My First Figs!!!!

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vito12831

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Posted 1312158026	Reply with quote #1

We had our first taste of a fig this year from a Sal's Corleone plant that I got from Maggie (Mediterranean Flora) last year. It was very large with an outstanding rich sweet flavor. THANK YOU MAGGIE! We also sampled a couple of VDB figs that should have stayed on the plant for a couple of more days, but I just couldn't wait! Very sweet! http://s1008.photobucket.com/albums/af206/Vito12831/My%20Fig%20Heaven/?albumview=slideshow

daygrower

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Posted 1312161700	Reply with quote #2

Nice pic's they sure look tasty I have VDB getting close now I can't wait to taste them. __________________ Jim zone 8b Live Oak Fl.

satellitehead

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Posted 1312163023	Reply with quote #3

Vito, looks good. Nice little pot orchard you have! I feel like all of those figs could have stayed on for another several days and would have been a lot juicier. __________________ Jason Atlanta/Grant Park area - z8

vito12831

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Posted 1312165494	Reply with quote #4

Hi Jason You are probably right,But i could not wait any longer,I have waited three years for my own figs. Vito

satellitehead

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Posted 1312165569	Reply with quote #5

I feel your pain ;) __________________ Jason Atlanta/Grant Park area - z8

texascockatoos

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Posted 1312165979	Reply with quote #6

Hi Vito, Nice fig orchard. __________________ Cathy Central, Texas (Zone 8A) http://www.texascockatoos.com

Dieseler

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Posted 1312166957	Reply with quote #7

Vito very nice pictures. If you have not yet tasted main crop of VdB in past seasons you should like more than the breba one you sampled. Its a wonderful tasting fig.

TucsonKen

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Posted 1312175166	Reply with quote #8

Great bunch of plants--congrats! __________________ Ken Tucson, Arizona Zone 8b

The_celt

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Posted 1312199464	Reply with quote #9

Vito that looks fantastic. __________________ http://sumosteaks.com/

BLB

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Posted 1312200128	Reply with quote #10

Two of my favorite figs, SC and VDB. Nice trees. Congratulations!!

bullet08

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Posted 1312201074	Reply with quote #11

great looking figs. i'm still waiting on mine, and i'm running out of patience. if they do not ripe by 8/15, maybe i'll bribe them with beer. pete __________________ 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...***

theman7676

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Posted 1312202907	Reply with quote #12

hey vito - nice trees what zone are you from? __________________ wish list: Florea Nordland Tacoma Violet LaRadek's English Brown Turkey

nypd5229

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Posted 1312205422	Reply with quote #13

Awesome set up and figs! __________________ Dominick Zone 6a-MA

Figluvah

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Posted 1312205702	Reply with quote #14

Beautiful, Thanks for posting! __________________ Cecil (Z 8b?) in the sticks of E.Tx (Elkhart/Palestine TX)

saramc

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Posted 1312206677	Reply with quote #15

Very nice Vito! They all look great, the color on the VDB is unbelievable. __________________ ~Sara~ Suburb near Louisville, KY//zone 5b-6b

vito12831

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Posted 1312207750	Reply with quote #16

Hi all Thank you for looking and the kind words. The man, I'm in zone 4 upstate N Y Vito

nkesh099

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Posted 1312209342	Reply with quote #17

Very nice pictures. Your Ischia Black looks really nice. Please post a pic of its fruit when ripped. Thanks for posting the pics.

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Posted 1312212845	Reply with quote #18

Very nice Vito! __________________ jd \| tallahassee.fl \| zone 8b

Fatnsassytexan

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Posted 1312234028	Reply with quote #19

Nice looking figs Vito! Thanks for sharing! __________________ Tim Southeast Texas Zone 9 Wish List:Noire de Caromb, Maltese Beauty,Socorro Black, Others especially tight eyed varieties.

Evesgarden

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Posted 1312243827	Reply with quote #20

Hi Vito, Very nice pics. I love the PVC frame. I see a blue tarp in the background. Is this to start and end the season with a litle protection from the cold? I like it. There is a south facing wall here that could be used the same way. You have a great collection going there. I could see that some are starting to reach some maturity. I could see one in the foreground with a good size trunk. My oldest tree here is now 11 years old. It is so fun when they start to produce. A word of warning though- I lost some that were young due to allowing them to over-fruit while very young. Knock off the fruits if too many form on a young tree. You will save it's life/even though it will be hard to sacrifice them. I am in zone 5-6, near Buffalo,NY. Where are you located in NY? Eve

vito12831

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Posted 1312255336	Reply with quote #21

Hi Eve. Yes that is the reason for the tarp. I already knocked off the figs on the Ischia Black after I took the picture. I live in beautiful Saratoga ( zone 4) Vito

theman7676

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Posted 1312289975	Reply with quote #22

i like the PVC frame structure. does it really give much of a head start? are there other canadians or north east members out there using similar temporarily green house??? is it worth while to use for the one month...say mid march early april (once snow melt)? eli __________________ wish list: Florea Nordland Tacoma Violet LaRadek's English Brown Turkey

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