What Do Fig Wives Do?

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vito12831

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Posted 1442427695	Reply with quote #1

OK, true confession. This is Vito's wife and I am posting under my husband's forum name. While Vito was enjoying the Staten Island Fig Fest, I was taking good of his trees. However, just so you know, this is what fig wives do. We pick and eat them WITHOUT weighing and photographing them first! Oh, the pure joy of simply walking out to pick a ripe fig and just eating it! We dont even look at the name of the fig. (Can you imagine). I had one that was so sweet I had to fight the bees to get it. Which one was it? I didn't look! I just enjoyed it! Vito, This is what fig wives do!!!!

strudeldog

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Posted 1442429572	Reply with quote #2

Haha, I love this. But sharing fig experience is so much nicer with a pic, and some folks will tell you if no photo it did not happen. You might not have looked at the name, but I bet you remember where that tree is __________________ Phil N.GA. Zone 7 Looking for: De La Reina, Del La Senyora, Martinenca Rimada, Parfum De Cafards, Ponte Tresa, Sangue Dulce, Emalyn's Purple, and on and on

eboone

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Posted 1442429913	Reply with quote #3

My fig wife just eats half of every fig I pick, she doesn't even have to walk out to get it :) __________________ 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.

james

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Posted 1442430588	Reply with quote #4

I have to split mine in 4... Well, the oldest went to college, now it's three. Since we have Vito's wife here, how did he convince you to let him cure meat in the house? __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

stephanja

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Posted 1442430610	Reply with quote #5

Lol so funny!

Smungung

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Posted 1442430895	Reply with quote #6

Lol wow __________________ Matthew Mei Age:15 Zone 6A Secaucus, New Jersey Aquarist any questions pertaining to fish shoot me a message always willing to help! :) Gardener Fisherman

don_sanders

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Posted 1442432587	Reply with quote #7

Haha, I like her. __________________ Don - Columbus, OH. Zone 5b/6a Wish list: Rafed/Adriano's Genovese Nero, Your favorite fig.

deerhunter16b

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Posted 1442432699	Reply with quote #8

Haha that's great....... __________________ john Zone 7a

rmulhero

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Posted 1442432771	Reply with quote #9

Thanks for sharing, I think you have us all thinking about what our significant others would say in the same situation. __________________ Becky, zone 5 Growing: Hardy Chicago, VdB, Dessert King, Celeste, Green Ischia, Marseilles VS, Kathleen's Black, Red Sicilian, Adriatic JH, Violetta bayerfeinge, New Brunswick, Magnolia and Italian Honey. Wishlist: Sicilian Black JR, Petite Negra, Sweet George, Lattarula, Sals Corleone (Gene), Vasilika sika, Galicia negra, Dalmatie and any cold hardy fig.

RegencyLass

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Posted 1442435137	Reply with quote #10

Mrs Vito, you are a gem! :D __________________ ~RL~ Zone 5 Wish list: Saint Martin, Pastiliere, Panache, Dark Portuguese, Alma, Nero600m, Salce, Vista, Malta Black, Gino, Galicia Negra & Conadria.

vito12831

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Posted 1442435922	Reply with quote #11

@eboone/james- I should have added that to my list: Fig wives eat the whole darn fig! Yes, the entire fig. I can't tell you have many halves and quarters I've eaten. I want the whole flippin' fig! @james - as far as Vito curing meat, he has a pretty good set up in his man cave. And the finished product is pretty amazing. Vito is a pretty humble guy, but as his wife, I can tell you that he is very talented. He can grow anything and can cook anything. So even though I might complain a little about how many trees he has (okay I complain a lot!) or that there is more meat hanging downstairs than in a butcher shop (he has a wine cellar that he converted for curing) the end results are awesome. I just have one rule: I don't care how many trees you have, my car is going in the garage this winter! Just remember, if you make a fig wife mad, she can switch the tags on your trees and you will never know it! Be kind to your fig wife!

Smungung

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Posted 1442447906 · Edited	Reply with quote #12

Lol I love it definitely brightened up my day. __________________ Matthew Mei Age:15 Zone 6A Secaucus, New Jersey Aquarist any questions pertaining to fish shoot me a message always willing to help! :) Gardener Fisherman

FiggyFrank

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Posted 1442448200	Reply with quote #13

So funny. :) I'll bet all fig wives can relate. I've already tried taking over my wife's garage bay, but she axed that right away. __________________ Frank zone 7a - VA

Charlie

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Posted 1442448443	Reply with quote #14

I just about fell out of my chair on that! :) __________________ Zone 7A ~ Fort Smith area Arkansas

DesMoinesWAfig

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Posted 1442513975	Reply with quote #15

You made my day. LOL __________________ Shirley - Zone 8b - Des Moines, WA 60 year old Desert King - (started the fig addiction) Wish List: Maltese Beauty, Saint Rita, Emalyn's Purple I am shikei53 on eBay

sarahkt

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Posted 1442530960 · Edited	Reply with quote #16

