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Subject: O.T. Boston Marathon Bombing Replies: 22
Posted By: KK Views: 932
 
never mind

Subject: O.T. Boston Marathon Bombing Replies: 22
Posted By: KK Views: 932
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by BronxFigs
laughable, Frau Clinton? 



Subject: O.T. Boston Marathon Bombing Replies: 22
Posted By: KK Views: 932
 

Brings back thoughts of 9/11. I live about 5 miles outside NYC, I could see the Towers burning from my attic window. At the time my Dad was in Hackensack Hospital. The Hospital called around noon because they were discharging some patients early to make room for 9/11 victims. When we got there they had a huge triage set up outside waiting for casualties that never arrived.

Subject: Mold issue Replies: 7
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You also need to air your tubs out every day or so especially after spritzing. I pop the top and use it as a fan to exchange the air.I don't mist/spray all the cuttings only where I see mold.

Subject: Mold issue Replies: 7
Posted By: KK Views: 535
 
For years I used a 10-20% solution of Clorox and a Q-Tip to dab mold away. It was only a temporary fix as the mold usually came back but was enough to keep it at bay. I switched to a Hydrogen Peroxide solution (1 tablespoon to a cup of water) in a mist/spray bottle. A spritz here and there works just as good and is not as caustic. 


Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicks
Cutting head is getting mold, unable to sprout while it is rooting as well.

What is wrong?

Subject: It's all about the roots Replies: 19
Posted By: KK Views: 1,038
 
They have couple of sizes

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202086174?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=Mixing+Tub&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202086174#.UWHBu0rqlFk

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202086173?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=Mixing+Tub&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202086173#.UWHB8UrqlFk


Quote:
Originally Posted by Nichole
I need to get one one. I'm using a large mixing bowl and it just isn't big enough. Messy.

Subject: It's all about the roots Replies: 19
Posted By: KK Views: 1,038
 
I think they're used to mix concrete, Home Depot carries them

Quote:
Originally Posted by Nichole
Tom, what is that black container you use to mix up your soil?

Subject: I have extra Replies: 92
Posted By: KK Views: 7,411
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by gorgi
>>> Looks like a Mt. Etna type fig.
(e.g., HC and Sal(EL) )
I second that...
There seems to be quite a few of them growing around here in the NE.


Hey gorgi

my Sals from Gene




my HC from you

Subject: hydrogen peroxide Replies: 18
Posted By: KK Views: 1,675
 
Came across this short PDF today containing info about  organic ferts and amendments.

32. Hydrogen Peroxide
 
It is this hydrogen peroxide in rainwater that makes it so much more effective than tap water when given
to plants. With the increased levels of atmospheric pollution, however, greater
amounts of H202 react with air borne toxins and never reach the ground. To compensate for this, many farmers have been
increasing crop yields by spraying them with diluted hydrogen peroxide (5 to 16 ounces of 35% mixed
with 20 gallons of water per acre). You can achieve the same beneficial effect with your house plants by
adding 1 ounce of 3% hydrogen peroxide (or 16 drops of 35% solution) to every quart of water you give
your plants. (It can also be made into an excellent safe insecticide. Simply spray your plants with 8
ounces of 3% peroxide mixed with 8 ounces of white sugar and one gallon of water.)


 
http://www.omasgartenpflanzen.com/Organic_Directory.pdf

Subject: Up-potting math questions. Ugggghhh Replies: 8
Posted By: KK Views: 550
 
Maybe this?


http://www.metric-conversions.org/volume/us-dry-gallons-to-cubic-yards.htm

Subject: Is a raid coming to you soon? Replies: 18
Posted By: KK Views: 1,127
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by HarveyC
My home isn't visible from the road, I'm back behind my orchard.  This couple seemingly did nothing to gain the attention of law authorities other than the place they shopped.  I'd probably lose my temper if those jerks came into my place like that.  If I could remain calm, I'd probably remain silent and let them waste their time.



I simply don’t want them coming in. Just because I don’t grow it does not mean I don’t use it. Those little doggy noses are hard to fool.

Subject: are roots sensitive to light? Replies: 8
Posted By: KK Views: 715
 
Clear cups with a matching colored cup works great, lasts forever and keeps the gnats out of your holes :)

Subject: Is a raid coming to you soon? Replies: 18
Posted By: KK Views: 1,127
 
I blacked out my basement windows long ago :)

Tar paper works great, from the outside can't even tell


Quote:
Originally Posted by HarveyC
April 20th seems to be the date of preference.  I stocked up on various indoor gardening supplies beginning about 14 months ago and I've wondered about the crazy things big brother might be thinking...

http://news.yahoo.com/kansas-couple-indoor-gardening-prompted-pot-raid-182449463.html

Subject: National wholesale liquidators Replies: 4
Posted By: KK Views: 552
 



Quote:
Originally Posted by Smaritza
I'm going to back and check for kangaroots. Maybe if I stock up now, I won't have to buy anything next year. We had a hydro store, but I think they closed. The fig cuttings might rot with all of that spraying going on. Yikes!


