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Here are some photos from the seminar on Fall Fig Care that I'm sure many of you are curious about. If you have never been to Bill's Figs in NJ I can only describe it as a "fig fantasy" Here's a gentleman who makes his living propagating fig trees (and selling potting systems) and selling fig plants.
I couldn't resist of course and bought a beautiful  one year old Negronne along with one of his his potting systems.
The photos of his figs all lined up is maybe 25 percent of what he has all over his property and they are all different WOW.
I had been here once before and use Bill's system for quite a few of my trees and I am a true believer. I also have a few of my own versions of the pots. Phenomenal results.
Bill started the presentation with a tour of his property with(I think he said) over 650 varieties. Unreal! The seminar and slide show that he does in his barn was mostly for newbies. My interests were in his pruning techniques, but they were a bit brushed over very quickly. Still a real fun fig day
A bonus was had in the end when I had a nice opportunity to chat with the lovely Donna from Philly.

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Sounds wonderful. It's on my bucket list now.
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Coop-

Thanks for posting the photos.   Bill has a fig farm!  Never been there, but now, I must go after seeing what I missed.

(Dom's kids are doing fine).



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Coop-

Thanks for posting the photos.   Bill has a fig farm!  Never been there, but now, I must go after seeing what I missed.

(Dom's kids are doing fine).



Frank


You can see the rows of pots on Google Earth or maps. Looks like a great place to live.
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    Bill from Bill's Figs is one of the good folks who took me to the next level in this wonderful hobby...I paid my first visit to his fig farm three years ago, and have gone back at least once each season since then...I have purchased over a dozen trees from Bill during that time, along with 3 of his self watering systems, and I am a very satisfied customer...Bill always takes the time to answer any questions, and to explain how his "little" hobby grew into a very successful business...if you don't get a chance to visit him this year, then put it on your list of things to do in 2014.
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Thanks for sharing you experience and the pictures as well.

Notice a trend here at these meets.
Grey hair and or balding . ROFL
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Hi Martin and Vince
Glad you enjoyed the post. I know there are a lot of fig crazy fig folks out there curious about Bill. We are lucky to be in driving distance. Its a real treat
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Here's  a quick tour:
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Figaro thanks for posting the video it was enjoyable to watch.
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Good ole' Bill. I too am a satisfied customer. Am wondering whether any member has experienced difficulty with absorption of fertilizer due to fact that in Bill's containers are covered and do not receive hydration from above-does the soil nevertheless fully absorb nutrients deposited on top of the root mass?? Thank you.
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Figaro thanks for posting the video it was enjoyable to watch.


You're most welcome!  Here's some more info on how he does it:

http://figs4fun.com/bills_figs.html
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Rafael
We live close to each other and I have had more success with Bills pots than any other method I have tried. I put the slow release fertilizer in at the beginning of the season and it seems to do the trick. I am assuming it all gets absorbed, but it is hard to tell because you don't open the plastic until the next year. They do grow beautifully, so I think the fertilizer is doing its job.
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Thx Coop
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