I have to try to grow figs. I have no idea what type it is, but my dad planted a cutting years ago. That tree is two stories tall and produces hundreds of figs every year. I guess it's about time...
I did a whole experiment about slicing the bark vs cutting a chunk off. Neither made a difference and 99% of the time, the roots came out from the very bottom of the cutting. Hope that helps.
I actually saw that video you did and tried the experiment myself. We did an update video late last year mentioning the same thing. We've found it doesn't matter either. I do like to make a diagonal cut on the bottom of the cutting to increase the surface area, but I no longer make those cuts or chips on the bottom.
If you want to be more efficient put some rigid insulation under your heat mat. I’ve propagated many figs from cuttings in Central New York. Tried many different ways a lot of ways work, hell I took some cuttings and placed them in my pond and forgot about them and most if not all took.
I like figs a lot, I sure hope your rootings take Travis. I've seen it done several different ways and most seemed to work. I only have a brown turkey and a big purple colored fig that I have no idea what the name is. I got the purple one from a pup off my friends tree and she doesn't know the name either because it was there when she bought the place.
You should do some tasting and reviews on the fruit and tree health of the figs. Maybe get the wife and kids to pick their favorite too lol. Very interested to know how some of these turn out for you.
We did a video on all our varieties back in the summer when they were producing. The problem is ... not all the varieties produce at the same time. Some are early and produce one big harvest and that's it. Others continually produce figs throughout the warm season. Others are really late and don't produce until fall. So it's hard to compare them all at one time, but we'll try our best to show them all next year.
Hey Travis, I new to figs. I live just south of you in North Florida. Can you explain (make a video) about fig pruning and the advantages and disadvantages of making fig bushes compared to fig trees? Love your channel!
good video travis. I need to take some cuttings this weekend. Ive always just wrapped them in moist paper towels in a baggy until they start to root. Might try soil on a few.
Damn it like I need another plant hobby. Ok when you get the fig's up and going I guess I'll have to try some of yours. You'll have to give your recommendations on taste and all that. I'll grow mine in 7 gallon pots or 10 gallon grow bags. It gets to cold here around OKC Oklahoma for the figs to make. They grow good but freeze to the ground every year. Nice as always Travis!
I love figs , here in Montgomery County , Texas i regret leaving our 2 big fig trees when we down sized back in 2016 . Still have 3 bedrooms 2 bath & 1/4 ACre . Plus wrap around deck & screen room ... So glad we sold that big $3100 morgage for 2400swft no land an now have 1489 sqft home with 1/4 acre an ALMOST PAID 4 . GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY ... MRS JOSETTE THARP MONTGOMERY COUNTY , TEXAS 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 PLACED A BIG ORDER WITH YOUR DAD YESTURDAY, MORE AMMONIUM SULFATE 21-0-0 & LOTS & LOTS OF SEEDS & THE POTATO , CARROT SCRUBBER .....
I dabble a little in propagation myself, your system looks really good to me! I just do grapes and blackcurrants these days. That greenhouse is such a great tool! I have been a Pro Mix guy for years, I always look for that big compressed bale, it’s good for my micro greens too. Klaus
I took some cuttings from a neighbors tree, stuck them in a Walmart tote of potting soil outside and grew some fig trees. 🥰 course that was in central California. We’ll see what Arkansas does to me.
Awesome video, I had no idea you had so many figs. I have a bunch listed on the exchange the past couple years if you want to trade. I’ve had issues shipping live trees certain places like FL, CA but you can ship cuttings almost anywhere. Just keep them wrapped in a ziplock and shopping bag in your salad drawer till you need them. 🤙
Woohoo!!! Fig propagation. Is the first tray from that Big fig tree on the property? God has his hand on this project. Bless you, Brooklyn and the boys!
The big fig tree on the property is a Brown Turkey, which is a really common variety that many folks have. So I probably won't propagate that one. Trying to propagate some of the lesser known, but very tasty, varieties.
Enjoyed your video - never thought about you raising figs. I have 5 fig trees (small) in ground in my orchard, three which I started from cuttings like you did. This is their third winter here in Zone 6A. Tomorrow, temps are going down to 3 degrees F. We have enjoyed eating the figs for the last two summers, starting in late September.
We've had lots of folks asking about the cold tolerance of figs. I don't know much about it since it doesn't get very cold down here, but good to know they're surviving well in 6A.
