Jun 9, 2021 12:25
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fig-pits
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Description of a town not far from New-York in 1701 (in a novel)
Historical mystery novel set not far from New-York in 1701 г.
"At last they emerged from the forest onto the road again, or at least what served as a road, and there stood the town of Belvedere before them. The smell of a settlement was very different from the smell of the woods. In the air lingered the scents of cooked food, burned firewood, moldy timbers, wet cloth and that oh-so-ripe fragrance of well-filled ***fig-pits***. Belvedere itself was no different from any of dozens of small communities that had grown up around a trading post originally built to barter skins from Indians and trappers. Most of the houses that Matthew saw were in need of whitewash and some were green with mold, though here and there an enterprising soul had put a brush to work. But all their roofs and walls were still standing and they all looked to be occupied, for their chimneys smoked."
"It wasn't such a terribly bad town, Matthew thought, though it was out on the raw edge of the western frontier. He saw vegetable gardens and fruit trees, and in the dim light of late afternoon lanterns were glowing in windows. He judged from the number of houses that maybe seventy to a hundred people lived here, and there were surely some outlying farms and orchards as well. There looked to be, at a passing glance, a small business area with a blacksmith's, a tavern and two or three other merchants. The locals who glanced at him and Walker did so without surprise or untoward curiosity, for surely Indians were a common sight at a trading post."
"At last they emerged from the forest onto the road again, or at least what served as a road, and there stood the town of Belvedere before them. The smell of a settlement was very different from the smell of the woods. In the air lingered the scents of cooked food, burned firewood, moldy timbers, wet cloth and that oh-so-ripe fragrance of well-filled ***fig-pits***. Belvedere itself was no different from any of dozens of small communities that had grown up around a trading post originally built to barter skins from Indians and trappers. Most of the houses that Matthew saw were in need of whitewash and some were green with mold, though here and there an enterprising soul had put a brush to work. But all their roofs and walls were still standing and they all looked to be occupied, for their chimneys smoked."
"It wasn't such a terribly bad town, Matthew thought, though it was out on the raw edge of the western frontier. He saw vegetable gardens and fruit trees, and in the dim light of late afternoon lanterns were glowing in windows. He judged from the number of houses that maybe seventy to a hundred people lived here, and there were surely some outlying farms and orchards as well. There looked to be, at a passing glance, a small business area with a blacksmith's, a tavern and two or three other merchants. The locals who glanced at him and Walker did so without surprise or untoward curiosity, for surely Indians were a common sight at a trading post."
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large pots that restrict the root growth of fig trees
This article mentions the “exotic fig fragrance”. Elsewhere it says:
“But if you want to grow fig tree that produces more fruits, then you have to constraints the fig roots in a “fig pit.” The fig pit is a large, buried pot that restricts the spreading of root growth and forces the fig tree to divert its energies from foliage to fruit. This maximizes both the size and the flavor of the fruit.” - https://geartrench.com/growing-and-pruning-fig-trees/
“But if you want to grow fig tree that produces more fruits, then you have to constraints the fig roots in a “fig pit.” The fig pit is a large, buried pot that restricts the spreading of root growth and forces the fig tree to divert its energies from foliage to fruit. This maximizes both the size and the flavor of the fruit.” - https://geartrench.com/growing-and-pruning-fig-trees/
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philgoddard
: I'm not sure why one should be "well filled", but there we go...
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https://www.gardenclinic.com.au/how-to-grow-article/figs
Pots
Figs produce more fruit when root-bound so grow well in pots. Indeed some gardeners go as far as to construct figs in *** ‘fig pits' - square holes in the ground with walls of fibro or other old building materials to restrict root growth. *** Keep potted figs well watered, and prune hard each year. At the annual prune scrape away one-third of the soil from the top of the pot and replace with fresh potting mix.
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01tHdVm0ir2U_W-S7Y_...
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-06-09 12:46:39 GMT)
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http://figs4funforum.arghchive.com/post/fig-pits-to-restrain...
I was perusing a book on fruits and veggies today, not only did the book have a chapter on figs (to my surprise) but it had an interesting idea I haven't seen mentioned before: the "fig pit".
[Picture]
fig pit.jpg
Seems essentially to be container growing in the ground. I'd expect much less fuss with watering. If it were set up along a house or wall like in the picture I'd expect large gains in winter survival.
Pots
Figs produce more fruit when root-bound so grow well in pots. Indeed some gardeners go as far as to construct figs in *** ‘fig pits' - square holes in the ground with walls of fibro or other old building materials to restrict root growth. *** Keep potted figs well watered, and prune hard each year. At the annual prune scrape away one-third of the soil from the top of the pot and replace with fresh potting mix.
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk01tHdVm0ir2U_W-S7Y_...
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Note added at 21 mins (2021-06-09 12:46:39 GMT)
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http://figs4funforum.arghchive.com/post/fig-pits-to-restrain...
I was perusing a book on fruits and veggies today, not only did the book have a chapter on figs (to my surprise) but it had an interesting idea I haven't seen mentioned before: the "fig pit".
[Picture]
fig pit.jpg
Seems essentially to be container growing in the ground. I'd expect much less fuss with watering. If it were set up along a house or wall like in the picture I'd expect large gains in winter survival.
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