[gardengirl]

I don’t know how to tell you how much. Just sprinkle some hydrated lime over the top of the pile. We can get it in small bags, maybe 2# and 5#? Otherwise it’s 50# bags.

We haven’t been able to get dolomitic here for a couple of years, but I think it’s the fertilizer co. we deal with.

Speaking of fertilizer, y’all are in for some major sticker shock this year. It has gone out of sight! We just got a load in—we start fertilizing pecans here in Feb—10-10-10 with extra zinc.

All the fert products we carry are premium, with added trace elements because of our poor,sandy soil. You can get cheaper, but you get what you pay for.

Celestial is a good fig. Never heard of Black Jack, except we once had a lab named that. The best way to get ones you like is to take cuttings from someone who has a bush you like. We have one here that we call Davis Island because that’s where the cuttings came from. Davis Island is an island off the coast. You wouldn’t think anything could survive in sand and salt air, with no regular watering, but they thrive. DI is a bigger fig than Brown turkey, but not as sweet. BT is another good one.

[tubebender]

I was in Costco yesterday and saw their wild bird seed mix is now $15.00 for a 40 # box, 4 months ago it was $11.00. I have been using white millet from the local wild bird store. I’ll call tomorrow and see what 50# are. I prefer it to the mix because of rats and skunks are more attracted to the mix on the ground.

[Red_Devil 232]

The Celestial Fig Tree is a regional favorite of the Gulf Coast due to its excellent quality, high yields and cold tolerance. This variety has long been grown in areas that dip into the single digits from time to time. The Celestial Fig Tree is a small to medium-sized violet to purplish-brown with white flesh, shading to rose at the center. It is firm, juicy, and one of the sweetest of all figs. Sometimes referred to as the Sugar Fig Tree.

The Black Jack Fig Tree is a large, long, purplish fruit with a strawberry red flesh. It is a very sweet, juicy, and a heavy producer. The tree is naturally semi-dwarf and can be kept under 6-8 ft. tall with pruning. Otherwise, it can reach 12-15 ft. Black Jack Figs ripen from June to September.

The Brown Turkey Fig Tree is an old time favorite in the southeast for fresh eating and canning whole. The medium sized, bell shaped fruits are purplish-brown with light pink flesh. This small productive tree will produce delicious sweet figs in summer and usually a secondary crop in early Fall. Old Brown Turkey Fig Trees have survived single digit temperatures from time to time near the Willis family farm in southern Georgia.

The Celestial Fig Tree is a regional favorite of the Gulf Coast due to its excellent quality, high yields and cold tolerance. This variety has long been grown in areas that dip into the single digits from time to time. The Celestial Fig Tree is a small to medium-sized violet to purplish-brown with white flesh, shading to rose at the center. It is firm, juicy, and one of the sweetest of all figs. Sometimes referred to as the Sugar Fig Tree.

The Black Jack Fig Tree is a large, long, purplish fruit with a strawberry red flesh. It is a very sweet, juicy, and a heavy producer. The tree is naturally semi-dwarf and can be kept under 6-8 ft. tall with pruning. Otherwise, it can reach 12-15 ft. Black Jack Figs ripen from June to September.

The Brown Turkey Fig Tree is an old time favorite in the southeast for fresh eating and canning whole. The medium sized, bell shaped fruits are purplish-brown with light pink flesh. This small productive tree will produce delicious sweet figs in summer and usually a secondary crop in early Fall. Old Brown Turkey Fig Trees have survived single digit temperatures from time to time near the Willis family farm in southern Georgia.