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To: Katydidnt; Red_Devil 232

Welcome to the garden thread. It was a tough year for many of our gardens. Too hot and lots of drought.

I don’t really know much about figs, and Red Devil is the only one I can remember that has figs.

Red, do you remember who else raises figs? Would you be willing to give some advice? Thanks.


29 posted on 10/19/2012 8:47:24 PM PDT by greeneyes (Moderation in defense of your country is NO virtue. Let Freedom Ring.)
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To: greeneyes
I have figs too. 1 tree is a "dwarf" variety that is over 10ft tall, the other two are Brown Turkey Figs.
I planted them and let them do their thing. The dwarf fig took a hit from a virus or something last year and is recovering. The other two were unaffected. The fruit are generally few and they are small, but we do manage to save a a handful from marauding birds every now and then. Mulching, fertilizer, and watering wold probably help production a lot. I'm going to have to schedule that between other chores.

Now, tell me how you grow lemons. I am in Texas, and my citrus trees have frozen back every year.

44 posted on 10/20/2012 7:28:28 AM PDT by Sarajevo (Don't think for a minute that this excuse for a President has America's best interest in mind.)
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