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bt taste a bit like figs! (as opposed to chicken)
I'm not a huge fan of figs but bob seems to like them.
I'm not a huge fan of figs but bob seems to like them.
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Yo an' Bob
Walk lightly on the earth
take only what you need
give all you can
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I have a great little book (almost a leaflet really) about growing figs - it's by Clive Simms who is a real expert. Can't find it right now though - think I've lent it to my mate's dad! You can buy it here though (it's one of the ones in the right-hand column):
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A greenhouse is a very good proposition - or even a really sheltered spot against a warm wall.Last edited by Paul Wagland; 26-02-2008, 11:51 AM.Resistance is fertileComment
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Have been doing a bit of surfing/ebaying (
) and I wondered are figs normally grafted, also can they be grown from seed and be expected to come true to type?
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I'm sure I read somewhere (and I'm quite prepared to be corrected on this as I tend to read stuff then forget where so I can never check it up) that figs required a tiny wasp in order to pollinate them and that this wasp is not a native of the UK, therefore figs grown here remain unpollinated and thus seedless. This presumably means that they don't need a pollination partner so it wouldn't matter if they were self-fertile or not. Or have I totally got the wrong end of the stick.....again?Originally posted by Paul Wagland View Post
Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
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Fig trees
Planted a fig tree about 3 years ago, but the leaves are dropping of it has 3 fig on it.
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Crikey too! Brilliant info post SarzWix. I think the fig we're growing is a Brown Turkey but we're 'Oop North'erer in Edinburgh. We bought it from a hospital drug and alcohol abuse hospital garden sell-off earlier this year and transplated into a 12" ceramic pot. It's up against a warm stone wall and it's fruiting like mad but the leaves are now all starting to turn yellow. Is it a shock thing or does it need to be in a bigger pot? BTW we're in a first floor flat and the roof garden is tarmaced. CheersComment
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