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tyro

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Posted 1439008813	Reply with quote #1

Dehydration time. Preto Vista __________________ Paul.Simi Valley,Ca.Zone 9a/Sunset 18

figgary

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Posted 1439010944	Reply with quote #2

Wow! Paul, that is a beautiful sight. __________________ Gary in CA 9A Seeking: Bebera Branca*, Colonel Littman's Cross

jdsfrance

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Posted 1439026618	Reply with quote #3

Hi tyro, Why oh why ? Were they bad boyz and gals ? More seriously, I make jam to conserve them in the long run. How do you then use the dried figs? How do you preserve them (from bugs nesting in them dried ) ? You may be giving me some ideas to try ... Do you sun dry them or do you have a special device like a food dehydrator ? Thanks for helping me finding new ways of conserving and eating the figs . __________________ ------------------------ Climate from -25°C to + 35°C Only cold hardy figtrees can make it here

deerhunter16b

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Posted 1439047774	Reply with quote #4

Hi Paul ,those look beautiful,...I was going to ask the same question do u put them in a dehydrater or air dry them outside...... __________________ john Zone 7a

Jerry_M

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Posted 1439048672	Reply with quote #5

Oh Yeah! Looks like it's time to start pumping up my vista and preto for next year. To me the color and I bet the taste of those figs are what it's all about. You must be one happy man. __________________ Jerry Canyon Lake, TX 8b Wanted: Cajun Gold, Louisiana Honey, Schar Israel-114 grams

tyro

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Posted 1439050884	Reply with quote #6

Hi Guy's, These are all dehydrated in an old dehydrator that I've had laying around for decades. I'm going to have to upgrade to something larger and more flexible next year.Some of these figs were already a day past their "use by" date.Flavor was still good but had that "a bag full of jam"texture. Today's juicing day.Sandul Moldovan,Crinkovic Yugoslavian,Doctor Wyche's Yellow and Chocolate Stripes. Chocolate Stripes is truly stunning.Hurts to juice these. Tsuyataro cukes getting long in the tooth. Tomato's,cukes,celery,carrots,lots of ginger and garlic and a couple of manzano's.Yum. __________________ Paul.Simi Valley,Ca.Zone 9a/Sunset 18

figpig_66

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Posted 1439090358 · Edited	Reply with quote #7

Tyro that looks amazing. Very nice. !!!! __________________ RICHIE BONI HICKORY LOUISIANA ZONE 8B WARM HUMID WINRERS ARE VERY MILD LOW 20'S BUT WARMS RIGHT UP DURING THE DAY. SUMMER IS EXTREMELY HOT & HUMID 100 degrees 100% humidity fig tree grow like crazy but some split from rain & humidity Wish list. Col de dame blanc Col de rimada Lsu numbered figs

ChrisK

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Posted 1439130375	Reply with quote #8

Congrats Paul. Everything looks first class awesome. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

cis4elk

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Posted 1454544354 · Edited	Reply with quote #9

Paul, do the cukes do well climbing the string like beans? Do the plants fall often? I use 2 8ft sections of hog panel (long way is parallel to the ground) connected on one side with wire to make a hinge. Basically an inverted V, it works pretty good but I'm always searching for hangers in the middle and miss a few and not to mention the scratched up forearms and knuckles sometimes. Maybe I'll separate the V and put each panel completely vertical with a pole at each end for support at the next house. Thanks for the idea! I use the hog panel to make custom tomato cages which collapse flat for storage too, no worries for a cage that collapses under the weight of a big plant with them. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

Smyfigs

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Posted 1454544581	Reply with quote #10

Calvin: I would like to see pictures of your cages...one challenge for me is having little space to store. Something that is easy to store. Please post photos if you can. Thanks! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

efletche

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Posted 1454544947	Reply with quote #11

I saw on youtube a 'solar dehydrator'. Was thinking about building one for a summer project. Love those tomatoes by the way. Where can I the seeds? __________________ Central Florida, Zone 9 Wanted: Malta Black, Panache, Col de Dame Rimada, anything really sweet and juicy (fig wise)

tyro

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Posted 1454547502	Reply with quote #12

Calvin, The cuke's will not climb,they had to be wrapped as they grew,your hog panels were my first choice but I couldn't find them around here for less than $135.00.I had 2000 ft of string on the shelf.The plants collapse under the weight of the cuke's if you allow them to size up.The only plus with string is you can tear out the entire crop,string and all,very easily at the end of the season.Since then a friend gifted me some plastic coated wire,still not optimum due to tight grid but the price was right.I've sourced the galvanized panels at a reasonable price in Central Ca.,but haven't made the trip up there yet.In the meantime I'm migrating the trellis to the gifted wire as I tear the preceding crop out.Looks like the Sun Gold tom's on the right will delay that section,at least until main crop tom's start.<G>. @efletche,PM me, a SASE will do it. Cheers, Paul __________________ Paul.Simi Valley,Ca.Zone 9a/Sunset 18

thepodpiper

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Posted 1454552534	Reply with quote #13

Efletche, send me a pm I might be able to help with some seeds. __________________ GARDEN PICS http://s117.photobucket.com/user/thepodpiper/library/?sort=3&page=1

MStanleyross

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Posts: 108

Posted 1454554136	Reply with quote #14

What an amazing sight, congratulations, Paul. __________________ Wish List: Sodus Scilian, Dall' Osso, Kathleen Black, I-258, Malta Black, Ischia Black, Persian White, Native de Argentile, Lampeira Preta, Sofeno Petro and any LSU or any duplicates you may have. Zone 7 East Tn.

