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Subject: Figs every where Replies: 10
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Those look great!  Enjoy!

Subject: Hello! New Member from Kansas! Replies: 21
Posted By: PhilaGardener Views: 242
 
Welcome - lots of threads and opinions on here about rooting.   Don't be afraid to try new approaches, and enjoy your figs!

Subject: Fig adventure in Europe Replies: 79
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Great thread!  Wonderful explorations!

Subject: Heading to Encanto Farms Replies: 21
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Yes, it would be great to see some pictures of your new purchases and Jon's operation!

Subject: Inground Trees Breaking Dormancy in Northern NJ! Replies: 12
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I'll have to check mine tomorrow!

Subject: Finally finished building a greenhouse on the deck. (pics) Replies: 18
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Great job - looks fantastic!

Subject: OT - Very painful injury Replies: 77
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Sorry to hear of your injury - hope you mend quickly, Dennis!

Subject: $2.00 Cuttings Replies: 33
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Fabulous offering, Charles!  You should get a lot of interest!

Subject: My Persimmons tree Replies: 43
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Looks great!  Glad to see your garden getting back in shape!

Subject: Tropical Papaya Seeds Available Replies: 6
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By total chance I happened across a page from the University of Hawaii Ag Service and they are selling papaya seeds for $1.00 a pkt, postage included!  (They actually list a strange variety of other things that might be of interest, but - sorry - no figs.)  I have not ordered from them (and don't plan to) but I thought some folks here might be interested in looking into this:

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/seeds.asp

(Note the GMO varieties that are more expensive cannot be shipped off the islands).

Subject: New Greenhouse finished just in time! Replies: 14
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Looks great!  Hope it works out well for you!

Subject: NH Fig Plate Replies: 13
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Looking Great!  Do you take your trees in during the winter?

Subject: my fig trees hardy chicago Replies: 7
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Interesting approach to wintering!  I'll have to give it a try!

Subject: zone 5b Replies: 38
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Yes, they would be great to see!  Thanks for posting!

Subject: Tissue Culture LSU Purple, In Ground in Zone 6b Replies: 13
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Looks fabulous!

Subject: My forest of young Dominick's trees Replies: 13
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Fabulous!  Looking great!

Subject: i didn't mean to ignore everyone.. Replies: 41
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We all missed your presence on the forum - great to hear from you.  Mend well!

Subject: Too late to transplant an old container fig into garden? Replies: 8
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Just loosen the root ball a bit and keep it well watered and put a bit of shading over the plant while it gets established.  Good luck and let us know how they do!

Subject: Photo proof-they're alive! Replies: 4
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Looks like you are off to a great season!

Subject: Harvey's New Fig Orchard Replies: 114
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Inspiring, Harvey!  Best wishes for your orchard!

Subject: Advice regarding Kadota Fig in NNJ Replies: 20
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Yes, good luck and patience!  I lost a bunch of young one-year old figs that I tried to winter outside a bit South of you, despite covering them in a trench with a thick layer of dried leaves for insulation.  I had a few promising looking buds when I dug them out about 2 weeks ago, but everything then went to mush.  I hope you have better luck with your Kadota!

Subject: New Greenhouse Thoughts Replies: 18
Posted By: PhilaGardener Views: 553
 
Looks great - bet you will want a larger one soon! :>)

Subject: Redneck greenhouse- almost free Replies: 27
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Really great job!  Looks fabulous!

Subject: It's No Big Deal Or Anything, But... Replies: 50
Posted By: PhilaGardener Views: 1,038
 
Where ever did you ever find a diamond (ring) in the shape of a fig?!?

Congratulations!

Subject: Free cuttings! Replies: 48
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A very generous offer, Allen!  It is really wonderful when folks save and share these old trees!

Subject: OT: free Mason bees (local pickup only) Replies: 35
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Almost - we just got 5 inches of new snow around Philly!

Thanks to everyone for their contributions to this interesting thread!

