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- From: mIEKAL aND <qazingulaza@gmail.com>
- To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Figs in containers
- Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 10:02:09 -0500
I'm pretty sure there's a lot of different answers to your question, but my answer goes like this. Figs are fast growing, I always prefer the smaller plants to the larger ones, both because you save money & mostly because you can train it to whatever your space requirements are. For zone 4 US one of the best tips I can think of is pinching all new growth after the 4th leaf, to prevent excessive growth & force the plant into sizing up the existing baby figs. It also results in a much more compact plant. Especially if you're gonna grow it in indoor light part of the year, figs get leggy & out of proportion quickly. As for varieties, that's again very personal, of the ones you list I've had most luck with Kadota, tho I would high recommend Conadria & Petit Negri for good size figs. Hardy Chicago is prolific but the figs are very small & not so sweet & succulent .... I'm not familiar with Canadian suppliers so I can't help you there. & If you want to get up to speed quickly with the world of figs the GardenWeb fig forum is great fun, way too much information & lotsa helpful people including many who trade cuttings. ~mIEKAL On Apr 4, 2009, at 6:33 AM, Caren Kirk wrote:
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[NAFEX] Figs in containers,
Caren Kirk, 04/04/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Figs in containers,
mIEKAL aND, 04/04/2009
- Re: [NAFEX] Figs in containers, Bassem Samaan, 04/04/2009
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Re: [NAFEX] Figs in containers,
mIEKAL aND, 04/04/2009
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