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Subject: $2 cuttings, 19 varieties Replies: 132
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I put my order in a few days ago and I really don't recall what was available back then.

Is strawberry verte the only new variety you added?

Subject: $2 cuttings, 19 varieties Replies: 132
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My order is in...

Back with a vengeance...lol
Hope I don't regret it...

Btw, thanks for doing this and making it so easy

Subject: "The Big Kill"....Winter of 2013 - 2014 Replies: 137
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Hello Frank! Glad to hear you ended up with a survivor. It looks like I'm down to two trees out of five planted in ground last spring. Two of those didn't leaf out last spring and I doubt they'll be coming up now. I plan on taking cuttings this fall of the new growth I get from the two survivors and potting those up for a few years, then in the ground they'll go...

Subject: What I had for dinner and guests Replies: 13
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Made my mouth water!!

Subject: Fall Fig Meeting Replies: 22
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I would love to attend with my wife and kids if possible!!

Subject: Two-year fig trees Replies: 14
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loving the screen name (sarcasm)

Subject: Experience with a solar fig dryer? Replies: 17
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using a ranco temperature controller to turn on a heating coil when the sun isn't out would work...I think making a solar air heater (look on youtubes for some good designs, or builditsolar.com) that directs it's hot air into a dehydrating box with pullout shelves to lay fruit would work. The ranco controller might also be able to turn on a fan for more ventilation if it gets too hot in the dehydrator box.

Subject: Experience with a solar fig dryer? Replies: 17
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I don't have any experience with it but have been entertaining the idea of building a solar dehydrator for fruits and vegetables for a few years now. What part of CT are you in John?? maybe we could get together and build a couple...

Jose (Brookfield, Ct)

Subject: The Ship Inn Dunwich Suffolk Champion Fig tree Replies: 27
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I see a bunch of figs in the top right of the first pic, all near the top.

Subject: An Old Man's Advice Replies: 24
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first thing I thought about was someone eating some figs, falling asleep under the tree and anaphylaxis... I still think you would wake up from the difficulty breathing and all the itching.

Subject: Ideas for winter protection above ground Replies: 16
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how thick were the trunks Vince? I see so many massive trees in Bronx, NY and none get any kind of protection. These trees must've survived some pretty cold ones in the last couple of decades. I'm sure how mature the tree is has a little to do with it, along with cold hardiness of course.

Welcome to the forum Alan! what part of CT are you in?

Subject: Hi All ! i'm New to the forum Replies: 31
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Welcome Lena & Figs4life!! my SIL lives near 146th and 20th ave, I've seen a few trees in that area. Once you become a pro at spotting trees you can ask the homeowner for cuttings, it is hit or miss though, but a great way to find trees that don't need protection for your area.

Subject: OT - FEEDING CALVES COW BLOOD IS LEGAL ? Replies: 20
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Sounds pretty bad....

the other day I read something about cooking chicken breast after covering it with egg and equating that with eating the mother covered in amniotic fluid...sometimes I want to be a vegetarian.

there is a line, I think giving blood to calves crosses that line. the way to protest is to "growtest" hopefully this summer I can grow all the fruit and vegetables we'll eat here at home.

Subject: Beginner requesting info Replies: 15
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Hello and welcome Alan!! where in CT are you?? I'm in Brookfield. I will be experimenting with outdoor planting using some of the cuttings I've received growing in the Bronx, NY unprotected. I'm in zone 6b and some of these plants are old enough to have survived some of NYC's 6B'ish winters in the past few decades. As for the rest of the figs that are known not to do well with our cold winters, fig shuffle in the spring and fall for them.

Subject: How many cuttings can you handle at once? Replies: 28
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I have over 150 rooting or rooted!! a ton of those are from my trees, I offered but didn't get enough requests to dry up the supply. I couldn't just dispose of them. I have a small farm not too far away that has tons of 1 gallon pots for free, I have to pay them a visit to pick up some more. I'll be giving plants to family, friends, members of the forum and some to the farm that is giving me 1g pots for free (they can sell or grow if they wish). many of the cuttings are from members on the forum, THANK YOU!!

My main concern is protecting the young plants from deer. seems I will be fencing off another section of the yard for use as a fig/fruit tree orchard, just have to convince my wife that I can make it look good and still leave her enough yard. when we first bought our house she didn't care for a big yard, now she wants to have a certain amount of open space and grass. I like to grow food not lawns, and I don't have to mow trees every few days.

seems like big plans, hope I don't burn out, lol...

Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
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and a close up of the avatar pic

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Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
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here is another one of me and my armed guard malti poo

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Subject: My Cuttings are not doing anything! Replies: 30
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I would stay away from the additional heat if your house temp is in the upper sixties.