Subject: OT: free Mason bees (local pickup only) Replies: 35
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@willwall , really interesting!  Are those special tubes or some sort of plastic straw type of material that you had them nesting in?

Subject: JT cuttings Replies: 29
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That's a virtual fig forest!  Nice work!  Good luck with them!

Subject: PANACHE FIRST TIME REALLY EXCITED Replies: 15
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Very nice!  Good reason to be excited - nice accomplishment!

Subject: looking for brooklyn white fig cuttings Replies: 6
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http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/brooklyn-white-main-crop-7017709 has some nice images of Brooklyn White.

Subject: Thank you everyone Replies: 9
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Those look great, Brett!

Subject: Ficus Auriculata Replies: 13
Posted By: PhilaGardener Views: 489
 
Interesting how the fruit appear thickly on such old growth!

Subject: 2015 Season - Douglassville,PA Replies: 114
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It seems there must be a special page to register.  The Netcam home page has only a log-in portal.

Subject: 2015 Season - Douglassville,PA Replies: 114
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Interesting approach!  I've thought about this kind of an app to monitor home temps when I'm away. 

I also got an "invitation expired" message.

Subject: 2015 Season - Douglassville,PA Replies: 114
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Very generous offer, Nick!

Subject: Weird signs that figs have taken over your life! Replies: 30
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HarveyC
I haven't eaten one since November.  I've had dreams about figs many times!


Sounds like withdrawal symptoms! 

Subject: Please help identify my fig tree Replies: 17
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Welcome, qzoo !  Interesting fig - how did it taste?

Subject: 2015 Season - Douglassville,PA Replies: 114
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Glad to hear they look great!  That's pretty amazing with swings like that.

Subject: 2015 Season - Douglassville,PA Replies: 114
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Quote:
Originally Posted by johnnyq627
The greenhouse got down to 19F the other night when it was -5F outside, which knocked the remaining leaves off of the Flanders and Sodus Sicilian. Then today it got over 100F in there as temps rose into the forties outside. It will be back down into the -5F range tomorrow and cold the rest of the week.


Do you worry about those hi temp spikes on sunny days?  I wonder if those would be tough on the plants.

Subject: R.I.P. Death List by Fungus Gnat, 2012 Replies: 17
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Yes, sorry, Suzi, to hear about the loss, even if it was several years ago!

Subject: 60 MPH winds - Greenhouse Fears Replies: 23
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Glad your greenhouse made it through in one piece, Nick!  The wild weather ride seems to continue.  Good luck!

Subject: rope lights to heat cuttings Replies: 11
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I put my rooting chamber on top of some fluorescent lights that I am using to start seedlings and the waste heat from the ballast keeps them nice and warm.  (It is 14 hr on / 10 hr off but otherwise that seems to work well for me.)

Subject: Fig Tree Cuttings Replies: 7
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Welcome to F4F!  Good luck with your growing!

Subject: The mist cloner is complete Replies: 124
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Really great!  Thanks for all the pictures and details.  Looking forward to updates!

Subject: Suspected eBay scammers with F4F ties Replies: 264
Posted By: PhilaGardener Views: 17,042
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FMD
But if the end game is to sell them on eBay as rare cultivars, why not simply raid a local fig tree and label the cuttings accordingly?


Probably couldn't recognize a fig tree "in the wild".

Thanks to everyone (especially HarveyC ) for all the excellent detective work and warnings.

Subject: MBVS Replies: 11
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Great form!  What is the Argribon for?  Windbreak?

Subject: It's time for another Greenhouse! Replies: 26
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That hayneedle.com link now says 699 with free shipping. 

Subject: Fig Barber = Cuttings! Replies: 20
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Looking good there!

Subject: cuttings for shipping Replies: 7
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Nice looking plant - thanks for your generosity in sharing it with others!

Subject: Yellow Greek cuttings for sale. Replies: 43
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Looks great!  Great start!