Sicilian 33

[ChicagoFigs]

I just talked to someone about this one, and he said that it is a slow grower for him.

You gotta feed it like crazy. The one you see is only 7 months old

 

[TorontoJoe]

You gotta feed it like crazy. The one you see is only 7 months old

7 months? How tall is it?

 

[Trustyfarms]

Sicilian 33 grafted grows quickly as my first year trees grew to around 6’ tall even after a tip prune at 3’ to encourage branching.

 

[ChicagoFigs]

7 months? How tall is it?

About 7 feet.. Was about 7 feet. Since I brought it indoors it has spread out a bit and not as tall but due the change from sun and heat to indoors it's 3 branches have widened out. Gotta feed Kno3. Towards the end of the season it was growing about a inch every 2 to 3 days

 

[ChicagoFigs]

Sicilian 33 grafted grows quickly as my first year trees grew to around 6’ tall even after a tip prune at 3’ to encourage branching.

Mine is not grafted. It's on its own roots

 

[pjmac]

Rooted cutting what I started with. I fed it life stupid amounts of food lol

I mean take awhile to show roots and node swelling? Im going on almost a month with nothing and have a fairly high success rate

 

[pjmac]

Ohh sorry didnt see you say rooted cutting. Thanks anyway mines just a cutting

 

[pjmac]

Mine is not grafted. It's on its own roots

I pulled the 2 today that have been in a month the lsu st gabriel has 0 anything but no rot or anything. The s33 has pre root nodules... in case anyone cared reading these posts had me stressing. Back into the warmer tho...

 

[ChicagoFigs]

I pulled the 2 today that have been in a month the lsu st gabriel has 0 anything but no rot or anything. The s33 has pre root nodules... in case anyone cared reading these posts had me stressing. Back into the warmer tho...

Hope you are using growth hormone

 

[pjmac]

Hope you are using growth hormone

I use my finger to rub take root powder on them generally have really high success rates...of about 90 varities i noticed i258 and boysenberryblush generally take about a month atleast this is my first and only s33 but ill chalk it up to being a slow one for now. Just happy it has root nodules. Pretty skinny with a lot of pith so i wasnt praying on much

 

[ChicagoFigs]

I use my finger to rub take root powder on them generally have really high success rates...of about 90 varities i noticed i258 and boysenberryblush generally take about a month atleast this is my first and only s33 but ill chalk it up to being a slow one for now. Just happy it has root nodules. Pretty skinny with a lot of pith so i wasnt praying on much

Cool. Good luck!

 

[snarfing]

this variety seems good but any fig ripening right now seems like it would be basicaly impossilbe for me to eat, so I dont see why id put santa clause ln and sicillian 33 etc on there.

 

[oat]

this variety seems good but any fig ripening right now seems like it would be basicaly impossilbe for me to eat, so I dont see why id put santa clause ln and sicillian 33 etc on there.

Is Santa Claus Lane late?

 

[snarfing]

Is Santa Claus Lane late?

I mean i think its named that because it ripens on christmas

 

[snarfing]

I mean i think its named that because it ripens on christmas

aparently not why its named that, but still i see lots of references to it being someones last to ripen fig and people commenting around this time of year its ripening

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[oat]

aparently not why its named that, but still i see lots of references to it being someones last to ripen fig and people commenting around this time of year its ripening

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I think there’s a distinction of really late season fig vs a long season fig.

 

[snarfing]

I think there’s a distinction of really late season fig vs a long season fig.

i agree but 70% ripe and the first figs you try, that seems late

 

[pjmac]

this variety seems good but any fig ripening right now seems like it would be basicaly impossilbe for me to eat, so I dont see why id put santa clause ln and sicillian 33 etc on there.

No option to wake a few early or do you mainly grow in ground?

 

[ChicagoFigs]

this variety seems good but any fig ripening right now seems like it would be basicaly impossilbe for me to eat, so I dont see why id put santa clause ln and sicillian 33 etc on there.

While this is a late fig, a few things to take into consideration, it was may of this year when it was a 5 inch rooted stick. Next year will be a better timing hopefully

 

[snarfing]

No option to wake a few early or do you mainly grow in ground?

I dont have any sort of greenhouse, just grow them on my driveway. I am strategically painting my garage door a dark color to do a fake greenhouse. will let you know how that goes LOL