Re: [gardeners] Weekend in the garden
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Mon, 13 May 2002 17:34:25 -0500
Curious George - what did you do? We never do anything to ours but water it and feed it twice a year
with 8-8-8 fertilizer. In our hot summers the fig tree takes about 35 gallons of water a week to
produce good fruit.
George
Margaret Lauterbach wrote:
>
> Thanks. I asked the question because I used to have a fig tree in my
> greenhouse. When it formed a fig, I didn't know what to do, and must have
> done the wrong thing because the fig was dry. Margaret L
>
> >To Margaret and all,
> >
> >Fig trees have no flowers on the branches. The fruit is like an
> >inverted blossom with the flowers inside which produce the seed. We get
> >2 crops from Black Mission each year. The first and best is in early
> >June and the 2nd in the fall. -Olin
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Margaret Lauterbach" <melauter@earthlink.net>
> > > What insects pollinate your figs, George? Margaret L
> > >