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To: gardengirl

So sorry you’re not feeling well.

That’s very interesting about figs, I love figs and I live near the coast, I’ll have to look into whether I am far too north or not.

I have never had any luck trying to promulgate/propogate? anything from cuttings.


52 posted on 01/24/2008 1:59:39 PM PST by Gabz (Don't tell my mom I'm a lobbyist, she thinks I'm a piano player in a whorehouse)
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To: Gabz

Thanks. I hate—hate being this whiny. I never take time off work, and I left early Sat, called in sick Mon, went in Tues long enough to do the paperwork, went in yest and came home. Broke down and went to the dr. today. I hate going to the dr. more than I hate being sick!

With figs, the success rate is 75-80%, so plant more than you want to start. There’s no rhyme or reason. They either do or they don’t. They seem to eall like our sandy soil. The trick with figs is to plant them in full sun, away from big trees. The trees will steal all the moisture and nutrients. About the only other thing that bothers figs is nematodes. it will stunt them. Figs like plenty of water. It’s not unusual for 1 year cuttings to bear figs all summer—but we water out stuff every day.


53 posted on 01/24/2008 2:05:18 PM PST by gardengirl
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