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papayamon

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well fig friends, here we go, kicking off my 2nd year of fig growing.  just a few pics to show the progress.....

here is my brown turkey(?) post freeze, pic made on 3/31/10...  and today.

also a pic of my baby natalina on 3/31/10 ... and today.

most of my figs seem to be popping right out.  next year, they'll have frames around with much up about a foot high to get them through the winter better.  i say that now :). 


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Mike nice to see your plants are recovering I always thought Florida was hot all year for some reason, do you get sudden frost? Is that why you get die back?
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heh. i wouldn't call it die back.  more like absolute murder.  yes, it goes warm then freezing, warm then freezing.  apparently i'm in one of the colder microclimates in my area. 


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Ahhh that makes sence now, pour plants get tortured.
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Not again! It is May (for crying out loud).
Monday May 10 is forecast to be another torture day (26F ~ 27F). I hope some warm front comes under the radar undetected and it gets changed otherwise I may even have to dig out the pots that I buried day before yesterday. The small unburied pots have to come inside the garage.
I will take chance if the forecast changes upward to 30F (-1C).
I guess there is no place to apply for a Zone change for the area.
MonSunny 
  • High 12°C
  • Low  -3°C  (26.6F)
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