Figs on the brain--and I blame you!
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I think my fig tree didn't survive the winter.
Comments (6)Same happened to my figs. I planted 4 of them last year and they did fine and even fruited but this year they never budded out. They were on the lower side of a slope and these rains we have had just kept them water logged. I should have gone a few feet higher on the slope. I am in centeral Mississippi. They should have thrived here so I am blaming the excess water. I will have to get some more next year as I can't find any now....See MoreMr. James Robin's 2011 fig Inventory
Comments (30)Sergio, I remember well that I could not send you the cuttings because they already had stated to root because you and I were having problems getting our email through to each other. So; rather then send you cuttings that might fail, I later sent you the little rooted plant instead. You were very patient and did call me a liar.....like some do. I am glad to hear that you are finding enjoyment in your LSU Gold fig. Good to hear from you again Sergio. Paully, Retirement is a special time and I can help you. I should have LSU Everbearing and Scott's Yellow cuttings to trade with you in the fall.....around the December time-frame. You have some interesting cultivars in your collection too. As you know, I specialize in the LSU bred figs and I'm not at all familiar with ANY fig known as LSU Yellow, nor with its fruiting characteristics. I once had one from LSU named "Yellow Pollinator"; but, that one was an edible male caprifig fig that produced figs the first week of June. LSU Yellow, however, could still be in my collection as some unknown LSU selection....just not sure yet. I have a few of those little known O'Rourke selections that I am studying in my "dreamed up" orchard that is only a "fig"ment of my imagination. lol again and again.....because some fignuts are just so envious of others and outright silly in their behavior (and you know who you are)!!! Maggie, I am the guy who first put James Robin's contact information on the Internet YEARS ago. That was done on this very forum after I posted certain information about a new "Shiny black" fig that I found at a local nursery. That "outing" was done with JR's permission. He was subsequently beaten up pretty badly by several fig forum members who found nematodes in some of the plants....especially by one certain big mouth forum member who now claims to be JR's good friend. What you do not know is that, I was the ONLY ONE supporting James Robin back in those days....when it looked like EVERYBODY was BASHING him BIGTIME. Forum member "Marylandmojo" threatened to file complaints to the Federal authorities against JR and I made several visits to JR's place and talked to him on the phone quite often advising him about all what was being said about him on this forum. The old man was rightfully worried.......and I hated THE FACT that "I had gotten him into that mess!!!" A year or two ago, we had yet another public BASHING of JR on the forums when yet another vocal forum member received a nematode infested plant from JR. Again, I stood up for the old man to that bashing too. Just so you know. Those are the FACTS. I am not the bad guy that a certain big-mouth forum member paints me to be. You too had a run in with this guy when you first started posting. And he knows who he is, he is the guy who wanted my "Zebra" fig reallllllly bad. And that Zebra fig is yet another story in itself....long before you were posting on the forums. To this day he is still ticked off at me because I taught him a good lesson........ Dan Semper Fi-cus...See MoreFig Tree Cuttings
Comments (22)johnsvmf, thank you. It does seem a bit difficult to get started with material other than the BT that local dedicated nurseries have or the potentially mis-marked varieties that Home Depot or Lowes might have. I have picked up what was marked as Kadota and Celeste. I will post pics next season when I successfully defend the fruit from the glutton squirrels. The figs on both trees were small and light colored. All my leaves have dropped but leaves of both are 3 lobed. The lobes of the "Kadota" were less defined that those of the "Celeste". The flesh of both figs was brownish rather than redish as best I could tell from the half-eaten fruits. One was lighter than the other but I can't remember which. A little background on what happened to my figs may be appropriate here. I had 2 small trees with 2 main stems from single trunks. There are a hand full of 6" long almost 1/4" diameter "branches" on them. There may have been 20 figs between the 2 trees. I looked at the trees everday as I am a type A nerd. One day when I went to look at the figs all but a few half eaten ones were gone. I have blamed the loss on squirrels but in all honesty I did not see squirrels eat the figs. Where I live we have many squirrels, opossums, raccoons and birds - who knows it may have been a conspiracy.... ;) Birds took many of my blueberries and blackberries also. I have come to terms with the loss and have decided that I will be building frames to hang nets from for next year. I'm considering using 3/4" PVC for the frams and building in watering functionality to the frame. mrhappy...See MoreDo I blame my husband? Or is it a disease?
Comments (22)The $17 solution was if you own your home--the cost of parts for a pipe and a faucet thru the wall. If you are renting/apartment dweller, there's an easier solution. It uses a bypass valve that screws onto your kitchen or bathroom faucet. It has a hole in the side and a button. A really thin hose gets inserted into the hole and you push the button to send water to the hose. When you aren't using it, the water flows thru normally like any faucet. Once the valve is screwed on, it takes just 2 or 3 seconds to insert/remove the hose. The hose is available in a couple lengths... 30 or 50ft, or more. At the other end, it has a couple attachments. The handle has a button to turn the water on/off so you don't have to run back to the faucet. There's also a mister attachment (like a spray bottle or aerosol can has), a short watering wand, and even a little bottle that you fill up with fertilizer to fertilize while watering. I'll have to look around here, I think I have a couple kits somewhere. They were around $20-$25 I think. When I get a chance to find one I'll try to put up a pic. The $35 drip kit w/elec. timer you would need to attach to a hose or faucet, which you don't have, though you may be able to adapt to an existing faucet. It has enough drip emitters and parts to do around 20 plants. If you can find a way to connect it to an existing faucet, you can probably keep everything indoors and run the 1/4" dripline to the outside to the plants. Do you have a washing machine or dish washer? Maybe Tee it in there with an inexpensive hose T or Y... Hope this helps. Mark...See Morewildforager
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