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Subject: Just a few trees Replies: 30
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Dennis, How in the world do you water all those trees? Do you use a sprinkler system?

Subject: Cuttings Available Replies: 8
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Wow.. you got a nice list there.. :-)

Subject: Happy Birthday, George (Gorgi)! Replies: 33
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Happy Birthday George... :)

Subject: Scillian Black Replies: 9
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Sicilian Black is my top performing fig so far. Great flavor, good size, and really sweet. Fruit production is great as well.

Subject: F4F Auction-Martinenca Rimada Replies: 57
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$110. Bob, you just lost in 10 mins. Now let's see how long I last. :-)

Subject: A few ripe fig pictures Replies: 9
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Thanks for the pics Jason. I have natalina grown from cutting that I got from gorgi. I wonder if mine is the same as yours.

Subject: anyone buy from ebay seller: bidbid73? Replies: 22
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Don't worry. I'll send you my super rare brown turkey Bob. :-)

Subject: Happy birthday Jenniferarino! Replies: 12
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Happy B'day Jennifer.

Subject: anyone buy from ebay seller: bidbid73? Replies: 22
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Thank you Navid! Btw, I haven't forgotten about you. :-)

Subject: anyone buy from ebay seller: bidbid73? Replies: 22
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Tamar - I'm thrilled to know the plant made it just fine. I hope it will do well for you.
Jason - Thank you for the kind words.
Jules - Best of luck. :-)

I'm still experimenting with my packing method. If you bought a plant from me and have problems with my packing/shipping or have any tips to improve my method please do let me know.

Subject: anyone buy from ebay seller: bidbid73? Replies: 22
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That's me. :-). If you look at my previous buyer feedbacks you will see that I bought many cuttings from eBay. Almost all are from reputable sellers (George, Marius, Hermansur to name a few). Most made it. So I'm trying to get some of my money back by selling my duplicates. I've traded or given away some of the cuttings/plants here as well.

Side note: All plants that I'm selling on eBay are not from trades or gifts from any members here.

Subject: Plz welcome the youngest future fig fanatic! Replies: 54
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Congrats Howie! She is a beautiful little princess. In no time you can start teaching her to root cuttings and airlayer.

Subject: Maltese Beauty GM 155 Replies: 58
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Gorgeous looking figs.. Thanks for the pic.

Subject: My first harvest - Yellow Lebanese & Atreano Replies: 12
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Pete, the one I picked had a somewhat open eye. I don't know if that is the norm since I only had 1 fruit.

Thanks Goss.

Subject: My first harvest - Yellow Lebanese & Atreano Replies: 12
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Daniel - Just rabbit manure and lime. Well, one time I also sprayed it with miraclegrow.
Bob - Thanks for the tips. I'm glad I still have many left on the Atreano branch to experiment. I only had 1 Yellow Lebanese to try.

Subject: My first harvest - Yellow Lebanese & Atreano Replies: 12
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Ed,

Now that is ripe.. or maybe too ripe?? I have a few more on the tree to experiment. I know some varieties are best to pick after they shriveled a little.

Subject: Ebay Seller Replies: 52
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGeo
Tamar,

Those are eBay generated emails.

As a seller one can set-up basics email notification when certain actions are completed. 


I think what Tamar meant was this email.

"
Dear #######,

Congratulations on the purchase of a great plant which are on their way
We use screws to secure the plant within the box. Please use a Phillips head screw driver to remove the screws starting with the screw on the bottom of the box then all four sides. Carefully remove the plant which may be stressed from the trip. Water the plant deeply until water drains from the bottom. Place the plant outside in a shading area that does NOT receive direct sun. If the plant doesn’t show signs of stress than you can gradually move it to spots that have an increasing amount of sun. Your plant is well rooted and needs to be potted up. If you pot your plant up follow the steps when you unpack the plant. Which is transplant, water deeply, place in an area that doesn’t receive direct sun. If the plant doesn’t show signs of stress move to area of increasing sunlight until it is in a full sun location. I recommend that you look in the fig forum for Dr Al Tapla’s fast draining soil recipe. Thanks

- johnsvmf1
"

Subject: My first harvest - Yellow Lebanese & Atreano Replies: 12
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Haha.. yup, after tasting those I'm afraid I'll have to get more plants.

