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I propagated them from my original six varieties at our home in Birmingham. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548794012701-PCDHB29FJOFW7R9HAL24/IMG_3660.JPG Figs Healthy fig trees will send up dozens of shoots during spring. It’s important to cut these down at ground level, leaving seven to nine trunks spaced well apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548793741020-HE3I5SS1J71LXK8LMJZK/IMG_3650.JPG Figs Figs set fruit on new growth, and they can grow three feet or more in a single year. That’s why it’s so important to prune branches to shoulder height to keep fruit within an arm’s reach. Do this in February. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548794830767-K7JPJSZYVYO0KO5FA2Q9/fullsizeoutput_1917.jpeg Figs Robin Eggs in a fig tree… Apparently the shiny metallic “Scare Tape” is the latest trend in Nest Decorating at Breezy Point Farm! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548794217921-U195UOKK0N34L9K6XE6D/fullsizeoutput_1873.jpeg Figs Cut out big trunks growing in the center of the tree as well. This will allow light and air in, promote healthy growth and make harvesting easier. This fig tree still has too many trunks too close together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548878222939-0575NRGA9HM8SASC0L33/IMG_4182.JPG Figs Figs are ripe and ready for picking when the color warms and the stem begins to curve, as seen on the left. Looks like somebody beat us to the fig on the right! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548878962303-YQAJAJZ2TWJCFODVCVG1/IMG_1587.JPG Figs You can harvest at the very first sign of ripening (warmer color, slight softness, stem beginning to curve), since figs do continue to ripen after being picked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548794549794-ZPUHUBNVKDEI16RFYOT1/fullsizeoutput_1966.jpeg Figs Our main predators are birds and squirrels. The Cobra in the pink hood helps, especially if I move him around often. 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Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548090361101-HAPM2GKSAVE2T5ST5U10/IMG_4788.JPG Favorite Products Inkzall Markers I use these markers to label plastic seed tags. The ink doesn’t fade in the sun like Sharpies. Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548088461473-4SPT4MWFK2UF17NPIJNT/IMG_4786.JPG Favorite Products Fertilome Blooming & Rooting Plant Food This is very high in phosphorous, so use it half strength and no more than every other week. I spray it on my zinnias, and it really helps increase bloom size. Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1547599444636-MS3ONR3SG10G58Q4JRJJ/IMG_3195.JPG Favorite Products Ortho Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer and MAX Garden Disease Control This can be sprayed on flowers and tomatoes. Spectracide and Fertilome also make something similar. Best of all, this does not harm my butterflies! Learn more HERE and HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548088529574-6L0T0RVOJI7MJKAJG2EH/IMG_1260.JPG Favorite Products Tapered Pallete Knife I love repurposing tools from other projects! My Mom’s artist pallette knives are very helpful when planting tiny seeds in trays. Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548088487780-WEIML70QZ3GFNHG808SG/IMG_4432.JPG Favorite Products Rapidtest Soil Thermometer Soil temperature is NOT the same as air temperature. Knowing what soil temp a certain seed prefers is essential to that seed’s germination rate. This tester is terrific. Learn more HERE. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5bf03d029772ae090562188f/1548088214534-YMCMXWWYK5YNV42YQ7EN/IMG_4466.JPG Favorite Products Atlas 370 Gardening Gloves I love these gloves! 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