Cuttings For Sale

[TahomaGuy2]

Common, cheap entry-level 7" cuttings: Longue d'Aout $2.00. 5-others just $1.00: Lattarula, Desert King, Black Mission, unk Croatian (right from the Dalmatian coast), and Osborne Prolific. Shipping $4.00 for 10-cuttings or less.
Carefully prepared with ends dipped in bee's wax, scrubbed in anti-bacterial soap, wrapped in cellophane and promptly shipped in bubble wrap to U.S. mailing addresses. I'm TahomaGuy2 on F4F so check out my reviews.
E-mail me with varieties and quantities for a prompt response: [email protected] Thank you!

[Fygmalion]

Greetings, Charles! You've been a member on OurFigs for a while but haven't posted here before so welcome to the forum and I hope you remain active here... The folks are great... very knowledgeable, friendly and generous and the only drama on OurFigs is watching the travels and adventures of the Pink Pony Express....

For anyone that doesn't know Charles from F4F, he is an all around nice guy and provides very nice cuttings at very good prices... I have picked up a number of his cuttings, especially the Croatian / Dalmatian UNK which I have rooted with no problem; it being a very aggressive grower... His offer is generous and I wouldn't hesitate to sample his varieties and use them to begin a new collection or provide material for practicing the black arts of figdom (rooting, grafting, air layering, etc)...

[Billboard]

I just received some cuttings from tohomaGuy2 . Very good cuttings just as described and fast shipping. Im very happy with them. I got the croatian, green ischia, and longue D'aout. Very good.

[samplesam]

Ordered cutting from him too. They are in great condition!

[CoolClimateFigger]

Can you give a little info on the Croation? Search function didn't help.
P.S. My Green Ischia from last year is growing great.

[Billboard]

I couldn't find info too about the croatian but still got it. Lol. Nice cuttings

[CoolClimateFigger]

It's sooooo hard to pass up a bargain, but I do want to at least know if it's green, yellow, or purple.

[Billboard]

For $1 just try it. Never hurts

[CoolClimateFigger]

Oh, yeah. You say that now. Wait until you have 50++++ fig plants to overwinter.

[CoolClimateFigger]

Plus 30 more baby plants that will grow up and need to be overwintered ;-)

[Billboard]

It's sooooo hard to pass up a bargain, but I do want to at least know if it's green, yellow, or purple.

Is there a gig difference

[CoolClimateFigger]

I honestly don't know about the different tastes since I've only tasted Hardy Chicago, except for some figs I bought from the store which were all flavorless. I read that the birds don't see the green colored figs so they don't peck at them as much.
The other reason is I'm trying my hand at grafting and I think it would look pretty cool to have dark and light figs growing on the same tree. I grafted a Green Ischia onto a Hardy Chicago root stock last year. The Hardy Chicago put out two low branches, one left of the main stem and one right of the main stem. The plant woke up early and both varieties are growing now on the plant. We'll see what happens.

[Fygmalion]

The Croatian UNK fig is supposed to be a near cousin to Adriatic JH... certainly in that line....

[CoolClimateFigger]

Ahhhh. Good to know.

[FigMania]

Charle's cuttings are good and well packaged.

[mr36st]

Couldn't ask for better cuttings!

[Evelynisgro]

I'm sorry if I offended anyone by misunderstanding, I hope that everyone enjoys their new cuttings. I certainly enjoy munching on a good black mission when it's dripping honey

[Evelynisgro]

A moderator can correct me if I am wrong, but I would think that the same holds for the general forum as for the trading board.

https://www.ourfigs.com/forum/trading/78092-before-you-post-on-this-trading-board-please-read

[Fygmalion]

I agree with you, Devin but I was only talking about Charlie as being a trusted source and not talking about or promoting any specific sales.... And in any case, Charles isn't even a commercial grower or regular ebay seller so IMHO this discussion thread isn't the same thing as the intended prohibition. That said, it is my opinion and it may not align with the majority view...