I've never used kangaroots but for $10 I gave it a try. They also had Fox Farm Grow and Bloom.

My bottle says 2 years from date stamp, mine was Feb 2013

Subject: National wholesale liquidators Replies: 4
Posted By: KK Views: 552
 
My NWL had Bush Doctor® Kangaroots® for $9.99. Saw the same stuff a few weeks ago at a Hydro store in Fairfield for $27. Loaded with Mycorrhizae, for $10 I couldn’t resist.



The Hydro store also had a cloner stuffed with various cuttings. My eyes were drawn to the fig cuttings. The guy said the owner lived in S Jersey and his fig trees suffered major damage from superstorm Sandy. The cloner was continually spraying/misting the cuttings with water constantly running off the ends. He said it was the first time they were trying to root figs. I see failure right around the corner.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Smaritza
I guess spring has sprung. My local National Wholesale Liquidators has Foxfarm products. I purchased a bag of fertilizer from them for about 10 bucks. It's usually a little more expensive online. They also had a ginormous (to me anyway) bale of sp. peat moss. They also has some compost for about 3 bucks. Those last two were not any name brand I recognized. But when I get a chance, I'll go back and get the compost.

Subject: I have extra Replies: 92
Posted By: KK Views: 7,411
 
NO

Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
PM SENT  Do they cover this tree during the winter? 

Subject: I have extra Replies: 92
Posted By: KK Views: 7,411
 

I have some cuttings I clipped today from a local unknown. Rosemary’s New York Ave Purple located in Lyndhurst NJ.
Rosemary tells me her Dad planted it “about” 50 years ago. They just sold the house, moving to Arizona on the 1st. She tells me the new owners are cutting the tree down.
When I visited last August the tree was covered with birds so I didn’t get any really ripe figs but the ones I had were pretty good. Right now I’m doing 3 requests you pay postage, USA/Paypal only.

If I don’t reply to your message you didn’t make it.

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Subject: Private Messages from unknowns.. over and over Replies: 11
Posted By: KK Views: 665
 
Actually they have a pretty good chance of making it through customs, at least NY customs.

I recently traded with Indonesia, China, Germany and Portugal. They all arrived but you definitely are taking a chance.



Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgdrvr
Here's what I got :

Quote:
Originally Posted by aeilee
Why is that? I have traded people fig cuttings from Europe the US and Asia, all the cuttings that were sent to me got through, and I received them. We all think that customs will take them away, but each time I make a trade, they come out being successful.


Quote:
Originally Posted by dawgdrvr
Quote:
Originally Posted by aeilee
Hey, Do you have any cuttings to trade? I would love to trade some cuttings, I have trees from Lebanon, who are just taking too much space. Would you be willing to send me a cutting or two for a few Lebanese fig cuttings?

Thank you,

Aeilee


I would like to , but they would not make it through customs

Subject: Lowe's 5 Gallon paint buckets Replies: 31
Posted By: KK Views: 2,682
 
Does anyone think those black plastic nursery pots are food grade? I doubt it.

Subject: Lowe's 5 Gallon paint buckets Replies: 31
Posted By: KK Views: 2,682
 
I have sushi place a few blocks away that discards those soy buckets and square pickled ginger buckets every other week. Good deal.




Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasa
Try stopping by a chinese  or teryaki and ask for their empty soy sauce 5 gallons... I just got 5 yesterday- FREE of costs... Also, painters use those buckets, nothing that some soap and water won't clean... but food is my favorite.  Also use them for storing my chicken food.

Subject: Lowe's 5 Gallon paint buckets Replies: 31
Posted By: KK Views: 2,682
 

Subject: A few questions about cuttings Replies: 4
Posted By: KK Views: 666
 
I don’t have any problems acclimating to room humidity. Most of mine usually have more roots than leaves as I pluck off any vigorous buds while developing in paper towel land. 

I fertilize regularly using ¼ teaspoon Miracle Grow to a quart of water. I’ve tried this on plants that are pretty dry with no apparent side effects. Your mileage may vary. 





Quote:
Originally Posted by Nichole
I have a few misc questions for you all.

1) At what point do you consider a cutting ready to handle regular room humidity? ie if it can handle X amount of hours out without wilting, it's ready...?

