Originally Posted by grant441
My peaches and plums are in full bloom too.I have an Italian honey bee hive near by for pollination.I also have native chickasaw plums growing wild near by for added pollination,it's  the late frost that always comes this time of year that gets me.Is anybody growing segundo or rebusto plums, i heard they stay dormant longer to avoid late frost?  

Originally Posted by johnjay7491
What ever method or methods you choose it will involve some trial and error. Know the length of your growing season or know when your last frost and first frost occur and choose the earlier ripening cultivars. I was surprised when said that your pears are already in full bloom in your Z5, sounds like you'll have a long enough season for many. I'm still a month and a half away from pear blooming.
Depending on your location voles could be a problem for buried figs.
Check out this google search link for protection/burying ideas, some very ambitious growers.
https://www.google.com/search?q=burying+fig+trees&biw=1366&bih=602&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwie4tXEq-bLAhUqv4MKHQiNADsQ_AUIBigB

Good luck

Originally Posted by pino
Definitely some great information on the links to Japanese fig growing.

Keep in mind Japan is somewhere zones 8-9.  To duplicate these practices in Zone 5 - 6 will require a greenhouse or some very creative thinking.

I tried a 1' below ground level espalier last year. Figured would be easy to protect for the winter. 
Unfortunately you need very short people to pick the figs and the fig branches/cordons were at the right level for the rodents and rabbits to munch on...lol
 

Originally Posted by rcantor
Those are lenticels.  They help the plant absorb oxygen better when it's in a low O2 environment.  Figs don't typically do well in low O2 environments.  

Originally Posted by jdsfrance
Hi figgygoose,

IMO, packing in straw is calling for rodents to come in, especially at winter time - they seek for hides and sheltered areas .
I pack them with dirt from the nurseries, because dirt won't attract rodents that much. And dirt holds the warmth acquired from the sun hitting the dark colored trashcan during the day.
I don't cover the top of the trashcans. I don't want to cook the trees. Even here, during the winter, I get some sunny days. During those days, the protected trees can get hot and cooked.
I'd rather use a higher container be it a trashcan or a 200L barrel, and fill it with dirt from the nurseries. You could pile two containers one above the other. Just stack them so that the top one doesn't slide and fall.
I would top the trees so that they fit inside the container.

Here on some of my trees, I used a dark plastic bag that I put over the trees . The bags had holes to keep some airflow .
One bag once had no holes, and I got lucky I caught the problem on time, as mold was starting to set in inside of the bag.
Here I can unpack my trees by the 1st of March, and I rush to unpack them. They really need the airflow.
This year, I left some empty trashcans longer around some trees to protect the stems a bit longer. But by now, all trashcans are removed, and the trees can breath as they want.
So far, so good ... This past winter (it is Spring already :) ) was luckily a mild one .

Originally Posted by pino
I was referring to jdsfrance's posting on winter protection;

http://figs4funforum.websitetoolbox.com/post/winter-protection-6910093?highlight=winter+protection&pid=1289972832

A modified version worked well for me the previous 2 years of record cold. 
I assume the figs did well this year as well although I haven't uncovered them yet.

Instead of the 80L trashcans I use 220L barrels and I fill them with a mix of compost, soil or woodshavings.   Also since this is a new method for me I have been covering the barrels with a tarp for an extra insurance for zone 6.

Originally Posted by rcantor
You might want to keep back up plants in pots should your experiments be unsuccessful.

Originally Posted by rcantor
Welcome!  It might be Violette de Bordeau which is a great fig.  The white specks could be mold, roots, lenticels or a host of other things.  Can you show us some photos?

Originally Posted by Vladis

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Originally Posted by figgygoose
Какова ваша зимостойкости зона? Как вы думаете, это разнообразие будет делать хорошо в горшок? [/ QUOTE]My climate zone 8a - 8b. The plant is vigorous, thick shoots powerful.

Таким образом, этот сорт , скорее всего, не очень хорошо в горшке ! Не хорошо для моей зоны 5 либо ! Спасибо за информацию , они выглядят очень tastey !

Originally Posted by chrisb9341
I came across this chart somewhere. It might give a few ideas. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ihfyIwZ8l5DyVMFvTOAthQf65jn-2bRRMPGR57AKSyw/edit?pref=2&pli=1#gid=1415597439

Originally Posted by Herman2
Burying the tree is ,best and my opinion the only way to get ripe fruits ,in zone 5 or colder.
Other wise the tree will not die but will start from soil level every year and so be late to ripe,possible never ripe.
You can bury using the method of cutting half roots on one side and tilting tree on opposite side and place a plywood in top and soil in top of plywood.
That will make your tree come out of Winter with all wood intact,and Breba fruits on already starting to be visible,and those fruits will ripe in July.
Grow a cultivar with two crops and cold resistant like Takoma Violet and yes  you will be successful.
Leaves ,tarp,are not enough in zone 5 or colder,that i can tell you for sure.

Originally Posted by Vladis
It happened to find figs in 2013 in Tuapse, Russia. Ponte - Tresa you do not cause problems?

Originally Posted by bigbadbill
It's actually unknown Teramo. An Italian lady brought it with her from Teramo (in the Abruzzo region) Italy when she opened a B&B in Easton, Md awhile ago. I truly think this one is a special variety. It was inground for at least ten years and wasn't protected. She closed the B&B three years ago and it was neglected during the insanely cold winters of 2013-2014. Not only did they survive, they surged up twenty feet and ripened figs mid July this summer. That is ridiculously early in the mid Atlantic. The figs are awesome. Early, hardy, and tasty. That is my criteria for a great fig. I forgot to post pics of the tree, the leaves, and the fruits, but this is a special fig and I will post the whole story and pics on the forum in the next few days.

Originally Posted by Vladis
      Оценка "Русский солдат". Инжир нашли в моем городе Туапсе в 2013 году фото -Основной урожая в августе 2015 года Группа не была определена.

Originally Posted by lampo


This is a Bebera Branca  (Common)  that may eventually  respond to the requirements 
( not for diabetics)  150 to 200 gr

 

 

 

Lots of sweet and flavored crystalline syrup ! you even see the bottom of the pool !

 

Francisco
Portugal

Originally Posted by levar
I messaged the person about it and I don't think they know that the "V" in "VdB" stands for "Violette" and not "Verde."

 

Also, Violette de Bordeaux is French. I mean...

Originally Posted by Ananas
Hello and welcome, I am also new here, I think I have a celeste but it is already showing leaves. I can share some cuttings with you but I am not really sure if it can be done at this point. Any suggestions from more experienced members? I ll send them to you for free you just have to PayPal me the postage. good luck with your new cuttings !
I also have a brown turkey, I could also share some cuttings from that one. Here are some pictures from last year.

Originally Posted by levar
Awesome. I live in a part of Florida where every other house has a mango. What citrus and mango varieties do you have? Do you grow them in containers?

Unsolicited advice on a variety: I don't have any more cuttings left for this season or I'd share them, but since you live in Kansas, look for JH Adriatic. It's a cold hardy variety that's beloved by basically everyone who grows it. It's common, inexpensive, ripens in cooler weather, and can compete with (and frankly, outshine) some more "coveted" varieties that go for higher prices.