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c2meang

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Posted 1347423249	Reply with quote #1

Hello, Pardon my manner :) I'm not quite familiar with this forum yet. Other forums I've been in normally have a separate section where newbies introduce themselves to the members of the community. So here we go... I just started to get really interested in gardening a little over two years ago. Last year I only planted some veggies, cucumbers, etc and it went very well. Earlier this year I planted different varieties of sugar canes, Mandarins, Lychees, dwarf papayas, Bananas and Longgan. They are all doing really well. However, in zone 8a I know I will have to get me a portable greenhouse to protect some of my tropicals. A couple of weeks ago I started looking for fruit plants that may do well in my area without any protection. Then I came across this site and found tons of information, tips, and ideas of growing figs... not to mention hundreds of mouth-watering pictures as well. I remembered eating my first fig last fall given by my landlord and I really liked it. It was green fig but I don't know what variety. I little about where I live: Magnolia, Arkansas Zone 8a I doesn't get extremely cold here. Maybe light frost for some of the nights and mornings during winter. However, summer may get really hot and really humid. Looking forward for some good times in this forum. Peter __________________ Peter Magnolia, AR Zone 8a Wish list: Maltese Falcon, Maltese Beauty, Galicia Negra, Col de Dame Gris, Toni's Brown Italian, LSU Red

go4broek

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Posts: 1,200

Posted 1347424407	Reply with quote #2

Welcome to the forum, Peter! Are you planning on growing in-ground eventually? If I were you, I would stay away from portable greenhouses if at all possible. Looks like you are into tropicals. You will need something permanent. __________________ 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/

pitangadiego

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Posted 1347424463	Reply with quote #3

Peter, Welcome. Hopefully a fancier forum format will arrive in time, but for now it is very simple. It has come a long way in 5 years, and the hope is that this is just the beginning. We only ask for basic civility. After that, learn, enjoy, share and prosper. __________________ Encanto Farms Nursery http://encantofarms.com http://figs4fun.com http://webebananas.com "pitangadiego" everywhere

BLB

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Posted 1347424745	Reply with quote #4

Peter, nice intro and welcome again. We are a pretty friendly bunch.

rcantor

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Posted 1347424939	Reply with quote #5

Welcome! You did great! __________________ 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.

eden13

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Posted 1347425078	Reply with quote #6

Welcome to the forum Peter! You'll enjoy here and learn all about growing figs. __________________ Wish List: Col de Dame Negra and Gris, Noire de Caramba, Abicou Noire, Zingarella, Sultan, Dalmatie and any Yugoslavian(Bosnian, Serbian,Croatian...). Atlanta, Georgia Eden

c2meang

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Posts: 225

Posted 1347425362	Reply with quote #7

Ruben, pitangadiego, Thank you for the warm welcome! I wish I could build me a permanent greenhouse. However, currently I live in a rented house. I'm a recent graduate and still saving some money to buy a house. Hopefully in next year or two I can have my own place and by then I can move some of the plants in-ground. __________________ Peter Magnolia, AR Zone 8a Wish list: Maltese Falcon, Maltese Beauty, Galicia Negra, Col de Dame Gris, Toni's Brown Italian, LSU Red

jenniferarino83

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Posted 1347428151	Reply with quote #8

Welcome! __________________ Jennifer A. Brown Wishlist: NONE Boise ID ZONE 5

BronxFigs

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Posted 1347450004	Reply with quote #9

Hi Peter.... You are in good company. This forum and its members will provide all the help you will ever need. Many here, also grow exotic tropical fruit trees. Just sit back and enjoy the ride....and ask questions. Welcome! Frank __________________ Bronx, NYC Zone-7

Pattee

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Posts: 1,417

Posted 1347453811	Reply with quote #10

Welcome Peter ! __________________ 7a & 9b ►I assume all my figs carry FMV ◄ Seeking : Italian 376,395 , Galicia Negra, Negretta,UNK Pastilliere ,Pananas Purple, Malta Blk+purple/red, Italian + Calabrian UNK's , Catanzaro, Malone, Sucrette(Baud) "We may have our private opinions but why should they be a bar to the meeting of hearts?" - Gandhi

bullet08

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Posts: 6,920

Posted 1347454281	Reply with quote #11

welcome peter.. i'm peter too.. and i think there are other peters in this forum :) __________________ 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...***

landscapewitch

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Posts: 195

Posted 1347473319	Reply with quote #12

Welcome Peter, great intro and rest assured that figs are the best of all fruits ;) You should come down to the Cajun Fig Fest in Lafayette! __________________ Alexis Manor, Tx 8b Wish list - Yellow Neches, Persian White, Dalmatie, Berbera

c2meang

Registered:1347058157
Posts: 225

Posted 1347502457	Reply with quote #13

Thanks folks... and hi to all the Peters in this forum :) landscapewitch, thank you for the invitation. Unfortunately it is a little too far to the south from where I live. I hope there will be one a little closer next time :) __________________ Peter Magnolia, AR Zone 8a Wish list: Maltese Falcon, Maltese Beauty, Galicia Negra, Col de Dame Gris, Toni's Brown Italian, LSU Red

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