[NAFEX] hardy figs

Sherlock Terry sherlocksmith at gmail.com
Fri Dec 10 11:46:30 EST 2010


I wonder if it's a moisture issue? I was told to wrap beehives in tyvek to
avoid freezing condensation which can kill the hive. When I uncovered my
tarped woodpile this morning, the underside was coated in ice.

-Sherlock
VT -7 this morning.

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 11:37 AM, Lee Reich <lreich at hvc.rr.com> wrote:

> Why do you think they die if covered? I covered just the top to keep the
> wood shavings dry, for better insulating value.
>
> Lee Reich, PhD
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> *Weedless Gardening*
> *Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden*
> *Landscaping with Fruit*
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> On Dec 9, 2010, at 5:19 PM, Alan Haigh wrote:
>
> I grow both Chicago Hardy and LSU purple which was a fig released out of an
> LSU breeding program and was purposely chosen to do what people here are
> saying CH does.  I'm in z.6 southeastern NY and my experience echos Lee's as
> far as these varieties not ripening up figs on one year wood from roots.  In
> short seasons a good portion of the crop never ripens even on older wood.
> Last few didn't waste any though.
>
> I pop mine out of the ground in Nov and stick them in my well house but I
> used to put a fence around them and fill that up with leaves.  If I would
> cover the leaves with a tarp they'd die but if I just used leaves they'd
> survive.  This was with temps down to around -10 F.
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