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Subject: Violette De Bordeaux/Negronne Source? Replies: 19
Posted By: jkuo Views: 1,103
 
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Originally Posted by smithmal
Never heard of Wellspring before.

Got VdB and Olympian plants.  Can anyone post a pic as an example of what they received from Wellspring?



This is what I got from Wellspring.  I ordered an VdB and an Ischia, and this is what was in the box.

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Subject: Transplanted fig survival? (newbie questions) Replies: 22
Posted By: jkuo Views: 962
 
Update 7/22/14:

The fig tree transplants appear to have survived.  They are putting on new growth.  Some of the green cuttings I took are also leafing out.  I only started out with ambitions of getting 1 or 2 trees in the ground.  I now already have two in the ground, with another one going in as soon as I can clear the spot.  This is on top of the container plants I ordered for my fig planting experiment.  I've gone from no figs to numerous plants this season.  That's not quite what I anticipated for my gardening plans for this year.

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Subject: Angry Birds Replies: 21
Posted By: jkuo Views: 780
 
Birds don't taste capsaicin.  That's why you can spray birdseed with pepper spray to deter other rodents without bothering the birds.

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Originally Posted by susieqz
spraying with tabasco deters rabbits, squirrels      n dogs. it burns their mouths.

not sure about beaks but if you have some around try tabaso.

Subject: Transplanted fig survival? (newbie questions) Replies: 22
Posted By: jkuo Views: 962
 
Gene, I would have loved to have planted in a pot first, as that would have saved me the effort of digging a hole and given me more time to plan and prepare the planting site.  I just didn't have any containers big enough.  It may not look like it, but the first plant was on the order of 80-100 lbs, and we had to dig a hole about 3 feet across and 1 foot or so deep.  The second plant was more manageable (~2ft across, 1ft deep), but still too big for any of my containers.  There was only 1 plant that was small enough to get into a grow bag I happened to have.

Subject: Transplanted fig survival? (newbie questions) Replies: 22
Posted By: jkuo Views: 962
 
Thanks for all the input.

I've cut off about 75% of the green growth on the wilty transplant, leaving 5 or so stems of new growth that looked relatively healthy.  The in-ground plants are in full sun locations.  I covered them with light burlap, which I think I'll leave in place until the plants look like they are settled in.  The potted plant, I'm leaving in the shade for a while.

I have a collection of woody and green cuttings which I'm going to try rooting some in water and some in potting soil/shredded paper.  I'm guessing these may not be the optimal rooting choice, but they are the ones I think I will most likely be able to accomplish with my time constraints.  I haphazardly took cuttings since it's my first attempt at propagating figs and I was trying to get done before being back on toddler-watching duty.  I'll be happy if just a few of them take, and I'll be completely overwhelmed if more than a few of them root.

Subject: Transplanted fig survival? (newbie questions) Replies: 22
Posted By: jkuo Views: 962
 
Someone on the local freecycle was giving away fig trees they had just dug up in the morning.  I managed to rope a buddy with an SUV into helping me, and managed to haul away three rootballs.  I put two in the ground and one in a 10 gallon grow bag.

The people who dug them up could only tell me that the previous owner had planted the figs years ago and that the figs originally came from Italy.  The only reason I bothered to pick them up is because the plants apparently survived this past brutal winter, and one of my long-term gardening projects is to get some hardy figs planted in the ground.

Now, the questions:
  • Will the plants survive and establish themselves in my yard?  They were dug up for a good 8+ hours before I picked them up and planted them.
  • One of the plants had a lot of new growth, which doesn't look too happy after being out of the ground for so long.  Should I cut it all or most of it off?
  • Assuming the trees make it after the transplant, what are the odds they will survive unprotected this winter considering they survived the polar vortex?
  • I also managed to get a mix of several woody and green cuttings.  What's the easiest way to root them (i.e. most amenable to a time-deprived, toddler-chasing parent)?
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