When it was time to prune fig trees last year only one tree was pruned as a kind of experiment to see how production would be affected. When the figs first started ripening the un-pruned tree out produced the pruned fee at least double every day. Wednesday both trees produced the same amount. There were downsides to not pruning.
The un-pruned tree is harder to pick. It also shades the garden more. This year both trees will be radically pruned. The birds get about 1/3 of the figs anyway. The birds pick the taller tree more easily than the shorter tree. We enjoy birdsong and seeing the birds. It is a fair trade.
The new planting of cucumbers from Thursday had sprouted when we got back from Charleston on Sunday PM. The rain had washed off all of the spray and the cucumber beetles and squash bugs are back in full force. BT was sprayed with the sprayer from Lowes. The sulfur is in the sprayer from Home Depot. It has a pressure relieve thing that won’t hold pressure now. The sprayer is about 2 months old. Someday I will learn not to buy anything from Home Depot with moving parts.
David Segrest is an International REALTOR in Charlotte, NC. His email is david@segrestrealty.com , His webpage is http://www.segrestrealty.com , and his international real estate blog is http://dointernationalrealestate.blogspot.com/
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