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Figs from cuttings

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  • -taff
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    Did the same, water turned into plant poo smelling water so I think the cuttings I took were too young. I'll go back next week or the week after and get some hard wood cuttings and try that.
    Nice figs Farway...
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  • RAS
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    I suspect that Farway cut his twigs in the spring? And that's why they grew. Cuttings taken now wouldn't root.
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  • Farway
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    edited 14 August 2023 at 8:18AM
    RAS said:
    I suspect that Farway cut his twigs in the spring? And that's why they grew. Cuttings taken now wouldn't root.
    Yes, taken in spring, March time,  when I was pruning and decided to give it a try and not waste potential cuttings

    twopenny said:
    Looking at your methods of growing is really interesting Farway. Real success so I'm thinking of changing my methods.
    Eating fig & honey chutney from the supermarket and dreaming of pan de higio I'm really keen to try growing figs now.
    I turned down a house with 2 figs now regretting it
    Congrats on the achievement of free figs  :)
    Right now Morries have them, only young Brown Turkey but at £2.29 a steal. 
    You'll probably be eating figs in 2025 given a fair wind

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  • twopenny
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    Not our morrisons sadly. They seem to have abandoned their plant tunnel as pathetic display only.
    High endish gardening dining stuff that no one wants in hard times.

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  • -taff
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    RAS said:
    I suspect that Farway cut his twigs in the spring? And that's why they grew. Cuttings taken now wouldn't root.
    You know I'm going to take that as a challenge now don't you? :)
    Non me fac calcitrare tuum culi
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