The Best Fruit You've Ever Tasted that You can Grow in Your Backyard Garden
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2022
- I'm really excited to bring you this fig tasting. This truly is the best fruit you've ever tasted that you can grow in your backyard garden. If you're looking for easy fruits to grow in a garden then figs are it. They grow fast, fruit early (sometimes in their first year), and taste unbelievable! These figs came from 'The Fig Hunter' all the way down in California. and man are they ripe and delicious.
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Your daughter is funny, you were running your mouth wondering what it was going to taste like and she said: "just eat it!" 😂
The closest I've come to a fig is a fig newton.
I’ve met my match with that one, lol. You gotta try some fresh figs. They’re so much better than fig newtons.
While growing up in Northwest Alabama, we had two separate fig trees/bushes. To me, one of the best ways to eat figs is to pull and eat them directly off the limbs!
Awesome video Mike! Love seeing how you share all this with your children. Can't wait till I can garden with my on kiddoes!
It's the best thing on Earth to be able to share your time and passions with your kids.
I love that you have your children interested in plants and I love how you can see she is holding back just trying to help you. Keep sharing that love and keep posting. I absolutely love your videos. First tree I grew from a cutting was a fig tree. That tree is still growing at my fathers house where I planted it in North Carolina so long ago.
Thanks Eric, I appreciate your support. So cool to hear that you have your first fig tree cutting growing where you'll always remember it.
Very enjoy this one a lots!!
I love that the ones you saved ended up being the best tasting. Good instincts. So much fun to see you teaming up with your homegirl🌹💖
I couldn't believe how good that 270 was. I looked through David's channel and found that they call it the Jolly Rancher. Ally is a chip off the old block and my little buddy.
@@MikeKincaid79 jolly rancher sounds about right!
This was a very different video, and I loved it very informative on how different figs can taste. Your babies have grown up so fast and they are beautiful ladies. Thank You for inviting me to join in the taste test Love You all.
We had a lot of fun making this one. Glad you could join us in the fig tasting!
I have one of David’s cuttings called Edith’s Raspberry Jam, but I don’t recall the number. Can’t wait until it bears fruit!
Sounds really good. I'll have to see if it's available on his website. That 270 tasted just like raspberry jam but I think he calls that one the Jolly Rancher.
Let’s know how you enjoy it
I live in mid-upper nor-cal (in the heat) and I see those wild fig trees growing off several country roads. I always assumed these were "happy accidents" I've noticed they seem to always be near waterway. Cool vid Mike!
Thanks Gerald! Stop by some of those trees during the fruit ripening season. You might find a diamond.
Awesome video. So cool to see your girls getting in there with you. My girls love tasting figs here too 😊
They love the figs as much as I do. Well, eating them at least, lol.
Figs are from dry hot climates. Not designed for PNW. They used to be grown intensively around Fresno, CA. Love your channel and helpful videos.
I recently bought some cuttings from The Fig Hunter. I'm really looking forward to trying The Sisters variety. It will be a couple of years before I get to taste them.
He recently told me that he thought that would be a good one for cooler areas. I'm interested in hearing how it grows for you.
@@MikeKincaid79 So far, I started it two months ago and it is about 10" and I am transitioning it outside to full sun. I also started JH Adriatic this year, about 4 months ago and it has multiple fruits and is 24 inches already!
It's really fun watching them grow when all the right requirements are met. These figs can really shoot up fast!
Exquisitely Amazing ✌️😎
Great job 👍
Thanks ✌️
I've only been growing figs for 2 years. But I've been growing vegetables for close to 40. And I'm still of the mind that sun helps ripen fruit faster But the sweetness of the fruit is determined by the health, food and nutrition that that it gets. Last year I had figs that ripened in the middle of September and the end of October. Both extremely sweet. Even though we had a cold October.
I agree about the soil fertility and health of the tree. Hopefully we'll get more ripe figs into October. Looks like rain on the horizon for that month in my area, so we'll see.
Yum yum
Cool Video!
those figs look so delicious 😋
Oh they were! Makes me want to build a greenhouse just for figs, and create my own mini California.
Great video Mike i live in Adelaide South Australia similar weather to California ive started figs as well you inspired me, I love your girls a nice touch .
Such a good fruit. Collecting figs is an addicting hobby. Have fun and enjoy your summer!
thanks for the video!
My pleasure!
