sorry i have been MIA for so long. didn't mean to ignore everyone. i had complete melt down last yr around oct. been diagnosed with anxiety disorder and OD on some med and was in coma for 4 days. since then, i haven't even looked at the figs.. and as you might have guessed, they are all dead. 

i know i owe figs to few members, but i'm very embarrassed to say i do not have any live fig trees at this time. i did get USDA/UCD cuttings, but didn't even looked at them till today, and they are molded. 

i also found fig boring beetles on my old trees. 5-6 yr old trees in 15 gal didn't make it either. fortunately blueberries survived, but since i neglected them along with figs, they are not much to look at.

i know i owe people, so please let me know if i can make it up some how.

i won't be coming back as often as i used to, but if you email me, i'll try to get back to you as soon as possible. still on short term disability from work and i rather iffy now days. some days are better than the others. 

pete 

Can I send you a young tree or so? If you are up to caring for them, I'm sure we can get you started with a few, if you are interested. That is, if caring for a few trees is therapy for you instead of a burden.
Glad you are doing better, Pete!

Glad you're back and I hope you'll continue to get better. Like Ed said if you're up for more I would be happy to send you one to help get you restarted as well.

Good to hear from u pete, hope everything works out for u, and I can send a tree or two if you are up to it.

Glad your feeling better...miss your humor......

Pete, glad to hear you are make progress. I have a potted one gallon rooted LDA cutting and some unrooted assorted cuttings I would be glad to send your way. PM me your address and they are in the mail that day.

Pete, the last thing on your mind should be who you owe plants to. Concentrate on getting better for yourself and for your family. Once you are ready to rebuild your collection, we are all ready to contribute. Count on it!

Welcome back Pete. Our thoughts and prayers are with you for a quick recovery! Same here with fig trees or cuttings. We will rebuild your fig army in no time.

Hello Pete, hope things can continue to improve for you.

Good to hear from you, Pete.  Take care of #1....(you)
Always know you can count on us to rebuild your stash, if you desire.

Come to my fig fess Pete. I will hook you up. Get well my friend.

Hello My Friend
Take care, stay in touch. 

Pete, thanks for checking in with us!  As others have said focus on getting your health back on track and then we can donate whatever figs you want to recollect.  I can make you an airlayer of Paridiso-Gene - I know you loved that one!

Welcome back, Pete.
Best wishes for good health. 

thanks all.. now i feel even worse for not keeping my words. i'll be keeping fig trees away from my area for awhile. i want to see if i can keep fig boring beetles away. out of all the figs, only one that truly miss is Paradiso Gene.. lol

Pete, great to hear from you and, as others have said, I hope you continue to get better.  I hope you are able to take it easy and relax.  You don't owe me anything but, even if you did, that would be the last thing on my mind.  Peace!

Welcome back, Pete! I missed your posts. Please get better!

Hello good friend!
Glad to see you back. Get better now..
cheers

Francisco
Portugal

I know it's an ecco, your health is more important than any tree trade. I also miss your posts. Welcome back and take care of yourself. I also have trees available.

Pete, I don't know you as well as some of the other  members here but, just know you should not worry about who you owe Figs to. Worry about getting well and coming back on the Forum and teaching us with your expertise. I promise one thing, when you get back to fooling with Figs again, I will help you build up your collection. For now, please just take care of yourself...... : )

That's a tough diagnosis, and one of the things that make it especially tough is that feeling of guilt. That you should be able to just rise above it, and that you're letting everybody down by not doing so.

The good thing about it is that it'll show you who your friends are. You don't need the people who aren't supportive in your life anyway, let them go.

As far as owing anyone on this forum, if it is important that someone get the cuttings you promised, tell us what you need to make it right, and let the rest of us contribute if we can. Your plants are dead, you can't come up with cuttings, we can, let us know what you need and let us help.

Get better bud.

Glad you're still around, Pete.  Please take care of yourself.  :)

Gee Pete I am really sorry to hear of your health difficulties, I hope you continue to improve and I wish you well. Your Paradiso Gene lives on in Queens as well!

I was MIA too, but just got busy.  I hope you continue to get better and better, and I hope all your figs will be replaced in time.

Suzi

Hi Pete,  it is good to see you.  

Hi Pete,

Do take care and speedy recovery! Figs will be aplenty but first you need to get your health back! 

Hi, Pete!  Hope you're back in your prime and comfortable soon.  Figs will always be around if you want them.

Hey Pete ,
Take good care of yourself.
Glad you could check in with the forum.
I'd be happy to help if you decide to get back into figs.

I second that motion.

We all missed your presence on the forum - great to hear from you.  Mend well!

thanks all, i'm very glad to post here again. as much as i love fig and want to grow them again, fig boring beetle makes me hesitate. maybe after i get rid of all my figs, they are all dead anyway, and clean the area.. in next yr or two, i might give it a shot again. but you can still count on me for weekend drink threads!

lemon in my hoegaarden x) 

 

Yes, clean up all the dead wood and try starting up again next Spring.  With a small number of figs (at least at the beginning) you can watch them closely for insects and take appropriate steps if you see somthing.

Glad you're back Pete. We were all worried about you and you can see you were missed. Get well fig brother.

Pete hi, been wondering where were you. Taking time of the forum and even figs can be good. Can you show pics of damage sites of the boring beetle? Have you noticed they were attracted to trees in particular soils or maybe they Hurt fmv infected trees more than other?

Get better Pete, you can have any fig I have when your ready

hope you get well soon pete, i too have been having health issues. mine with my kidneys. we all know you will be back so no sweat. just get better brother.

Hello Pete and welcome back. I missed your posts and humor,
Sorry to hear what happened to you, I'm glad you're on the road to recovery, hang in there we're all pulling for you.
When your ready for figs I'll be glad to share my fig with you.
Vito

Pete,

So glad to see you back.  I have really missed your posts.  Be well and take care of yourself.  As you can clearly see if you want to get back in again you have many people waiting to share trees with you (myself included).

Pete, so sorry to hear of your illness - I too have been away a bit, sometimes things just get complicated and overwhelming to the point you just can't do a thing.

My in ground LSU Purple is monstrous and healthy!  When you are ready to start, count me in!

My prayers are with you.

Pete, It is great to see that you are posting again ! I miss your humor and I am looking forward to your weekend threads. Like so many others here when you decide to start building your collection back let us know if we can help.  All the best to you !

Good to see you back, Pete.  Sorry to hear about losing your plants. I'm sure Martin would advise to burn them all and dance around the bonfire. 
Be well.