Hi Travis, I grow the Yedikule lettuce as a winter lettuce here in zone 7B/6A, under cover, it weathers really well looks great on the plate and flavor is nice. When our ground is frozen, this lettuce does fine, I use a row cover of vented green house plastic..I have rabbits thiswinter eyeing up my lettuces. I get my seed from Baker Creek or their rare seed cataloge. Hope you have great lettuce growth! Enjoy. Blessings.
Hey Travis the smashed onion is for fly repellent. I have seen others who actually add an acid like vinegar or lemon juice to the onion to help the process. I personally have not tried it yet but will when it warms up and they come back.
I think you did just fine on your propagation there is so many ways to do it I am one of those people that I see a plant I will take a cutting from it I always ask permission.
That's a little trick that we learned from the commercial greenhouse growers around here. It prevents a crust from forming on the top of the seed starting mix, which can sometimes slow or inhibit seedlings from breaking through the soil. It also improves the drainage where the seed is sitting and lot of other benefits. You should give it a try. Perlite is pretty cheap.
Looks great Travis..I’ve been propagating figs for a few years now..like you, I’ve been trying to improve my success rate. I’ve been watching Mike Kincaid’s channel, and he uses shredded fir bark..closest thing we have is shredded pine bark (Clay Breaker Soil Conditioner, $5 a bag at Lowes)…..Drains really well. This year my success rate has gone up to the point where I may lose two or three out of 30 cuttings. I’ve been erring on the side of less moisture rather than too much. Looking forward to seeing how your’s do…also, you can just put the rooting hormone in the water bucket, some will soak in at the start..
I may try this method for propagating Mulberry trees. I guess seed starting time has started for us. I have a tray of peppers and a tray of tomatoes planted.
I would suggest you start one fig cutting in a large clear plastic cup so you can monitor how the roots are progressing. it will give you some idea of what is happening to the rest of them, but they are all different.
Don't change a thing on your propagation technique. I'm willing to believe in all of them, especially the rooting compound. You're leaving your boys a wonderful legacy with your fig mania. Baker Creek sells that Turkish heirloom lettuce seed.
Do you have a Brooklyn White fig, yet? With fig cuttings, it seems people have success with many different methods, and they often contradict one another. I use a method very similar to the method you used. I do pre-moisten my BX with added perlite and keep it on the lower end of moist. I also wrap most of the exposed top in parafilm, but stretch it until it is translucent and thin as I apply it. I was talking with a guy in GA that likes to plant the cuttings in the ground in native soil during winter, leaving only one node above ground and covering that with mulch. You might want to try that some time. He says come spring, they go gangbusters. If trying to propagate your own trees, it's hard to beat air layering.
Haven't tried air layering, but it looks like it might not be very feasible if you're going for a high volume of trees. I do have one Brooklyn White fig I believe. They're quite tasty!
Good topic for discussion this time of year is liming. I had to lime my garden for the first time this year as I have always had a high pH. So maybe a good topic is types of lime out there, what works the quickest if your late putting it out and how and how much to apply calculator.
That would be a great topic. Believe it or not, I've never applied lime to any of my plots. I've also never had the pH tested via soil test. Maybe I should do that at some point.
Hi Ken...that lime is going to raise your pH even further, I'm afraid. Sulfur can lower it somewhat over time, but you may have to just "farm it down".
@@markware7748 Yeah, my pH has always been high and I've been adding sulfur every year, but this year it is low at 5.3 So I wanted to raise it 1 point. Knowing what type lime and how to mix/calculate this was a bit of a challenge, and there really aren't any good instructional videos on liming so I had to do my best.
This is the one we have: www.greenhousemegastore.com/supplies/seed-starting/heat-mats-cables/commercial-seedling-mat There's the master and the add-on mat, so make sure you get the master first and then you can add to it if you'd like.
It would help to insulate under your heat mats. Then you wouldn’t have to set them so high. I know my comment is a year late. I’m a figger too. I am preparing for a fig orchard on 4 acres. 200 cuttings being rooted right now.
We changed our systems a good bit this year and started them all in 2.5" pots. Then we stepped them up to the 4x9" pots. This prevented wasting so much ProMix in the larger pots for the cuttings that didn't "take." We did close to 1500 trees this year in our little 16x9' greenhouse.