All of the figs looked delicious. Your fig orchard is awesome. Great video, I enjoy your channel. 👍
They were so good. I'm thinking I need to build a greenhouse just for ripening all these fig varieties.
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Sweet vid. have a great day
Thanks, you too Duaine.
Hi Mike and Ally! Fun!🤗💗🤗😂😂😂Henry is on a roll, love it! Yum, love figs, when I was in Brazil the had a fig market or a festival....I tried a few but we didn't have money to try them all. Really like figs of any kind I think! Good to see you and the girls! ❤
We loved making this video and trying all these figs!
I bet you did, such yummy treat! You and your girls! 🤗
Part of the difference with figs from CA is they are not as waterlogged so the flavor is more intense. If we grow them in hoop houses where they do not get as much water we would have a more intense flavor.
I’m seriously considering building a greenhouse to extend the season and get more of these to ripen.
@@MikeKincaid79 You can do a walipini by putting soil up against the side walls rather than digging it into the ground! We talked about them before and you said your water table was too high to dig, this is a great option.
Hi Mike thanks for the great review I'm in North Central Georgia and we've had alot of rain lately all my figs are tasting a little watered down but last week when it was dryer I got a Figo preto to ripen and it's been my favorite so far this season it reminded me of a purple muscadine grape I'm can't wait to try another one I've been having to go out of town some lately and while I'm gone the critters are waring out the fig patch the other day as I was coming down the driveway to the house a squirrel ran across with a fig in its mouth, I'm gunna have to tighten up security on all the critters around here they have robbed of my apples, pears and muscadines this year I've only got to eat one apple this year I hope you get more tasty figs before the season ends 🤞
@@MikeKincaid79 i was thinking that and i was wondering if you could ripen some under grow lights inside? Idk if that would work or not
@Keep'em Growing I hear ya man, I have to tighten up security too. The deer have been tearing things up lately. They don't eat the figs, just nibble on the leaves, but the bucks rub their racks on the trees and tear them all up.
@Cinder Ellie I have ripened one under a grow light. It was a Calderona and it tasted awesome. It's a dark purple fig and I was able to ripen it under a simple fluorescent tube bulb.
I love figs, never knew there were so many different varieties, only knew my gramothers yellow variety and the blue ones you mostly find in supermarkets
There are hundreds of varieties. It's insane. I think I'm going to have to settle on less than 100 because I'll run out of room, lol.
I started 0072 as a cutting in march '22 & it's currently doing good in north LA. Hopefully I'll start my cuttings of 0279 next year or sooner if I can't wait & get setup to grow during the winter 😅
I'll have to go checkout his website again and see what those varieties look like. I'm a little jealous of your fig growing weather down there. Gonna need a greenhouse for sure.
beautiful family. Mike we, Armenians love fig very much. Enjoy. I have 2 trees
They are such a good fruit and strong trees.
never eaten a fig before, now I want to try
You gotta do it. They’re so good.
Great review on the Fig Hunter I got 3 different cuttings from him last year and the Igo Onyx is the only one that made it the figs on it I don't think are going to ripen this season
I been having to go out of town off and on for the last few weeks and the critters have been waring the fig patch out and we've had a lot of rain lately and when I got home today I got to try a few varieties they tasted watered down last week I had a Figo Preto ripen when it was dryer and it reminded me of a muscadine my favorite so far this season the I 258 is splitting on me one day last week as I was coming down the driveway a squirrel ran across with a fig in its mouth I've only got to eat one apple this season the critters have robbed me something terrible they've eaten all my apples, pears and muscadines and figs I got to tighten up security on the critters I hope you get to try more tasty figs this season 🤞
Each year is getting better since putting them in the ground. Looking forward to more Desert King and VDB next year. Sounds like David is going to send another round of figs. Man those things were good.
Hello Mike . You have a Feat of variety of figs
I got 3 varieties growing. I bought 2 of them from a local fig enthusiast and the third one I grew from a cutting. The Chicago Hardy and the ronde de Bordeaux variety I bought. They are first year trees and the Chicago Hardy has some fruit ripening. The squirrels took the first few but they seemed kinda tiny not sure if that is how big they normally get. My cutting that I did this year is a dessert king and oh my it has so many fruit only in the first year. I must have gotten a good cutting as it is already taller than my other two and producing more fruit. Can't wait for harvest time.
The Desert King is fabulous. You'll love it. I got a second fig a day or 2 after this one and it was even more ripe and good.