Figbert

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Posted 1454557256	Reply with quote #15

What is the name of the tomatoes with the green stripes? Those are so pretty. The cukes look awesome too. Do use netting for your figs? to keep the birds from eating them? __________________ Growing: brown turkey, sal's el, Black mission, Wish List: Paradiso, Vasilika sika, Adriatic, col de dame's, Lebanese red, abebereira, Binello.Smith, Stella, Zingarella, Adreano. Thibedeau, Adam, Champagne, Greek xx, Rouge de Bordeau, Asali, Izbat an naj . .any great tasting figs...

Smyfigs

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Posted 1454562052	Reply with quote #16

Figbert, Not sure which you saw but i grew green zebra. They have green stripes. There is also one variety called red zebra. Both are beautiful and excellent flavor! __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

Smyfigs

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Posted 1454562188	Reply with quote #17

I see...you arexasking about the tomatoes in picture up top. I may not have the correct variety. __________________ Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a Looking for... Socorro Blk Wuhan Jolly Tiger Lamperia Preta Herschtetten St. Jean Black Ischia "The best way to show my gratitude is to accept everything, even my problems, with joy." ~ Mother Teresa "Do not pass by a man in need for you may be the hand of God to him." ~Proverbs 3:27~ "He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." ~Job 5:4

cis4elk

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Posted 1455856849 · Edited	Reply with quote #18

Sorry for taking my time with this. I was waiting for a foot of snow to melt, we have had some really nice days the past week and this was the first time I have been in the backyard since I don't know when. This is one of the cages leaning against the wall collapsed in storage mode. Here is one of the extensions, the picture illustrates how I just spiral some wire around the corners to make a simple hinge joint. The standard cage is 5ft tall, some varieties will get very tall so I plop a 2ft extension on top and just wrap a lighter gauge wire on 3 sides to secure it for the season. This picture shows how I secure the cage so heavy winds won't blow them over. Just hammer a 3-4ft section of conduit down next to the middle of one side and secure it with some heavier wire or a T post fence clip. When I put an extension on a cage, I add a second piece of conduit because the tall ones really catch a lot of wind. This picture also demonstrates why I'm not starting any cuttings this winter, I haven't even had time to clean up last years garden! Another thing I like about these cages, there is no trying to drive flimsy wires into the ground which inevitably bend and go wonky. I generally don't secure them with conduit till the plants are about 3 ft tall, the only risk in doing this is about every other year I get busy and forget about it; which results in me coming out to a 5ft tomato plant flat on the ground after a thunder storm made some big gusts and blew it over. If you are lucky, you can find a farm store that sells a fair amount of this. If so, they are bound to have some with damage. Then you can go in and play "Let's make a deal". The first time I did this I got them for a great price, the second time a got a discount but not the screaming deal I got the first go round. I wish I would have bought more at first, but it was just an experiment at that point. I got mine at Murdoch's Ranch Supply. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

cis4elk

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Posted 1455860372	Reply with quote #19

Here is a picture of the backyard. You can see the tomato plants in their cages in the back, all the cages are brimming with tomato plant and will never ever bend. __________________ Calvin Littleton,CO z5/6 Wants List: For everyone to clean-up after themselves and co-exist peacefully. Let's think more about the future of our planet and less about ourselves. :)

eboone

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Posted 1455918753	Reply with quote #20

beautiful yard Calvin! __________________ Ed Zone 6A - Southwest PA --------------------------- Short wish list: CDDG, LSU Red, Dark Greek (Navid), Col Littman's Black Cross. And any cold hardy early fig.

Jodi

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Posted 1455940858	Reply with quote #21

I am blown away by your bounty of Pretos and vistas Paul! Not to mention those gorgeous tomatoes. Then there is Calvin's beautiful yard. You guys are inspiring. Back to the garden again tomorrow working with Figs, roses and dirt! Where else can you have your heart broken by a big green worm eating a tomato and then be comforted by a big fat fig! The joy of it. I think spring is here! Summer hot on her heals. __________________ In the book the "The Meaning of Trees" it is said the fig regulates the heart and that the true essence of Figs is...food for the soul. Daisy's IBT cuttings will be available in January/February along with a few Lampeira Parda. Wishes for Martinenca Rimada, Black Ischia, I258, CddRoja, Jolly Tiger, Your favorite Figgy! Zone 8a Camp Verde AZ

Figinfever

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Posted 1467747570	Reply with quote #22

Deep dark reds everywhere in those figs and tomatoes; It's mouth watering. __________________ Dan, West Central FL 9a Wishlist- Great tasting dark or light figs with deep red interiors: White Madeira, Craven's Craving, Portugal Black Madeira, Sultani, Violeta, USDA Black Ischia, Dall'Osso, CdDB or CdDB-N

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