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Subject: You can stop people from offering cuttings here or you can encourage them to continue offering cuttings here. Here's how. Replies: 29
Posted By: luteo Views: 740
 
So much wisdom and experience around here! Keeping this all in mind when I have some fig gems to offer!! Also grateful for what I have received from members here! 

Subject: looking for some desert king cuttings Replies: 14
Posted By: luteo Views: 356
 
I rooted some DK this summer. Provided they survive the winter, in the spring you are more than welcome to have one! 

Subject: Souadi Replies: 32
Posted By: luteo Views: 2,488
 
Does anyone have photos of the leaves to post? 

Subject: What other kinds of plants are people growing? Replies: 21
Posted By: luteo Views: 761
 
Edibles: Lemon, Ruby Red Grapefruit, Valencia Orange, Cherimoya, basil, coffee, pineapple, Bay Laurel, figs, manzano banana, op tomatoes, kale, asparagus, chamomile, strawberries, passionflower, tea/camellia, leeks, elderberries, herbs

Things I have killed: Tree collards, more citrus, adenium, plumeria, madder, avocado, mango

Ornamentals: roses, agave, plumeria, various bonsai, orchids, platycerium ferns, african violets, philodendrons, monstera deliciosa, fig cousins the ornamental ficus, sensitive plant mimosa, Tea tree maleluca, aloe, jade, cacti, euphorbia, indigo, medinilla, poppies, aglaonema, cordyline, milkweed 

Looking to add: olives, brugmansia, blueberries, ylang ylang, hardy kiwi, terrestrial hardy orchids, wine grapes, anything for the bees, peaches, pomegranates, asian pears

surely, there's more!

Subject: Two different Longue D'Aouts ? Replies: 38
Posted By: luteo Views: 2,100
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mario_1
Seghen (luteo) good idea, but if it does'nt work for you don't pass it on, the dumpster may be a better place


Nah. My thoughts are someone somewhere else might be able to grow my trash better due to differences in climate. 

Subject: Two different Longue D'Aouts ? Replies: 38
Posted By: luteo Views: 2,100
 
In my reading around threads in this forum, I have seen that:

Longue d'Aout = Slocan = Melanzana MS

And these are NOT just plain Melanzana. But now it appears there are different varieties of Melanzana from various different sources? 

I am trying to read about all kinds of different varieties to at least weed out varieties not worth trialling where I live. Now I am starting to understand everyone's comments about how confusing nomenclature is in this crazy fig world we live in! Maybe it would be easier to just try one of everything and if it doesn't work, pass it on to someone else. I have tons of patience, but some days it's more fun to grow things than wade through heaps of information. All praise to the persons dedicated to keeping things as clear and concise as possible!

I hope you find some more answers drivewayfarmer!

Subject: Can I root fig cutting now? Replies: 17
Posted By: luteo Views: 398
 
I can't imagine having all those figs at your fingertips and not eat any!! Seeing as I just rooted some cuttings earlier this summer, I have none of my own yet. And figs are virtually non existent in markets around here. I crave them so when they do show up I pay for them. Like today I found some common nameless type shipped in from Cali 2 for a buck and of course I gave in...now they were obviously not ripe so kind of bland, but just enough fig flavor to only leave me dreaming of having my own some day. 

Six trees??? Blasphemy indeed!

Wish you well with your cuttings!

Subject: Rooting Replies: 7
Posted By: luteo Views: 393
 
Yeah, it should be salvageable. Just wipe off the green slime/algae and change the water frequently, even daily. You could move it out of bright light too. That seems to be what algae likes most is LOTS of bright light.

Subject: End of Summer Repot Replies: 2
Posted By: luteo Views: 279
 
That is the direction I am leaning, FiggyFrank. Although, I wasn't planing on bringing them in at night, only moving them finally to the garage once temps dip too low and they go dormant. But maybe I should bring them in at night for a bit just to give them a little time to acclimate to their new pots? It'll get warm again before finally cooling off here. It's been such an off summer. I am just fortunate to have some tomatoes!

Subject: Rooting Replies: 7
Posted By: luteo Views: 393
 
Oh, if you left it sitting in light, it was probably not mold, but rather algae. Depending on your local water. I've had various cuttings sitting in water that has turned bright green from the algae. 

Subject: End of Summer Repot Replies: 2
Posted By: luteo Views: 279
 
I have cuttings that have rooted and grown quite a bit using the bag method. And now they are rooted enough to pot up. But since it is late summer here, I am not sure whether this is a good idea? Or maybe it is safe to pot them into a container that is relatively the same size as the bag they are in now?

Don't imagine they can put on many roots to fill out a new pot by dormancy time. Nights are already dipping into the 50s. I don't want the cuttings to be sitting in excess and or soggy pots during the winter. Although I can mix a very very quick draining medium.

Unless of course, I try to overwinter them inside? Probably wasn't the best idea to root them when I did, but what can I say? My timing for remembering wanting to grow figs again was late and I couldn't bare waiting any longer ha!

Throwing 'em in the ground is not an option due to my zone.

Subject: A good white fig! Pics. Replies: 52
Posted By: luteo Views: 3,291
 
Any updates on this, or still going with Mittica Unk? Only reason I ask is I live due west of you in Ohio, so anything that performs well in our 6a zone is naturally going to acquire the attention of my fig obsession. 

These local unknowns are really cool, and it'd be nice to see them become official or something, established known cultivars maybe!

