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Subject: Organza bags in effect Replies: 40
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I use 5x7 inches

Subject: Plant pot mover Replies: 25
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I've been using this for 3 years on pots up to 40 gal

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200586484_200586484    $80

Also, the old N Tools tree pot mover link doesn't work.  Here's the new link.

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200631819_200631819  $200


The link to the bigger plate dolly above doesn't work for me because of extra, invisible characters after the .html.  Here's a link that does

http://www.nurseryenterprises.com/large-pot-dolly.html     $460

We're not told the widest pot this can handle but given the 16" wheels it looks like a 20" diameter pot will fit but a 24" pot might not.  So this might handle a 20 gal pot but not a 30 gal pot.  For the money I'll stick with the $79 NT hand truck.  Even if it wears out 3 times sooner you'll still save money buying 3 of them.

Subject: Help with struggling figs! Replies: 25
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It's very hard to say.  Knowing where you are may help.  A city and country or if it's a small country just the country would help.  If the soil is too dense it may alternate being too wet and too dry.  Young figs are more sensitive to soil conditions than older ones.  What's the recommended fertilizer concentration?  There should be one for garden plants and 1 for houseplants.  Since this is in a pot you have to use houseplant strength or less.

Subject: New Again Replies: 12
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Welcome Back!

Subject: free figs Replies: 22
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Airfare to VT just tripled.

Subject: Figs in Baku, Azerbaijan Replies: 6
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Congratulations on all of your finds!  I hope pruners are cheap.   :)

Subject: Question About the Importance of Up-Potting in the Same Mix Replies: 5
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The reason some people say that is if there's an interface between 2 very different soil types water can run along the interface instead of penetrating in to the soil.  To avoid that you can blend the soils where they meet or interrupt the smooth interface with things like pine bark chunks.  You can even make numerous small holes in the lower layer and fill them with soil from the upper layer.  I'm sure there are other ways as well.

Subject: White Italian pics Replies: 3
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Congratulations!

Noe of my brebas are ripening yet.

Subject: Huge Ripe Improved a Brown Turkey Replies: 7
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Very nice!

Subject: Just a little bragging:) Replies: 13
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Beautiful and you have more tomatoes than I do.

Subject: Maltese Falcon GM-5 picS Replies: 17
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Congratulations!

Subject: Wait or Pluck? Let the critters have it? Replies: 13
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Stay strong, Suzi!  You can put some 1/2 inch hardware cloth around it to keep it from the critters.

Subject: Fig trees 2016 Replies: 3
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Congratulations!  They look great.

Subject: Intro - Another Texas Newbe Replies: 13
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Welcome!  Best of luck with your trees.  Tell FnS TXn I said hi!

Subject: Where have all the flowers gone? Replies: 32
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I've heard from a few of the most experienced people on here that they don't like answering the same questions over and over for people who don't search.

Subject: Got this one from one of our local scammers two years ago lol Replies: 5
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Well it's great that you like it.  Show us the inside of the fruit.

Subject: Nazrati Brebas Replies: 8
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I've heard of Nazarti and Nazareth.  Is this different than those or are two or three synonyms?

Thanks.

Subject: Breba from Unknown FINALLY. ID Please? Replies: 4
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There is no such thing a a wrong place for a fig tree.  It may be that your house is in the wrong place, though.    :)

Subject: Tracking or Cataloging a Fig Collection Replies: 22
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Access is a lot more flexible and organized than a spread sheet can be.  It's easy to learn and totally worth it.

Cliff, I'd love to see what you come up with.  I had a lot of linked tables but I lost my whole DB in a computer crash - data and design.  My back up S/W said every day that it was working but nothing had been recorded for 3 years.  I'm slowly re-doing my inventory.

Subject: artificial fig ripening Replies: 15
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If I was going to expose a fig to ethylene I'd do it while the fig was still on the tree.  I guess I'll have to find some.  :) 

Subject: OT - Bocca d'oro , breba time - first wasps - rind&flute grafts.. Replies: 9
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Congratulations!

