Introduction

[Yeehova]

Hello all. I have been growing figs for just a couple years now and have maybe 10 or so in ground and I am rooting maybe 20 more right now. My oldest tree is a 4 year old Celeste and I also have Green Ischia, Brown Turkey, Olympian, VDB, Hardy Chicago, Alma, Mission, and several other varieties rooting including JH Adriatic and RDB and Smith. I am interested in figs and I know they will be a part of my life from here on out. I have found great success with coco coir as a rooting medium. I want a Col de Dame as my wish list cultivar and I may delay in getting one just to keep something fresh on the horizon. I hope to learn from everyone.

[zone5figger]

Hello, how's your celeste treat you?

[COGardener]

Welcome, Yeehova! Sounds like you've got a good thing going there. I don't know if I would hold off to long getting the Col de Dame, there will always be another must have.

[Yeehova]

My Celeste treats me horribly which is why I am starting more this year. I bought it last year as what I am guessing must be a 3 year tree based on trunk thickness, but I think I set it back when I planted it. It only grew a couple of inches which the dog ate, and then dropped the few figs it did produce. I don't think I ate more than 3 figs from it! I am starting this one from Gloria.

[COGardener]

Looks like your new cutting is doing rather well, I'm sure you will be rewarded with many figs from it in 2016.

[WillsC]

Looks very healthy

[Yeehova]

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[Harborseal]

What brand of coir? I just bought some that's more like grit and fibers. It is pretty useless for rooting. I had a fluffy batch last year but never thought of saving the packaging.

[Yeehova]

I bought the 10 lb block from Ebay seller Exotic Cactus Collection