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Subject: anyone order fig plants from richters.com? Replies: 9
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 158
 
I ordered 7 in 2015. Only two have fruited and one was mislabeled. Half of my cuttings fruit the first year. I wouldn't recommend them at all.

Subject: Beware of federal offenders Replies: 11
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Lol!

This forum could be great but a few people like you really ruin the experience. I guess it is at least entertaining.

Imagine what you could do if you invested all of that time in something actually worthwhile.

Deep breaths. Deep breaths. If that doesn't help, maybe try some vallium.

Subject: $7 fig trees for spring/summer delivery, around 150+ varieties Replies: 775
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Is the link for $7 fig trees broken? I was trying to get check on the progress but all I see are random posts with people fighting about everything from other forums to who is allowed to post to favors to politics and videos of martians?!? I really did like the Martian video.

I think we've all lost faith in James' ability to estimate a ship date. I don't think everyone has completely lost faith that he will deliver at some point whether it be next year or maybe the year after and hopefully with the true varieties. Hopefully, it isn't a Ponzi scheme and he can get everything in order. Regular updates would be nice but I think it's just a matter of waiting and seeing what happens at this point or requesting your refund and pursuing other options if you want to grow your ordered varieties next season. February shipping seems unlikely and a bad idea at least in my area with temps in the negative teens and twenties.

I'm rooting for James to succeed even if delayed and I'll keep my order since I'm not in any hurry.

#TRUMP2016

Subject: In ground containers Replies: 21
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This year, I tried burying buckets fully, burying halfway, and setting them on top with much. They all seemed to perform about the same. I still had to water everyday in the heat of summer. All of them were wind proof including the ones sitting on top once the roots grew into the ground. The difference was in the labor required. It took about 5 times longer to remove the fully buried buckets vs the half buried. Even with a spade as long as the bucket and somewhat sharpened, it was difficult to get a clean cut of the roots.

In the future, I'll just bury a few inches.

Remove after they go dormant but before it gets to cold out.

Subject: OT - Question for honey lovers/honey farmers. Replies: 14
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Honey does cause abdominal pain and / or gas / bloating issues for a small number of people either from the fructose or allergies. You could try mixing it into a glass of liquid. As mentioned above, you could experiment with different honey and make sure the wife isn't tampering with it.

Subject: Pinch, cut, or stay the course? Replies: 24
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Personally, I would let it grow and then pot or plant it low when up potting/planting. New roots will develop along the stem.

With potions 1 & 2, I'd wait until the roots are well established.

Subject: Best Figs for Michigan Replies: 33
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If that's fig bundle #4, sign me up!

Subject: Problems Posting Images? Storage Limit Exceeded? More Than 1MB? Replies: 45
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Nice tutorial Joe.  One major drawback with linking pictures like this is that the post no longer makes sense once the pics are deleted from the external site and the post is just left with broken links.  Can be very frustrating when searching old posts.

Subject: Fig tree in Boston Massachussetts. Replies: 16
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I saw a picture of it burritoed up with what looked like various tarps in a traditional fashion during my internet stalking.  It looks like it was taken shortly after the shots above.  The bay windows hadn't been completed and they were working the other side of the house not visible in the picture.  That doesn't necessarily mean that he wraps it up every year but I suspect that he does.

The internet is a crazy place these days with what you can find. 

Subject: Fig tree in Boston Massachussetts. Replies: 16
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This post really had me intrigued.  Sadly, he wraps it up or at least did in the winter of 2013/2014 towards the end of his siding install. 

The site is broken so pics can't be posted without using an external source.

Subject: Craven's Craving Figs Replies: 35
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I'm sold. Sounds excellent.

Subject: Buildng a cheap 100 watt LED Replies: 74
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 1,122
 
Just about everything is made in China. Even Cree has plants in China so....

Subject: winter cutting project Replies: 14
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 388
 
Hydrogen peroxide has been the cheapest and most effective for me. Gnatrol was good. Mosquito dunks ineffective.