@@LazyDogFarm I have been doing fig pops. 4 x 10 bags sealed which cuts down on watering and saves alot of space. then up pot to 1 gallon pots. was a good learning curve. Lost alot to rot at first. But think I have broken that barrier now.
@@LazyDogFarm I think I would have to agree with you. I did about 100 cuttings in clear 16oz cups (I enjoy watching the roots develop) in about the same time it takes me to 25 or 30 fig pops. But right now space savings was critical. But putting in a nursery greenhouse this year so should be able to do it without having to keep everything in the basement.
We don't sell cuttings, but we do sell trees. We'll list them on our website in early 2023 once we have an idea of the quantities and varieties we'll have. Stay tuned ...
Hey Travis. What a great video. I do fairly well growing fruits and vegetables but rooting plants just isn’t my gift. I have struggled to get anything to root, so I’m looking forward to seeing how your rooting process works. It sounds like you are going to have a LOT of fig trees, so I’m curious what plans you have for all of the figs you are going to have.
Something like that. I don't try and time it perfectly, because I can always "step-up" the plants into larger pots if they're ready a little too early.
Do you sell your fig cuttings? I'm looking for something other than brown turkey or celeste which grows everywhere around my neck of the woods so I'm looking for something better tasting.
Another fun thing to follow. We'll call you Dances With Figs. Here's an unrelated question. On a resent video you walked past your onions, without discussing them. I noticed they still looked rather small. Mine are similar. Would you talk about how the onions should be looking now, and what to do with them? Should they still be small?
Have you ever tried air layering,? Try last year on Mango but unfortunately it was a fail .might give it a try this season. Also would any of the figs do ok in south Fl where it’s hot and humid ?
This is probably going to take an Entomologist to explain but in areas that doesn't have Fig trees normally how do you attract the small wasp needed for pod production ?
Most fig trees are self fertilizing. The wasp you speak of is only in one small area of Southern CA and fertilizes a specific tree. Agree with the other person recommending The Millennial Gardner channel for you. He has so much knowledge on growing figs.
I have not tried it, but I've seen it done. Looks like it works well. But not sure it would be the most feasible option for someone trying to grow 100 plus trees.
It's basically this right here minus the dome or bottom tray because I don't use either of those pieces: www.greenhousemegastore.com/containers-trays/trays-flats/24-cell-self-watering-seed-success-kit
@@LazyDogFarm thanks, don't need tray it done nonsense either. I love the quality of the proptek propogation trays on there but was trying to look for something if similar durability but larger cells (I have the 144 trays).
Your voice is sounding a little off . I hope your okay. Not coming down with a cold. Putting in any kind of fruit trees is on my honey do list. I have some pecan trees. But they are taking for ever to grow up so I can harvest some nuts. So if I ever get a chance to plant some fruit trees I think they will be dwarf trees. I hear they will start to bear in about 2 -3 years. Good luck with your fig cuttings
Should do one in just water so you can see the roots grow out and know when your ones in soil are starting to get roots…not sure if all plants will root in just water but many do
That's not a fig problem, the fig problem is not growing any! Though a shirt that says "Fig problems", like, big problems, with a bunch of fig trees would be neat to have... Eh, you most likely have that in the works, or someone else has it, I'm always behind people on ideas 🙃🤣
I guess you could. Saw one guy that said you want to try and not disturb the bottom of the cutting, so he discouraged it. Although cutting on it seems like more disturbance than pushing it into the soil. I dunno ... I just found that stick went with it.
I have to try to grow figs. I have no idea what type it is, but my dad planted a cutting years ago. That tree is two stories tall and produces hundreds of figs every year. I guess it's about time...
Figs are very fun and pretty maintenance-free once they get going.
The Millennial Gardener on RUclips has an amazing set of videos on fig tree cuttings, growing, etc
Yep just watched his fig cuttings go up on figbid
@@GoodTimesHomestead I notice some fig cuttings real expensive now on figbid, and dont forget Mike Kincaid has a good channel on figs prorogation.
Thanks Mike!
I did a whole experiment about slicing the bark vs cutting a chunk off. Neither made a difference and 99% of the time, the roots came out from the very bottom of the cutting. Hope that helps.