2) At what point do you feed your cuttings, and what is your method of choice? What I have handy is 'BioBizz Fish Mix liquid fertilizer', 'Jobes organic fruit and citrus granules'  

3) Thus far I have NO GNATS (knock on wood)...I am potting up some of my cuttings into 1 gallon containers and using pro mix HP. Would you recommend I isolate these up-potted plants away from my gnat-free cuttings? I did not use pro mix HP for my cuttings in cups.

Thanks.

Subject: Gnats protection idea Replies: 6
Posted By: KK Views: 574
 
Back in Oct I had about 30-40 flying around at any given moment. Haven’t seen a gnat in months. Sand worked for me but its a PITA. My sand is usually wet, when its dry my plants need water. I use about a quarter inch on top and restrict access to the drainage holes. No Chemicals were used.

Subject: The smallest cutting Replies: 30
Posted By: KK Views: 1,752
 
more than 1 node but just about an inch, Black Madeira

Subject: 32 oz. Cold Plastic Cups Replies: 10
Posted By: KK Views: 903
 
China Taste had offered a few for free but when I told him 50 now and 50 later he had second thoughts. I root in 7oz cups with the 32oz the last stop in a clear container.





Quote:
Originally Posted by greenfig
Quote:
Originally Posted by KK

I was tempted to buy these but 500 might outlive me. My local Chinese restaurant sells me 50 for $10, no tops.  

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-32-oz-microwavable-translucent-round-deli-container-500-cs/127RD32BULK.html



KK, in Los Angeles you can get those for free at big box grocery stores like Ralfs etc. They are large and nice. I tried to root a fresh cutting in some garden soil covered with a zip lock bag with 2 holes over that plastic container. They root and grow just as fast as using a baggie method + potting later.  The stores sell potato salads/pasta salads in those containers.

Subject: Is Manure good for the fig tree? Replies: 49
Posted By: KK Views: 4,782
 
If Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey comes to your town give the arena a call. At the Meadowlands, people line up to take the Elephant doo away. Way too powerful to use straight, needs a little aging first. Read about it in my local paper, never used it  

Subject: 32 oz. Cold Plastic Cups Replies: 10
Posted By: KK Views: 903
 

I was tempted to buy these but 500 might outlive me. My local Chinese restaurant sells me 50 for $10, no tops.  

http://www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-32-oz-microwavable-translucent-round-deli-container-500-cs/127RD32BULK.html

Subject: the ultimate fig protection Replies: 6
Posted By: KK Views: 535
 
or this


Subject: Fig Pizza? Replies: 14
Posted By: KK Views: 819
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JD
KK,
Will you please post the recipe for Charles Edward's Pizza Dough, page 67? Wondering if he does anything special. Also, what is the name of the book?


Too much salt for me

 

Under the Fig Leaf (Thanks Chris)

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615280307/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=7352749157&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1281747334983929662&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&ref=pd_sl_8exo926fy5_e

Subject: Fig Pizza? Replies: 14
Posted By: KK Views: 819
 
I lifted this from a fig recipe book





 

 

 

 

Subject: _____ FIG JAM Knowledge Sharing ____ Replies: 41
Posted By: KK Views: 2,109
 
The lazy mans way. Found this today, not bad for $5.99.

Subject: Elmers Glue and salvaging a cutting - please advise Replies: 14
Posted By: KK Views: 1,295
 

I tried wax and the black pruning goop that takes forever to dry. Started using this last year.



Air dries in under an hour, 5 minutes if you put it in front of a fan. Peels right off in 1 piece. The bottle will dry out in a year so between uses I run a layer or 2 of black electrical tape around the top.

And it comes in several colors. Next Xmas I'm doing the red and green thing :)

Subject: Adult gnats - who cares? Replies: 26
Posted By: KK Views: 1,608
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Grasa
I had a few outside that had nice sprouts in early fall, I just check them...an whoolah...all eaten up! 


Are you absolutely sure they are fungus gnats? Everything I read says adults don't feed. I usually get them every year in the basement when I grow the garden veggies. I've never seen leaf damage.

Subject: Whats a good soil to use that doesnt require a lot of mixing? Replies: 29
Posted By: KK Views: 1,971
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by drivewayfarmer
KK ,
Thanks , that is a very interesting article.


BTW, I emailed the author about the typo


its  "The mix will have about 300 to 400 ppm"  not "The mix will have about 3 to 400 ppm"

Subject: Adult gnats - who cares? Replies: 26
Posted By: KK Views: 1,608
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nichole
how long does is take for the gnats to show themselves?


From egg laying about

Subject: Whats a good soil to use that doesnt require a lot of mixing? Replies: 29
Posted By: KK Views: 1,971
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 71GTO
Thanks guys, I'm always curious what everyone else is doing. I have not seen any fox farm mixes around here. Promix has been working well for me with a few extras added in.


