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Subject: Black Madeira and Col de Dame Replies: 28
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,721
 
A lot of people will hate me for saying this but maybe Jon should triple or quadruple his cutting prices to help recoup some of his expenses.

Subject: How many unkowns have you got? Replies: 38
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,249
 
11  unknowns.  Many of my unknowns are better performers than my knowns.  The unknowns come with a story the majority of the time and are usually free.

Subject: What it is really about.......this fig thing Replies: 30
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,430
 
I'm here to learn, experiment, share my experiences and my trees, and to meet people like you Danny.

Subject: Looking for old friends Replies: 11
Posted By: omotm Views: 662
 
Danny,

I had e-mailed Vivian and sent her some local Celeste cuttings over the holidays.  Like others, sometimes life gets in the way of other things, even the figgy forum.

On a side note, I let you down........all three of your unknown purple fig cuttings failed to grow.  Totally my fault.  You sent me those cuttings in Aug 2013 and I tried rooting them over the Christmas holidays.  I should have started them much sooner. : (

Subject: OT: mead. nectar of god. Replies: 5
Posted By: omotm Views: 315
 
Pete,

You need to try Charlie Papazian's recipe for Barkshack Gingermead.  It like a cross between strong flavored ginger ale and champange.  Aged 1-2 years it is to die for.

Subject: PIX: Dominick's Fig and Maltese Beauty Replies: 20
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,082
 
Pete,

How old are those figlets?

Subject: eager leafers - Enola 2, Vista Mission & DiRedo Replies: 3
Posted By: omotm Views: 420
 
Nate,

Hover over the photo with your cursor and you will see the file "fig" name.  I'll save you the trouble though, it is DiRedo.

Subject: eager leafers - Enola 2, Vista Mission & DiRedo Replies: 3
Posted By: omotm Views: 420
 
These are getting an early start on the growing season......

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Subject: Gnat larve damadge Replies: 20
Posted By: omotm Views: 927
 
bb1977,

Photos please.  Also if you have fungus gnats flying about try the spray below which Lowes and Home Depot usually sells.  Fungus gnats can make you crazy.  I had some last year, but none this year, go figure.......except I drenched the soil mix /cuttings with Gnatrol solution at the get go and didn't wait for gnat sign.  Maybe that was the trick, preventative rather than reactive.

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Subject: Which Figs Do You Have In Ground Replies: 32
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Smith and Celeste.  Agree with Dennis, even here in the Houston area my 2 year Smith is very sensitive to cold.  I've probably lost 25% of last years growth due to cold.

Do good intentions count?  Here's my spot from late last November where I was planning to plant my LSU Tiger in ground before it got way to cold way to quick.  Oh well, maybe in a couple of weeks.

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Subject: Back after rough transition Replies: 17
Posted By: omotm Views: 929
 
Good to see some old friends back......John.....Suzi......Anthony. : )  Feels kinda like a high school reunion.

Subject: The Potting Bench Reveal YAY! Replies: 16
Posted By: omotm Views: 807
 
Sweet!  Funny, had to laugh about your "no more messy kitchen".  I must have washed about 2 pounds of potting soil and perlite down the kitchen sink last weekend up potting cuttings to 1 gallon pots.

Subject: I'm out of room Replies: 18
Posted By: omotm Views: 783
 
Rich,

Don't know what your problem is.  Now me, I've got a problem with room.  I'm thinking about pouring another concrete slab in my backyard to make room for this years cuttings and last years growing trees. $$$$$ : (

Subject: Starting cuttings in my aquaponics growbed Replies: 25
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,454
 
Thanks for sharing your photos of green things growing in the winter!

Subject: Hello everyone... Replies: 23
Posted By: omotm Views: 861
 
Anthony,

Good to see you back!  Thanks for the Christmas card this year.  I was a lazy bum this holiday and didn't send any, but appreciated yours and the doggie photos.  Looking forward to my 2nd year of Connie's Dark.  Don't be a complete stranger this season.

Subject: It's Alive!!! Replies: 8
Posted By: omotm Views: 694
 
And I hope it stays alive for you James.  Grow figgy grow!

Subject: Free cuttings Replies: 23
Posted By: omotm Views: 2,037
 
Nice looking cuttings you have started there!

Subject: Bournabat - FTGH Replies: 5
Posted By: omotm Views: 630
 
Thanks Armando. Just trying to pay it forward. Many of the members here have been extremely giving and kind to me to get me started. Now it is time for me to start giving back.

Subject: TX Everbearing - FTGH Replies: 2
Posted By: omotm Views: 269
 
You are hit!

Subject: Bournabat - FTGH Replies: 5
Posted By: omotm Views: 630
 
Two cuttings about 6-7 inches long. I found this fig recommended for TX on a Texas A&M website. It produced a lot of figs but none ever ripened and all dropped. Maybe the tree needs to be older to ripen figs. Worth the experiment to someone especially when free. Hey, if you are new to figs this might be a good way to practice starting cuttings. PM me of interested. I'll pay postage. US only.