That's great! Thanks for sharing! I have a fig boyfriend who's the same way. I'm out of town for a work retreat, and he's been telling me he's just been scarfing down all the figs without documenting any of them. He normally waits and lets me do the photographing next to a quarter ritual (you know what I'm talking about) if the fig is good enough, but sent me this as a joke yesterday: __________________ Sarah from Bay Area, CA (zone: 9B) Wishlist: Sangue Dolce, Black Ischia (UCD), Peloponnisiaka Aspra Sika

james

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Posted 1442531634	Reply with quote #17

Hey Vito, There has been more than a few times I've seen your fig pics, as well as all the times I looked at yo the pics of your capicola and thought you were a lucky guy. Now we see how truly lucky you are. __________________ In containers - Littleton, CO (zone 5b) In ground - N.E of Austin, TX (zone 8b) 2016 Wish List: Dārk Pōrtuguese, Grānthāms Royāl, Lātarolla, Negrettā, Nōire de Bārbentāne, Rockāway Green, Viōlet Sepōr, Viōlette Dāuphine. Iranian figs are always welcome.

indestructible87

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Posted 1442532038	Reply with quote #18

My wife eats half and says that was good,, can we get rid of that variety now? __________________ Travis Pittsburgh, PA

vito12831

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Posted 1442533869	Reply with quote #19

Hi all. I see my wife had some fun while I was away working at the fig fest, I had to spend the night talking to people who I like, eating figs, paw paw and drinking Ice cold beer, poor me! :-) James, I know how lucky I am, I had to go through three wife's to finally find the love of my life. Vito

ChrisK

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Posted 1442534765	Reply with quote #20

Ha, well done Vito. Third time's a charm buddy. And you trust Mrs Vito with your forum password ? Lol. Now I know it's not the Creeters stealing all my figs while im out having fun( playing soccer ).Every time a fig goes missing Mrs K responds with a " the darn squirrel again" and a huge grin on her face!!! Thanks a lot Mrs Vito! Now I do know what's up! You guys are awesome, thanks for posting. __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

kubota1

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Posted 1442535395	Reply with quote #21

Vito, Sounds like your wife is as cool as you are! It's funny what she said. Sounds just like my wife. Sorry I missed you guys at the fest. __________________ Art- Western Pa. 6a

coop951

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Posted 1442536104 · Edited	Reply with quote #22

Sorry you couldn't make it Art. Was lots of fun with our fig crew. And I am honored to say that Vito is a friend of mine who also brought along some figs that he cured in Galliano that was off the charts. I've been dreaming of those ever since My wife loves eating my figs and puts up with my obsession. Can't ask for more than that __________________ Coop Northern NJ Zone 7a

Norhayati

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Posted 1442635347	Reply with quote #23

Switching labels? Hahaha. I hope my husband will never get the idea of switching labels __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

GeneDaniels

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Posted 1442668967	Reply with quote #24

My wife loves figs, esp the Negronne that we had for the first time this year. But I think she likes the Hardy Chicago about as much. Years ago we used to by honey sweet Tashkent figs that she loved, so I really want to grow a good yellow, but so far I've not had much luck. I got cuttings from a Tahskent yellow fig, but the gnats got them. I bought a LSU Gold, but it did nothing this year. I've also started an unknown local yellow, but it also did nothing this year. For some reason yellow figs don't like me. __________________ Zone 7b (Central Arkansas) Seven trees in the ground: Hardy Chicago, Celeste(?), LSU gold, Italian Black, Southern Brown Turkey(?), Strawberry Verte, and Unk yellow. Trees in pots: VdB, CdD, and Sicilian?

snaglpus

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Posted 1442715076 · Edited	Reply with quote #25

My wife crochets A LOT! She make blankets for expecting mothers in our church. Here is one blanket she just finished yesterday. It took her a couple of weeks. This blanket is over 6 feet long and 4 feet wide. I had to lay it on the floor just to snap this photo! Attached Images image.jpeg (83.77 KB, 39 views) __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

ChrisK

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Posted 1442756250	Reply with quote #26

That's a beauty, well done Jackie. In one day? That's very very impressive.Thanks for sharing Dennis. __________________ ChrisK Atl GA Zone 7b-8a

rafaelissimmo

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Posted 1442766360	Reply with quote #27

Mrs Trapani I think you got a better response here than Vito gets when he posts a topic on the forums. :-) __________________ Zone 7b, Queens, New York

vito12831

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Posted 1442806790	Reply with quote #28

Rafael, I can see why Vito enjoys this forum so much. Such a great group of people who share a love of figs! I guess I just wanted to draw attention to those of us left behind to take care of the trees and see if anyone else could relate to the life of a fig wife; the watering of the trees (which is a CHORE), picking of ripe fruit, and tending to the many cuttings that are started. So many trees!!! And a fig wife knows that even though her husband proudly announces how many fig trees he will be taking (thereby reducing his collection), he will be bringing just as many, if not more, back! Always another variety that he must have!! And how about the phone call....Hi, sweetie, miss you, did you water the fig trees? But, he loves it! It makes him happy! And they taste so darn good! He loves growing them and I love eating them! We're a perfect match!

snaglpus

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Posted 1442842067	Reply with quote #29

ChrisK, I just edited my post. She didn't complete it in one day. It took her a few weeks. She finally made me one after I complained about her making everybody a blanket except me. He hehe. This one is by far the prettiest I've seen though! __________________ Dennis Charlotte, North Carolina/Zone 8a

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