[Evelynisgro]

I wasn't trying to make anything personal, I've heard good things about the guy offering cuttings, and you and I get on quite well. Im certain everyone is meaning well. Maybe WillsC can clear up whether it is necessary to keep open sales off of the forum thread as well as the trading page.

[WillsC]

Ok to clear it up

On the main fig board members can on a very small scale openly sell cuttings this time of year for a reasonable cost. NOT plants unless it is local pick up, just cuttings. This is open to just your average hobbyist, NOT commercial sellers. So anyone the mods deem is commercial in our view can NOT sell openly on the main board. That rule covers all commercial sellers and that includes me. Like I have always said the overriding goal of this forum is fairness and every member from the guy or gal here on the first day will be treated the same as a person that has been here two years or myself. The moderators know that this rule is VERY important to me. I will not have the forum turn in to cliques or an old boys club, period. New members are very important, they are what drives a forum and that they are treated well matters to me. If you notice who I choose as mods are just those people who are welcoming, well except Pete but there has to be an exception to every rule. Understand that if very new members sell it can get a warning from myself or a mod publicly to be careful who you deal with. It is not us saying the person is a crook just saying it is wise to be cautious.

On the trading board there is no open sales PERIOD. The words sell, sale, posting an amount you will sell for will get that verbiage deleted and the member advised of the rules via PM. You can of course say I have x y z PM me for details, what you talk about via PM is your business. Commercial sellers that try to use that board though for sales, well it will be frowned on. I have no desire to pay for their marketing. The trading board is a privilege not a right and if a person breaks those rules they can be prevented from posting to that board but could still post on the main board.

Far as the why.....I sell on eBay and the fine folks there take a dim view on any site that they view competes with them. Because I mention the forum on eBay I walk a fine line. eBay and I have an agreement on this and I have to live up to my end of it.

If you have any questions feel free to ask away.

[Evelynisgro]

Thank you very much for the clarification Willsc. I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it all. I apologise for jumping to conclusions, I did not mean to step on any toes! I really like this forum and the friendly and welcoming atmosphere that you and others have created here. Thank you.

[BrooklynMatty]

Chuck is a great guy. Just want to let everyone know that he had made an honest mistake(which everyone makes!) last year and has repeatedly reached out to me to make amends about the mix-up . He has sent me 3 fold what I had bought from him last year at no cost. He is an honest guy and this is a great deal for any new growers. Glad to have you here Chuck.

LDA is a very underrated fig and it should be something that all first year growers should try and acquire.

Chuck - can you post the photos you sent me of the figs from your LDA tree. Never hurts to add a visual aid

[BrooklynMatty]

Haha. Same here , I really want to show my neighbor some really elongated figs, he doesn't believe there are such things

[Evelynisgro]

Melanzana is another long one right?

[BrooklynMatty]

Yea. Some say they are the same. There are more than one melanzana as well melanzana calabrese is another name. The most elongated one I have seen is Pellegrino, which is from Mario D on FFF. Not as girthy as LDA or melanzana

[TahomaGuy2]

WOW! Thanks, guys!! I recognize a lot of old friends here from the F4F forum. I enjoy encouraging prospective figsters to build a collection without putting out a lot of dough to get started. As many of you know, I've replaced cuttings at no cost or for a shipping charge only ($3.00) when
something goes wrong in the growing process. Or, sometimes I'm just in a giving mood and show it by gifting to members who offer their expertise to fellow fig growers. Now with the Newbies I serve, once their propagating confidence builds, they can purchase rare, exotic and EXPENSIVE cuttings, find success, and contribute to our close-knit community of fig enthusiasts. Sharing is what it's all about (like this pic of my LdA).

[mountainfigs]

LDA is a very underrated fig and it should be something that all first year growers should try and acquire.

A lot to the good with LdA, relatively early ripening, flavorful, productive, sizable. If starting from zero, LdA (by many names, Nordland, etc) would be one in the first handful of varieties I would seek to acquire. In my experience, it's the most north-friendly green-red fig.