Central Florida "Be the change you want to see in the world" ~ Gandhi ebay ID: churl82

louborges

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Posted 1390224915	Reply with quote #6

If you are after figs from these young trees you might pinch the growth once they produce a few figs. This will put more of the plants resources to ripening the few figs. Some people remove the figs from the first year to encourage plant growth. Depends what you want.

WillsC

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Posted 1390226597	Reply with quote #7

9 months from the time they go in ground.

jdsfrance

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Posted 1390227509	Reply with quote #8

In Zone 7/6, I have to wait 2 years for the faster ( Brownturkey) , 3 years is for all normal strains. I have 3 strains in ground; 2 of those were poorly rooted suckers in October 2011. One showed figlets beginning of September 2013. The third was a rooted tree in a 1 Liter pot in September 2011 - This year the cold spring made it's two brebas fall , maincrop showed up beginning of September 2013 - 2 months too late . So for this 3, hopefully in their third year -2014- I'll be able to taste them ... Patience ... Patience ... Of course, if you have a greehouse with artificial lights ... Than it's another business ... As some already have written, the first figs are not at the best of what the tree can make... So Patience . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1390250438	Reply with quote #9

Pinch all growth after 6-8 leaves, as per Herman, and you should have figs this year. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

IamKriya

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Posted 1390266051	Reply with quote #10

Thanks for the info! Gene, I will try that technique. __________________ Zone 9a, Central Florida "Be the change you want to see in the world" ~ Gandhi ebay ID: churl82

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