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bigfig

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Posted 1418997682	Reply with quote #1

Hello everyone,I'm Joe in New Jersey zone 6a ,Growing figs will be new for me. Look's like i came to the right place for advice.met a few member's already like Danny (nice guy) Any advice would be appreciated. __________________ Wish list :vasilika sika,,JH Adriaticand common french Joe New Jersey 6a

deerhunter16b

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Posts: 785

Posted 1418998248	Reply with quote #2

Hi joe __________________ john Zone 7a

nycfig

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Posts: 884

Posted 1418998976	Reply with quote #3

Welcome Joe! There's lots of forum members here in the northeast and no shortage of advice. __________________ Danny NYC Z7a It's all about the figs! Facebook: NYCfigs Buying Fig Trees and Cuttings From the Internet

GreenFin

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Posted 1418999624	Reply with quote #4

Welcome, Joe :) Growing figs was new for me when I started a couple of years ago, too. I'm glad I started, fresh figs taste way better than I thought they would. Some advice: - add "NJ zone 6a" to your sig; - keep an eye out for the other folks from around you and do/grow what they do; - read as many of herman2's posts as possible, he lives near you and has trialed bazillions of figs; - develop a wish list of varieties that should do well for you; - VdB, Hardy Chicago, and JH Adriatic are some common but excellent varieties for your area; - keep an eye out for the site's owner (Jon/pitangadiego) posting his cuttings availability list around Feb 1st; - don't buy cuttings from ebay unless it's from a known forum member (lots of scammers); - don't waste your time on tc's (tissue culture plants), start with cuttings from fruiting plants instead for more fruitful early results; - Read through the "Start Here" thread pinned near the top of the board; - make use of this site's great archives (use the search button on top-right of screen); - don't fight the slide into fig addiction, just embrace it :) __________________ James, zone 6a Kansas (zone 10 greenhouses); wish list is in my profile http://www.FigCuttings.com

DaveL

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Posted 1419000370	Reply with quote #5

Hi Joe, a new member also, welcome and let's learn together. DaveL __________________ Dave Waterford, Ct. Zone 6B

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1419002985	Reply with quote #6

Welcome, Joe. __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

andreas

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Posted 1419003856	Reply with quote #7

Welcome Joe! __________________ andreas-patras Patra Peloponnisos Greece zone..9a

Aaron4USA

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Posted 1419004260	Reply with quote #8

Joe, Welcome to THE forum, where it all happens :)

cis4elk

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Posted 1419007984	Reply with quote #9

Welcome Joe. My advice for you is, 1)-start thinking now about where your going to put all your fig trees and what other plants you will be clearing out of the yard to make room for the more important fig trees. 2)-keep any eye out for free big pots, like when someone cleans out some space and puts them out with the trash. You are going to need them. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1419009700	Reply with quote #10

Welcome Joe! __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

waynea

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Posted 1419009730	Reply with quote #11

Welcome to the forum Joe, start with some easy to root varieties so you will not be discouraged, keep posting when you want to share or ask for advice. You came to the right place, good growing.

rcantor

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Posted 1419010927	Reply with quote #12

Welcome! You've gotten some great advice already so just get back to us when you're ready to share cuttings from your 238 varieties ;) Look up Zainos Nursery, Bill's Figs and http://www.treesofjoy.com for instant gratification. __________________ Zone 6, MO Wish list: Galicia Negra, De La Reina - Pons, Genovese Nero - Rafed's, Sbayi, Souadi, Acciano, Any Rimada, Sodus Sicilian, any Bass, Pons or Axier fig, any great tasting fig.

