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This is an update to last years video of the orchard.
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Tallahassee-Fig-Orchard-Video-5882632?highlight=tallahassee+orchard





Hope you like it.
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Frank, that was a great presentation of your orchard. I enjoyed it tremendously. You are so right about the Celeste. It is the only one I have in ground and it does
produce mucho figs every year for my jam/preserves or just picking and eating.
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Really enjoyed your video.  Thanks.
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Frank, thoroughly enjoyed your video . Your trees are fabulous . Thanks for the tour !
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Frank,

Nice video. 
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Wow, I could watch that video over and over again.  You must have fun in that yard.  Every day in the late summer must be like Christmas.  Just like opening a present you get to find a new ripe fig.
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Wonderful grounds you have and many thanks for taking the time and sharing what you do .
Plus 1 for Hardy Chicago !
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Great tour!  Pinch that KB!

We want a repeat when there are ripe figs to slice open.
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Frank

Congrats. Ideal set up and a great collection.

Impressively healthy trees with outstanding growth.  Denotes good care and great love for your figs

Good luck

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I love the tour Frank!  I am hoping to do something similar, but I am just starting and have a more challenging climate.  Come on global warming!  I have splotches of fig rust on some of my small plants in a climate less humid than yours.  How do you keep your plants so nice?

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FIVE STARS!

Excellent video Frank.

Now I'm not so concerned that I have two Celeste planted. Even in my young small orchard the two Celeste are outproducing everthing else. I'll be waiting for Tallahassee Fig Orchard Part III.
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Absolutely awesome!  Great work!
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Frank,
Thanks for posting the video update... I actually watched it from start to finish.
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What a luxury to have so much flat land. Very nice orchard - thanks.
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Thanks everyone, Your nice comments have encouraged me to make more updates in the future.

Yes, I am very lucky to have this wonderful piece of land. It has provided hours of enjoyment and a degree of sanity you couldn't get in any other way.
Bill, rust is just starting and in a month will have hit all my trees. There's not much we can do. Fortunately, it doesn't affect fig production or vigor of the trees much. It is just past of living in the deep South.

Bob thanks for your suggestion.
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I loved your video and it made me dream. I like what you are doing but being a Floridian myself, I started to wonder about nematodes which plague the Southwest (I live in the Ft Myers area). Is your area nematode free? It seems they do not like mulch but what happens when the roots spread?
The Algerian that is not producing, could it be that it needs caprification?
You did a great job and it is an inspiration to fig lovers.
I love it! Congratulations!
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Very nice video.....wow, what a collection....keep them coming.
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Thanks for sharing Frank...that was a very enjoyable video...I didn't want it to end...    :)
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Very nice I hope you do as has already been suggested and do another one when you can show us ripe figs.

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very nice place . great tour. cant wait to see another tour when the fruit ripens. thanks for taking the to post.
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Very impressive Frank! Wonderful tour, thank you so much for sharing that with us.
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Wonderful grounds with awesome planting of a great collection.Looking forward to the video of
'Ripe Figs  on Trees'.
Thank you

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Beautiful orchard, great video.
All your hard work is paying off, Frank!
Lots of baskets full of colorful figs for you.

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Thanks for the additional comments. There will definitely be a "Ripe Figs" video soon.<br><br>Sal, I am sure there are nematodes in my soil, but have not been bothered by them. I've had trees die inexplicably, but when I pull them out looking for evidence of rkn I do not find the classic root-knot galls typical of nematode damage. <br>The soil is a reddish in color and not at all sandy, so that helps, I assume.<br><br>WillsC, in Central Florida has used tons of wood chips he's gotten from the local electric company's tree trimmings on his land and has not had nematode issues either. So, there are measures to fight these nasty pests.<br><br>The Algerian (actually Moroccon) specimen could very well require the wasp, but shouldn't it at least form some kind of fig initially regardless of whether it needs pollination or not?<br><br><br><br>
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Frank

What types of birds eat your figs?

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Hi Frank,

Could you tell us what you shot the video with and how hard is it to post it on U-tube. I'd like to do some videos too but don't have a clue where to start.

Are there any U-tube friendly devices that minimize the steps required to post but still have better than good quality?

My soil which is about three hours West of Frank's is improved SAND but so far I have not experienced nematode problems. I think that is beacuse I heavily mulch deeply (up to 8") and keep high soil moisture, NOT WET! The Nematodes like it on the dry side.
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Darkman,

I agree.   I'm about 3 hours south of  FMD on snow white sand and while my neighbors have nematode problems i have none and i credit the 10" of mulch applied a year for that.
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Man, that's a beautiful orchard.  Is the upkeep a lot of work?  Makes me want to move back to Lake City, FL. :D  So much new growth on those trees.  Here in Maryland mine have like 6 inches so far.
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Charles, I used my iPhone 4. I shot it at a low resolution, to make it easier to upload to YouTube. I recommend using an app called Video Camera Pro which allows you to pause while filming so you don't have to splice together a series of small films.
Uploading to YouTube could not be easier. You can do it from your PC or directly from the iPhone. Perhaps others have further recommendations.