I don't think you would move after all the work you've done on your property I would miss the spring showings of all the Rhodes love your channel 🇨🇦🦩
That's the big struggle. We've been here too long and done too much to make moving an easy option. We have thought about it but all we've done here is keeping us grounded at this place.
Those are some yummy looking figs from CA. I suspect that they are all caprified, which intensifies the flavors and textures of the fig. Also, different weather conditions can be a major contributor to fig characteristics. You have adorable articulate daughters!! Nice job Dad !!
Thanks! I'm not sure if these are caprified or not but they sure were good. I'd love to find out that the 270 is a common fig and can be grown and fruited here where I'm at.
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes, that 270 looked amazing. I wanted to thank you for your input and videos. You probably don't remember me, but I wrote you when I was a newbie in the cutting stage propagation for my fig cuttings this last November 2021. I had built a greenhouse in my garage for the cuttings, but it got too hot in the garage, so I had to scrap that and move everything into my living room - testing my wife's patience. I now have 117 trees in 15 gal and 25 gal pots, which have taken up all of our backyard - again, testing my wife's patience. But I owe my success to your videos and those of others - and of course to my wife's patience ;)
Wow, that's amazing! You've created an orchard for sure. Well, I'm glad to hear you've been so successful. Now maybe try backing off of leaning on your wife's patience before you end up in the dog house, haha.
@@MikeKincaid79 I totally agree with you. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Desert King is the best of the ones I have ripened this far, but most of mine are just starting to produce fruit. Sadly our cold spring may have impacted them to the point they may not ripen this year. I will say, Texas everbearing puts out a ton of figs!!!
I’ll have to look for that one. Thanks for the tip.
what a great video mike. the girls are a growing. what a great report you have with them. never in my life have I seen such jelly figs like the ones from n. cali. grandpa never grew them like that. the market had some last week, mission figs, the flavor was good with a hint of woodiness but not with the juice goodness like the ones from cali. cp.
No kidding, I've never tasted any figs this good either until now. This experience is definitely inspiring me to build a greenhouse just for figs. Hope all is well with you Carmine.
OH man, I'd be in for ordering figs to eat if he ever dose decide to do mail order. I've been buying figs at the market this year. I can't get enough of fresh figs. It wasn't a great fig year down here in NW Oregon. That long wet chilly spring did the crops few favors.
Yes, It was a love/hate thing for me. The rhododendrons loved our long, cool, and rainy spring but the figs didn't fare so well. I guess there's always next year. If you can get some figs from David, do it! These were truly the best figs I've ever eaten and quite possibly the best fruit I've ever eaten.
What part of OR are you in ?
Might be able to help you out
Mike, this is such an incredible video. One of my fondest memories is eating figs with my daughter off our tree in the backyard. Funnily enough, I did not plant that tree. it just grew off of a seed dropped by a bird and boy - did it take off. By far the tastiest fruits from the backyard are figs . They also taste incredible when crushed and grilled with cheese on sandwiches.
Trust the young lady has a green thumb too :)
Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, she helps me out with the plants quite often.
Nice to see the girls! good time 😋 😊 I have to tell you about what happened with the three figs you recommend me. I got the Improved Celeste that have a lot figs! 😁 Takoma Violet and Ronde de Bordeaux is Gorgeous . .well
.. The snails choose to eat the Takoma Violet that one you said is the most delicious just they left one leaf and yes the plant still alive. Do you have problems with the snails eating your figs tree? What you do? My brother Efra and I we pick the snails at night and sending to the ducks but is neverending! Lol yes I will build another greenhouse these weekend just for the figs. Mike? Do you drink beers? Do you know about Hops plants? Each plant of Hops have different aromas and flavors, the Hops called "Teamaker" have for many uses wow! I think you will like it and need that too, also looks gorgeous too. I just planted 8 variety of Hops to made beers at home. Yep 😁
Sounds like a fun project, and yes, I drink beer. No snail problems but plenty of slugs. The deer also cause some issues this time of year in the fig orchard.
I've got two VDB's and two White Marseilles, in Northeast Arkansas. I think my soil is too rich, I can cut them to the ground and by this time of year they are like 12-15 feet tall and in diameter, but not a lot of figs. (reminds me of too much nitrogen on like tomatoes, all plant, no fruit) but when I do get them, awsome!
I'll bet! That VDB I tried was really good. I wouldn't mind getting a few dozen figs off that tree every year.