Frankallen

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Posts: 994

Posted 1419016647 · Edited	Reply with quote #13

Hey Joe ,WELCOME!!.... I owe you a fig tree this Spring, I haven't forgotten!! Feel real Bad, you lost your money when you ordered that Fig Tree, from France off eBay....Glad you let us know, so we could warn you about "The Man"....Anyway, I will send you a small tree this Spring, that will more than make up the money you lost on ordering it!.. :) __________________ Frank from Bama- Zone 7-b Alabama .................................................... "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever". Mahatma Gandhi

bigfig

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Posts: 87

Posted 1419017897	Reply with quote #14

Not only am i learning about figs ,I feel like i am making new friends. wish list :Vasilika sika, black jack,texas blue giant __________________ Wish list :vasilika sika,,JH Adriaticand common french Joe New Jersey 6a

FMD

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Posts: 1,327

Posted 1419018475	Reply with quote #15

Hi Joe. My best advice is to turn and walk away from the fig "hobby" as fast as you are able before it is too late. The addictiveness of growing figs rivals that of crack, so unless you are ready to say goodbye to your garage, extra bedroom and all of your free yard and driveway space, walk away immediately. If you don't believe me, read this first. If that doesn't scare you off, then welcome aboard! :)) __________________ Frank Tallahassee, FL Zone 8b North Florida Figs

jc_figs

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Posts: 351

Posted 1419019067	Reply with quote #16

welcome joe __________________ Name JAILEN feel free to call me jc ........wish list...... black madeira ,ischia b lack, green ischia, patrics super giant, rdv, negronne, maltese falcon, lsu gold, lsu purple, lsu tiger, lounge d out, golden, celeste, black jack, black mission, brunswick, blue ischia, panache, strawberry latte, armenian, mvsb, col de dame, col de dame grise, col de dame noir, hardy chicago, peters honey, peti negri, unknowns, magnolia, kathleen black, labanese, and any othere except bt, and celeste improved bt or celeste are fine ,cuttings/plants zone 8a goldsboro north carolina. I'm proved Celeste or BT welcome!! figs growing brown turkey celeste and unknown yellow fig

RichinNJ

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Posted 1419025068	Reply with quote #17

Welcome Joe

fignatic

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Posts: 54

Posted 1419033755	Reply with quote #18

Welcome to the forum Joe from another Joe in N.J. If you didn't already know it Bills Figs in Flemington has three different seminars during the year along with a Figfest that can start you in the right direction to be successful in fig growing. __________________ joe paradiso 6B New Jersey

Hershell

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Posts: 650

Posted 1419034407	Reply with quote #19

Welcome Joe. __________________ Hershell Zone 8. Ray City, Ga.

Otmani007

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Posts: 573

Posted 1419035034	Reply with quote #20

Welcome to the forum, Joe. __________________ Dallas, TX - Zone 8a Wish List: Col de Dame Blanche, Brogiotto Bianco, Sicilian White, Panache Otmani

ChrisK

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Posted 1419035837	Reply with quote #21

Welcome Joe! __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

Elfarach

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Posted 1419036810	Reply with quote #22

How's it going Joe, welcome to the forum... __________________ Simon C. So. Cal (El Monte) Zone 10a Wish list: Adriatic JH, Raspberry Latte, Violet de Sollies, Col de Dame Black, Ischia Black, Takoma Violet

garden_whisperer

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Posted 1419043326	Reply with quote #23

Welcome to the forum. Loads of info here __________________ Dave Zone 6b Illinois "Be the change you wish to see in the world"

schaplin

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Posts: 662

Posted 1419050452	Reply with quote #24

Tons of info here. I was up until a last year a Jersey girl but was transplanted and am now trying to take root in NC. There are some great growers in NJ. I loved going to Bill's fig fest. Fig pizza with goat cheese...Yum __________________ Wish List: @Hmari, @Maltese beauty, @Col de Dame Grise, @Bryant Dark, @Lynhurst White, @Melcedonia Dark, @Panevino Dark, @Paradiso

Norhayati

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Posts: 341

Posted 1419083505	Reply with quote #25

Welcome to the forum Joe __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

BrightGreenNurse

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Posts: 150

Posted 1419136221	Reply with quote #26

Welcome Joe! Tons of great info and advice to be found here, best of luck with your trees! __________________ Wish list- St. Rita, LSU Hollier, Brooklyn White, LSU Improved Celeste, Smith, St. Anthony

Feigenbaum

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Posted 1419208714	Reply with quote #27

Welcome aboard Joe! __________________ Hi from Germany! (Zone 7b) Christian

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