Subject: OT-Ever wonder what our members look like? Replies: 313
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i'm the guy on the left...

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Subject: Spacing Replies: 2
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12 feet sounds like good spacing between plants, specially if you keep them somewhat pruned.

Subject: Spacing Replies: 2
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barnhart to fit bigger pictures don't crop them just resize them to 20% (or whatever % is adequate) using paint (!)...

Subject: UPDATE: Maltese Beauty DEAD (pic) Replies: 36
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looks like fungus gnat larvae

Subject: Reverse Ninja Replies: 23
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I plan on being a reverse ninja. leave a little 1g potted plant on a doorstep here and there...all in due time

Subject: Unk Madeira Island Fig cuttings (tiny root pic ) UPDATE- leaves pic + roots Replies: 41
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thanks Jennifer! BTW this wasn't the worst of them, it was the only pic i still had. some of the others were really covered in the stuff. I'm not checking them for another week or two.

Asian pears ROCK!! so juicy, crunchy, sweet .... I hope one day I have them in my backyard alongside my figs.

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Originally Posted by jenniferarino83
I see it. From my experience, I believe your cuttings will root just fine. It will take a while maybe two more weeks or less. I hope to see more. This will help everyone to determine whether or not this is BT-lol 

you have a beautiful family (avatar). 
Jennifer

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Originally Posted by CTFIGS
here is a pic, kind of blurry but after making air more accessible AND less moisture (in case it was one and not the other) all of the white stuff went away. many of the cuttings rooted, some I'm still waiting on...

Subject: Unk Madeira Island Fig cuttings (tiny root pic ) UPDATE- leaves pic + roots Replies: 41
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here is a pic, kind of blurry but after making air more accessible AND less moisture (in case it was one and not the other) all of the white stuff went away. many of the cuttings rooted, some I'm still waiting on...

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Subject: Hello everybody. Replies: 22
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Welcome Rui! I'm in nw CT. I bought the 5 mature trees I have from a gentleman in rocky hill not too far from Hartford. It seemed like he wanted to get rid of more of his trees, maybe he'll post them on Craigslist and you can jump start your collection this spring.

Subject: Too meny figs Replies: 12
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spread figs!!! lol, I'll be giving away any extras I have come spring to family, forum members, friends and coworkers with backyards. a couple of people from the post office made it on the list too!! I started rooting a ton of my own cuttings that i had left over, and plan to start some airlayers at the start of the season....we'll see how this goes.

Subject: More fig lovers on board... Replies: 53
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Congrats!! Micah is a very nice name. Enjoy those little bundles of joy and love, they grow super fast.

Subject: "the parting glass" Replies: 5
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I remember that Hank, great show!

Subject: Black Madeira success! Replies: 28
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Octo, can you just leave the cutting in the rockwool when you transplant? is there a need to remove the rockwool?

Subject: Unk Madeira Island Fig cuttings (tiny root pic ) UPDATE- leaves pic + roots Replies: 41
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Lenticels I think... seems like it might be a gas exchange problem more than a moisture problem. Most bigger cuttings had more of it, other cuttings under very similar conditions (moisture and air exchange) looked almost clean.

BTW, great job Jennifer! patience evades me...how do you do it for 30 Days?!?!

Subject: Unk Madeira Island Fig cuttings (tiny root pic ) UPDATE- leaves pic + roots Replies: 41
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My cuttings are so full of the fluffy white stuff on the bark, literally all over. Your cuttings look so "clean" (free of the fluffy white stuff). Am I doing something wrong or am I not doing something I should be doing??

Subject: Im a brand new Uncle...PICS Replies: 25
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Congrats Tony!! Elena is beautiful!!

Subject: Is there any other fig as cold hardy as hardy chicago? Replies: 35
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some of the figs in NYC have survived down to -3 in the past 20 years (a ton of them look to be at least that old). this season it will just be a matter of Identifying what varieties they are.

Subject: Hello Replies: 20
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Welcome Fred!! go for two acres, hahaha. the more room for figs and other fruit trees the better. good luck on the home search.

Subject: My stepover fig project Replies: 91
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I'll see if one of my Japanese friends at work can help with the translation.

Free range eggs are it!! sometimes I feel a little strange eating them because they are soooo dark yellow. I currently have 16 chickens (I hatched most of them) including 4 or 5 roosters, some of those will be going soon...

