{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Fig Culture: Helping You Grow a Fig Tree in a Cold Climate","title":"A Collector’s Mindset: Figs, Family, and 250-Plus Varieties with Bobby Ghaheri","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2561,"description":"Fig collecting starts innocently enough. A tree for the yard. A cutting from a friend. Maybe a variety with a good story. Then, suddenly, there are shelves in the garage and rows of pots on drip irrigation.\n\nIn this episode, I’m joined by fig enthusiast Bobby Ghaheri of Oregon City, Oregon, known online as Figologist. Bobby grows a large collection of fig varieties in the Pacific Northwest, where ripening time, breba crops, microclimate, and sunlight all matter.\n\nWe talk about how a visit from Bobby’s fig-loving father helped start the collection, the Iranian family figs that became part of his story, and how the fig community pulled him deeper into the world of cuttings, trades, propagation, and variety trials.\n\nBobby also shares practical lessons for newer fig growers: why not every fig belongs in the ground, why breba crops deserve more respect, how he manages potted figs with drip irrigation, and why it pays to think two years ahead before turning your garage into a fig nursery.\n\nIn this episode:\nHow Bobby went from a few family figs to 250-plus varieties\nGrowing figs in the Pacific Northwest\nWhy breba figs can be valuable in cool climates\nChoosing varieties that ripen in your conditions\nPotted figs, drip irrigation, and practical setup details\nManaging fungus gnats and other indoor propagation pests\nFigBid, FigFanatic, and the collector’s chase\nWhy the fig community matters\nBobby’s advice for new fig growers\nConnect with Bobby:\nYouTube: @figologist\nFigFanatic.com handle: Figologist","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/zv-BkEM5v2vKH2HknUjHcHyR5v7YVrM3AV6HEC3MLPY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80NTEx/MzQzNGJjNGM0MTQ3/NjEwM2I1NDYwZDYy/NDFjMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}