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Hey, Cameron, mine is not "Hardy Chicago", but has survived and has a very good this year growth now. Since there is the Victory day Holiday in my country tomorrow I'm gonna try taking a pic. of mine. Minus 29C last winter and almost no protection.....
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Posted : 08/05/2012 12:42 pm
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I hope to see some decent growth on these figs this season, although I still think it will be at least a year or two before any fruit. Barb, I try to grow most of my stuff without any extra heat 😆
Igor, that's an amazing survival temperature for your fig! Make sure to post a pic!
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Posted : 08/05/2012 7:32 pm
Cameron, Figs fruit on 1 yr branches, and current growth. You should have at least one harvest this year IMO 😀
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Posted : 08/05/2012 7:33 pm
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I hope so! However, I've read that some people say figs focus on root growth for the first few years, and you often don't see any fruit for 3 years or so!
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Posted : 08/05/2012 7:38 pm
Ahhh good point. I just relized you planted it right next to some rocks. Funny how the bud and stem that made it is closest to them eh 😛 A friend in NC planted one last year, and it didnt do too much. ITs grown a foot in the last month, and has put on about a foot and a half since Feb. IT started to fruit, but it was too cool for a few nights and the tree aborted them. ITs more then possible to get fruit the second season!
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Posted : 09/05/2012 8:37 am
Igor, that's an amazing survival temperature for your fig! Make sure to post a pic!
You are right, Cameron. I was surprised too. I put some straw and PVC on it. At the time when that terrible cold arrived there was no a much of snow outside.
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Posted : 09/05/2012 12:02 pm
I trench and bury our largest fig tree. When timed right, and carefully unburied, I have had figs in June and a second crop in September. That does not happen to the figs I leave exposed (only Sept.) I've had a double crop for the past four years.
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Posted : 09/05/2012 12:06 pm
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Igor, that fig looks very healthy!
Adam, do you know what variety you have?
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Posted : 09/05/2012 4:01 pm
I think our largest, from Grimo, is a Brown Turkey Fig. We have two others I completely neglect.
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Posted : 09/05/2012 10:13 pm
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Here is the same "Hardy Chicago" fig:
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Posted : 26/05/2012 9:48 pm
it's ALIVE! Nice. Mine has some new shoots showing now too.
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Posted : 26/05/2012 10:08 pm
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Tim, that's great to hear! All six that were planted out here have buds forming, so I'm really pleased.
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Posted : 27/05/2012 12:13 am
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Pic of one of the figs, taken last week:
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Posted : 30/06/2012 1:22 am
your fig looks good Cameron.......just needs more heat. Here's a comparison shot with mine. My fig leaves are already wilting and it's only in the low 80's right now.
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Posted : 30/06/2012 10:35 am
Tim, that fig looks good. 8)
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Posted : 30/06/2012 12:54 pm
