This was one of your better videos, especially the thought of planting a single stem tree really really deeply. I thought was fascinating and I’m going to give it a try.
I'm looking forward to getting some suckers from my one year old Celeste and VdB figs,but I wonder if I'll have to wait another year or two for that to happen. Anyhow,thanks for this fig propagation tip as well as all your great content!
@@jean-pierrebsaibes9512 Hey Nice to get your reply .I am in Perth , Western Australia . My background is Croatian and this original fig was a cutting bought in by another Croatian immigrant in the 1950's . The fig was spread by other Croat immigrants . Sadly the old generations have died and the young people do not have an interest in agriculture/horticulture .Trying to save before its lost forever .
hey, I am late to the game.. I started last year with my first fig.. living in southern germany and my place would be comparable to zone 7b in the US. I started with Negronne(also known as violette de bordeaux) last year and I am going to add this year desert king, a ronde de bordeaux and somehow, if I can find one - a black celeste. My negronne wasn't healthy last year.. she got rust because I thought figs don't need much nutrition..well I am certain that I gave her not enough. She got yellow and got rusty spots ..as far as I can tell a fungal desease. Hope I can help her next season with a recovery without spreading the rust to the new additions. Also I hope all the mentioned variaties do well in my climate. Most people here in germany plant brown turkey, but I am completetly off to this, since I heard its taste is not the best...And taste is my nr 1 priority. Any suggestions?
Do you order your mulch in bulk bagged or in large drops. I have been using chipdrop. When I get loads, it has been 13 yards at a time. It is a bitch to move but my trees love it.
If you are rooting cuttings using the old italian man way by sticking them in the ground in the spring instead of using pots would it be best to plant the whole cutting underground horizontally and cover the whole cutting in rooting hormone? By doing this I think you would skip using parafilm because there is no part exposed to the air which would make it dry out. is this correct?
Makes sense. The problem is sunlight can help activate the buds. If they're buried too much, it may not leaf out. And too much rooting hormone may prevent leaf growth.
Wouldn’t it be better to bury the 5’ fig tree on its side with a foot bent up sticking out above the soil so you don’t leave the deep roots in an anaerobic state?
Hey Ross, great on point info as always! Inspired by your statement that figs are usually not grafted I was thinking of doing exactly that but on purpose. :-) Hear me out, please. I am thinking about starting my collection with cuttings like the great ones you offer. But this is a considerable expanse for me and as a beginner the risk and the maintenance of rooting cuttings is quite a hurdle. So what about I take some easy, robust, cheap and already established fig plants and graft your valuable cuttings onto them and see from there if I can propagate the desired type further but without the risk of losing my whole invest? Do you habe experience with grafting rare, nice fig cuttings on, e.g., Brown Turkey figs (which I have some available)? Potted or inground? Thank you and all the best for the holidays! Alex
I would recommend doing both. Grafting only requires one node. No doubt grafted fig trees have issues and generally I don't recommend it unless both the rootstock and scion are very healthy. I'd like it more if I could plant grafted trees in the ground here. It's too cold.
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This was one of your better videos, especially the thought of planting a single stem tree really really deeply. I thought was fascinating and I’m going to give it a try.
Why was it better?
Cheers Mate, learned some very useful tasks to try on our fig trees🤠
I'm looking forward to getting some suckers from my one year old Celeste and VdB figs,but I wonder if I'll have to wait another year or two for that to happen. Anyhow,thanks for this fig propagation tip as well as all your great content!
Very well explained &demonstrated 🎉, Thanks 🙏.
Great lesson 👍
Have an old variety specific to Dalmatia in Croatia which I am going to propagate . Masses of very sweet black figs
What zone are you in ? I have a random fig cutting from budva 🇲🇪
@@jean-pierrebsaibes9512 Hey Nice to get your reply .I am in Perth , Western Australia . My background is Croatian and this original fig was a cutting bought in by another Croatian immigrant in the 1950's . The fig was spread by other Croat immigrants . Sadly the old generations have died and the young people do not have an interest in agriculture/horticulture .Trying to save before its lost forever .
Love "the hat"!
hey,
I am late to the game.. I started last year with my first fig.. living in southern germany and my place would be comparable to zone 7b in the US.
I started with Negronne(also known as violette de bordeaux) last year and I am going to add this year desert king, a ronde de bordeaux and somehow, if I can find one - a black celeste.
My negronne wasn't healthy last year.. she got rust because I thought figs don't need much nutrition..well I am certain that I gave her not enough. She got yellow and got rusty spots ..as far as I can tell a fungal desease. Hope I can help her next season with a recovery without spreading the rust to the new additions. Also I hope all the mentioned variaties do well in my climate. Most people here in germany plant brown turkey, but I am completetly off to this, since I heard its taste is not the best...And taste is my nr 1 priority.
Any suggestions?
Nice pun
Do you order your mulch in bulk bagged or in large drops. I have been using chipdrop. When I get loads, it has been 13 yards at a time. It is a bitch to move but my trees love it.
I have been a member of Chipdrop for years and have yet to get a "drop".
@andielliott7721 I have used them a couple of years and always get full loads. But I also left a forty or fifty dollar tip.
If you are rooting cuttings using the old italian man way by sticking them in the ground in the spring instead of using pots would it be best to plant the whole cutting underground horizontally and cover the whole cutting in rooting hormone? By doing this I think you would skip using parafilm because there is no part exposed to the air which would make it dry out. is this correct?
Makes sense. The problem is sunlight can help activate the buds. If they're buried too much, it may not leaf out. And too much rooting hormone may prevent leaf growth.
Wouldn’t it be better to bury the 5’ fig tree on its side with a foot bent up sticking out above the soil so you don’t leave the deep roots in an anaerobic state?
Hey Ross, great on point info as always! Inspired by your statement that figs are usually not grafted I was thinking of doing exactly that but on purpose. :-) Hear me out, please. I am thinking about starting my collection with cuttings like the great ones you offer. But this is a considerable expanse for me and as a beginner the risk and the maintenance of rooting cuttings is quite a hurdle.
So what about I take some easy, robust, cheap and already established fig plants and graft your valuable cuttings onto them and see from there if I can propagate the desired type further but without the risk of losing my whole invest?
Do you habe experience with grafting rare, nice fig cuttings on, e.g., Brown Turkey figs (which I have some available)? Potted or inground?
Thank you and all the best for the holidays!
Alex
I would recommend doing both. Grafting only requires one node. No doubt grafted fig trees have issues and generally I don't recommend it unless both the rootstock and scion are very healthy. I'd like it more if I could plant grafted trees in the ground here. It's too cold.
So - stool layering works with figs? Interesting...