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[Jay Cutts <orders@cuttsreviews.com>]

I know I just saw a NAFEX email today about figs and it has disappeared 
from my inbox!!

Any suggestions on very hardy figs with good fruit  quality? I had one 
here in NM at 5000 ft that died in this past winter's record cold snap. 
I don't know the variety but it was yellowish when ripe and had two full 
crops a year.

I hope to get one from local NAFEX member Lloyd Kreitzer (the fig man) 
called Griego. Anyone heard of it? What might other good prospects be?

I tried to search the NAFEX archives from the home site but I don't see 
any way to do a search. Am I missing something?

Thanks.

Regards,

Jay

Jay Cutts
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Lead Author, Barron's Test Prep Publications
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On 5/8/2011 6:59 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote:
> I've had every male arguta that I've planted die except for 'Meader'....
>   maybe 7 or 8 total from a variety of nurseries..  The females just seem way
> more winter hardy&  a lot more vigorous growers.  I did, however, manage to
> softwood propagate some 'Meader' cuttings this year but the dog ate them
> this winter...
>
> ~mIEKAL
>
> &  I just got 4 more male arguta from even other nurseries in the mail as
> replacements&  every one is a tiny twig that I feel like I'll need to grow
> out in a pot for a year or two before I can even put them in the ground.
>
>
>
> On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 6:48 PM, Jay Cutts<orders@cuttsreviews.com>  wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know if there are any differences in requirements between a
> > female and male Actinidia arguta? I have a female that I planted last
> > year and it's getting well established. Just 8 feet away I've had three
> > male plants bite the dust. We are in a location in NM that gets quite
> > hot in the summer and the sun is very strong.
> >
> > I remember something about cats being attracted to the plants. The third
> > male looked like its one tender shoot had been physically destroyed
> > overnight. Nothing is bothering the female. Any ideas?
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Jay
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