Subject: Getting figs on 1st year cuttings Replies: 8
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Looking really good James.

Subject: My first harvest - Yellow Lebanese & Atreano Replies: 12
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Yellow Lebanese. It was grown from cutting this past winter. It was from Marius. Excellent flavor and Very sweet. I don't know if I picked it too early or not. I'm still learning to time it just right.






Atreano. It was bought as a plant from johnsvmf1 last October, I think. Sweet, but not as sweet as Yellow Lebanese. Maybe I should leave it to ripen a little longer. Very good flavor and crunchy. My friend describe it as... creamy??

Subject: Local Large Tree Sale- Pickup Only NJ Replies: 36
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I'm sorry to hear your situation. I hope you will get better soon. If I lived closed to you, I would be happy to care some of the trees for you.

Subject: Ebay Seller Replies: 52
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They are legit. I got some quality plants from them last time.

Subject: Random pictures of the fig jungle Replies: 32
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Looking great Jason. I noticed you have some in fabric pots. How are you liking it?

Subject: Quadsaya Syrian Big Yellow. Replies: 2
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I got mine from Marius. I hope he can chime in.

Subject: Sicilian Black, my new fave! Replies: 12
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I got mine from johnsvmf1 on ebay last October if I'm not mistaken.

Subject: Sicilian Black, my new fave! Replies: 12
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Howie,

This past June has been very warm and humid in south Arkansas. I got the plant right before winter. It was almost a foot tall. Freeze killed most of the green woods until about 6in of good hardened wood left above the soil. When spring came, sicilian black and atreano outgrew everything else in the yard.

Subject: Encanto Farms Nursery Replies: 41
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It works for me. I guess Jon limit the view only for us with limited number of figs. ;-)

Subject: Sicilian Black, my new fave! Replies: 12
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Wow, that looks really good Howie. Mine is now about 5' tall with 31 figs on it. Yess.. I counted :). Now I'm really exited.

Subject: Encanto Farms Nursery Replies: 41
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Yay.. I'm exited. Ok.. now what to get???

Subject: Maltese Beauty GM 155 Replies: 58
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Rafed,

I hope it doesn't involve shotguns.

Subject: Maltese Beauty GM 155 Replies: 58
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I got one cutting from Jon last Feb. Gnats killed mine. It had some roots and small leaves already.

Subject: Pics from my growing collection :) Replies: 8
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Looking good Dave. Congrats. Post some pics of the fruits when they are ready.

Subject: Annual Wish-List of 6 Cuttings for 2013-14 Replies: 77
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rafed
gall dindi marró

Jon will go crazy over this one.


Brown Turkey??

Subject: Annual Wish-List of 6 Cuttings for 2013-14 Replies: 77
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My wishlist this year is:

1. Noire de Caromb
2. Col de Dame Gris
3. Maltese Beauty
4. Dela Senyona
5. Toni's Brown Italian
6. Paradiso Bronze

Yess.. I know.. it's a little different that the wishlist in my signature.. but I guess the list above is a little more realistic??

Subject: PIX: small clusters.. Replies: 17
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Looking good Pete.. :)

Subject: Who keeps doubles and triples? Replies: 49
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I got 6 Black Madeiras all started from cuttings this past winter and I'm keeping every single one of them until I have at least 2 established trees. Just in case.. :)

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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I use a mix of compost, perlites, peat moss, pine nuggets, and rabbit manures for all the plants and 60% perlites, 40% compost and small nuggets to root the cuttings.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Thank you. The double bucket works exactly like Bill's pots but smaller and cheaper. However, you may only be able to keep the plant in them for a couple of years before they outgrow the bucket.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Steve - The disease is very contagious :). Those trees will be staying in pots. Photo #6 is Atreano. This past winter the freeze almost killed it. It only had about 5-6 inches of good wood left. But comes spring, it grows like it was on steroid. I think it is still less than a year old.

