Hello everyone!!!

[grimfingers]

Hi to you all,
Thankyou to Caroline for pointing me in the right direction... I found you all by accident, Like to garden and grow veg, not always very successful but try, have not grown much this year but hope to start again soon, have one one son, husband and springer dog called Charlie  who is very mad....I work in education as a mentor to kids with emotional and behavioural problems , so its great to get out and switch off. Look forward to meeting you all !!!!!! :)

Due to all of the welcome messages I am recieving
.......Ifeel I should say thanks in advance to any replies that I get, I cant keep up! :o

[grimfingers]

[kt.]

Hello and welcome to our party.   8)

[grimfingers]

Hello KT nice to meet you :D :D

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

Hi grimfingers, welcome to A4A, and happy gardening  :D

[grimfingers]

hiya mate!

[OllieC]

Welcome to the madhouse, grimfy! You should be able to put your skills with behaviour problems to good use here! We're a nice bunch, and we do like a laugh!

[betula]

Welcome to A4A :)

[lorna]

Welcome to A4A, many experienced gardening members on here who are only too willing to answer questions. Have fun.

[GREENWIZARD]

welcome  ;D

[grimfingers]

hello lorna and thanks. I have loads of questions.

Question 1.
why has my espallier fig tree only got leaves at the top of the shoot?

[grimfingers]

welcome  ;D

thanks to you too!

[manicscousers]

hiya, grimfingers, nice to meet you  ;D
are your fingers grim, I know mine are  ;D
I've been nipping the tops off my fig tree branches , mind you, it's not an espalier  :)

[Fork]

Hello,good evening and welcome to the site Grimfingers.

You will enjoy yourself here I'm certain. ;D

[tonybloke]

Wotcha! welcome to the madhouse! ;)

[Jeannine]

Welcome from me tooXX Jeannine

[jennym]

Figs do tend to have their leaves at the top of new shoots.
Would make the comment here that because figs tend to fruit on stems that have grown the previous year, I can't envisage an espalier form giving you much fruit? have never seen this done so would be interested.

[Barnowl]

Welcome - great name!

[Barnowl]

Some advice from RHS.

http://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/profiles0103/fig.asp

I would just add that some of our figs come from the current year's buds - perhaps because it's on a south facing wall in London - and we ate the first ones last week.

[glosterwomble]

Welcome to the madhouse!!!  ;D  There are some great people on here with loads of fantastic advice and help, I'm sure you'll love the group.

[lolabelle]

welcome, they are real friendly helpful bunch on here, I have been made to feel part of the 'family' in the short time I,ve been here  ;D ;)