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Update for 2010 Selling Season

IFT — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:04:18 +0000

The bad news: we won’t be able to do the farmers markets this year.
The good news: we’re putting out more trees every day, so give us a call!

Gearing up for the season & Happy Easter

IFT — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 16:56:41 +0000

Small Grouping: Fig Trees For Sale

To all our friends who celebrate Easter, we wish you a Happy Easter. And a Happy Passover, to all of our friends celebrating Passover. We hope you’re having a wonderful weekend, either way. Here, it’s well into the 70′s, with lots of sun. We’ve got tons of work to do to get ready for the selling season, but we’re just so happy that the rain has finally stopped that we really don’t care.

While the trees are just starting to be brought out from their winter home, we’re very happy to take your calls & email about fig trees. The best time for calling is 9AM to 7PM EST, 7 days a week, and you can email us anytime: we try to respond to all emails in a couple of days, but always within a week. Just click on the “Contact” link in the menu to send us an email.

Selling Fig Trees at Farmers Markets

FiG — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:31:08 +0000

We are going to be at the Flemington Farmers Market this coming Sunday, July 20th, 2008, from 9 until Noon. We are looking forward to meeting you there.

Email Question: keeping ants away from figs

FiG — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:21:01 +0000

Since it’s fruiting season, this email from our files is especially relevant. Anyone who’s ever seen ants happily crawling in and out of their ripening fruit knows how irritating this is.

Albert writes:

Dear Italian fig trees,

Ants are attacking my figs as they ripen. What can I do? Any help will be appreciated.

Albert

Dear Albert,

Try “Tree Tanglefoot”* to trap the ants before they get to the figs.

(* “Tree Tanglefoot” is an organic sticky compound of castor oil and natural waxes, that you apply as a barrier ring to keep climbing pests from getting access. It’s widely available.)

Email Question: moving a planted fig tree

FiG — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:20:06 +0000

A recent email question, sent in by Lisa

I WANTED TO KNOW WHEN IS THE BEST PLACE TO MOVE & PLANT A FIG TREE, FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER, & THE RIGHT WAY TO DO IT. THANK YOU

LISA

Hi Lisa:

The only good time to move a fig tree is when it is dormant. The best time for you would be very early in the spring, when the tree is still in the dormant stage. Dig a hole in advance in the spot you have chosen to move it to, try to get as much of the roots as possible, and plant the tree as soon as possible.

All this is assuming that the tree is relatively small. A large tree can only be safely moved by a professional.

Farmer’s Market

FiG — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:14:28 +0000

Dad asked me to post that he’s out of transportable stock for the Farmers’ Market, so he’s not going to be going there for the remainder of the season. This also means he’ll be here on Saturday mornings, if you need to ask him questions or get a tree.

High Bridge Open Air Market, Saturdays 8:30 – 12:30

FiG — Sat, 17 Jun 2006 13:27:10 +0000

From June 24th to September 2nd, I’ll be at the Open Air Market in High Bridge with trees for sale. If you have any questions about what kind of trees we’ll be selling, just give us a call: (908) 832-7770.

If you need more information about the market, here’s their website: http://www.highbridge.org/events.html#High_Bridge_Open_Air_Market

Note to all: I’ve moved comments to the FAQs section, since they didn’t have anything to do with this topic. Please post your comment to the appropriate section (FAQs, winter care, etc.), so that the conversation is easy for all to follow. And as always, if you are trying to email Al, don’t leave your question as a comment. Send an email to: al@italianfigtrees.com. Thanks!

Interesting article on NPR website

FiG — Fri, 02 Jun 2006 23:39:00 +0000

Our daughter heard an NPR story about the possible earliest known cultivated crops: figs! They were found in the ruins of an 11,400-year-old house, if you can imagine that. So, all you fig growers out there: we’re in good company.
Read the article on NPR’s website here:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5446137

We are open for business

FiG — Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:45:36 +0000

The 2006 season is officially open now!

We will be at the High Bridge Farmer’s Market when it opens later this spring.

My e-mail address

FiG — Tue, 12 Jul 2005 00:59:33 +0000

Here is my e-mail address if you want to contact me: al@italianfigtrees.com. For your convenience, just go to “Contact” and click.