Subject: I have moved to the lazy side.... Replies: 22
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It's $199 at the moment. Not much more expensive though.

Subject: I have moved to the lazy side.... Replies: 22
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That actually is an excellent idea. Where can I can get one of those? I assume homedepot or lowes would have them? Anywhere else cheaper?

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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I gave them a healthy serving of rabbit poo with a sprinkle of pelletized lime (soil doctor) on top. Yummy... A few of them also had some compost tea. They seem to like it.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Martin, Haha.. I know! I need as many dark figs as I can get to cover those ugly grasses.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Thanks y'all for the kind words.

Peter - those self watering pots have been great. I only have to top the water about once in 6-7 days. For bigger plants I may have to water once in 3-4 days.

Navid - Thank you for your advise. I'm actually still experimenting of how I want the plant to look like and which will work best for me. I do like this a lot.
Stepover fig

Subject: What is wrong with this picture? Replies: 31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by snaglpus
Hey Johnny, and welcome! Enjoy yourself here and make plenty of friends. You asked is there something wrong with this picture? I think not. Don't worry about those expensive high price figs. Trust me! I think those that sold for that price got caught up in a bidding frenzy and didn't think others like them place an outragous high bid. It happened to me years ago bidding on a computer. And today, I don't even use the darn thing! If you ever got one of those trees that you paid over 200 for, I can assure you, you won't be impressed by what you taste! In other words, once you taste it, you probably won't be happy when you taste it and ask yourself if the fig was worth what you paid! Man, just live and love those figs that you have. Ronde de Bordeaux, Black Maderia, Atreano, Strawberry, Improved Celeste, Tacoma Violet, De La Senyora, Emerald Strawberry, Panachee, Toni's Brown Italian, LSU Champagne, Marseiles White & Black, Hardy Chicago, Kathleen Black, and many many others are worth 200 bucks in my opinion. I did not pay that much for one tree but I did pay 150 for a Black Maderia about 5yrs ago, and one day the darn tree just die on me! But, in my mind Black Maderia is one of the best tasting black figs, IMHO. It just taste like none other. So, having said that, just enjoy those figs that you have. Don't worry about the high dollar ones. Eat more figs, make lots of friiends and share the knowledge you've learned about the figs growing in your area. Good day! cheers,


I second that!

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Thanks Pete. Btw, the plant from you is in the second picture, farthest left, first (closest) row.

Subject: I have extra Replies: 92
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I'm from Indonesia. If I can go home next year, I really hope I can visit some of our fellow Indonesian member. Interesting looking figs. I wonder if Indonesian tropical climate plays role to the coloration of the fruits.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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Thanks Pattee. I have a few main crops on some of my trees. These will be my very first figs from my own trees. I'm very excited.

Thanks Bob. Below is the picture of Dessert King from the cuttings that you gave me last October.






Nero 600m with different shapes of leaves.




I-258. Rooted at the same time, with the same medium, under the same condition. I have no clue what's going on here.

Subject: My fig venture since Sept 2012 Replies: 28
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I started my fig venture in September of 2012 with only 8 plants that I acquired from eBay and Encanto (Jon). After reading tons of information and asking questions on this forum, I finally had enough courage to root my own cuttings this winter. My sincere thanks to Figs 4 Fun family and Jon for creating this forum for all of us figs addict to gather. I couldn't have done it without you guys.

Subject: Do you have main crop embryos ,visible at this time? Replies: 80
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 7deuce
C2- yes they are main crop. Main crop is on new growth and breba is on last season's wood.


Thanks Jason.

So, right now I have main crops on:

Atreano (Pot, Greenhouse until March)
Battaglia Green (Pot, Greenhouse until March)
Malta Black (Pot, Greenhouse until March)
Kathleen Black (Pot, Greenhouse until March)
Sicilian Black (Pot, Greenhouse until March)
Red Lebanese (Pot, started indoor in winter, moved to greenhouse in Feb, out in March)
Yellow Lebanese (Pot, started indoor in winter, moved to greenhouse in Feb, out in March)
Sal's Corleone (Pot, Greenhouse until March)

Note: Portable greenhouse without heater.