I actually saw that video you did and tried the experiment myself. We did an update video late last year mentioning the same thing. We've found it doesn't matter either. I do like to make a diagonal cut on the bottom of the cutting to increase the surface area, but I no longer make those cuts or chips on the bottom.
If you want to be more efficient put some rigid insulation under your heat mat. I’ve propagated many figs from cuttings in Central New York. Tried many different ways a lot of ways work, hell I took some cuttings and placed them in my pond and forgot about them and most if not all took.
Thanks for the tip!
I like figs a lot, I sure hope your rootings take Travis. I've seen it done several different ways and most seemed to work. I only have a brown turkey and a big purple colored fig that I have no idea what the name is. I got the purple one from a pup off my friends tree and she doesn't know the name either because it was there when she bought the place.
Because there are so many varieties, it's really hard to identify an unknown fig. But as long as it tastes great, you can call it whatever you'd like!
You should do some tasting and reviews on the fruit and tree health of the figs. Maybe get the wife and kids to pick their favorite too lol. Very interested to know how some of these turn out for you.
We did a video on all our varieties back in the summer when they were producing. The problem is ... not all the varieties produce at the same time. Some are early and produce one big harvest and that's it. Others continually produce figs throughout the warm season. Others are really late and don't produce until fall. So it's hard to compare them all at one time, but we'll try our best to show them all next year.
Hey Travis, I new to figs. I live just south of you in North Florida. Can you explain (make a video) about fig pruning and the advantages and disadvantages of making fig bushes compared to fig trees? Love your channel!
Try this: ruclips.net/video/UTU35hbv_5w/видео.htmlfeature=shared
Excellent job showing how to grow Fig trees from cuttings, I have nothing to add! You explained it all very well!
Thanks!
I can’t poke fun at you. I’ve never tried to grow anything from cuttings. Looks like you a pro at it through. Another great video for knowledge.
Definitely not a pro, just trying to learn from those who seem like they know what they're doing.
good video travis. I need to take some cuttings this weekend. Ive always just wrapped them in moist paper towels in a baggy until they start to root. Might try soil on a few.
Sounds easy enough. I might need to try that too!
Damn it like I need another plant hobby. Ok when you get the fig's up and going I guess I'll have to try some of yours. You'll have to give your recommendations on taste and all that. I'll grow mine in 7 gallon pots or 10 gallon grow bags. It gets to cold here around OKC Oklahoma for the figs to make. They grow good but freeze to the ground every year. Nice as always Travis!
Haha! Hopefully we'll have enough to share!
I love figs , here in Montgomery County , Texas i regret leaving our 2 big fig trees when we down sized back in 2016 .
Still have 3 bedrooms 2 bath & 1/4 ACre .
Plus wrap around deck & screen room ...
So glad we sold that big $3100 morgage for 2400swft no land an now have 1489 sqft home with 1/4 acre an ALMOST PAID 4 .
GOD BLESS YOU & YOUR FAMILY ...
MRS JOSETTE THARP MONTGOMERY COUNTY , TEXAS 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 PLACED A BIG ORDER WITH YOUR DAD YESTURDAY, MORE AMMONIUM SULFATE 21-0-0 & LOTS & LOTS OF SEEDS & THE POTATO , CARROT SCRUBBER .....
Thanks Josette!
Please... introduce your dog. I freaking love Labradorsssss I'm dying over here
I dabble a little in propagation myself, your system looks really good to me! I just do grapes and blackcurrants these days. That greenhouse is such a great tool! I have been a Pro Mix guy for years, I always look for that big compressed bale, it’s good for my micro greens too.
Klaus
Never done any grape propagation, but we've got plenty of muscadine vines so I could give it a try.
Don’t forget the chickens on the cover crops after those other videos 😀🇦🇺🦘
We'll be having an update on that coming Wednesday!
I took some cuttings from a neighbors tree, stuck them in a Walmart tote of potting soil outside and grew some fig trees. 🥰 course that was in central California. We’ll see what Arkansas does to me.
Nice! Seems easy enough!
Awesome video, I had no idea you had so many figs. I have a bunch listed on the exchange the past couple years if you want to trade. I’ve had issues shipping live trees certain places like FL, CA but you can ship cuttings almost anywhere. Just keep them wrapped in a ziplock and shopping bag in your salad drawer till you need them. 🤙
I didn't know there were restrictions on shipping fig trees. I might need to look into that.
