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hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please
...............Leslie |
"Leslie" wrote in message ... hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please ...............Leslie This site will hopefully meet your needs. http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/s...Figcitrus.html Regards mrys Davies. |
On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 19:37:29 +0100, "Leslie"
wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Pam in Bristol |
"Pam Moore" wrote wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. |
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Sue writes "Pam Moore" wrote wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. Mine seems to be OK at the moment. I has been in a huge pot for 18 months or so. I had the first ripe fig of the season last night. -- June Hughes |
On 9/8/05 1:04, in article
s.net, "Sue" wrote: "Pam Moore" wrote wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. I don't pretend to know the answer to this but some people swear that figs do best if their roots are restricted......of course, they also swear that you should bury a dead donkey underneath them! -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) |
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from "Sue" contains these words: Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. Yes, and they do very well - for small quantities of very well. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
In message , June Hughes
writes In message ws.net, Sue writes "Pam Moore" wrote wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. Mine seems to be OK at the moment. I has been in a huge pot for 18 months or so. I had the first ripe fig of the season last night. I forgot to say that the supplier gave me some seaweed fertiliser to use once a year on mine. He told me to leave the tree in the pot it came in, which I have done. I have used the seaweed fertiliser but haven't a clue whether or not it has done any good. (Gardeners here have said the roots are very invasive and suggested I use an old washing-machine drum if planting out in the garden.) The main thing to remember is to keep the tree well watered, especially in the first 12 months or so. One of my neighbours has a huge, fruitful fig tree, which has been there at least 20 years without causing any problems at all but I think they have just been lucky. -- June Hughes |
In article , June Hughes
writes (Gardeners here have said the roots are very invasive and suggested I use an old washing-machine drum if planting out in the garden.) Has anyone said that the roots are invasive? I thought the washing machine drum advice was because a fig tree with free root run tends to produce leaves at the expense of fruit, not because the roots were particularly invasive. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
In message , Kay
writes In article , June Hughes writes (Gardeners here have said the roots are very invasive and suggested I use an old washing-machine drum if planting out in the garden.) Has anyone said that the roots are invasive? I thought the washing machine drum advice was because a fig tree with free root run tends to produce leaves at the expense of fruit, not because the roots were particularly invasive. Sorry - Apols. It wasn't the roots. It was the whole tree. 14.11.04 and 15.11..04 I pasted in the posts then removed them in case anyone I upset anyone by quoting them. It is easy to look them up on Google. I made a mistake in not looking up the posts before posting but they seem very positive about the tree spreading. I took the advice. Mine is still in its pot. As already stated, my neighbour's tree is freely planted in the garden (against a fence) and bears a lot of fruit. -- June Hughes |
"Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 9/8/05 1:04, in article s.net, "Sue" wrote: "Pam Moore" wrote wrote: hello when is the best time to take fig cuttings please I took one piece off a wild tree, in about early October 2003. It is doing OK in a small pot with mimimum care up to now. The parent tree is very old, on banks of river Avon in Bristol, allegedly grown from seeds in the rather foul mud!! I stuck the piece in a pot of soil and put it in a shady place outside over winter and to my surprise it rooted. Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. I don't pretend to know the answer to this but some people swear that figs do best if their roots are restricted......of course, they also swear that you should bury a dead donkey underneath them! Mine is planted in the north facing garden straight into the ground which is heavy clay. It fruits prolifically. |
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from Sacha contains these words: I don't pretend to know the answer to this but some people swear that figs do best if their roots are restricted......of course, they also swear that you should bury a dead donkey underneath them! That's a grape vine. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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from Kay contains these words: In article , June Hughes writes (Gardeners here have said the roots are very invasive and suggested I use an old washing-machine drum if planting out in the garden.) Has anyone said that the roots are invasive? I thought the washing machine drum advice was because a fig tree with free root run tends to produce leaves at the expense of fruit, not because the roots were particularly invasive. I wouldn't think the roots were invasive: I've seen enough mature figs planted against gable-ends without any obvious damage resulting. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
"Kay" wrote Sue writes Is it feasible to grow a fig permanently in a pot? I realise it'd have to be a fairly large one, but would the tree still fruit if it was pruned to keep it within bounds? I'd quite like to try one. It's the recommended way. They fruit better with a restricted root run. Read's nursery has a large number of fig varieties for greenhouse growing. I didn't realise there were so many varieties to choose from; I'd only heard of 'Brown Turkey' before. Many thanks to everyone for the help. -- Sue |
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