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I have never met this man, Though I have seen his posts on Ourfigs. Last winter I had asked a poster named Netstars about purchasing a hard to find cultivar called Crozes. Unknown to me, Netstars mentioned this to Everdutschi and a short time later I received 2 cuttings in the mail, free of charge. I was so touched and grateful that I promised him I would pay it forward. I have gifted a Crozes to a poster on Ourfigs that had it listed on their wish list. As far as I am concerned this generous fig lover is walking the walk. He is truly an Ambassador for Hobby Fig growers. Dare I say... an unsung hero! George Higdon from Vancouver, Washington.
Yes you need more 😁 you want be happy till you have more😂 because as you grow to like figs more you'll want to try some different varieties and see which one's do best in your area and taste the best to you. Some in pots and some in the ground.
This talk was so helpful in understanding how to understand varieties, some insights into benefits of varieties (which you don't find on the label), and ideas on how to treat your figs. Thank you so much for posting this!
Enjoyed listening. Here in Denver Colorado zone hardiness 6A. I cut down the in-ground fig trees to one foot above ground. Cover them with 18 inches of mulch . Remove the mulch in May. They all wake up. Early varieties will ripen fruit. Late varieties have ornamental value. My two cents.
Very interesting to hear him talk about some of his favorites, I have most of them, still on the fence about Bass Favorite as I’ve heard it’s a bad splitter and I’m in the humid rainy south. Also informative… I was about to cull my LSU tiger but now I have to give it another year or two. LSU Scott’s black has been great from a one year old tree in a pot and he said it’s better after a few years in ground. I will be planting it soon that’s for sure.
@@AveryOCason I’m between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. I don’t have either the BB10 or the Joualle Noire, trying to keep my collection to 20 in ground trees. I may consider culling a few next year and trying others. For example I have three different varieties that are all similar Black Mission types, I will choose the best one for my climate and get two new varieties to trial. As of today I have 12 absolute keepers, the rest are still earning their spot.
@@itsasickness4939What are your absolute keepers? I'm in the Houston area and my backyard is very small. I plan on having at the max 10 trees in the ground and I'm pushing it trying to do that much, but I love the taste of fresh figs, so I'm going to squeeze them in..😅
@@hawklatino Smith, LSU Scott’s Black, Celeste, Black Celeste, Ronde de Bordeaux, Sao Miguel Roxo, White Madeira #1, Col de dame blanc, I258 and Black Madeira. If I had to cut back to 10 today that would be my list. However I added several this year that I haven’t trialed yet and I have a dozen on my list to add next year so that list could change
Excellent video and editing! I tried to take notes. I would love to hear more about which of those “good/favorite” varieties can survive in ground and which zones with what precautions/protection. I’m interested in growing in ground with limited protection after the first few years. I’m in zone 8a, Upstate, SC.