Subject: 911 i think i killed my RdB Replies: 16
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In the future I'll do all my cuttings the traditional baggie/wet paper towel, newspaper, sphagnum moss etc... with the set of cuttings that wilted (not all of them wilted BTW) I started the cuttings in the same one gallon pot to save space, all of them without separation. I hadn't setup lights yet so I had to get them danger close to work with the lights I did have. It was a great mess of roots (awesome root growth). come to think of it, it may work to root like this as long as one remembers to up the humidity when the transplant happens. I have a few other gallon pots planted in the same manner with cuttings from my own trees... guess I'll find out.

Subject: 911 i think i killed my RdB Replies: 16
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Dave, the unknowns have been perking up ever since I upped the humidity...100%
I expect them all to make it. the ones with wilted leaves have started to pick up and I expect the others with completely dried and shriveled up leaves to put out new shoots.

Subject: Newbie Fig Lover Replies: 72
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Tony, you're too much!! There are a bunch of huge trees all over flushing as well, all huge, in ground and unprotected.

Subject: Plant it and forget about it... Replies: 8
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this is how most of the unprotected trees in NYC look, except the trunks are 4-8" in diameter. seems to work (if growing sticks is your goal) but to have more fruit that is easier to pick, manage and allows the plant a better chance at health there are better ways.

Subject: 911 i think i killed my RdB Replies: 16
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I did the same thing to some unknowns I have. I think I disturbed the roots too much... :(

Subject: Unknowns...if anyone is interested Replies: 50
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You're very welcome Sarah.

Subject: Unknowns...if anyone is interested Replies: 50
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Sarah, those are the names the guy gave me when I bought them. He had a ton of figs and definitely new how to grow them, at least 100 (if not hundreds) of pots all over his property. he said he moves them all in for winter. I rented a Uhaul and it was a lot of back and forth driving that day to make it happen, when I finally got the trees it was late and I didn't want to take up any more of his time (it was his granddaughter's birthday. ... to keep from giving any of these figs the wrong name, lets continue to call them unknown for now...sorry

Subject: Fig Orchard complete....well almost Replies: 55
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Dennis, the orchard looks wonderful!!

How far apart did you space the fig trees? you might want to trim more sod off around the trees to make for easier mowing. I found out to use my mower I had to leave a 6' circle without grass (when i first tried my hand at fruit trees) to make sure i can make all the turns without missing a spot. Did you mix up your own dirt to fill in the holes or just used the dirt you have?

Thanks,

Jose

P.S. I'm now kind of glad it didn't go so well, I have more space for figs!!

Subject: Fungus Gnats Again Replies: 52
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I used the mosquito dunks and it worked well for me. I put it inside a bowl with warm water, let it sit for a while, then stirred it to break up the 'donut'. I then water the plants and each container gets water with chunks of the mosquito dunk in it. I even buried some of the pieces of mosquito dunk just below the soil line...gnat free for a while now, fingers crossed.

Subject: Newbie Fig Lover Replies: 72
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Grasa, not sure if you meant me but the cuttings I sent were of my trees not the ones in the bronx, lol... I will be sharing any cuttings I get from any unknowns, will definitely keep you and Dan on the list.

Smaritza, I haven't noticed any figs in that home, I know the one you're talking about. a lot of gardening but no fig trees, apparently  :( , tons of bamboo though.

Subject: Newbie Fig Lover Replies: 72
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if you see an ambulance sitting around that park in the mornings stop and say hello, i'm probably in it, lol. there are a few other trees in that immediate area that are grown unprotected and unpruned...those things are monsters!!

Subject: Newbie Fig Lover Replies: 72
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I recently got cuttings of an inground tree near haffen park (sp?). I was in the ambulance, it was in the area we usually sit and I saw him getting out of his driveway. I said hello and we got to talking fruit trees, he has a few in the yard. he said its a big red sweet fig and has been unprotected for 15 years but he doesn't know the variety. the tree needs pruning and he said I can come by and have it all if I want it. I'll talk to him about airlayering next time i him, so he can give trees to family and friends.

Subject: Newbie Fig Lover Replies: 72
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Hello and Welcome Maritza!! There are a few members here from the Bronx. I work in the Bronx, up from Jacobi hospital to 243 st and white plains road. Like others have said, it will be hard to keep it to just a "few" trees. you'll find a place for 10 or 20 more potted trees, lol. I bought my trees from someone with 1/4 acres and he had at least 100 potted plants. He still had a lot of room to plant other things (the pots where all along the perimeter of his yard. Do you know which varieties you want to add?? are you interested only in trees to grow in ground (many of those around the bronx, good eatin')?

Jose

Subject: Unknowns...if anyone is interested Replies: 50
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BTW, my favorites are Pingo de mel, Celeste and Marseilles...can't remember what the others tasted like (not because they tasted bad, just not as good as the others), my wife liked them all...