Hi folks

[Pawpawbill]

I had the chance to drop in on FMD and get the garden tour. Thanks for the hospitality and for telling me about this forum, Frank.
Bill

[Bevman]

Welcome to the best fig forum, hope you enjoy it here as I have.

[mgginva]

WELCOME BILL

[Rui]

Good to see you on the forum, Bill. Welcome.

[Bigbill]

Welcome, Bill

[Gina]

Welcome.

[zone5figger]

Good to see you here, PawpawBill

[Otmani007]

Welcome to the forum.

[FMD]

Glad you found your long lost fig friends, Bill.
It was a pleasure meeting you and your beautiful family. I hope things work out so we could become neighbors

[Hershell]

Welcome Bill. This is a great place.

[WillsC]

Welcome Bill

[fitzski]

Welcome, Bill. What kind of figs are you growing?

[F. Bennett]

Welcome to the forum, Bill!

[cis4elk]

Howdy Bill.

[joann1536]

Welcome, Bill!

[Harborseal]

Wontcha marry me Beeeiiiiiiill... oh, wait.

(oops) Welcome, Bill! I doubt we'll get a pawpaw sub forum but maybe we can get a separate miscellaneous fruits area

[kubota1]

Hi Bill

[PepperMan]

Hi Bill,
Good to see ya here.

[SharonC]

Welcome Bill. Who knows maybe there will be enough of us to get a sub forum for Pawpaws. Since I had to leave my trees behind in NJ I just ordered 3 to replace them.

[Pawpawbill]

Been away for a while. Wanted to share my first graft. This is Col De Dame Gris grafted onto Kathleen’s black, which has been a very vigorous but not highly productive variety in my sandy soil.

[Halligan-]

Looks like it’s doing great.
As it leaves out you may want to splint it?
Several members have lost successful grafts to wind catching the leaves and pulling it off.

Great job!

[Bellefleurs]

What are your suggestions for a splint?

[standalonus]

very nice tree

[eboone]

Hi Bill, welcome back again! That is a beautiful tree!

[mwhight34]

Beautiful tree, hope my CdDG looks that good someday

[Otis]

Got to agree, a great looking tree! And welcome back from someone who's only been around 7 months. I've seen a video of someone in TX, I think, who attached a piece of bamboo or some other stick alongside their grafts. It not only strengthened the joint and acted like a splint, it also was a bit longer than the grafted limb so it acted as a perch for birds and took the shock of them taking off that might have damaged the graft if not there. Hope you can check it out and it maybe helps.