New year resolution

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Norhayati

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Posted 1483246486	Reply with quote #1

If I counted all the dead fig cuttings, dead trees...I would have almost 100 varieties of figs. Now I have around 30 varieties. No more buying..no more buying. I hope this resolution will last me for a year at least. Happy new year everyone. __________________ Norhayati Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Wish list: Black Madeira

OttawanZ5

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Posted 1483251307	Reply with quote #2

Happy New Year. It is better to count the blessings and asking for more. __________________ Ottawan-Z5a, Canada

AltadenaMara

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Posted 1483270548 · Edited	Reply with quote #3

New Years Resolutions: I will wait for reports from two if not three people that "X" fig is the most delicious fig they have ever eaten before buying "X" from a reliable source or going crazy bidding for "X" on eBay. I will be thankful for all the wonderful figs I have already and keep reminding myself I don't have to own all the best fig trees in the world. Happy New Year everyone! __________________ Mara Southern California Zone 1990= 9b 2012= 10a 2020=?

arachyd

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Posted 1483274596	Reply with quote #4

I will pause and seriously think about whether I need the fig I don't have before buying/bidding. I don't know that it will stop me but at least it's a step...maybe not in the right direction but at least it's a step...almost...sigh. Back to surfing Ebay. __________________ Wish list: Dalmatie, LSU Gold, Ponte Tresa, 豐產黃 (Bountiful Harvest) Zone 7b

tinyfish

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Posted 1483277480	Reply with quote #5

I think the best way to curb my fig addiction is to disconnect my internet. I can't want/buy what I can't see...LOL!

dkirtexas

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Posted 1483278447	Reply with quote #6

There is excellent logic in starting with common fig cuttings to learn and to gain experience prior to increasing inventory and watching many of them die from, most of the time, preventable mistakes. It is very frustrating to watch any cutting die, it is very expensive to watch the premium cuttings/young trees die. __________________ Thx, glad to be here Danny K "EL CAZADOR DE HIGO" Waskom Tx Zone 7B/8 Wish list: anything anyone wants me to have. LSU RED. Any LSU fig.

DevIsgro

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Posted 1483279497	Reply with quote #7

I agree dkirtexas. I would add that not all cuttings take in best of conditions, some varieties will take very well some not at all. I have heard good results about grafting those hard to root varieties. My new year's resolution is to put half of my discretionary money into restoring my truck a little more, not just more trees. __________________ Currently growing 50-60 varieties, this season's cuttings dependant. Hopefully I'll get to taste a few more this year...

figpig_66

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Posted 1483286005	Reply with quote #8

My resolution is two get rid of most of my common figs from the south and keep only my favorite figs or figs from other countries. I have pot after pot of green ischia Celeste white ishia. Etc. That i rooted and rooted for practice. Now i am taking care of these. And i already have them in ground. __________________ 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

pverdes3

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Posted 1483291300	Reply with quote #9

I will eat fresh figs from my own trees. I will stop chasing exotics and focus on reliable proven varieties. __________________ Gabriel - Hungary - zone 6b/7a Wish list: Izbat an Naj, Ice Crystal, Tashkent

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