TFH-270 is Jolly Rancher. I believe they were originally $150 per scion & have dropped down to $100 per scion & sold out.
Waaaayyyy too rich for my blood.
Now im thinking about adding figs to the garden design. You are going to get me in trouble again.
Hahaha, DUDE! You can't NOT add them to your backyard garden. I know, that's a double negative. Tell your wife to relax, I know better, lol. I'll look into which varieties I have that would do well in your area and get you some plants.
@@MikeKincaid79
Serious Mike would you tell Shellie to relax? Ya Henry is going to be looking at you funny sleeping in the hen house lol.
I will have to figure out where to put them is the problem. Well that and squirrels.
Really would like to know what fig tree it is. I use to live in Gilroy CA and grew a brown turkey it grew 10ft tall. It was delicious. Now live in Emmett Idaho. Zone 6ish 7. Brought 5 trees with 2 of them didn't make it. My 5 avocado didn't make it.
Mike, this is Lou Monti. I have a couple of suggestions. For what it's worth, I would remove all of the mulch around your fig trees!!! Let them breath and grow naturally. Allowing the ground to aerate, naturally, will significantly improve your fig trees and fig taste quality, too. I never mulch my trees in the Summer. Also, I always make sure that my container figs get plenty of natural sunlight! It improves taste a great deal. Just a couple of friendly suggestions! Love your videos! Lou Monti
Hey Lou, thanks for your insight! One of my future goals is to build a larger greenhouse with clear plastic to extend the season of these potted figs. I wholeheartedly agree with them getting natural sunlight, just trying to weight out natural sunlight vs giving them enough heat and a long enough growing season. Maybe sides that roll up to the top through the summer. How do you get around this? The fig shuffle? I'll look back through your videos. Thanks again!
@@MikeKincaid79 Yes, Mike, I fig shuffle a bit in the Spring and Fall, and I leave certain potted trees out in the full sun during the warmest months. Those that are allowed to remain in my greenhouse, Black Madeira, Italian 258, etc, recieve a certain amount of unfiltered sunlight, in accordance to my original greenhouse design. This method works for me, along with planting as many trees as I can in the ground! There are numerous reasons why I do not use any mulch on my trees, except during the winter, on any of my fig trees . If you look through any of my videos, you will notice that none of my trees are ever mulched. Yes, it's unconventional, but I learned long ago that keeping excess moister in the ground, for any length of time, and not allowing my fig trees to aerate (constantly), reduces the vigor of the tree and diminishes the quality of the fruit, substantially. These factors are extremely important with fig trees. Mowing the grass around the trees is a quite satisfactory method which takes nothing away from fig production. You will notice this in my videos. Of course, your climate is different from mine, but I have several properties where I grow beautiful, productive, trees, and one property is directly on Chincoteague bay. A very humid environment, like my N.J. property, and like yours, too. My advise, for what it's worth, is to allow them to grow, naturally, like they would in nature, mowing the grass around them the exception. They prefer a slightly alkaline soil, as I'm sure that you know, and plenty of calcium (finely crushed Oyster shells being the best)! They greatly love well composted manure tea, as well, and this in no way interferes with their production, as with many other fertilizers. Please feel free to view my trees in my videos, and if their degree production is acceptable to you, then you might want to experiment with some of your trees. I love your videos and your wonderful family way, your evident honesty and candor, and your friendly approach and demeanor. Your sense of humor and your knowledge in gardening is striking and impressive! Please feel free to stay in touch! Lou Monti
Henry should get the buggy bites and stems. Would he like them?
More than likely, lol
Hey mike, the orchard is looking good. Too bad about the deer damage. I was able to protect our backyard, but our front yard still gets hit several times a year. I wonder if you can deter those deer by placing thorny shrubs or blackberries around your perimeter. Chinese hedge rose is cheap and attractive.
I harvested my first Desert King this year. I waited until the neck got long, it was yellow everywhere but the shade side, and nectar dripped from the eye. It was jammy and dripping nectar at harvest. My Desert King were very figgy sweet with distinct watermelon flavor. I had a bunch of tiny white fleas eating the skin of my Desert King figs, so I had to spray them with water every day of the last week to clear them off. I would definitely wait until those figs are drooping and dripping. My VdB has set two figs, but I do not expect them to to ripen this year.
I had another Desert King a couple days later and it was much more ripe. Definitely better tasting and a keeper for sure. Looking forward to getting some size on this tree and more reliable fruit on a yearly basis.
