What are the SWEETEST and EARLIEST producing figs for New England?
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Comments (45)Blueboy, Yes all different. He sent 3 cuttings of each variety. It was a trade for some pomegranate liners. I read the same thing about the nematodes and we have them here also. I have not had any trouble with my in ground figs yet but I keep them mulched. I already have the areas these figs will go mulched so it breaks down and is ready when the cuttings are months from now. A lot of people grow them in pots but that is a lot more work. The new varieties are: Panevino dark Hardy Chicago Giant Black German White Triana Takom Violet Bronze Paradiso Salem Dark LSU Gold Negrone Excel Panevino white JH Adriatic Sals el Gene Sweet George Black Mission Morle Paradiso Green Ischia Ronde De Bordeaux Genes paradiso Violet De Bordeaux Malta Black Macool Oregon Prolific Lindhurst White LSU Brandy Kathleens Black Already have: Celeste Latrulla Black Mission Pasquale Celebrity...See Moresix new figs, pruning for early bearing
Comments (2)Any Branch longer than 2 foot can be prunned,to 2 foot long. Yet Hard prunning,like Jon in San Diego does,i would not advice for young trees,younger than 4. Also in Spring when it start growing ,pinch every branch to 6 leaves or less. Of course in pot they do produce more figs when young,but if your intention,is to grow them in ground,I would plant them in now,unless you have nematode in soil,because Texas is known for that. If you know the soil is clean of nematode,then plant,them,if you do not know,then plant only one and in the Fall check,for them at the roots. If clean,next year plant them all inground. Hope this will help H2...See MoreNew Jersey Fig trees,will produce ripe fruits,only if ....
Comments (56)I live near Haddonfield, in Camden county, NJ and am trying my hand at growing figs for the first time this year. I got one tree (variety unknown - maybe Celeste?) at a local farmer's market last September. Per instructions I left it outside 'til the leaves fell and then wintered it over in the basement - but it started growing! Anxious to get it in the ground I made the mistake of planting it in the side yard (western exposure) in early April. We'd had some quite warm weather that fooled me into thinking spring had come early. It had not. The tree suffered terribly in a windstorm with sustained winds over 40 mph and the snow that hit a week later. losing all its leaves and killing the growing tips of all the shoots. The good news is that the tree sprouted new shoots from four of the five "trunks". It is now doing just fine and enjoying a bit of a growth spurt, although I'll be surprised if it yields any fruit this season. Today I purchased a second fig tree. This one is a Hardy Chicago from Lowe's. I put it into a 12" plastic pot where it will stay for at least the first year or so. I plan on bringing this one into my enclosed but unheated porch next winter. A friend and neighbor also has a fig tree of unknown variety that has survived one winter outdoors. I'll try and get a cutting or two from her to plant next year. I look forward to seeing which one performs best for me....See MoreMy new Fig Greenhouse
Comments (11)I'm in North Carolina. We usually get a big snow every 5 years. It's time for one this year. Here, we get 4 full seasons. This year I have too many trees to store in the garage. So I need a way to easily protect them. I have a big shed out back but if tempertures drop down to the teens, I know many of my trees will die if I store them in there. So I have a baseboard heater and a fan that I will control with a thermostat in the greenhouse. I think it will work fine. I just don't want them to freeze. Every year I get an Alma fig tree. Even though I protect it; she dies to the ground and never comes back. This year my sweetest fig is Stella. I got one fig from a 3 yr tree and after a very slow growing year; she's producing fruit. So, I got to protect her this year. Thanks for asking guys....See More
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