Hi all!
Just wanted to jump in and say hi.
My figness story started way back in grade school in the 70's. I grew up in Nutley NJ and I loved the beginning of the school year because I would walk home and aways look for a ripe fig in our back yard. After my mom passed away my dad eventually remarried and moved to south Jersey. Before he moved, he asked if I wanted anything from the house and I immediately answered, moms fig bush.
I planted it here at my house in Columbus thinking the zones were close enough. Well it never produced a fig :).
Last year (after 20 years of a beautiful fig bush that grew lager every year but produced zero figs) I decided (after many good friends locally had a great fig crop) that I wanted to relocate my moms fig to a better spot in the yard (more sun and closer to the house). When my friends heard about my renewed excitement they gave me cuttings from a their trees as well.
So I have my moms planted on the south side of the house with two others in pots near it.
It does not look like any will be producing any figs this year but I'm excited about next year.
In the mean time my plan is to be here and read, read, read. and enjoy your ripe fig pics :)
If you think of anything I should be doing with my moms fig to help jumpstart for figs next year, I'm all ears...and eyes.
Rick
Oh and I have no idea what kind of fig bush my moms is, all I remember was the figs were purple when ripe. Hopefully next year I will have some figs and be able to match them with the glossary.
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