Where did you get the irrigation system? I have a huge bag from drip depot sitting in my house. I've only connected the tap and need to do the rest. It's a 100 deg every day here in dallas. It's going to take hours to do I think. Not sure. Looking forward to your video on it LOL
I bought mine through the drip depot and I use 1/2 gal button drippers (blue) that I run for 2hrs, I am going to dry a different type of watering tip for my in-ground trees that I am testing out with now. All my tubing was from drip depot and they really have everything you can think of. I do think about switching to my 1gal per hour (green) button drippers.
Hahah - heck yeah brotha. I'm really enjoying your videos. Get those garden endorphins: love that thanks! Looks really great. Living the dream. Make it happen Have you considered using beneficial nematodes? They are worth their weight in gold, imo
I am currently looking into beneficial microbes and beneficial nematodes are on the list! Thank you for confirming. I plant to inoculate the soil with all kinds of goodies to "crowd out" the bad ones. Thanks man!
@@Philsfigs yeah it's really expensive if you buy the small bottles. The price cuts ~1/4 when you buy the gallon bottles. You have to see how much my figs love it. I use all the different varieties. Different things at different times of the season, and the trees actually respond as expected and extremely well. Most of my tree are first year, and you would never guess it from a quick look. I have two big experiments going. In one section with ~25 different potters, the trees get 4 hours of sun max. They're all growing a ton. And there is a lot of fruit. Now the test is to see if they ripen and taste good. I think the combo of the insanely hot texas sun / heat + the fox farm love they all get, it might work. My guess is they will ripen and taste good, but I just won't be able to get as much fruit as compared to full sun.
I think you're really risking spreading that RKN around by using and moving soil between different areas of your yard. You would also need to sanitize your tools in between. It's a real pain, but you may find yourself at a point where you can't grow figs and many other trees in the ground anymore.
Thanks for the info. I probably should have mentioned that I washed and sanitized my tools before tackling the mulch and topsoil / compost blend. Full disclosure it was a pain to clean it all, but totally worth it to have it off my conscience. Any mulch were the RKN's were located were from some bagged stuff. I wanted to isolate the space. Then interestingly enough I want to see how the Negra D'Agde that is next to the infected area does over the next few years. It's some serious tiptoeing around the infected area until I get the black plastic laid down. Fortunately the topsoil / compost blend is stored on the far side of the yard.
Great info on mulch!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks!
I found earth worm is one of my flower pots
Nice! It’s always fun when they sneak up into a flower pot
Where did you get the irrigation system? I have a huge bag from drip depot sitting in my house. I've only connected the tap and need to do the rest. It's a 100 deg every day here in dallas. It's going to take hours to do I think. Not sure. Looking forward to your video on it LOL
I bought mine through the drip depot and I use 1/2 gal button drippers (blue) that I run for 2hrs, I am going to dry a different type of watering tip for my in-ground trees that I am testing out with now. All my tubing was from drip depot and they really have everything you can think of. I do think about switching to my 1gal per hour (green) button drippers.
Hahah - heck yeah brotha. I'm really enjoying your videos. Get those garden endorphins: love that thanks!
Looks really great. Living the dream. Make it happen
Have you considered using beneficial nematodes? They are worth their weight in gold, imo
Live for my garden time! Endorphins every time haha. Thank you so much it's a piece of peace for me, I appreciate the kind words man!
I am currently looking into beneficial microbes and beneficial nematodes are on the list! Thank you for confirming. I plant to inoculate the soil with all kinds of goodies to "crowd out" the bad ones. Thanks man!
@@Philsfigs Heck yeah man. I use Foxfarm Bushdoctor Root Drench and Microbe Brew. They have all that good stuff. My figs love FoxFarm
@@edslim718 It's worth it to have Foxfarm if you can afford it! That's good stuff right there.
@@Philsfigs yeah it's really expensive if you buy the small bottles. The price cuts ~1/4 when you buy the gallon bottles.
You have to see how much my figs love it. I use all the different varieties. Different things at different times of the season, and the trees actually respond as expected and extremely well. Most of my tree are first year, and you would never guess it from a quick look. I have two big experiments going. In one section with ~25 different potters, the trees get 4 hours of sun max. They're all growing a ton. And there is a lot of fruit. Now the test is to see if they ripen and taste good. I think the combo of the insanely hot texas sun / heat + the fox farm love they all get, it might work. My guess is they will ripen and taste good, but I just won't be able to get as much fruit as compared to full sun.
Did you do the potted trees as well ?
Yes! It's a great idea to mulch your potted fig trees as well!
I think you're really risking spreading that RKN around by using and moving soil between different areas of your yard. You would also need to sanitize your tools in between. It's a real pain, but you may find yourself at a point where you can't grow figs and many other trees in the ground anymore.
Thanks for the info. I probably should have mentioned that I washed and sanitized my tools before tackling the mulch and topsoil / compost blend. Full disclosure it was a pain to clean it all, but totally worth it to have it off my conscience.
Any mulch were the RKN's were located were from some bagged stuff. I wanted to isolate the space. Then interestingly enough I want to see how the Negra D'Agde that is next to the infected area does over the next few years. It's some serious tiptoeing around the infected area until I get the black plastic laid down. Fortunately the topsoil / compost blend is stored on the far side of the yard.
What kind of mulch do you use?
I order in bulk from Wilmington Compost Company. They offer a hardwood bark mulch that I like to use that my garden space really enjoys.
Hey Phil, I sighed up at your web site. Like to buy a fig tree. Just down know what breed. Robert B
Great to hear and happy to help! send me a message through my website I'd be happy to set you up with a great fig tree.
@@Philsfigs what was that Fig Texas Garden Guy talked about Louisiana breed?
@@TXCherokee LSU had a whole line of figs, BUT, @texasgardenguy especially likes the LSU O'Rourke Fig