My Figs, if I only knew what type of tree I have…. Tastes like a combo of Figs🍈, Blessed with Watermelon & Grapes 🍇 . They’re incredibly sweet & delicious. Too bad they ripen so fast once picked.
I hear ya. Fruit is fickle. I do love how fruit plants and trees continue to produce year after year, without much help.
Fig numbering like a box of chocolates. Should have a map on the bottom. Hurry or she is going to eat her fingers.
Hahaha, these things were sweet and sticky.
You are moving to Texas
Yeah, I don't know what got into me for a minute there. All I'm really trying to say is I need warmer weather, lol.
A grower in the lower mainland of BC harvested over 2700 figs, yes 2700!! From three Dessert King figs this summer. He said the trees are 30 years old. Your DK was slightly unripe.
That's a lot of figs. Looking forward to a harvest like that. I just picked another ripe Desert King and it was better than the first. Fully ripe and more juicy. Very good fig.
My neighbors here in South NJ grow figs in their yard they are very tasty.
Yes, they are!
Mine are still getting ripe. No breba crop because no rain last winter. :) Right now figs are all over at farm markets and so on.
Wow, I would have thought you started getting ripe figs in mid summer.
@@MikeKincaid79 No breba crop because we didn't get winter rain. No prickly pears, either! But, the mesquite is in bloom again so we'll have some sweet eating this winter.
I have a very small Turkey Brown fig in Tombstone AZ. I don't get but between 10 and 20 figs a year but they are really yummy. They are sweet. They ripen purple on the outside, the pulp is white but the inside nodules are dark purple. Fresh figs are so much better than dried figs. Sometimes little ant like wasps crawl up in the open little hole in the bottom so I can't just bite into them.
I've heard that they're even better if caprified by the wasp.
@@MikeKincaid79 The ones that have wasps embedded in them always taste really good, I just have to dig the wasp out before I eat them lol.
Haha, I don't mind a few bugs. Just close my eyes and chew, lol.
I am going to convert my Hindi language into English just for your channel. Nice information about vegetation. I like your channel very much.
I'm so glad you like the channel! It's always good to see you here. One of these days I need to figure out how to convert all my videos to other languages.
Hey Mike lol .. what's is # 270 called? # 1753? # 724? I looked the David's Fig Hunter Shop is awesome I think eventually you will certainly move to California lol ok my question is it the # 270 the TFH-0402, Corazon de la Bahia? Looks yummy 🤤😋😊
I found out that the #270 is the fig he calls Jolly Rancher. The #402 is the Corazon de la Bahia.
I wonder how fresh figs would be spread on toast with butter instead of Jam? I bet you could scoop the center of the fig and use it just like Jam.
Some of them do taste like jam. Sounds good
Did you start any of the fig seeds? It would be a cool experiment
Haven’t tried that one yet. I’m sure it’s coming eventually.
Ok so I need a berry flavor and I would probably try the berry flavored ones.
Yes, you do!
I have three fig trees, several years old, never get any figs. I'm in the PNW also. I'd love to get them to produce
Mine are only just beginning to produce figs and I've been doing this for 5 years. I did get a few hear and there but it's starting to come together now. Give them time and they'll fruit. Also, getting them in the ground has helped. Definitely make sure you're growing the right varieties for our area. Desert King is of course the best for us but I was also impressed by that VDB.
@@MikeKincaid79 I know two are I think called brown turkey? Supposed to be hardy. They are in pots still, the soil is terrible but I hope to get a fruit tree area set up next year
Sometimes it works out best to just start planting and then clean up the area around the trees as they grow. That way you don't have to make a massive project out of clearing a specific area. Just create your garden as time goes by.
THANKS YOU MIKE I JUST WRWE THEM ALL EVEN I HAVE LARGER JUMBO TOMATOE PLANTS JUST NOT GROWS THEY STILL BABIES PLANTS I STILL HAVE TOMATOES JUMBO SEEDS AND SUNFLOWERS SEEDS TOO BUT MY SUNFLOWERS ALREADY HUGES FLOWERS THEY ALREADY STARTS TO GROWS MORE SEEDS TOO OH MIKE DO YOU LIKE SUNFLOWERS LOVE DAVID😀😀😀💯💯🤟🤟👍👍❤
I am his list I mean on his channel, 270 if he calls jolly rancher
That's the one. I found a video about it on his RUclips.
