Gardening
Gardening
Lattarula Fig Tasting
I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor of this honey 🍯 fig. I forgot to mention in the video that I received this as a tissue culture from Salad Beard Farms. The Lattarula in the Fig Variety Database The White Marseilles in the Fig Variety Database
Why I’m Picking Off My Figlets
Picking off figlets this time of year can improve lignification and produce larger and tastier figs
The Importance of Verifying Our Fig Varieties
After posting a fig tasting of a Brown Turkey fig that ended up not being a Brown Turkey, it seemed an appropriate time to discuss why we should verify our fig varieties. If you are not already a member of the OurFigs Forum, check it out: OurFigs. OurFigs also has a page dedicated to listing … Read moreThe Importance of Verifying Our Fig Varieties
Brown Turkey NOT Fig Tasting
I received this as a Brown Turkey. Is it a Southern, California or English? Can anybody help me identify which? Apparently, it is NOT even a Brown Turkey. The consensus seems to be that it is a Hardy Chicago/Mt Etna type.
Colonel Littman’s Black Cross Fig
Colonel Littman’s Black Cross has garnered the spot light of late as a premium fig. In addition to what many call an awesome flavor, CLBC is considered cold hardy, has a tight eye and is not prone to splitting. I received a cutting from Mike Davenport this spring and in spite of the newly sprouted … Read moreColonel Littman’s Black Cross Fig
The Importance of Redundant Plant ID Tags
See the video at the bottom. After sharing this post on the OurFigs forum, I was reminded by Johnson1 how well oil-based paint markers work on tree trunks. This works best on somewhat larger trees. I only write the variety name with the oil pens, but I guess it’s possible to add the source and … Read moreThe Importance of Redundant Plant ID Tags
Fig Rooting Awesomeness to Rotting Hell to Back in the Game
About a month ago I posted a short story on OurFigs. Some suggested that it would make a good post on Higher Octave, but I totally forgot about it. Then yesterday my fig cuttings got destroyed by hail. This little setback reminded me of my prior one. So, in the hopes that you can learn … Read moreFig Rooting Awesomeness to Rotting Hell to Back in the Game