Subject: Just for fun. What do you call your figs? Replies: 11
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Teases until they put out.

Subject: Unknown Dark Greek Replies: 28
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Thank you for the write up Navid. It's appreciated.

Subject: Fig Tasting Video: MBVS & Letizia Comparison Replies: 19
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 816
 

If we can discuss the OP...

@Ross - I think that's a good question. Most of my first year Mt Etnas tasted the same for me too. MBVS, St Rita, Hardy Chicago, Bari, and Malta Black whether a Mt Etna or not. I wouldn't be able to tell them apart without the tags except St Rita which always seems to be wopsided (Honey Boo Boo anyone?). Salem Dark and Sal's GS were a little different with Sal's GS having a somewhat peachy flavor sometimes and Salem Dark having a little something that I don't have the words to describe but very good.

@nkesh099 - I used the search function but haven't really found any comparisons. I read that Navid's Dark Greek seems to be a very good with similar productivity and taste to a Mt Etna but "with something extra." "MBVS on steroids." Would you agree with that? Do you have any observations that separate it from other Mt Etna types? I suppose I'll never truly know unless I grow it myself and it is on my ever expanding wishlist but it is nice to hear other opinions.

Does anyone know? Do the Mt Etnas seperate themselves more as they age with flavors, hardiness, growth habits, etc. distinguishing themselves more?

I'd still be hearing comparisons of the various Mt Etnas from those that have more experience with them.

 

Subject: My First Monster Fig of the Year Replies: 20
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 440
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rafaelissimmo
The implication is that there is a difference between GN AF and Rafed's GN, I never heard that before, seems very likely to generate more confusion


I believe that what figgary is saying is that it is Rob's Genovese Nero is the true Genovese Nero that Adriano has and that Rafed's is actually the mix up and not really Genovese Nero.

figgary -  Would you still say that Rafed's GN is the better version?

Subject: Not an Alma, But What Is It? Replies: 14
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Expanding on Ed's post, I haven't seen anyone describe Green Ischia as blah. That leaves White Genoa which is described as blah quite often or Conadria which is hit or miss.

Subject: Not an Alma, But What Is It? Replies: 14
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If it is really a Dave Wilson, they only have a handful of green varieties.  I would guess conadria.  Kadota is known for tough skin.  I generally think of it as having an amber interior but there seem to be both amber and red interior versions of which Dave Wilson's is the latter.

Subject: Suggestions for my final two Replies: 32
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 520
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by greenfig
Don, There are different Zingarellas floating around, one is a Mt Etna type and another from Richard Watts that looks like Grantham's Royal, it is not berry fig . Not sure where the confusion started


Thanks for the clarification.  I had crossed Zingarella off of my list because I have enough Mt Etnas but Zingarella RW sounds interesting.  

Here's a post with some history on the Zingarellas:
http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/is-zingarellagypsy-the-same-as-sals-corleone-7116381?highlight=zingarella+rw&trail=50

I guess it would be good to figure out which Zingarella you have Spiff if you don't know already.  It seems the sugar one may be referred to as Zingarella RW.

Every fig has at least two names and every name has at least two varieties.  Gotta love them figs.

Subject: Too late to airlayer in zone 6 ?? Replies: 9
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You still have over a month so worth a try.  If you don't girdle the branch, you can just remove it like nothing ever happened if it doesn't take.

Subject: Finding maggots in figs Replies: 18
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Really tiny ants can still get into organza bags.  Terro Outdoor Liquid Ant Bait Stakes at the base seem to do the job though.  Some people use sticky barriers like tanglefoot or vaseline.

Organza bags can shade the fruit so the colors might be a little off and they can make rain worse by keeping the fruit wet longer leading to mold and souring.  Just something to keep in mind.  They do seem to keep quite a few pests off of figs.

Subject: Suggestions for my final two Replies: 32
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Ronde de Bordeaux - Bordeaux berry
Strawberry Verte - Adriatic berry
Zingarella - Mt Etna dark berry

Peter's honey would be a prolific honey addition. Atreano too.

