Breba fig observation and opinion.
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Comments (28)Actually Xon is the lucky one; I live 50 miles south of Paris and this is not a fig friendly climate! We have long winters and short summers; for example, last year, the last frost happened in late may, we had a short spring in june, a heavy heat wave in July, a cold and rainy august and an average fall.For information, I have a "grise de Saint Jean" planted in my yard (very protected by high walls), well the leaves have not appeared yet, just tiny brebas the size of peas! That's why I recommended Pastiliere to grow in pots in cold ereas, because as it doesn't have brebas you don't have to put it back inside everytime the temperature drops (very ennoying, especially if the pots are heavy)! Weird thing; this year we had almost no winter, only a few nights of very slight frosts (global warming?) Xon, nice to know that "col de dame" is doing fine in pots,although unfortunatly impossible for me, the col de dame being a late fig in the season, there 's no possibilities for me to grow one in my region.I must be a month and a halph late compare to you, I have to chose early ones. A Shame because col de dame is one of my favorites. But I am working on moving down south (if anyone is interested in buying an old farm from the seventeen century . . . . ?) For Nathanr and Bonsaist; the soil you are using seems to be just fine. Rouge de Bordeaux is also known as Pastiliere or Herta and violette de Bordeaux is Negronne. Two great varieties in cold areas. Go to the Encanto farm web site (link bellow) you'll find what you are looking for. Take care Marc Here is a link that might be useful: Encanto farm /Figs4 fun...See MoreBrebas already forming
Comments (2)Mine too! My trees with the most are my Brunswick-like unknown, and Lattarula. Also some on King although it's only in it's 2nd year so not expecting much. Petite negri has a few. Ironically, Hardy Chicago had the most cold damage, but almos all branches are growing at the tips. No brebas to speak of yet on that one. My warning to myself is that in the past a lot of brebas fall off without developing completely. But I'm very happy to see them....See MoreBreba
Comments (8)Hi Token, although im not an expert i just go by what i see and experience here is my opinion on a few things mentioned here. If i was in your zone i would leave a few breba on and see what they do out of curiosity. Your plant is young and probably vibrant, if you start getting lots of breba you can knock some of if you feel its slowing the plants progress down. Its nice to taste a breba and compare them to main crop taste. Hi Desertdance , its been my experience with my plants growing in containers only i don't grow inground, that the main crop fruit usually taste better as a fig tree matures, by letting a fig plant fruit does not stunt there growth. Letting a fig plant fruit for its first 3 to 4 years the plant should be a decent size and healthy if properly cared for. In year 3 or 4 the fruit should give you an idea if its good or bad on your palate as we all have different taste buds. I grow mine in containers and always let them fruit at young age and see no ill effects the following year, some fig plants are more aggressive than other types in there growth habits some slow some faster some better tasting some not so good tasting . There are variables on fig fruits taste and so forth in different climates as some types need a hotter climate longer growing season to taste there best. Martin...See MoreBreba crop Assesement!!
Comments (21)I've got lots of brebas on my older fig (probably Brown Turkey) and main crop figs starting on both. The brebas are about the size of a small hen's egg now, and I've tipped every breba-bearing branch I can reach, even if it's not up to the 6" mark (of new growth). I'll report on whether that seems to reduce the drop rate on brebas. (Already lost a dozen or more at the marble size or below, but I figure that's just routine thinning, given how many there were.) Can anyone recommend a good site for me to learn about fig pruning? My trees are both getting out of hand, literally (after years of sulking, in the case of the older plant). Robin...See Morejohnsvmf
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