Subject: Fig cuttings won´t root Replies: 8
Posted By: luteo Views: 411
 
I know that plumeria growers swear by water rooting. They are particularly slow and troublesome to root. Similar idea, using Superthrive in the water which you change every 2 days for no more than 3 weeks. The goal is to get those white nubs, and then place the stick in a growing medium. 

Have no idea if it would work for figs or not. They don't seem to have as much trouble with rot, as I have rotted too many plumeria cuttings by sticking in soil too soon, while no fig cuttings have succumbed.

Subject: My Montserrat Pons varieties selection Replies: 50
Posted By: luteo Views: 17,017
 
Wow, these are stunning. Patience I guess until these are here in the states. 

Subject: First Go Replies: 4
Posted By: luteo Views: 697
 
Well I guess that settles that ha! There are things I can do to control the potted environment, but the atmosphere is a whole other world. 

Subject: www.LosAngelesFigForest.com Replies: 59
Posted By: luteo Views: 2,609
 
This is really cool!! Best wishes with it all!

Subject: Mad002 Replies: 53
Posted By: luteo Views: 3,493
 
I am going to try this out here in the midwest, see whether I get ripe figs or not in a couple years.

Subject: First Go Replies: 4
Posted By: luteo Views: 697
 
Well I killed every last fig cutting I had... but I am back now. So hello everyone! Maybe I had such ill fortune because I didn't stick around these boards? I messed up this winter, having brought them in from the garage on the coldest nights and then promptly forgot about them tucked away in the basement the rest of winter. 

This time around I declare no perishing! I am so far rooting fico pesco d'oro, VDB, Texas Everbearing. Have decided LSU Purple, Valle Negra, Bryant Dark, and Vesuviana Bianca should join the milieu as well.  

Any thought's on Desert King?

I guess the goal is to have a wide range from early to late bearing trees growing in pots. Closed eye split resistant yada yada for those hot humid days, and the way winters have been bone chillingly frigid lately, some cold hardyness too! Ha...

But this fig fever I've got makes almost any fig worthy of joining the ranks regardless of it's suitability to the climate here. 

I do have a question I guess. If lots of rain is an issue during ripening, is it because the rootzone is too wet that the figs get watery and drop/split? Or is it just the humidity in the air? Because I could control to some degree the water at the root zone in pots if that were the case?

Subject: OHIO - new member seeks advice. Replies: 12
Posted By: luteo Views: 462
 
Welcome! I am in the same zone as you, but Toledo area NW of you. 


My plan this year is to grow in pots again, much like you. This time, not killing anything haha! There is plenty of info by all the brilliant experts around here. 


So far I am trying a Fico Pesca d' Oro which hails from San Diego. How it will perform here I'll let you know and share if it's worth anything. I love love love peaches & this one has a peach like flavor supposedly. I could just get a peach tree probably, but I hear that the peach crop was destroyed around here this spring. It was a chilly one. Heck the forecast shows nights in the forties this week...keep wanting to get the warmth loving veggies out into the garden, but that'll stunt them real good. One week it's hot, the next cold. About as indecisive as I am... 

Subject: Hello from Ohio Replies: 11
Posted By: luteo Views: 349
 
Hello and welcome! 

Subject: First Go Replies: 4
Posted By: luteo Views: 697
 
Thanks to the generosity of some members here, I have cuttings of Celeste and Hardy Chicago going. Roots are showing, and even leaves are beginning to show. And that's even after some mold and those pesky fleas showed up!

I decided to go with the bag method. And had fleas not shown up, I would never had to water them, as that is how to apply the beneficial bacteria that stops the flea life cycle. Dah...

Anywhoo, hello everyone.

Subject: Annual Wish-List of 6 Cuttings for 2013-14 Replies: 77
Posted By: luteo Views: 7,515
 
Well, seeing as I am all new to this, there's nothing I have to trade. I do offer the monies, though, to pay for shipping. And if you would like some return for your effort and the cuttings, I'd pay for these too.

Hardy Chicago
Panachee
Celeste
Violet de Bordeau
LSU Purple
Grise de Saint Jean

Not picky just yet ha, as I don't know all the varieties, what's black or white or whatever, VS and all that stuff. Just looking to get started.

Subject: Hunting figs Replies: 8
Posted By: luteo Views: 675
 
When I am in one of my natural dye kicks, I have often been known to go hunting for plants that are known to dye fiber well. It does require chutzpa, and maybe some late night stealth operation ha. It would probably be wiser to actually ask people if I can harvest their plants?... 

Subject: Hello Replies: 15
Posted By: luteo Views: 544
 
Nah, but my grandparents might. They do the warsh after all.

Subject: Cold hardy fig cuttings for postage Replies: 90
Posted By: luteo Views: 6,029
 
This is so cool! Whenever you think you might have more cuttings available, I would certainly be interested. Spread the legacy of Bronx White! Never grown a fig in my life, but I tend to dive in the deep end. That's what a green thumb is for.

Subject: Hello Replies: 15
Posted By: luteo Views: 544
 
I am new to this, thought to say hello to you all! I grow orchids, cacti, and have started a citrus collection. Figure it's time to go down the fig path. I have this obsessive desire to grow as much of my own food as possible. Good to start collecting stuff now while I am young yeah? I probably need to move somewhere a bit warmer though to grow half the stuff would like to haha. Would make things easier.

Anywhoo, hello!