Woohoo!!! Fig propagation. Is the first tray from that Big fig tree on the property? God has his hand on this project. Bless you, Brooklyn and the boys!
The big fig tree on the property is a Brown Turkey, which is a really common variety that many folks have. So I probably won't propagate that one. Trying to propagate some of the lesser known, but very tasty, varieties.
I don't listen to those tubers that don't talk to you what they are doing and want you to guess sometimes they will put something in their notes
Always good to have a thorough explanation IMO.
Enjoyed your video - never thought about you raising figs. I have 5 fig trees (small) in ground in my orchard, three which I started from cuttings like you did. This is their third winter here in Zone 6A. Tomorrow, temps are going down to 3 degrees F. We have enjoyed eating the figs for the last two summers, starting in late September.
We've had lots of folks asking about the cold tolerance of figs. I don't know much about it since it doesn't get very cold down here, but good to know they're surviving well in 6A.
Happy Friday
Happy Saturday!
Hi Travis, I grow the Yedikule lettuce as a winter lettuce here in zone 7B/6A, under cover, it weathers really well looks great on the plate and flavor is nice. When our ground is frozen, this lettuce does fine, I use a row cover of vented green house plastic..I have rabbits thiswinter eyeing up my lettuces. I get my seed from Baker Creek or their rare seed cataloge. Hope you have great lettuce growth! Enjoy. Blessings.
Thanks for sharing your experiences Linda! Sounds like it's a good variety!
Hey Travis the smashed onion is for fly repellent. I have seen others who actually add an acid like vinegar or lemon juice to the onion to help the process. I personally have not tried it yet but will when it warms up and they come back.
Makes sense. Might have to try that as well!
I think you did just fine on your propagation there is so many ways to do it I am one of those people that I see a plant I will take a cutting from it I always ask permission.
That's a great way to increase your tree stock on your homestead!
Always enjoy the lazy dog video's 😉
Thanks for joining us!
Great video. One question though, why do you cover your cells with perlite after you planted the seeds?
That's a little trick that we learned from the commercial greenhouse growers around here. It prevents a crust from forming on the top of the seed starting mix, which can sometimes slow or inhibit seedlings from breaking through the soil. It also improves the drainage where the seed is sitting and lot of other benefits. You should give it a try. Perlite is pretty cheap.
@@LazyDogFarm Thank you! I will try it.
Looks great Travis..I’ve been propagating figs for a few years now..like you, I’ve been trying to improve my success rate. I’ve been watching Mike Kincaid’s channel, and he uses shredded fir bark..closest thing we have is shredded pine bark (Clay Breaker Soil Conditioner, $5 a bag at Lowes)…..Drains really well. This year my success rate has gone up to the point where I may lose two or three out of 30 cuttings. I’ve been erring on the side of less moisture rather than too much. Looking forward to seeing how your’s do…also, you can just put the rooting hormone in the water bucket, some will soak in at the start..
Good to hear you've improved your success rate. I watched quite a few of the Mike Kincaid videos as well. I liked his presentations the best.
I may try this method for propagating Mulberry trees. I guess seed starting time has started for us. I have a tray of peppers and a tray of tomatoes planted.
I need to try and propagate our mulberry tree. Are mulberry cuttings true to variety like figs are?
@@LazyDogFarm, from what I've researched and understand, yes.
I would suggest you start one fig cutting in a large clear plastic cup so you can monitor how the roots are progressing.
it will give you some idea of what is happening to the rest of them, but they are all different.
Good idea!
Don't change a thing on your propagation technique. I'm willing to believe in all of them, especially the rooting compound. You're leaving your boys a wonderful legacy with your fig mania. Baker Creek sells that Turkish heirloom lettuce seed.
Thanks Mark! Makes sense on the lettuce seed. The lady that sent them to us is a big fan of Baker Creek.
Do you have a Brooklyn White fig, yet? With fig cuttings, it seems people have success with many different methods, and they often contradict one another. I use a method very similar to the method you used. I do pre-moisten my BX with added perlite and keep it on the lower end of moist. I also wrap most of the exposed top in parafilm, but stretch it until it is translucent and thin as I apply it. I was talking with a guy in GA that likes to plant the cuttings in the ground in native soil during winter, leaving only one node above ground and covering that with mulch. You might want to try that some time. He says come spring, they go gangbusters. If trying to propagate your own trees, it's hard to beat air layering.
