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["Jeanne Driese" <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net>]

Thanks Gene...will wait to see what you come up with.  My zone is 6 A or B 
depends on the whims of the weather.
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Gene GeRue 
  To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:26 AM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Fig Trees



  On Feb 23, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Clansgian AT wmconnect.com wrote:

  >>> James are you growing any figs?????
  >
  > Yes,  I'm growing a few called Chicago . . . They are not reliable  
  > and at best they are not remarkable, insipid until they are  
  > thoroughly dried.  You have to add a lot of spices to the jam or it is
  > tasteless.

  Don and I tasted some at a neighboring place this summer that were  
  good. The trees do not die back in wintertime. We are in 6a zone. I  
  have sent an e-mail to the friend there and asked for varietal name.

  Gene GeRue
  www.RURALIZE.com




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