Smith seems to be a good Adriatic / exotic berry choice that gets rave reviews and fruits early for a lot of people at least for an Adriatic berry. Adriatic JH is another one highly recommended.

Florea or Improved Celeste could be good early and hardy sugar varieties but lack flavor by most reports. I personally like Florea and the fact that it will fruit first. Hoping Improved Celeste's flavor improves on my young tree. Celeste would be a good sugar choice as well and a standard in the south.

Gino's black, Black Greek, MBVS, and other Mt Etnas are great if you want more dark berries.

Negronne, Nero 600M, and VDB are good Bordeaux berries if you wanted more of those and I think they taste different than RDB.

Subject: Figs on my mind Replies: 4
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Some suggestions based off of the flavor groups that all should do well in containers in Ohio.

Sugar: Improved Celeste, Florea
Honey: Atreano, Lattarula, Brooklyn White
Adriatic: Conadria, Green Ischia, Adriatic JH, Smith
Bordeaux: Ronde de Bordeaux (RDB), Violet de Bordeaux (VDB)
Dark Berry: Marseilles Black VS (MBVS), Takoma Violet, Hardy Chicago, Sal's EL/GS

Subject: Weird figs Replies: 22
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You don't get paid if you don't post the video. With the number of subscribers and views, she probably makes a good amount of money.

As far as the original question, I haven't noticed and "petals" on the sides of my figs.

Subject: Air layer question Replies: 8
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Remove most leaves on the one with some roots. Remove all leaves from the ones without. Treat them like cuttings.

Subject: the gm8 Replies: 17
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George M. Gorgi's initials.

Subject: Sucrette: A Figtorial Replies: 11
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UCD Sucrette doesn't need the wasp either.

Subject: 7th Annual Northeast fig growers gathering Replies: 25
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Could that be Charlie's Sister Madeline's Green Greek?

Subject: Rotting fruit before ripe Replies: 3
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Thanks for the response. Maybe I'll have to see if I can get it into more light next year. There are only about 2 of 10 still in the tree at this point.

Subject: To water.... or not to water? Replies: 8
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That layer of rocks probably rules out the saucer as well.

I believe that most have determined that a drainage layer isn't generally helpful and simply raises the water table higher in the container but opinions will vary as with everything.

Standing water in the bottom of a saucer with figs hasn't been an issue for me and they grow much better that way.  I wouldn't leave them in a pool of water that covers the container but half an inch or two at the bottom isn't an issue.  Water gets soaked up as needed without drowning the tree.  I have some trees in 2 liters that need up potted sitting in a kiddie pool with 1/2" of water almost constantly in it.  I try to make sure that it dries up at least once a week but that is more to prevent mosquitoes than for the figs.  Fig cuttings are sensitive to about everything but they grow out of it.    Figs trees love wet feet in containers.  In ground may be different.  I haven't been able to drown one yet and I have a heavy hand watering.

Even when it rains I generally have to water my 5 gallon containers unless it rains a lot over a long period.  Those big leaves do a great job of shedding water away from the containers.

If I were you, I'd watch for drooping and use a finger to test.  If they are drooping and it is wet, hold off on water and look for other reasons.  Some varieties like VDB seem to droop on hot sunny days even when properly watered.  If the top feels dry even if they aren't drooping, water.  

Subject: To water.... or not to water? Replies: 8
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 116
 
It could be as simple as a large saucer underneath.  Give it enough water to take a day or two to soak up.  Leave the saucer empty for a day and repeat.

Subject: To water.... or not to water? Replies: 8
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A cheap moisture meter can help you with the moisture levels of a container if you have difficulty noticing the signs (weight, drooping, fingering the soil, etc).

    For example: 
    https://jet.com/product/LUSTER-LEAF-PRODUCTS-1810-RAPITEST-MINI-MOISTURE-METER/8505c063fbbb40398aa274c1c988507f

Too much sun probably isn't an issue unless you moved it from inside or a shady location into full sun or live in a very hot / sunny climate.  Might want to update your signature with your zone/location.