As for upkeep, once the trees are established it is just a matter of mowing around them and trying to keep the birds from taking more than their share of ripe figs. The worst are the mockingbirds.
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Very nice indeed.
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Frank, Loved the video! I can't wait to see some ripe figs.
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Thanks for the video Frank!

I've been wanting to see what a mature Yugoslavian Dark looks like and I was happy to see it in your fig tour :) I look forward to seeing some ripe figs.

My small one is finally starting to show some growth.
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GREAT job Frank and beautiful trees. 
Makes me miss living in the south.  Hope I can get mine doing well up here.
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Hi Frank,

Well done, a wonderful video!  I most appreciate your narrative throughout the video.  You get an “A” plus for the educational value.  Beautiful healthy looking trees, too.  Thanks for sharing…
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Hi Frank.
Thank you for taking the time to post this wonderful video, I was hopping to have a little fig orchard when I move to Florida but we decided to move to The Villages and can only have a couple of trees, now I'm in the process of cutting down my must have list,oh well .
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Frank I hope you will have some ripe ones on 07/05. Very nice orchard you have there.
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Frank,

Thanks for the update. The 'Back 40' is looking very good. I like how you have removed the grass and expanded the mulchable area around the trees. Now you can pile a nice thick layer of chips, mulch, ash, castings, etc every year and still mow with ease.

Have you pinched your Vista?

I am interested in seeing a side by side taste comparison of Negronne and VdB. You just might be able to do it.
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Jimmy, good to hear from you. You must be as busy as ever.

Thanks for you kind comments but you and I know that half the orchard belongs to you! Your Spring donations are doing incredibly well especially the Native D'Argentile and the Socorro Black.

The Vista is an enigma. Last year it was one of the most aggressive growers and I was sure I'd get some figs. This year growth seems to have plateaued and still not making figs. I haven't pinched it since there are literally hundreds of branches that could be pinched. Patience is a virtue, I am told.

Jimmie, you gotta find some time to drop by once the Alma Twins and the Giant Celeste trees start ripening to help a fellow out from drowning in figs.
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Frank,

I certainly will stop by and I will have a fig raft in the form of a gallon basket.

I cannot take any credit for the orchard. It is all your hard work and Mother Nature that produced that awesome orchard. I will have a few more varieties for you.

I may need to follow your lead and sell a tree or two on ebay to support my habit and recoup some expenses.

I have a couple of questions about two trees: 1) Is your Stallion producing a main crop? 2) How many fruits does your Socorro Black have? 3) Which has more?
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Jimmie, the Stallion is in it's second year and 7 feet tall with quite a few (dozens?) main crop figs. The Socorro Black was planted this Spring and is 2 feet tall with 4-5 main crop figs.

I have been pulling fig buds off the NdA, in order to make the tree as strong as possible.

The rain has been a blessing and a detriment to this year's fig culture. Better this than a drought.
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Frank I think you have had more rain than I. Are you experiencing any splitting and dropping?

Frank, if you still have a copy, you can forward that e-mail to JD I know he'll be interested in it.
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Charles, the rain has delayed ripening of all my figs this year. Thank heavens, or they would be but mush. As it is, they are still green and hard, waiting for sun and dry weather.

Email sent.
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That's a beautiful orchard,, Frank.  The Alma twins look beautiful, but those Celestes are magnificently beautiful.  I think Celestes need to be where they can be given their heads to grow how they want.  I finally did that with mine in the back yard and she put on many figs this season and isn't dropping all of them, in fact isn't dropping nearly as many.  They're so good.

Your trees are all beautiful.

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I enjoyed your video very much, not to mention you've accomplished my dream to have a fig orchard like this. 
  I have a question about some trees show rings, within the bare area.  Are those trees planted in Smart Pots and then planted in the ground?
    There's so much for me to learn.
 
Thanks,  Soni
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Thank you Noss, you can always rely on Celeste, Queen of the South.

Thanks, Soni. All my orchard trees are definitely in ground. I surround each one with a 3 foot diameter circular edging filled with compost and then mulched with pine straw. The bare area surrounding the edging is from the roundup I spray every few months. It makes mowing the orchard so much easier
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Thank you so much for posting this video! It is very inspirational for those of us just starting out. 
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this is a great video that i backed into searching videos. would love an update from Frank sometime
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Hopefully, later this month. Thanks
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https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/figs-home/88493-orchard-update
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what a great tour again, thanks again for the time

I noticed you have some trees that are given room to grow and other trees in rows 3 ft apart? Are the latter trial/pilot trees that you intend to move based on results? Or do you plan to keep them that close long term?

Also, would love to hear how the New Jersey Red got flattened by the SUV...LOL
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