Haven't tried air layering, but it looks like it might not be very feasible if you're going for a high volume of trees. I do have one Brooklyn White fig I believe. They're quite tasty!
Good topic for discussion this time of year is liming. I had to lime my garden for the first time this year as I have always had a high pH. So maybe a good topic is types of lime out there, what works the quickest if your late putting it out and how and how much to apply calculator.
That would be a great topic. Believe it or not, I've never applied lime to any of my plots. I've also never had the pH tested via soil test. Maybe I should do that at some point.
Hi Ken...that lime is going to raise your pH even further, I'm afraid. Sulfur can lower it somewhat over time, but you may have to just "farm it down".
@@markware7748 Yeah, my pH has always been high and I've been adding sulfur every year, but this year it is low at 5.3 So I wanted to raise it 1 point. Knowing what type lime and how to mix/calculate this was a bit of a challenge, and there really aren't any good instructional videos on liming so I had to do my best.
Fixing to do some fig cutting myself. When would be the time for muscadine propagation? ✌
Good question. Although we have a huge muscadine vine, I've never propagated any because the last thing we need is more muscadines ... lol
Some time back, TaTa was eating figs and came make with a really large one. What variety was it?
That was probably Olympian. That's the biggest fig I have and it's a good one. Hopefully we can get some of those multiplied as well.
Watch the millennial gardener in South Carolina for your figs. Can't grow them in northeast PA but he has great videos on fig cuttings.
I will check it out
Where do you purchase the grow mat? Might have missed this in your talk. Thanks
This is the one we have: www.greenhousemegastore.com/supplies/seed-starting/heat-mats-cables/commercial-seedling-mat
There's the master and the add-on mat, so make sure you get the master first and then you can add to it if you'd like.
If you get a Black Malta let me know. I would really want to try that one.
Just started some of those today. Hopefully they take and we'll have some on the site.
You should air layer. Works 100% of the time.
I would if I was just doing a few. But air layering 150 times might be a little much.
I understand. But if your going to sell them you get a really big tree for free. Good luck!
We need a berry type!
We hope to have several of those propagated!
It would help to insulate under your heat mats. Then you wouldn’t have to set them so high. I know my comment is a year late. I’m a figger too. I am preparing for a fig orchard on 4 acres. 200 cuttings being rooted right now.
We changed our systems a good bit this year and started them all in 2.5" pots. Then we stepped them up to the 4x9" pots. This prevented wasting so much ProMix in the larger pots for the cuttings that didn't "take." We did close to 1500 trees this year in our little 16x9' greenhouse.
@@LazyDogFarm I have been doing fig pops. 4 x 10 bags sealed which cuts down on watering and saves alot of space. then up pot to 1 gallon pots. was a good learning curve. Lost alot to rot at first. But think I have broken that barrier now.
@@goregalore13 I've seen some folks on FB doing the fig pop method. Seems to work pretty well, although not super practical for doing 1,500 cuttings.
@@LazyDogFarm I think I would have to agree with you. I did about 100 cuttings in clear 16oz cups (I enjoy watching the roots develop) in about the same time it takes me to 25 or 30 fig pops. But right now space savings was critical. But putting in a nursery greenhouse this year so should be able to do it without having to keep everything in the basement.
Can I pre-order fig cuttings?
We don't sell cuttings, but we do sell trees. We'll list them on our website in early 2023 once we have an idea of the quantities and varieties we'll have. Stay tuned ...
Hey Travis. What a great video. I do fairly well growing fruits and vegetables but rooting plants just isn’t my gift. I have struggled to get anything to root, so I’m looking forward to seeing how your rooting process works. It sounds like you are going to have a LOT of fig trees, so I’m curious what plans you have for all of the figs you are going to have.
We're going to plant enough to fill all our rows, then we'll put the rest on our website for purchase if we have extras.
What are you do to the actual branch left on the tree do you leave the cut exposed
Yes, we leave the cut portion on the tree exposed.
@@LazyDogFarm Thank you for answering my question
Approx. how long do you think it will take the Fig cuttings to grow to 4 feet? I may try this myself.
Probably into late spring if not later.
