figgary
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Posted 1468803190
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Are Peter's Honey normally this prolific? I really enjoyed the few I got last year, but it seems to be going crazy this year. Still a few weeks away, but every branch on my tree looks like these 2. It's in a 30 gallon container and in its 3rd year. I know Dennis likes this fig, anyone else grown it for a long time? Is this normal?
ross
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Posted 1468805059
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Lol yes. My Kadota is very similar. It's incredible. Also have some double figs at some nodes.. You also have some really close node spacing. Any idea how you're getting close node spacing, Gary? What do you fertilize with?
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figgary
1387147322
Posted 1468808924
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Hey Ross, I think the node spacing is due to 12 hrs of sun a day. I grow organic, so it's compost, oyster shell, rock phosphate, and fish meal or emulsion. I thought about growing a Kadota, but there are mature ones all around this area. I do have a Janice Seedless Kadota, but it doesn't produce like the PH.
ross
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Posted 1468898995
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Here's a pic of mine gary. A fig on every node and an extra double fig on every 4th node.
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Jamie0507
1435895205
Posted 1468906421
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Whoa Gary!! You definitely hit the jackpot with your Peter's Honey this year! I can't get over how many figs I'm seeing! And Ross your Kadota is also sporting a ginormous load of figs! Nice job both of yas
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13MXbhU3b-5Y4bkNSWHVikw6m-vovlHZcBjcsxMwQ7iY
Smyfigs
1443660141
Posted 1468927292
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Gary, your trees is really doing great! I have Peters Honey and it DOES produce well from what I saw last year (first year). My tree DOES NOT look like yours, however. Yours is really looking good!
Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a
rmulhero
1429223986
Posted 1468957336
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Looks like one healthy and happy fig tree, hence why its rewarding you with an amazing crop! Do you find that they like the oyster shell, I was thinking about using it.
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figgary
1387147322
Posted 1468960361
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Becky, lime is beneficial for figs, especially potted plants. My well water is also on the acidic side, so I add a handful of ground oyster shell lime to the potting mix.
Pana13
1467077952
Posted 1468962959
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Nice seeing peoples fig production doing well. I believes two of my trees are Peters honey and are also doing better this year then other years. Pics of two different trees I suspect are Peters. One is for sure as that's what the tag said. The other not 100% sure but possibly. These are both
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pino
1383190021
Posted 1468964418
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What a great fig producer!
Pino, zone 6, Niagara, JCJ Acres
Pana13
1467077952
Posted 1468964831
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I would say for me around early Sept but I think earlier this year as the weather here in Toronto has been superb. Don't know about other guys
figgary
1387147322
Posted 1468976476
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Pino, mid to late August last year, perhaps a little sooner this year.
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1468984125
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Guys, I've been picking a few figs over the past 2 weeks in Charlotte. I have one tree that's over 8 feet tall! It' s going in the ground next spring. I have another one with a few swollen figs but they have not oozed yet.....maybe tomorrow. PH sometimes take a few years to really put out some nice figs. But it is one of my favorites. However, this year the one fig tree that puts out constantly is Smith. I must have 4 or 5 trees. I have a bowl of ripe figs in the fridge now. Even the wife likes them.
figgary
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Posted 1468985352
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Good to hear, Dennis. I've been waiting 2 years to try a Smith, and it looks like this is the year.
Figinfever
1463715687
Posted 1469032777
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Dennis, all things being equal, which do you favor more for its taste, Peter's Honey or Smith for your growing conditions?
Figinfever
1463715687
Posted 1469033270
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Originally Posted by figgary
Smyfigs
1443660141
Posted 1469046426
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Mine have come in early August.
Meg-Hardiness Zone 10a
EDoukas
1372862206
Posted 1469632113
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I have similar production and short node-spacing on some of mine as well. I think that it has to do with not going fertilize/nitrogen crazy as well. In the spring, if the green growth is so explosive, there will be longer space, more stem and foliage growth and less fruit. Good sun exposure and not over watering will aid in this too.not mixed in, the plants never get burned. It trickles down slowly to the root zone from watering, and the more you water (hottest months) the more nutrients the plant gets, so its the perfect solution for me year-round. If you have a few worms in the pots, its a plus, because they come up to feed and bring it down to the root zone through their digestive track which is one of the best, most bioavailable forms...
snaglpus
1244258188
Posted 1469634549
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Well, that's a very difficult comparison to perform. First of all, their taste is like night and day. Smith ripens first and has a rich tangy berry flavor. People who taste Smith want more. It taste like a black fig!