Figs will sometimes drop a couple of older lower leaves without any cause for concern.  Pics can help.

Oh, and sips work great for worry free watering.  Just keep the reservoir topped up.

Subject: Rotting fruit before ripe Replies: 3
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Any thoughts on what is going on here or how to fix it?

All of the fruit on Panache are dropping or rotting in the tree before anywhere near ripening.

It's been fairly dry with the tree growing in a 5 gallon sip outside with about 6 hours of sun a day and not overly crowded. The tree looks healthy otherwise. Haven't noticed any odd bugs in or on the tree / fruit.

Attached are pics of two.

Thanks for any help.

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Subject: Please help- growing figs indoors! Specifically- LIGHT BULBS :/ Replies: 28
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Any fig planted in the ground will die back down to the ground most winters without any protection. The brown turkey should survive but grow back from the roots each year and severely limit fruit if any. Various protection methods from covering to burying to heat lamps are described in previous threads.

If you wanted to keep it from going dormant, you would probably have to bring it in at the start of October to the end of April. Frost or freeze will cause it to lose leaves and go dormant.

Both of the bulbs in the original post would be good for small plants or cuttings / seedlings if placed closed to the plants. In the application that you described above as I understand it, it won't provide much more benefit than regular house bulbs. You'd probably want several of either of these placed strategically close to the leaves if you wanted to use them on a growing tree. Figs can grow up to 8ft a year in a zone 6 growing season if happy, healthy, and vigorous.

The led is pretty low power and will put out funky purple light which you may or may not like in your house.

The CFL would direct more light where you want it if screwed into a deflector.

Generally, people will grow the figs outside during the spring / summer and let them go dormant in the fall / winter.

In ground, they get Hardy and early fruiting varieties like Improved Celeste, Florea, Malta Black, the various Mt Etna, etc and protect the during the colder months to get a good crop and hope the grow back and fruit early if the protection failed and they did back to the ground. Pinching around June / July would help induce fruit.

For containers, they will move them to a protected location like a garage that will stay between 20F - 45F when it gets cold and move them back out in the spring into 6 or more hours of direct sunlight.

For indoors, South facing windows with supplemental light or high powered HPS lights are used 400 - 1000W or possible high powered led lights but some are still skeptical and others love them (again high wattage/output).

The tree will survive inside with poor light but wouldn't grow well and may go dormant anyway, node spacing may be excessively long, might not fruit, would ripen slowly if it does fruit, and will taste different from sun ripened fruit.

Your phone app might not be that accurate of a reading.

800 watts * 12h a day would cost about $40 a month on an electric bill at $.15 a kwh.  800*12/1000*30*.15 = 43.2

Good luck in whatever you go with.

Subject: Please help- growing figs indoors! Specifically- LIGHT BULBS :/ Replies: 28
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 308
 
That socket might not be able to provide much benefit. CFL and LED grow lights should be around 1- 6 inches away from plants and HPS 1-2 ft.

If you aren't getting much light from windows, it would be best to invest in something like a 400w HPS system at minimum to grow a tree indoors. Marijuana forums have all kinds of good info that would apply to figs as well.

Of course, growing the tree outdoors would be best of all.

Subject: Fig Thief. Can You ID Footprint? Replies: 47
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Lol. That no raccoon symbol is great! Take a menacing looking raccoon picture, put a no symbol on it, and slap it on a container of poison.

If I were looking to buy raccoon poison, that's the one I'd get for sure.


Subject: Fig Thief. Can You ID Footprint? Replies: 47
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If you still wanted to relocate it, they love cat food too and I agree that putting it on the ground would be a good idea.  To keep it from pooping all over your window sill after being trapped if nothing else.

The trap looks like it might be the small one.  Raccoons can get up to 30lbs and 40 inches....might need a bigger trap.

Don't be surprised if it turns out to be more than one.

Subject: Figs taste like melons? Replies: 12
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Haha, that first honeydew melon tasting fig is quite disappointing, isn't it?

