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JH Adriatic Fig Tasting I forgot to mention in the video that this is its second season in ground, but it went in late last year.

#Adriatic JH #ficus carica #fig database #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs #JH Adriatic

Adriatic Fig Family in The Fig Variety Database A little while back, my friend Ross Raddi over at FigBoss.com posted a YouTube video entitled…

#adriatic #ficus carica #fig variety database #figs

Use The Fig Variety Database to Avoid Buying the Same Variety

As a fig newbie, there was nothing more frustrating to me (other than killing cuttings) than to buy the same variety over and over again, only because of different names. This is what got me started building a spreadsheet to track all of the different varieties. Eventually, that spreadsheet became the initial basis for the Fig Variety Database, the most effective tool for researching fig…

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#AKA #fig variety database #search #synonyms

LV5 Fig Unboxing from a Generous OurFigs Member It’s nice to have giving friends. There isn't much info available on this variety, but you can view the LV5 in the Fig Variety Database

#ficus carica #fig variety database #figs #LV5 #unboxing

Alma Fig Tasting This honey fig has potential. Alma in the Fig Variety Database

#alma #ficus carica #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs

The Swales are Working Swell

What in the world is a swale? My spellchecker doesn’t even recognize the word.

Two Videos on Swales Last Year

Build Swales to Improve Soil Moisture & Decrease Erosion

Improve Plant Health & Nutrients with Swales

One Year Later

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#irrigation #swales

Izbat an Naj Fig Tasting Spoiler alert: Tastes like 🍍 and 🍌 Izbat an Naj in the Fig Variety Database

#ficus carica #fig variety database #figs #izbat an naj

Collecting the LSU Fig Varieties

Since the LSU fig varieties were bred for southern climates, they are among the most collected for dixie growers. But even northern fig lovers appreciate the LSU figs and grow them in containers, performing the fig shuffle, and even planting them in ground.

It began back in the mid-1950’s, when Ed O’Rourke joined the LSU Department of Horticulture as a fruit breeder. The program ended in the…

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#ficus carica #figs #LSU AgCenter figs #LSU figs

LSU Scott’s Black Fig Tasting An excellent berry flavored LSU variety. LSU Scott's Black in the Fig Variety Database

#berry fig #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs

Archipel Fig Tasting

I finally broke down and ordered some Tanglefoot to battle the 🐜🐜🐜🐜

Tanglefoot on Amazon

Archipel in the Fig Variety Database

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#Archipel #Encanto Brown Turkey #ficus carica #Figue Grise #Hardy Prolific #Neveralla #Osborn Prolific #Ronde Noire #Rust Fig

Principles for When to Pick Figs

See the video presentation at the bottom.

Figs in This Video

Teramo fig tasting

Teramo in the Fig Variety Database

Lattarula fig tasting

Lattarula in the Fig Variety Database

Little Ruby fig tasting

Little Ruby in the Fig Variety Database

Ronde de Bordeaux fig tasting

Ronde de Bordeaux in the Fig Variety Database

Olympian fig tasting

Olympian in the Fig Variety Database

Preference

Not all…

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#ficus carica #fig variety database #figs #lattarula #little ruby #Olympian #rdb #Ronde de Bordeaux #teramo

Teramo Unknown (Nebo?) Fig Tasting

Ross over at FigBoss.com suggested that the Teramo Unknown fig may be the same as the Nebo. Are they?

Teramo Unknown in the Fig Variety Database

Nebo in the Fig Variety Database

Previous Nebo Fig Tasting

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#ficus carica #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs #nebo #teramo

Using Rock Dusts for Healthier Fig Trees & Other Plants

See the presentation at the bottom.

Benefits of Rock Dusts

Glaciation & Vulcanization

Extent of Glaciations

Increase the variety of minerals available to microbes and, eventually, to plants. There are only 18 nutrients considered Essential to plant life. Nickel was only recently added in 2004. But what about beneficial? Iodide & selenium, among others, are now considered beneficial…

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Violette de Bordeaux Fig Tasting If you like 🍷 or even if you don’t, you’ll love this fig. Violette de Bordeaux in the Fig Variety Database

#ficus carica #fig variety database #figs #VdB #Violette de Bordeaux

Nebo Fig Tasting Does anybody grow this fig that can help me nail down this tropical flavor? Nebo in the Fig Variety Database

#ficus carica #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs #nebo

Chicago Hardy Fig Tasting The Chicago Hardy fig is another good example of a variety that should not be overlooked just because it is inexpensive and widely available. Chicago Hardy in the Fig Variety Database

#chicago hardy #ficus carica #fig tasting #fig variety database #figs #hardy chicago #mt etna

Ronde de Bordeaux Fig Tasting

Prolly a fig variety everyone should include in their fig orchard and some ramblings on 🐜🐜🐜

Ronde de Bordeaux in the Fig Variety Database

Enlightenment Garden’s “Stops Ants from Invading your Figs” YouTube video

The Millennial Gardener’s “Keep Ants Out Of Potted Plants Naturally With This Simple Trick” YouTube video

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#ficus carica #fig tasting #figs #Ronde de Bordeaux

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