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So last year was a real life changer.
I'm now out in the country and near Monticello (I can finally deliver the historic figs I collected for them).
I have 65 acres and a stocked pond (damn those Blue Herons!!) to run around on - if I ever get time. Of course I can't actually run around on the pond . . . even if I had a Jesus complex trying to walk on water would be disappointing I'm afraid. Trying to run across the surface like a Basilisk Lizard would certainly fail as well. Have you ever seen the size of their feet !?
Had an accident with a bear (seriously) that destroyed a little SUV and took 10 weeks to recover from.
I have been overwhelmed with the logistics of moving 600 trees, getting in enough firewood and just trying to deal with going from 9k sq ft to 3k sq ft of space and NO GARAGE!!!
I had to build a building to stuff my collection into and will have to build more to accommodate everything next year as even though I did reduce my collection to about 225 varieties - I culled those that have not proven themselves after 5 years - I have numerous examples of certain varieties that do very well here - like Ronde de Bordeaux.
I will sell cuttings this year - hopefully for the last time as I'd much rather sell trees and fruit (well figs anyway) but I took a lot of cuttings as I was putting stuff up. I have 150+ 1g trees now coming out of dormancy I'll sell in the Spring.
I hope all of you guys have been well and happy. I think I have answered all notes sent to me by my fig friends, but if not SORRY!!! - it wasn't intentional.
I hope to be on here a lot more in 2017.
Adios mis amigos,
mgg
I'm now out in the country and near Monticello (I can finally deliver the historic figs I collected for them).
I have 65 acres and a stocked pond (damn those Blue Herons!!) to run around on - if I ever get time. Of course I can't actually run around on the pond . . . even if I had a Jesus complex trying to walk on water would be disappointing I'm afraid. Trying to run across the surface like a Basilisk Lizard would certainly fail as well. Have you ever seen the size of their feet !?
Had an accident with a bear (seriously) that destroyed a little SUV and took 10 weeks to recover from.
I have been overwhelmed with the logistics of moving 600 trees, getting in enough firewood and just trying to deal with going from 9k sq ft to 3k sq ft of space and NO GARAGE!!!
I had to build a building to stuff my collection into and will have to build more to accommodate everything next year as even though I did reduce my collection to about 225 varieties - I culled those that have not proven themselves after 5 years - I have numerous examples of certain varieties that do very well here - like Ronde de Bordeaux.
I will sell cuttings this year - hopefully for the last time as I'd much rather sell trees and fruit (well figs anyway) but I took a lot of cuttings as I was putting stuff up. I have 150+ 1g trees now coming out of dormancy I'll sell in the Spring.
I hope all of you guys have been well and happy. I think I have answered all notes sent to me by my fig friends, but if not SORRY!!! - it wasn't intentional.
I hope to be on here a lot more in 2017.
Adios mis amigos,
mgg
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