Subject: TX Everbearing - FTGH Replies: 2
Posted By: omotm Views: 269
 
Two cuttings about six inches long. Some say TX E is brown turkey, others say no. Either way, I had a couple of figs from this tree last summer and they were great. You be the judge. PM me if interested. I'll pay postage. US only.

Subject: Debating between figs... please help Replies: 57
Posted By: omotm Views: 2,409
 
I started a lot of fig trees last winter and had some figs this past summer in a 3 gallon nursery pots.  5 gallon pot........you will have figs this year, no problem.  Try TangleFoot for the ants but be sure you place some kind of barrier around the tree (masking tape, painter tape, etc) before applying the TangleFoot on top of the tape.

Subject: Debating between figs... please help Replies: 57
Posted By: omotm Views: 2,409
 
I bet HarveyC will tell you to go with the Panache.

Subject: BT army ready to invade - horrible!! Replies: 22
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,372
 
Very clever Gina, took me a few minutes to catch on.......brown turkey (the bird) vs brown turkey (the fig).

Subject: Fig Trees Starting To Break Dormancy And What That Reflects In Terms Of Hardiness Replies: 33
Posted By: omotm Views: 2,026
 
I have a Vista Mission that is showing small leaves and the DiRedo from Jon that thinks it is still living in San Diego putting out good sized leaves.

Subject: Couldn't resist getting this fig Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 960
 
Time for hard love.  I'd remove those figs if I were you until the tree gets a little bigger.  Or at the minimum, remove all figs but the largest.

Subject: 2 Desert King cuttings - FTGH Replies: 1
Posted By: omotm Views: 448
 
Pete,

PM me your address please.

Subject: my cuttings are pushing the limit as to how long they can withstand the cups Replies: 27
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,449
 
Doing the same thing I did last year.  Cuttings were started day before Christmas.  Up potted these from 32 oz deli containers to 1 gallon nursery pots this past weekend.  On a table in a south facing window and for 2-3 hours at night they will get light from a screw in grow light.

Pete - any reason you don't like or want to use grow lights?

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Subject: Is this mold? Replies: 3
Posted By: omotm Views: 412
 
Can't tell for sure from the photo.  Sure it isn't dried fig sap?  Apply peroxide, bleach, physan, etc. in case it is mold and you should be ok.

Subject: 2 questions about cuttings Replies: 11
Posted By: omotm Views: 750
 
Figfan203,

"Instead of doing the indoor plastic box, heating mat, etc method... Can I just root the cuttings and bring them outside when it's warm enough? Will this cut down on the chances of me messing it up, which I'm afraid of."

How do you know you will mess it up unless you try?  I tried directly rooting cuttings outside in 1 gallon nursery pots here in hot, humid Houston and it was an absolute failure.  I'm sticking with the plastic box, heating mat method. : )

Subject: 1 Lattarolla cutting - FTGH Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 956
 
From the Varieties Pages

LATTARULA
SYN: ITALIAN HONEY(345) (1158), BLANCHE ROYALE, LEMON (643), MARSEILLES (643), BLANCHE (643), WHITE MARSEILLES (643),

Subject: 2 Desert King cuttings - FTGH Replies: 1
Posted By: omotm Views: 448
 
Another free to good home.  Doing some more spring trimming. 

I have two thin cuttings about 5 inches long with 3-4 nodes.  Althought thin, these cuttings are much thicker than the cutting I started this tree from last year.  Both cuttings to one person.  PM me if interested.  US only.  No charge for the cuttings or postage.......paying it forward.  Note for those of you without the figgy wasp, you only get an edible breba crop.  Description from the Figgy Forum Variety pages below.

Origin Madera, Calif. 1920. Large, skin is deep green, minutely spotted white, pulp strawberry red. Sweet, delicious fresh or dried. Commonly matures good fruit without caprification near the coast. Tree highly vigorous. Hardy, best adapted to cool areas. (023) (075) (026) (026a) Excellent coastal variety is unique in that it produces a heavy breba crop, which ripens early, followed by a light fall crop. Delicious sweet large green fruits with strawberry colored flesh. Does best in the North West and other cool areas. A vigorous growing and hardy tree. (1158)

Yeah, Yeah.....I know, DK is for cool weather areas, but I couldn't resist the experiment.  This year will be my first year for the breba crop.  We will see how it goes.

Subject: 1 Lattarolla cutting - FTGH Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 956
 
BLB was my source as well.

Subject: Help saving a cutting Replies: 17
Posted By: omotm Views: 876
 
rafaelissimmo,

Doesn't help with your problem now but next time you may want to switch your ratios.  66% perlite and 33% peat moss.  The high amount of peat moss in your mix may be keeping your cuttings too damp.

Subject: BT army ready to invade - horrible!! Replies: 22
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,372
 
Went to a local nursery today and saw this horrific sight.  An army of Brown Turkey ready to wage war on the boutique figs.  All are brown turkey except the last 2 rows were LSU Purple.

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Subject: 1 Lattarolla cutting - FTGH Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 956
 
LE,

Strange I have photos on my laptop but didn't post or note how it tasted.  OK, posting photos now. : )  Note the very large eye.