Your VDB and Hardy Chicago should have nice berry flavors. You'll probably like them much better.


Subject: (not for the faint of heart) Fig problem Replies: 19
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Don't let it get into the red on a moisture meter if you are having trouble figuring out the correct moisture by doing the soil or lifting the pot. Should be able to find one locally at Walmart or any nursery or order online.

https://jet.com/product/Flexrake-Moisture-Meter/d7ab63e62ae14543ad90dbc6a5f3edcb

Subject: A few pics and a labeling suggestion Replies: 6
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Batch Photo Wizard (another iphone app) can resize your photos and add your watermark on multiple photos at once.

Red tips form more readily and maybe solely on dark fig trees.  Cold can increase their prominence.  Not sure of other factors.

Subject: Help with struggling figs! Replies: 25
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Forbid 4f for mites. Spray once and done.

Subject: I live in the country and some have strange ideas Replies: 10
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Table salt may increase flavor and reduce ripening times in tomatoes I think it would be worth a try with figs but I haven't gotten around to it yet. As with anything, just be careful to not apply to much or it will adversely affect the trees. A little salt may be good, a lot will kill the tree. I'd be interested to see your results.

http://www.growingformarket.com/articles/Improve-tomato-flavor

Subject: Rob's Genovese Nero breba Replies: 27
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Quote:
Originally Posted by figgary


I don't understand, confuse it with another Rob's fig? I just did a search for "Rob's fig" on this site, and it returned every post for Rob's GN, Genovese Nero, Adriano's GN, Rob's GN not, etc. I don't really care what its name is, just agree with pino that calling it anything Genovese Nero is confusing. It is a very good and unique fig, I think it should have its own name.


You call it Rob's fig, someone else calls it Rob's Genovese Nero, others call it Texas Blue Giant, someone else calls it Fantasia or some other made up name.  All of the aliases just cause confusion in my book.

I can see conversations going like this.  I see it all of the time with other aliases.

Poster 1:  Check out my Rob's fig!
Poster 2:  Looks great!  Is that the same as Rob's Genovese Nero?
Poster 1:  Yeah, they are the same.  It's an alias.
Poster 3:  No, I don't think it's the same.  Mine looks different.
Poster 4:  Looks like Blue Giant to me.
Poster 2:  Is Blue Giant an alias too?
Poster 1:  No, it's different.
Poster 3:  Yes, it's the same.
Poster 2:  I guess I'll have to get them all and grow them side by side to compare.

Here's just a small sampling of possible fig synonyms that may or may not be accurate pulled from other threads.  There are probably many more and I'd hate to add more to the list:

Alma - Italian wht, Fall’s Gold
Genoa White - White Naples
Ischia Green - Figue D’Espagne Couer
Mary Lane - Jelly, Mary Lane seedless
Tiger - Giant Celeste
Vista - Blk Mission, VdB, Negronne
Zingerella - Gypsy
Negronne - 'Rouge de Bordeaux, Pastilere’
Adriatic JH - Verdone
Chiapetta - Cosenza
Fantasia - LSU Scott's Black
Lemon - White Marseilles, Marseilles, Italian Honey, Blanche, Lattarula, Heritage, Dokkar, LSU Everbearing, White Texas Everbearing?
Afgan A - Caucasus 3
Archipel, Malcoms Super Giant, Drap Dor, and Encanto Brown Turkey
BLACK MADEIRA FIG IN PORTUGUES IS BREBA PRETA
Brown Turkey, CA Brown Turkey, Walker, Braun Turkey, Black Jack and Blue Giant Aubique Noire, Negro
*** California Brown Turkey, aka San Piero or Black Genoa...??
'Brunswick' ('Magnolia, Vashon Violet
Largo, Brown Naples, Common Blue, English Brown Turkey
Brunswick, Rattlesnake, Capitola Long, Doree and Red Italian, Magnolia?
Celeste (aka Malta, Celestial, Conant, Sugar Fig, and Tennessee Mountain Fig)
Col de Dame – Maho -
Cosenza- Chiapetta
Deanna, Orphan, UCR 278-128 and Algerian Watts
Delmatie _ Stellaemon, Dokkar, LSU Everbearing, White Texas Everbearing, Kadota and Trojano
Dalmatia - Magnolia,Madonna
Genoa, White Genoa, Harvey Adriatic and Genoa'Genoa'
Green Ischia- Verte, (is not Strwbery verte) Coeur - Verdale -
Improved Celeste- O'Rourke supported in the notes, LSU Ag Center,....All O'Rourkes are Improved Celestes...All Improved Celestes aren't O'Rourke.
Italian 258 - Italian 320
Jurupa, Excel? Gulbun?
Kadota,White Endich, Florentine, Honey, Dattato
Latarulla (not Laterolla) Latarulla is same as Italian Honey Black Mountain fig
Magnolia- Madonna, Dalmatia
Marabout - UCR 291-4
Nero- Blk Greek
Noire de Caromb, Cuello Dama Negro and Charles Allen, Douqueira Negra
Panachee - Italian 256, (per Celt) pinache is Bordisotte Blanca Rimada “ It's a stripped version of either col de dame or bourjasotte”.
Paradiso, Monstrueuse and Ischia Green, Genova, Genovese
Pastiliere - Rouge de Bordeaux
Purple Genca' ('Black Genoa'; 'Black Spanish'
Roeding - Capri A
Ronde de Bordeaux, Figue de Bordeaux, Précoce de Barcelone
Sal's, Dark No. 1 Portuguese and Abruzzi
San Joao - Roscoff
San Petro -Yougo 7
Santa Cruz Dark - Giant Amber
St Jeromes , Black Triana
Vista, Mission. VdB, Beers Black - Violette de Bordeaux ,
Verte –Calverte some say maybe Ischia Green , But Verte becomes more yellow and not a tight eye
Violette de Sollies-Black of Bourjasotte, Burjassot Negre, Solliès, , Bourdissot, Negro Largo,
Brogiotto Nero, Parisienne, , Negro Largo (Espagne)
White San Pedro - Italian 372

Subject: Rob's Genovese Nero breba Replies: 27
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 1,179
 
Giving it another name now just adds to the confusion and makes it harder to search through the history. Imho.

Subject: Lots of extra cuttings Replies: 33
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Timestamp camera free in the app store.

Subject: Stringy Webs on my Fig Replies: 6
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 179
 
Forbid 4F. 1 ml per gallon.

Subject: Tracking or Cataloging a Fig Collection Replies: 22
Posted By: don_sanders Views: 463
 
Here is how to create hyperlinks within Excel.

http://www.colby.edu/acits/2010/03/29/link-worksheets/

Shamelessly copying your format might be easier with an existing copy of your populated spreadsheet, Gene. Maybe a good variety reference too.

Subject: Too much heat for new Figlets??? Replies: 19
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Bottom watered with a kiddie pool shaded during the hottest part of the day is how I would go. Cover up those black pots with something white or at least light colored too.

I wouldn't mist under direct sunlight thinking it might been the leaves.

Subject: Honeyberry YES or NO? Replies: 26
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I have Cinderella and Borealis fruiting from plantings last year. Maybe 50 berries on each bush. Getting close to 3 weeks since turning blue but not quite ripe yet. I'm thinking between 3-4 weeks should do it. The berry size varies considerably which I wonder if it has to do with pollination. Anywhere from about 1 cm and thin to 1 inch and pump. I didn't notice a lot of bees around when they flowered. I got some more varieties this year some of which are considered later like Solo and Maxie. Thinking of adding the even later Boreal varieties in a year or two. They are doing considerably better than my blueberries from 2 years ago...still haven't figured them out yet and may replace them. I've read that some varieties produce up to 10 lbs when full grown after 5 years.

Honeyberry USA is a great source. They aren't the cheapest or biggest plants but nice selection, great quality, helpful and responsive staff, and they stand behind their product. Shipping is pretty cheap if you are buying multiple plants.