I found this interesting

http://www.allergyfree-gardening.com/articles/13-the-real-dirt-on-potting-soil-mixes.html

Subject: Adult gnats - who cares? Replies: 26
Posted By: KK Views: 1,608
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Nichole
If the sand has to be dry, how do you water them?


My sand is usually wet, when its dry my plant needs water. Can't decide whether sand acts as a mulch to retain moisture in the soil or as a wick to dry it out faster. I'm leaning towards a wick.

Subject: moving up pot sizes and questions Replies: 7
Posted By: KK Views: 720
 
I root in 7oz then move to 16oz - 32oz - 1 gallon

I use colored or painted cups (without holes) of the same size to block sun/algae/gnats  






Subject: Whats a good soil to use that doesnt require a lot of mixing? Replies: 29
Posted By: KK Views: 1,971
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 71GTO
Do you guys mix anything else in with any of these potting soils or do you use them straight from the bag?


I usually add some course perlite

Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
Posted By: KK Views: 22,854
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jenniferarino83
I love pictures. Here is mine :-) Jennifer

Nice pics flirt :)

Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
Posted By: KK Views: 22,854
 


I see floured deep fried squid rings

Inline image

Subject: Adult gnats - who cares? Replies: 26
Posted By: KK Views: 1,608
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tylerj
How are people making out with sand???



I had about 30 – 40 flying around at any given time about 3-4 months ago. Haven’t seen one in a long time. Sand on top, cup with holes goes into an identical sized cup without holes, no chemicals.

Subject: Whats a good soil to use that doesnt require a lot of mixing? Replies: 29
Posted By: KK Views: 1,971
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by newnandawg
I use Promix HP. You can order here http://www.atlantishydroponics.com/Soil-and-Growing-Media


Anyone looking for perlite and Pro-mix in North Jersey Levitt's in Parsippany has decent prices

Just picked up 4 cf coarse perlite for $16 and 3.8 cf Pro_mix BX $28.50


http://levittsllc.com/

Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
Posted By: KK Views: 22,854
 

Only pics I have are from the good'ol days. You could buy a new Pontiac Lemans for $3500 in 1974.





 

Subject: Running out of windows (pics) Replies: 9
Posted By: KK Views: 811
 
I feel your pain

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Subject: John's Palisade Green (discovery) Replies: 31
Posted By: KK Views: 1,262
 

I found this tree on Palisade Ave Garfield. Had to be almost 30 feet tall. John was allergic to figs so I ate a bunch, nice taste, crunchy. He had 2 of the same tree. Couldn’t tell me much about it. I went back about 2 weeks later after several days of heavy rain. Good amount of splits. I’m still going to grow it this year and give it a try.  I found about 50 different trees this summer without hardy trying. Managed to get cuttings for about 20 of them. Some really tall trees.

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Subject: Grow indoor Replies: 17
Posted By: KK Views: 953
 
Nice job Jimmy, I was wondering how you were going to handle all those young cuttings


Quote:
Originally Posted by jimmychao

My town does not allow me to build green house because of setback issue. So I build a grow room in basement. The temperature is pretty constant around 60F, and humidity is 80%. Here are some baby trees.

Subject: clorox wipes Replies: 19
Posted By: KK Views: 1,437
 

I just started using HP about 3-4 months ago. I found this table I use as a guide. Still experimenting.

http://www.using-hydrogen-peroxide.com/gardening-with-hydrogen-peroxide.html

Subject: clorox wipes Replies: 19
Posted By: KK Views: 1,437
 
I've switched from a Clorox solution to a Hydrogen Peroxide solution for cleansing and occasional misting to combat rouge mold. You can even water with it. Its reported to aid in rooting.

Subject: joys of fighood (gnat and aftermath) Replies: 21
Posted By: KK Views: 1,122
 
I get fungus gnats every fall/winter/spring. About 2 months ago I had about 30-40 flying around at any given time. I started using sand to combat them. This only works if you also deny access to the drainage holes.  They will crawl right up the bottom and lay eggs. I put my planted cups into an identical sized cup to keep the suckers out of the bottom. Sand is a real PITA to use, gets all over everything especially when you tip the cup to check the roots. It also makes watering little more of a chore. Sometimes soil will mix with the sand so I replace the sand. The only thing I hate more than using sand is fungus gnats. Sometimes when you pull a cup out from its barrier cup a gnat will fly out. They are now completely under control. I see maybe 1 or 2 now and then. I boil my sand before use.

I’ve been growing my veggies in the basement every spring under lights for about 15 years and get gnats every year. About 5 years ago I tried the Dunks from Home Depot in the watering containers to combat them. Maybe I used too much because my plants ended up stunted. I'll never use them again. I bought the veggies that year.

I’ve had some pretty bad infestations and never noticed plant wilting.