Originally Posted by TorontoJoe
Tomorrow I search for 1 gallon pots in January. Wish me luck!

Originally Posted by SCfigFanatic
If you can grow fig trees in zone 5, good for you!
I have 73 in ground trees.
Tired of discussing it.

Doug

Originally Posted by VeryNew2Figs
Another reason to grow your own. 

Originally Posted by rayrose
Dauphine is not a San Pedro type. it bears two crops.

Originally Posted by tsparozi
I can almost guarantee that about a week after the first men set foot on Mars, Dausername1 and his brethren will have the first Mars Figs auction going on eBay....

Originally Posted by macmike
I thought this was interesting. This is supposedly a fig that came from the Jordan area where Moses struck the Rock in the Book of Numbers instead of spoke to it. Numbers 20. I wonder what kind of fig it would be? I wonder when someone is going to come up with the fig that Adam and Eve used for clothing? Sounds like a scam to me what do you think?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fig-tree-found-near-Moses-Spring-Jordan-3-cuttings-/222292695879?hash=item33c1ad5b47:g:888AAOSwFdtX0EZh

Originally Posted by OttawanZ5
Good luck with trades.
Winter is already here. Six cm of snow came yesterday afternoon when I was in the process of moving plants inside. I was afraid of this. Now  I have to wait a few days for a better weather. 

Originally Posted by Figluvah
I have a Panachee coming.


Ain't she purrrty

Yesss. Beautifull
Imagine it with 2-3 more days  how syruppy it would look.

Originally Posted by chucklikestofish
~actually i must have something wrong ,maybe it's not called trenching ?? i am talking about laying a tree over that is planted in ground,into a ditch covered with wood and dirt on top.cutting the far side half way around of the roots so i can lay it over,i saw posts somewhere of the older italian fig growers doing this method,somebody help me understand and how it's done , please .~i don't mean potted plants in a trench since all mine go into a fig hut i made ,and they all wintered excellent in there two winters now ~

Originally Posted by KK
Shop lights (fluorescents) need to be within inches from the leaf canopy.

Originally Posted by DomGardens
Could you guys explain trenching, thanks

Originally Posted by pitangadiego
It has been done for 100 years and more. You still have to insulate the soil so it doesn't freeze.

Originally Posted by figpig_66
Yes its a great idea. If everyone gave 5 dollers a month would it fix things ??

Originally Posted by CliffH
If anyone wants to use the Quote option, you can always delete any part that you don't want to repeat. Like the pictures. I also think this is a good idea.

Originally Posted by figpig_66
If it says we have exceeded our limit. If we delete old pics,will it help

Originally Posted by VeryNew2Figs
How cold does it get in the winter for you guys?

Originally Posted by zone5figger
How deep do you dif your,trench?

Originally Posted by lampo
Hello Porfirio,

It  could be as you say ! who knows ?
Being so small I wondered how this country has such a great variety!
I am in the south and the fruit here is distinct from their equivalents in the Center and up North!

This link guides you to a number of fig varieties as grown in the Center
http://www.iniav.pt/fotos/editor2/folheto_colecao_figueira.pdf
There you see Milheira Branca as a biferous fig but no mentioning of Milheira Preta

Let's hope Jaime Sacadura chimes in and tells us what he thinks
Jaime grows his figs in the Center Portugal and I am sure he will bring in some light.

BTW, the other light pulp fig (straw color)  I mentioned to FigFan is 'São Luis', widespread in the South (Algarve) in old times but no longer... in fact it is almost extinct.
People would use it for drying mainly (a sugar bomb).

Are your roots here ?

Francisco
Portugal

Originally Posted by lampo


Hello FigFan !

Thanks for showing your black-light colored pulp fig.
These figs are not very common.
There are at least two of those around here - A Common  and a Smyrna .

Here the Smyrna type, described on this old  topic ...

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/preto-de-porches-6471402?highlight=porches&pid=1279088038

Have also pictures of the Common type but, given the ongoing restrictions cannot post

Where do you grow your figs ?.. America ?

Francisco
Portugal

Originally Posted by venturabananas
Don't graft figs during dormancy.  Bud break or full growth are fine.  At least that has been my experience.

Probably any technique will work.  Whip or whip and tongue, and bark grafts have worked best for me.  If I have a stump to graft to, bark graft, if I have a smaller branch, whip/whip&tongue.  One of my bark grafts put on about 8 feet of growth this year before I tip-pruned it. Crazy.

Originally Posted by chucklikestofish
~i agree,but keep an eye open it most likely is in canada somewhere ~!

Originally Posted by chucklikestofish
~hi, chicago hardy is a good tree i have a couple but i have a tree called italian letizia,here in zone 6b it is a better tree than my c-h's,now burpee nursery in the state of pa. in usa sells it for i believe 16.95 worth every penny,i love it the figs are delicious and it out does the h-c for hardiness,i have them planted side by side ,i over protected both and they both rotted back to the ground the letizia is 6' tall while the c-h is about 48" tall the letizia had about 35 figs ,while the h-c had about 12,so wanted to give you a heads up,i believe it would do really well in zone 5 in canada,~http://www.burpee.com/fruit/figs/fig-letizia-22275.html

Originally Posted by Jsacadura
You're welcome.

If you adapt to your region and protect well your attempts you should be fine. 

As i said before, I've learned that important lesson the hard way. Then i saw a video of a guy in Palestine doing one of the worst grafting jobs i ever saw (rough cuts, poor alignment of cambium, etc), but he protected his fig grafts like i never did. It's probably the most important part of the success of grafting figs.

Here's the video - Grafting figs in Palestine

Best of luck for your grafts.

Originally Posted by Garlic_Mike
Ok,

Overly enamored with figs.

Having the opportunity to try several types with a wide range of flavors has just made it worse!

Thanx,,,, again.

Sooo,..., what is the fig on the top of the page our friend has, and the last pic with the drip on the end?

Pitangadiego......!  Look what you started! lol

The support group for this disease is no help for the cure.

I am going to start blaming this on genetics.

                                                                         Thanx, Mike

Originally Posted by tylerj
Thanks guys... it definitely worth the extra effort to get them to ripen in my zone. And I should clarify... its 6' tall including the 20 gallon pot lol... I guess the plant itself is only about 4' ;)

Originally Posted by toisanwu
Hi Rio,

I did 5 t-buding grafting using cuttings I got from the good folks on this forum.  The t-buds came from the cuttings I got from the good folks on this forum (couple of months old, stored in the frig).  The root stocks were: 1) a good size fig tree I got from Ottawan (early violet, but not so early for producing figs apparently) and 2) a mature fig tree grown from seed.  I did my grafting early April.  Unfortunately none took.  I never saw any t-buds showed any sign of life.  They failed perhaps because the rootstocks were yet actively growing.

At the same time, I also did six whip and tongue grafting of Asian pears (cutting also stored for couple of months in the frig prior) on dormant rootstocks.  They all took and have been quite thriving (except one, which I mowed over with a lawn mower:( ).

BTW, this was my first grafting exercise.  I will try tongue and whip on the figs again come next spring.

Good luck on your grafting and please update on your progress later.