2013 #10: Fig Tree

Love the red Cardinal Debbie. We don’t have them here as far as I know.

-- Mike the reluctant gardening assistant of Lillian

Last wed my wife called to say that we had a flock of Robins in our back yard, Must have been 50 or more all checking out the yard.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

we must have got about 100 figs off our fig tree last summer. Great eating.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

The male cardinal is a special winter bird – since you can see him from a distance and he definitely catches your eye!

Robins: ohhh that is lovely.
One winter, Rick and I saw a flock of robins huddled together in a tree in the woods. Neither of us knew that some robins stay here for the winter. Why they would do that is beyond me.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I had a wee little fig start on the tree last year but it fell off. Maybe I’ll get one this year.
My brother said that fresh figs are absolutely delicious.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

it is common for the fig to go dormant in our area. Mine lost all its leaves also, but then they came along in the spring. I used to get two crops a year. Those little buds that hang on over the winter became breba figs the next year. Delicious!

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

We have a fig tree, it puts off very large figs. We get a few the ground squirrels get 90% of them.

-- JTC

Good luck with your little fig tree. I hope it does as well for you as your calemondin.

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

oh me too!!

and then my trees are going to get so big I’ll have to build a solarium to house them for the winter :D

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I have two citrus and a pomegranate that I bring into the house each winter. They are growing so well, I had to re-pot them into larger pots so now they are quite heavy and cumbersome to carry. I want a solarium too! : )

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

we are on a mission, then!! Now.. how to fund them.

My neighbour has an old pushmower frame that he keeps his now-very-big citrus tree on. 4 wheels, handle. Nice!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

This is my solarium after storm Sandie

seven window panes broken, Frame bent and broken. Their going to replace all of the roof glass because the Installer states that after about 6 month old glass starts to fail because of the shock of the hit and also the removing them in order to fix the frame of the room.

A screened in porch was also demolished in the crash. It was an 18” pine tree about 40-50’ tall that tore the root ball out of the ground. The rain softened sandy soil in Delaware.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Okay….. I want a solarium that isn’t near any large trees.

Karson, I hope your solarium is as good as new after it is fixed.

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

oh now.. that must have been heart-breaking! So glad it’s going to be fixed for you (and that no personal injuries took place)

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

two weeks ago I showed you pictures of new leaves coming out on my fig tree.
Here’s what it looks like today:

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Very nice.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Looks healthy and happy.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

I can’t believe how huge the leaves are this year.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

It looks very happy, Debbie. Let’s all guess how many figs you will get this year…. I am going to guess four!

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

I’m guessing 5.

-- jroot ....... Southern Ontario .......... grow zone 5A ...................."Gardening is an exercise in optimism." ....... . . Author Unknown

4? 5? oh do I dare to hope???

I’d be thrilled if I got “1”.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I’ll branch out and say 8.

-- Karson retired in DE e-mail karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

wouldn’t that be wonderful!!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Eight would be wonderful. Keep us posted on who has guessed the closest. : )

-- "To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves." M. Gandhi

I hope it’s not ME!!!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I don’t know how I missed this thread and your wonderful pictures of the cardinals and other birds. Wish you were here as I have so many birds at my feeders these cold, snowy days. And you could take magnificent pictures of them!

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

thanks, Iris.
We’d have fun, wouldn’t we? —watching the birds… laughing at missed opportunities for a great photo … cause we were laughing about something else.. haha

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)