Way to go Bass!!

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Grandinetti

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Posted 1345860035	Reply with quote #1

Check this out... http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/08/22/159750471/meet-a-man-on-a-mission-to-save-rare-and-unusual-figs#more __________________ Joe Grandinetti Zone 5b - northeastern PA

PHD

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Posted 1345860362	Reply with quote #2

Excellent article! Pete

rafed

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Posted 1345861251	Reply with quote #3

I think it's peop[le like Bass, Jon and Vasile and many more that motivate many of us to join on the mission to save the rare figs from going extinct. Way to go Bass

satellitehead

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Posted 1345861800	Reply with quote #4

not much more to say but: A+ __________________ Jason Atlanta/Grant Park area - z8

rcantor

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Posted 1345862609	Reply with quote #5

You tell 'em, Bass! __________________ 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.

eun97

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Posted 1345862692	Reply with quote #6

Awesome article!! Way to go!! __________________ Eun Zone 7b

nkesh099

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Posted 1345865789	Reply with quote #7

Enjoyed reading the article. Great job Bass. Thank you Grandinetti for posting the web-link.

dawgdrvr

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Posted 1345866285	Reply with quote #8

Way to go Bass! great article . __________________ Cody Grand Mound,WA 98579 Plantmaps Zone 7~A, Sunset Zone 4 and USDA Zone 8~A. WISH LIST: San Pedro ,Breba & Early crop Figs and ANY figs from 'Belleclare Nursery'

go4broek

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Posted 1345866896	Reply with quote #9

Good article! __________________ Ruben Cibolo, TX/Zone 8b Wish List: Dalmatie, Italian 258, Martin's Unknown (not the Italian), CdD-N, NdC, Signora, Latarolla, Stella! Check out my online journal @ http://davesgarden.com/community/journals/vbc/go4broek/83546/

Gina

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Posted 1345871209	Reply with quote #10

Thanks for the article. Very interesting to put faces and a bit of history to names. :) __________________ WillsC's new fig forum: http://www.Ourfigs.com (and blueberries)

pyxistort

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Posted 1345890552	Reply with quote #11

Thank you for sharing the article. Bass, good job!! __________________ Scott Kirkland, WA Zone 7b/8a? Wish List: Florea , Malta Black, Nordland, Negretta, Nero 600

FMD

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Posted 1345896724	Reply with quote #12

Joe, great find! Thanks for sharing. It's like having a family member speak for all of us. __________________ Frank Tallahassee, FL Zone 8b North Florida Figs

zaitun

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Posted 1345897711	Reply with quote #13

I dont know what has to say a suitable words in English for this dedication job like John, Bass and others . If i may say in Bahasa " Luar Biasa.!!!!." . Congartulation Bass...!!

mgginva

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Posted 1345898291	Reply with quote #14

Well done. Congrats. __________________ Michael in Virginia (zone 7a) Wish list: Perretta,

DesertDance

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Posted 1345903015	Reply with quote #15

Missed this yesterday! What a nice tribute! Contratulations, and may you find many more new varieties, Bass! Suzi __________________ Zone 9b, Southern California. "First year they sleep, Second year they creep, Third year they leap!" Wish List: I wish all of you happy fig collecting! My wishes have been fulfilled!

hoosierbanana

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Posted 1345904081	Reply with quote #16

Very nice. NPR is "real news" too! __________________ 7a, DE

Ingevald

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Posted 1345905628	Reply with quote #17

That is indeed a fine article about Bass, his project, figs in general and some other great fig people. Alastair Bland is one of my favorite writers of fig stories. It has been a while since I posted a list of articles that Alastair had written and thought that some of you may enjoy reading them who have not seen these before. Some of the links within may have expired, but some searching may find them again. http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/Adventure-Finding-and-Eating-Figs-Alastair-Bland-3593139?highlight=alastair+bland http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/quotFig-Hunting-in-Napaquot-satisfying-story-and-photos-3599591?highlight=alastair+bland The Great Georgia Fig Hunt http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/The-Great-Georgian-Fruit-Hunt.html Enjoy, Ingevald

Bass

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Posted 1345906208	Reply with quote #18

Thanks to all of you. All of us here are contributing to the survival of rare varieties and making them available, and sharing them with others. We all have the passion for figs. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

springlakenj

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Posted 1359294667	Reply with quote #19

I was looking up "Montserrat Pons collection" after it was referenced in another thread. I was out of the country in August and had missed this thread/article on Bass. Nice article, if you missed it also. I particularly like paragraph 8, on how easy propogation is LOL. __________________ John G. Spring Lake Hts, NJ Zone 7A

Bass

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Posted 1359308912	Reply with quote #20

Growing cuttings the traditional way in the old country, is usually by sticking them in he ground. I do that usually with thick cuttings and they take. __________________ Pennsylvania http://www.treesofjoy.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trees-of-Joy/110193909021138

hoosierquilt

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Posted 1359312093	Reply with quote #21

What a wonderful article about you, Bass! And, you're very handsome, how nice to be able to put a face to a name :-) Very well written article. __________________ Patty S. Vista, CA USDA 10a/Sunset 23- "Best Weather in the USA"

saxonfig

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Posted 1359312093	Reply with quote #22

Great article Bass. It's good to put a face with "Bass". You're a spring chicken compared to many of us here ;-) ! It's nice to see all your hard work being recognized in a such a positive manner. Well done! __________________ Fig Well And Prosper! Bill - SW KY. Zone 6b. 36.5N I'm fruitnut on ebay.

deerhunter16b

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Posted 1359312770	Reply with quote #23

excellent article...thx for sharing __________________ john Zone 7a

Maro2Bear

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Posted 1359328215	Reply with quote #24

I agree with everyone's kudos out to Bass. I too missed the original article and really enjoyed reading it this evening. __________________ Mark B., Glenn Dale, MD Zone 7a

OctopusInc

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Posted 1359344536	Reply with quote #25

Awesome. This article makes me want dark Portugal figs. __________________ Growing: Pipo, Sicilian Red, Picolla Negretta, Red Lebanese, Ronde de Bordeaux, Galicia Negra, Violette de Bordeaux, Black Madeira, Celeste, Jolly Tiger, Figo Preto, Cole de Dame Blanc, Cole de Dame Gris, Sal's Gene, UCD 185-25, Paradiso, Dark Portugal, White Madeira #1, White Ischia, Chicago Hardy, Want: Sumacki (bass's), anything that produces like a boss in Ohio! I am both Octopuslnc & EclecticBotany on eBay

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