March 1st is tomato, pepper, and egg plant starting day around here! Do you start yours 6 or 8 weeks before your last frost?
Something like that. I don't try and time it perfectly, because I can always "step-up" the plants into larger pots if they're ready a little too early.
Love your videos Travis, Have you noticed any results yet after adding the alfalfa pellets to the onion plot??
Hard to say ... We'll be discussing that on Wednesday's video.
Do you sell your fig cuttings? I'm looking for something other than brown turkey or celeste which grows everywhere around my neck of the woods so I'm looking for something better tasting.
We hope to have some of these trees on our website for sale come spring. Stay tuned ...
What type of soil are you using
We're using ProMix BX for our figs and our vegetable seed starting.
Another fun thing to follow. We'll call you Dances With Figs.
Here's an unrelated question. On a resent video you walked past your onions, without discussing them. I noticed they still looked rather small. Mine are similar. Would you talk about how the onions should be looking now, and what to do with them? Should they still be small?
We'll be talking about that on Wednesday's video. Ours look healthy, but they're not growing as fast I would normally expect.
Have you ever tried air layering,? Try last year on Mango but unfortunately it was a fail .might give it a try this season.
Also would any of the figs do ok in south Fl where it’s hot and humid ?
I have not. Looks like it works well, but not sure it would be feasible for someone wanting to grow 100 plus trees.
This is probably going to take an Entomologist to explain but in areas that doesn't have Fig trees normally how do you attract the small wasp needed for pod production ?
Check out The Millennial Gardener on RUclips.
Most fig trees are self fertilizing. The wasp you speak of is only in one small area of Southern CA and fertilizes a specific tree. Agree with the other person recommending The Millennial Gardner channel for you. He has so much knowledge on growing figs.
Common figs will make fruit. Most varieties available common. Wild figs that’s a different adventure.
You don't. You grow common varieties. Common varieties set fruit without the need for caprification.
put hormone on a plate or something to avoid putting possible disease into the main supply.
Didn't think about that. Good idea!
What's the going price for a canadria rooted fig?
$45 with free shipping is what we charge.
@@LazyDogFarm very cool where/how do I order one.
@@keithkeller698 We'll have them on our site late winter/early spring 2023. We sold out quickly last year, but should have more trees this year.
Hey Travis have you tried air layering it works well That would be a good comparison to the way you are rooting your cuttings.
I was thinking that during the video. Especially when Travis shaved off the partial end of the cutting.
I have not tried it, but I've seen it done. Looks like it works well. But not sure it would be the most feasible option for someone trying to grow 100 plus trees.
What kind of trays did those lettuce seeds go into? They look like a good size and strength. And do they fit in a standard 1020?
It's basically this right here minus the dome or bottom tray because I don't use either of those pieces: www.greenhousemegastore.com/containers-trays/trays-flats/24-cell-self-watering-seed-success-kit
@@LazyDogFarm thanks, don't need tray it done nonsense either. I love the quality of the proptek propogation trays on there but was trying to look for something if similar durability but larger cells (I have the 144 trays).
P.S.- DAWGS !
Yes! Dawgs and Braves in the same year? Been a good year for Georgia sports fans.
Your voice is sounding a little off . I hope your okay. Not coming down with a cold. Putting in any kind of fruit trees is on my honey do list. I have some pecan trees. But they are taking for ever to grow up so I can harvest some nuts. So if I ever get a chance to plant some fruit trees I think they will be dwarf trees. I hear they will start to bear in about 2 -3 years. Good luck with your fig cuttings
I'm good, but thanks for checking. Had a few conference calls prior to this and probably just needed some water.
Should do one in just water so you can see the roots grow out and know when your ones in soil are starting to get roots…not sure if all plants will root in just water but many do
Good point!
That's not a fig problem, the fig problem is not growing any! Though a shirt that says "Fig problems", like, big problems, with a bunch of fig trees would be neat to have... Eh, you most likely have that in the works, or someone else has it, I'm always behind people on ideas 🙃🤣
I like that idea!
I don’t think you like figs very much…😜
Not at all ... lol
Why not just use a cutting to make the hole instead of finding a twig in the yard? Lol
I guess you could. Saw one guy that said you want to try and not disturb the bottom of the cutting, so he discouraged it. Although cutting on it seems like more disturbance than pushing it into the soil. I dunno ... I just found that stick went with it.