Hi Mike, Figs have an estimated chilling requirement of 100 hours and they love hot weather. Like citrus, in a northern climate they need to be protected during the winter months. Varieties that produce good fruit in the south may not have time to ripen fruit in a northern climate. All of the varieties Citrusnut planted are considered to be good in short season climates and would be suitable for you. In the last 3-5 years figs have been featured many times on quite a few cooking shows. Its created a lot of demand. Those of us who have been growing them often choose to grow our own from cuttings from reputable sources. Those sources include forum members and Encanto Farms February cutting sale and The UC Davis National Clonal Germplasm Repository. Figs tend to be fast growers. Because of this many of us are content to grow out cuttings from a reliable source rather than paying for a tree that we will not find out is mislabeled for 2-3 years. A lot of trees sold retail are miss labeled. The reasons for this are varied. Most fig trees have the same leaf pattern until they reach a certain level of maturity. Figs can taste different and even look different depending on climate. Given these factors its easy to mislabel a fig. Even worse some greedy wholesalers and even retailers put whatever label on a tree a person wants to pay for which really screws everything up. After getting burned many times a lot of forum members have chosen to buy or trade trees and cuttings from other collectors/forum members. I looked at a couple of the places believed to be reputable and they did not have an Atreano for sale. Violetta de Bordeaux and Hardy Chicago are not hard to find. There are several reputable nurseries that sell them. I could recommend Edible Landscaping and Peaceful Valley among others. I have three mature Violetta de Bordeaux trees in 7.5 gallon, 15 gallon and 25 gallon pots. I plan on taking cuttings from them and selling them on eBay where I have over 1,000 positive feedbacks and no negative feedback. I plan on listing them in the spring. Many forum members have these varieties though. If you started a thread and asked where you could find trees or cuttings I'm sure you would get a good response. There are lots of good people here. I'm sure one or two forum members would have an Atreano for sale. In the dormant season you may even find a kind member who can send you cuttings for the price of postage. Even I have a surplus SMALL Atreano rooted cutting I acquired from a reliable source. Finding good sized fig trees may be hard to do. A forum member listed some large trees not that long ago and some lucky local person snapped them up. It is not uncommon to order at fig tree and get a 1-3' whip. A 4'-5' tree is not unheard of but they are hard to find from a reputable source. Talk about small. There are plenty of places that sell fig trees in pots that are 2 3/4" X 9" and the trees are only 6-9" tall.

So my story is that we didn't have room or enough sun in our original yard for a fig tree. We bought the lot behind us while we were galavanting around the world and had house the house rented out. We moved back in last year and are working on the edible landscaping. I do actually have two little trees in pots right now. We got 8 figs off the lsu gold. So far we've had one fig off the green ischia and it has 3 more to go. I plan to put these in the ground once we finish construction on the detached garage. If I get any more varieties I may have to keep them in pots. But they are a serious hassle to keep watered in this heat. I've had to water them twice a day sometimes. Hubby is thinking is thinking about get a live trap to reduce the population of the racoons a bit. My daughter counted 12 of them crossing the street a few weeks ago, one of which was a mama with 6 babies. I don't think bird netting would be effective against those pesky critters. We will need bird netting for the blueberry bushes. I saw three cardinals decimate one plant for their breakfast one day.

I have absolutely no issues with using the proclassic primer and didn't need to practice with it at all. I guess I just don't get that. I also have used many a brush, but like the nylon for this application. I don't have brush strokes...but I don't paint as much as a pro so perhaps it's use and use and use :) I think that people are reading the information in my clipping incorrectly. The COLOR code I put in there is for a color called Woodsey Brown which is an exterior color (you typically get more deep tones in exterior colors) but the PAINT is NOT and exterior paint. Just the color! The proclassic primer adhears to ANY surface, without sanding. I love the stuff because I've used it on some very glossy surfaces and it's held like magic! I do wash surfaces and make sure they're free of dust and dirt, but I rarely sand anymore. My professional painter was very skeptical but is now sold on the quality of these two products together. The primer is a gem, and the quality of the top coat is wonderful as well. I like a high quality finish and a strong finish as well...and together these two will give you that in any combination of colors ;)

11/1/17 update: it’s gotten much worse. The pale splotching has suddenly increased in frequency and spread. I’m noticing splotches on more leaves, and overnight they will turn completely. Some of the branches look gray too: Did I give it too much light too quickly after the transplant? Some of the fine roots came off during cleaning so maybe it has too many leaves in comparison to the roots? Also, the breeze has started to turn cold. It’s still 72 degrees F but the breeze in the house is definitely cool instead of warm now. Is it too cold in front of an open window? I have a spot near my other plants where the light is bright, but it’s essentially where it used to be (on the catwalk) just with more air circulation. The FLF I transplanted in gritty at the same time is looking very strong but hasn’t had new growth after its repot in May. It’s on the same wall just on the other side of the room. The brown spots were from previous root rot. They’re all about 10 feet from a wall of East-facing windows: Here’s the soil now: About 4 months after receiving, when I started noticing the hypo-pigmentation: Right after transplant: Currently: Pale splotching/bleaching used to just be a few leaves at a time but now they’re in handfuls. So far, loss has been all lower leaves but the top is drooping significantly. Too much light too soon? Too cold with an open window even if it’s around 70 degrees F outside? Just normal stress response to changes? It’s been about a week. All thoughts appreciated!