Rookie mistakes!!! "water reservoir"

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elin

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Posted 1371471751	Reply with quote #1

This year my brown turkey shows big figs but they have big ostioles and the ants go in.. it sits in a pot which has a saucer and somtimes it over fills it (stays like that for a day).. is it the reservoir which lets it wick too much water? how does SIPS fare in that issue- i guess it works by the same principles? also the ripening is different now it ripens slowly but last year in clay pot and no saucer it was ripnening suddenly in a mater of 1-2 days-does anybody else notice a difference regarding clay pots and fig tree? thanks Attached Images IMG_20130617_151433.jpg (301.28 KB, 44 views) IMG_20130617_151346.jpg (276.85 KB, 44 views) __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

bullet08

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Posted 1371472389	Reply with quote #2

some figs just have a big eye. can't really be helped. some will open the eye bigger when they are in wet/humid condition. best to stay away from figs that have very large eye. Paradiso Gene has reasonable size eye. as long as the weather cooperates, it produces great figs even with sitting on saucer and being watered daily. however, if it rains all day long for couple of days, it will soak up all the waters and will open its eye really big spoiling and letting ants and other insects in. if the taste of the fig is right for you.. you will just have to find the right balance. otherwise, figs with big eyes should be left to burn in a 50 gallon drum. __________________ 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...***

striveforfreedom

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Posted 1371474665	Reply with quote #3

Nice looking fig tree Eli. Do you grow olives over there too? The SWC suspend the growing media above the reservoir with an air gap and has holes to provide drainage back into the reservoir. In your setup the water does not flow back into the bottom tray, rather it stays wet. I'd tip the plant 45 degrees for 5 minutes and drain off the excess so those roots at the bottom can breathe but that is what works in my zone. You're in zone 10 so the tree may need every drop it can get. __________________ Vince Russo Norwalk, CT Zone 7A Wish list - Any cuttings of the Col de Dames would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

elin

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Posted 1371489735	Reply with quote #4

I dont have olive trees-maybe next season ill start.. this season im all in with the figs. btw regarding my zone this year it was raining alot "unusually" after the fruit buds developed which probably also helped.. as i saw in other posts in the us also slow starting hot season there-probably a worldwide issue-these weather changes... global warming? weather changes? i am happy we are past the 2012 mayan predictions :) I knew what i was doing when i put the saucer (regarding the risks) but i didnt think brown turkey opens the ostiole when its feet are wet.. i guess i was wrong.. what can be used to close of the ostioles? some home remedies? maybe candle wax? any ideas? anyhow thanks - i think its an airlayer i bought it from a nursery. __________________ Eli ,Israel ,Zone 10? Too humid and hot, yada yada yada https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1298814119 Growing: Sbayi, Hmadi, Black Portugal, Black Brazil,Excell, Flanders, Hmari , RDB, Niagra Black,Natalina, CDDN,Maya, Preto Torres, Preto Arge

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