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  • From: "Helga and Bert Dunn" <helbert@idirect.com>
  • To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Failures- figs
  • Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 11:50:01 -0500

We have 14 varieties of figs. all potted. In fall when their leaves fall
they go in the back of a cold, dim light garage. About every 10 days they
get 1/2 litre of water to prevent desiccation
About mid March they start to throw leaves, canes in spite of cold & dim
light. Then move them to front of garage where there's better light. As it
warms up outside, we put pots on metal trolleys we bought and they go
outside in morning and back into garage at night. About mid May they stay
outside full time.
Too much work for many, however the taste compared to the blahhh supermarket
ones we are offered IMO is worth it.
Cheers Bert

Bert Dunn RR4 Tottenham Ont zone 4b
www.hardygrapes.tottenham.on.ca
see also http://www.littlefatwino.com/bertslist.html
THINK BLENDING, NOT VARIETALS

----- Original Message -----
From: "mIEKAL aND" <dtv@mwt.net>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 10:58 AM


>
> On Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 09:44 AM, Lucky Pittman wrote:
>
> > mIEKAL suggested a failures thread.
> >
> >
> > Figs - not really a failure, but I don't know if I'll ever get a fig
> > off of any of them. Winter-kill to the ground every year, then when
> > they do set a crop on new growth, they don't have a long enough season
> > to mature before frost.
>
> Lucky: have you tried growing Everbearing as an "annual" resprouting
> bush? cut it back, cover with a few bales of hay & supposedly they
> produce fruit on the first year wood. also do you get winter kill with
> Hardy Chicago?
>
>





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