I seem to remember that the taste was very good.  How do I remember?  Well, I think I only had 1 or 2 figs from this tree this year and I remember thinking (or wishing) I had more and couldn't wait for the 2014 growing season.

I started my cuttings March 4, 2013 and this tree was my absolute strongest grower by far.  I'm guessing the diameter is 2 inches or more.

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Subject: 1 Lattarolla cutting - FTGH Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 956
 
That was easy.  : )

Subject: 1 Lattarolla cutting - FTGH Replies: 14
Posted By: omotm Views: 956
 
One Lattarolla cutting, free to good home.  About 5.5 inches long and 6 nodes.  I was doing some spring trimming today and couldn't bring myself to throw it away.  I know it isn't much, but hey what do you want for free?

I'll pay postage, let me know who wants it.  PM me please.

Subject: Almost success... Replies: 20
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,057
 
Todays windows typically have a coating that reduces the sunlight intensity a great deal on the inside.  You know, keep your house cooler, reduce furniture/carpet fading.  So go very slow introducing your new figlets to sun, especially southern sun or you will end up with this........

The tree did survive.

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Subject: PIX: Maltese Beauty cutting progress. Replies: 17
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,008
 
Geez, I thought mine were strong growers but yours takes the blue ribbon Pete.  Very nice!

Subject: It's been a while - Is there any hope? Replies: 23
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,286
 
A very welcome back JA!

Subject: Tip cuttings - no problem. Clonex: quick roots + shoots Replies: 16
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,504
 
Bob,

I've not had issues with tip cuttings, in fact I slightly prefer tip cuttings since they give a straighter start to the tree.  I know in a few years a non-tip cutting will morph into a large straight tree, but to me I just get a bettter warm fuzzy feeling with tips cuttings.  Perhaps the cuttings feel this positive energy and respond kindly to me, kinda like talking to your plants.  Don't know about you, but I spend so much time talking to myself I don't have any extra time to talk to my fig cuttings and trees. ; )

Subject: can't wait for Salce this summer Replies: 6
Posted By: omotm Views: 578
 
Bill still has Salce cuttings available.

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/marios-cuttingsfor-those-who-missed-out-6731649

It was a slow grower for me last summer but required little water.

Subject: Which fig to sacrifice? Replies: 5
Posted By: omotm Views: 579
 
Suzi,

You may not be looking to be a Mom to another fig but I have a suggestion.  Try a Salce from Saxonfig.  Of all my one year old trees this year the Salce seemd to need the least amount of water this past summer.  It may love your hot and dry environment.

Subject: where is the fig heaven in US? Replies: 32
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,099
 
Funny, I was thinking fig heaven would be the place that fig trees go after they die.  So along those lines I thought maybe Italy, Greece, Spain?

Subject: my cutting progress so far - year 2 Replies: 1
Posted By: omotm Views: 345
 
Cuttings started either the day before or the day after Dec 25.  I used Dip n Grow not because I'm a big believer but because I had it handy.  A few back ups were started in Root Riot cubes and glad I did.  Seems as if Gino's Black is a very slow starter in 60/40 perlite/potting soil in 32 oz deli containers but a faster starter in Root Riot cubes, go figure. 

I start my cuttings in a window that does not get direct sunlight but then transition them in a 24 quart Sterlite container that does get direct sunlight.  I taped a couple of plastic coat hangers together to form a tent with a clear plastic bag.  After 3-4 days in this set up I start opening the bag slightly to decrease humidity and get the figlets accustomed to lower humidity levels.  At this point I put them on the window sill with full sun until they get up potted to a 1 gallon nursery pot.  Then I put the 1 gallon pot on a table in front of a window that gets full sun and supplement that with a screw in grow light in a pole lamp.

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Subject: can't wait for Salce this summer Replies: 6
Posted By: omotm Views: 578
 
And thanks to Saxonfig and Mario for making this variety available to the forum.  I bought a little tree from Bill early last spring and had my first Salce fig this summer and fell in love.  I ordered some cuttings from Bill this winter, started the cuttings on Dec 26.  Results to date shown in the photo below.  This is the only variety that if I get all my cuttings to start, I'm keeping them all.  I like Salce that much!  Photo of a Salce fig is my avatar.

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Subject: what a Beauty! Replies: 6
Posted By: omotm Views: 544
 
Maltese Beauty that is.  Dang, just saw Rafed's post.  He and I must be on the same wavelength, just a few hours apart.  A great big thanks to Dan Foster from me as well.  Cuttings just showed up in my mail box one day.  Wasn't on my wish list and I didn't ask for it.  Even if it wasn't on my wish list, I couldn't refuse such a great gift......made my Christmas.  Another great example of the kindness of some of the members of this forum.

Started Dec. 26.  Strong root and leave growth.  Photos taken today.

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Subject: Wanted: Maltese Falcon and Beauty Replies: 42
Posted By: omotm Views: 1,988
 

I think it is time for me to take a little vacation from the figgy forum........

Subject: how do you water your cups? Replies: 13
Posted By: omotm Views: 698
 
Pete,

I mix up a small quantity of Gnatrol WDG and water.  2 or 3 teaspoons per 32 oz deli container, depending on how dry each is.