Farms: Episode Twenty-Three: Figs in Kentucky
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Joanna heads to Butler County to meet up with Ag Agent Greg Drake and Will Polzun of Polzun Farms to take a look at figs grown right here in Kentucky on a fertile hill near Morgantown! There was a time Bill wouldn't eat a fig newton, but now he says they are the sweetest thing you ever had. Joanna Coles (Extension Agent for Agriculture) serves Warren County through the UK Cooperative Extension Service. To learn more about specialty crops, visit www.kentuckyfarmskentuckyflavor.org. Brought to you by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment along with the Warren County Agriculture Foundation and Kentucky Proud. © 2015 Miles Media Solutions (www.milesmediasolutions.com) Season Two: Episode Thirteen Figs in Kentucky December 2015
A couple of questions: He mentioned he cut the bushes back each year and had new growth and production each year but I wondered how long a newly planted fig plant would take to produce? Also, what is the market for figs in Kentucky? We have thought about planting some but I haven't done any research yet as to if it might be profitable. (but like his wife, I could just eat them all myself! LOL)
Also, just as a suggestion, maybe you can slow the camera down a bit when panning across a large area. (like at 1:34) It makes it difficult for the viewer to watch when something flys by so quickly. :)