Subject: Tracking or Cataloging a Fig Collection Replies: 22
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I use MS access  When I get more than 10,000 figs I'll have to learn something else.  Probably not until 2018, though.

Welcome to the forum!

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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You do need a pollinator for bigger and more berries.

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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Aaron, have you had the fruit yet?  Is there any this year?

Subject: Hand Fig Pollination Procedure Replies: 20
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BTW, I'd still eat the figs and spit out the seeds   :)

Have you tried sowing without fermentation? 

Subject: Hand Fig Pollination Procedure Replies: 20
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Wow, terrific!  Congratulations on your seedlings!  A tip for you:

Pollen is easily damaged.  Practice your technique with some white powder you can get on the street corner downtown.

In all seriousness that's a great accomplishment.  I'm pretty disappointed that it took 4 years to get your first breba and 5 to get a good crop and that's on 1 caprifig out of 3.  Have the others produced figs yet?  I was hoping they'd start in 3 and be great by 4 - 5.

I've heard that persistent caprifig pollen isn't of as high a quality as the rest of the caprifigs so your goals may be interfering with your success.  :)   But they're great goals so more power to you!

Are you interested in getting a Gillette?

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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Do you know the varieties?  There are early and late blooming types.  Here are some examples:
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http://honeyberryusa.com/honeyberry-plants-1.html

Haskap/Honeyberry Bloom Chart
EarlyMidLateMid-LateVery Late
Aurora*
Tundra*
Indigo Gem*
Indigo Treat*
Berry Smart Blue
Cinderella
Sugar Mountain Blue™
Svetlana		Borealis*
Honey Bee*		Boreal Blizzard*
Solo™
Maxie™		Boreal Beast*
(upcoming release)		Boreal Beauty*
(upcoming release)
<name="bloomchart" id="bloomchart">

Note: For growers on the west coast and in zones 7 or higher, we recommend our late bloomers which break do not break dormancy as quickly as the early bloomers. Our late bloomers have also proven to be cold hardy to zone 3 and possibly even lower.

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OTOH, web sites claim the flowers are not affected by temps less than 19 - 22 F.

Try pouring some warm Red Bull on your local hives.

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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I went to some local nurseries and they all had only 1 variety, Sugar Mountain Blue.  It had several berries and they had a mild but pleasant taste.  I bought 1 and while reading found out that they need pollinators  :)   I did a lot more reading online and found that some varieties taste terrible until 4 weeks after the outside turns blue.  Once the inside turns from green to blue THEN they're ripe. 

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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Those of you who like them, please tell us what varieties you have.  Thanks.

Subject: When Can i Fertilize? Replies: 5
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Ideally you want to fertilize just when the hormones are flowing to cause bud break.  If you're not mystically gifted you wait to see buds start expanding like the rest of us.  The strength of the fertilizer depends on the age of the plants.  I give 1/2 houseplant strength to recently rooted cuttings and go up to houseplant strength when they're fully hardened off.  It's better to give a small amount often than a large amount infrequently. 

It's also important to stop fertilizing 6-8 weeks before your plants will need to go dormant.

Subject: First edible 135-15s Replies: 6
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Congratulations!  How are the bananas?

Subject: New here - Dry Buds :( help! Replies: 17
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You can fertilize it if you're bringing it in at night as long as it gets direct sun outside every day.  The worst thing you can do is fertilize it so it grows fast then leave it inside during the day where that growth will be weak and lanky.  Depending on how big your leaves are you may have to acclimate them slowly to the sunlight.

Subject: New here - Dry Buds :( help! Replies: 17
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There's nothing wrong with moving it in and out depending on the weather.  Many do that.  Everyone with just a few figs in areas that get cold does that.  Keep doing it  :)   Keep it moist but not overly wet and fertilize it using houseplant strength fertilizer once it's outside during daylight hours every day.  For fastest recovery don't let it see temps under 55 or so but have it outside as much as possible.  When inside keep it in as much sun as you can.  If you don't the growth will get lanky and weak.