So can you grow Chicago hearty in your zone? I hope you can find that variety and try it, I'm in zone 6b and that's what I have, but for some reason it doesn't grown much here. Not sure why, maybe not enough sun or something I don't know. You have any suggestions on it? And I am curious how good they would do in your area.
I have one growing out in the orchard. It's the second year so still getting established but it's one of the bigger trees and there are plenty of figs on it. Nothing has ripened yet but I think it will perform well once it gets established well.
And it survived above ground in my zone, 8b. It may die back to the ground in your zone.
Would be awesome to find wild ones just growing out in the bush randomly
Sure would. Check out his channel, that's all he does and he's obsessed with it.
I watched a video from Lazy Dog Farm that explained the three categories of figs 1) Berry 2) Honey 3) I forgot what the third one was. So all figs fall under these categories and some tend to be on the border and can taste honey and berry.
I'll have to look for that video. It seems to be on more of a spectrum than a definite 3 categories. There are so many different varieties with different flavor profiles and textures.
Did you get any of the mulberries from your trees?
1 little one from the worlds best but it was very small and underdeveloped. Tough year here man.
I'm interested in growing figs but I don't love the fig Newton flavor and it's hard to find ones the grow in zone 5
In my experience, figs don't taste like Fig Newtons as all. Zone 5 is a tough one but you can easily grow them in a large pot and store in your garage or a shed over winter and bring them out in the spring.
@Mike Kincaid yeah that's Canada from ya. Zone 5 is pretty low for Canada. But thanks for your reply back. I think I'll try a Chicago hardy 🤔 .would you know how that taste?
Figs don't always need just plenty of sun to ripen and be juicy and sweet. In a greenhouse with the right lighting and warmth, they will ripen. They need heat. And if you have at least 150 sunny days a year, they will ripen.
I think I'm going to have to build a greenhouse here.
Are all figs pollinated the same way? I've read that the berry doesn't actually start to fruit until a female fig wasp enters the tiny little hole near the bottom of the fruit. The process tears the wings off the wasp and it will lay its larvae. The larvae leave thru the same hole and the momma wasp is left behind to be consumed by the fruit enzymes.
The figs I grow are common figs and don’t require caprification by the fig wasp.
I would love to know if any of these figs are common! Are you going to test any of these to see if they are common?
Hopefully. I’m going to try to get those 3 that were my favorite and see how they do here.
@@MikeKincaid79 I will be paying close attention!
I’m going to take my well established 20 y/o Fig tree cuttings, within the next 2 weeks.
It’s 4 March now & I’m worried. I promised my cousin in Puerto Rico I’d send already rooted cuttings to him in Puerto Rico. But my major queries are: 1) How to wrap the cuttings for safety, moisture & then, how to send them (FedEx/UPS/USPS)?
I don’t even know if I’m allowed to send live plants to Puerto Rico; anyone know?
And
2) This Fig Tree I propagated years ago from a few 1” thick cuttings my Italian great Granddad planted when he came to America.
The original tree had to be moved because the next-door neighbor wanted it out wanted plain old flowers 🌺 between our houses.
So, this Fig tree is old about 20 yrs.since I planted it from the original tree’s cuttings.
It’s been wonderful & every year since, the other (nice Fig loving) neighbors are thrilled to share in my sweet tasty Figs in August/September.
So really, the second question 🤷🏻♀️ after all that explanation is…. Exactly what species/type of Fig tree is my Great- Granddad’s Fig?!!! After all these years, I’ve asked everyone I can, to look at the leaves, Bark & Figs but no one around here knows!
How in the heck can I get a definitive answer what kind of Fig Tree do I have in my front yard now? I’d pay a fortune to find out what kind of tree did my Great- Granddad plant probably came from Italy+/- 80-100 years ago?
Does anyone know if you can send plants to Puerto Rico & can anyone look at my tree’s bark 🪵 leaves 🍃 and fruit🍈 then identify this Wonderful Fig Tree?
I’ll pay pretty big moolah 💰 to find out. 🧐
You can have a dna test done. Never done this but I know people do pay for it. Would be tough to identify a fig, since there are so many similar look-alikes. I'd ask around in the fig forums. As far as shipping a cutting, you can cut a nice thick cutting, about 1/2 to 3/4 inch thick and 12 inches long. Place it in a plastic ziplock bag. Then just mail it in a bubble package and it will be fine. As far as the laws in regard to shipping to other countries, you'll have to research that one, since they're all different. Good luck Deni, and good to see you again!
