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gm421

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Posted 1273624110	Reply with quote #1

Hello, Has anyone in growing zone 6 RI or similar growing conditions have any luck with growing a vista or peters honey,and if so what have your experiences with them thus far.Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all George

pitangadiego

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Posted 1273632091	Reply with quote #2

I am sure that gorgi and Bass grow them in PA and NJ. Probably the closest data you will find. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

Bass

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Posted 1273655633	Reply with quote #3

I have Vista growing in a container. It has a breba crop now, it also ripens it main crop. It's a good tasting fig. Not sure how it will be if grown in ground. Peter's honey didn't produce for me yet. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

gorgi

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Posted 1273677622	Reply with quote #4

Cannot comment on the Peter's Honey (do not have one), but I do like my Vista (Mission). Though the leaves are different, the ripe fruit tends to look very similar to another good fig - the VDB. __________________ George, NJ_z7a.

papayamon

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Posted 1273686555	Reply with quote #5

i have a peter's honey i bought last year from willis orchard. bought as a bareroot in june, set out and given drip irrigation, virtually no growth, just a few leaves. knocked back to the ground by winter, now it's coming out as a bush and looks to be growing well. i'll have to be honest, given the poor quality of most of the plants i recieved from willis, i have little faith in that company and i am unsure they've given me the correct varieties. until i grow them out and they are verified by members here on the forum, i take them all with a grain of salt. time will tell. __________________ mike zone 8b, gainesville florida

rafed

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Posted 1273696966	Reply with quote #6

I had a Vista but I killed it a couple Winters ago but I am trying to root a cutting now, Doesn't look promising. The Peters Honey holds true to its name "Honey" and juicy. If your lucky enough it can grow to the size of a green pear. I am air-layering three branches as we speak, One is already promised to Gene. Peters Honey is one of my favorites.

gm421

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Posted 1273710705	Reply with quote #7

Thanks for the help guys much appreciated. Geo

ejp3

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Posted 1273720053	Reply with quote #8

I have a peters honey in a pot in zone 7. I got it last year and it gave me a ton of figs for a 3 foot tree. Almost every leaf node had a fig on it. I know I should have thinned it since it was such a young tree but I didnt and the figs were very good. This year its doing fine, I will have to wait to see If My last years greed will make me pay this year. If I could remember where I bought the tree I would definately buy another one. __________________ Ed NY zone 7 Wish list CDD Blanca/Negra

TucsonKen

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Posted 1273721089	Reply with quote #9

Judging from the Encanto photos, the Peter's honey fig seems to have a fairly open eye. Has anyone had problems with souring? __________________ Ken Tucson, Arizona Zone 8b

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