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  • From: "John Barbowski" <jbarbowski@hotmail.com>
  • To: labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [OFEX] Figs
  • Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 16:11:15 +0000

Hi Bert,

Following up on Tom's question, I intend to let my figs get frost bitten (light one in Thornhill a couple of nights ago) and then move them inside to my cold room. My cold room only maintains a temp of about 50 throughout the winter and the figs start to wake in late Feb - too soon for my liking. I have room in my attached double garage, however, the temp drops considerably in the garage, the potted plants definitely freeze solid. I could put them on shelves by the house wall and possibly jury-rig a styro buffer from the main garage; alas, that is work! 

After seeing what Adriano in Oakville does over winter and the severe conditions he puts his plants through, am I overly concerned. I like the garage idea because I can inhibit wake-up till possibly April - something more manageable with my minimal house space.

I am building a six by ten unheated greenhouse in my back and eventually hope to overwinter many items there. Don't know if it will be ready this year even though I have the four corners in the ground. Depends on the weather.

Any recommendations?

jmb

Off to get apples from the Mennonites todays - two bushels of Spys on order and a half a bushel of Honeycrisp - and lots of butternut squash. Supper at the Crossroads too.


 


From:  "Thomas Olenio" <tolenio@sentex.net>
Reply-To:  Ontario Fruit Explorers <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
To:  "labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org" <labruscagrape@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject:  [OFEX] Figs
Date:  Sat, 14 Oct 2006 08:30:09 -0400
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>Hi Bert
>
>Should figs be moved inside the garage now?  The leaves have not dropped,
>but it is below freezing.
>
>Tom
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