@@MikeKincaid79 -I’m DEFINITELY gonna to investigate this Fig DNA thing. This tree has far too much family history to let spending 💰 get in the way. Geez! Seems like DNA screening can be done on just about any living (or dead) thing now. It’s incredible. Thanks 🙏🏼 a bunch Mike!
I’m surprised you don’t have any loquat trees
I keep hearing about them and love the leaves on the trees. Are they worth growing here?
Time to figure out what is the best fig.
LOL, the wordsmith is back.
Texas is got everything lol move down south lol
i think it is 108
Hopefully you saved some seeds for sprouting and doing micro grafts
Nope, that's another project for another time. Only place I saved seeds was in my belly.
@@MikeKincaid79 I am planning some grafting between the Osage and mulberry and fig see if any will support the other.
Are you out of oregon?
I'm in Washington, about 30 minutes east of Olympia.
@@MikeKincaid79 yes you definitely need more sun, plenty of water though. Are you close to nisqually?
PLANT THE SEED! 😀
I'll have to try that eventually.
Suggest he write the number on the fruit : D
Lol
If you like all of those figs better than yours because they are from a warmer climate, and I am from Maine (Zone 4b) maybe it's not worth the effort for me to try to grow figs.
It's definitely worth the effort to grow certain varieties of figs in colder climates. Grow the trees that produce breba crops, like the Desert King. They ripen a crop in mid to late summer and it's so good.
@@MikeKincaid79 I picked up a couple small chicago hardy as it's the only thing I ever see in stores around here. Perhaps I should order some cuttings of something like Desert King.
Research it a little first though. I'm unfamiliar with your zone and how cold it gets. I don't want to steer you down the wrong path for your area. I mentioned Desert King because it produces a massive breba crop, which is great for colder climates. I'm not sure how cold the variety will tolerate though. It's a cheap enough fig though and would be worth the attempt for sure.
Your daughters are bright, lovely young ladies who make great partners for you! Why isn't your real partner, your wife, involved in this tasting? 455 is Aren's or Amen's Citron, or something like that. I have one that is over 6' tall, but has not made figs. We are waiting to see whether it is common. David has more than just 1753 fig varieties; he has THOUSANDS! On his site, you can see the names and descriptions he has given them, correlated with his numbers.
I'm learning about him as I go. Sure loved what he sent. Shellie wasn't in it because she doesn't eat much fruit. She does like the figs but mostly practices eating keto so she prefers to not do these tastings. I've asked her.
HI MIKE MY CHERRY TOMATOE PLANT STARTING TO HAVE TOMATOES ON THEM AND BIGBETTER BOY TOMATOES PLANT SOO TALL AND FINALLY STARTING TO HAVE 6 BUDS ON THEM I HAD TO USED MY TOMATOES TRILLIS TO HOLD MY TOMATOES MY BIG BETTER BOY TOMATOES BIGGER AND HEALTHY LOVE DAVID
No tomatoes for us this year. Cold and rainy weather all through the spring this year. Glad to hear you're getting a bumper crop.
Match the name and the number please
I wish I had names but I don't. If you go to his website, he has some of the numbers listed as names on there.
@@MikeKincaid79 yeah I tried to match as many as I could from his website
I did the same, lol. Not sure why he doesn't list them all. Maybe he hasn't named some of them yet or doesn't have them for sale at this time.
Don't recommend you eat the peel, especially not the wild ones, poisenous.
I’m still alive 😂
Checkout websites re: children and figs, also animals (dogs, cats). I can't grow them in our climate anyways, but it would concern me..peels and stems. It's kinda like eating green potatoes....not good.
been eating whole figs all my life, picked fresh from the trees, several different varieties, and my family have done this as well. Never once have I heard anyone express concern over eating the fig peels. Never noticed any kind of harm as a result. Please provide a link to the information you refer to.
@@drea4195 Read article from the Gardening Channel "Can a Fig Tree be Poisenous"....small children and dogs. There are more articles on the internet about vitamin K interaction (blood thinning) and skin reaction, plus the white sap in skins and stem in nearly ripe figs (contains Latex) and can cause throat, stomach and allergic reactions.
Figs yuck
You're just eating the wrong figs. The 270 had no fig flavor, just sweet raspberry jam flavor.
It was called the fruit of the Gods for a reason
Sure is!