Putting your zone and approximate location in your sig like Sas has will always help you get better answers to your question.

Subject: New member from Ontario Replies: 11
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Welcome!  I'm in Z6.  I keep all my figs in my garage and turn this on if needed.  I can keep it above 30 in there even when it's -5 outside.

http://www.amazon.com/DeLonghi-EW7707CM-Safeheat-ComforTemp-Oil-Filled/dp/B000TGDGLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1463370048&sr=8-1&keywords=delonghi+oil+filled+heater

Subject: East MLK UNKNOWN from doncentraltexas Replies: 16
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Soooooo under ripe.   :(

Subject: Does Trees Of Joy ship cuttings worldwide Replies: 4
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On his web site there's a contact link, they're also on FB

http://www.treesofjoy.com

Subject: PURPLE PASSION FIG Replies: 10
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HMH, you went too far back in time.  It's not quite 4 years since they posted.   ;)

Subject: FMV Replies: 4
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First of all, welcome to the forum!  Both of the above posts are right.  I'm leaning toward this being a fungus because of the brown in the middle of the yellow.  The fungus will make the leaf drop but it won't really hurt the plant.  Don't let dead leaves stay around and let it dry a bit if you can.  FMV is everywhere so if you want this variety I'd say go for it.  Good fertilization with major and minor nutrients will help your plant minimize the effects of any virus and recover faster from any infection.  Be sure the soil drains well so the roots don't sit in water.  Figs hate that.  Including your location in your sig like everyone else in this thread does will help us help you more effectively.  :)

Subject: Sealing Cuts With Super Glue Replies: 6
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If you use super glue the plant will learn how to make it and when you bite in to a fig your mouth will be sealed shut.

Subject: Hello Replies: 13
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Welcome!  You'll have over 100 different kinds before you know it.

Subject: Improved Brown Turkey breba Pics Replies: 21
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There are also a few English Brown Turkeys and a Vern's Brown Turkey.

Subject: Black Maderia Figlets Forming Replies: 4
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Congratulations!

Subject: NERO 600M RIPE FRUIT PIC Replies: 23
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Congratulations!  Maybe I should move to LA.

Subject: Fig Mystery Replies: 9
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There's a 25% chance of it being an common fig but since it appears you have the wasp your smyrnas are edible so you have about a 50% chance of having an edible fig. 

Subject: Looking for Battaglia Replies: 9
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Cutting season is mostly over unless someone has some stored in their fridge.  It starts back up in mid - late fall.

Subject: What has Bill been up to? Replies: 9
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Congratulations on the new job and better weather.  Now all you have to do is scare your neighbors off and buy their land.

Subject: Has anyone used 'Soil Moist' for their containers? Replies: 3
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It can work but either the biofuingicide or the mycorrhizae eat the crystals.  If you have the plain BX you don't have to worry.  It already drains more slowly than the HP so be wary of putting newly rooted cuttings in it.  The crystals work fine as long as microorganisms don't eat them.

Subject: Vegetation progress in zone 6 and 7 Replies: 12
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I'm in Z 6 and I have some trees that look fine but haven't budded out yet and some trees that have ten or more leaves at full size.

Subject: Large fig trees for sale at garden centers trained to grow improperly Replies: 30
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I see it as 2 plants for the price of 1.  I got a panache like that and air layered the top off.  The lower stem sprouted along its length and the upper part was an instant bush.

Subject: vdb: rooting but no leaf Replies: 16
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Fertilizing it with half houseplant strength fertilizer should help.  As was mentioned before be sure not to over water.

Another thing you can try is Keiki paste.  You scrape a small piece of bark and put a dab there.  It works best if you put it on a node (just barely scrape some brown off if you do that).

Good luck.