I also enjoyed your talk! I had no idea there were so many varieties of figs! I have the ubiquitous brown turkey fig I planted 24 years ago and have learned how to pick at the right time for best taste. It was interesting to see bt figs at scrubland with fruit still hanging on. Even if I get a second fruiting they are done by Oct 1. I'm sure there's many variables. Thank you for publishing your efforts!
BNR has been my slowest growing fig that I have started in nine years growing. I did not graft it to a more vigorous rootstock. My best tasting fig this year. Most people graft it to a vigorous rootstock. This would help your tree considerably. Keep up the good work!
i would love to talk to you about this orchard before you plant more.... would like to under stand why your trees arent a lot bigger.... i have idea why... let talk.....thanks for sharing
Great tour, always amazed at the upkeep and variety of your selections. We haven't had enough fruit to recommend anything yet, hopefully we'll have more this comign year.
Howdy, varieties that struggle with FMV have responded well to removing extra branches and letting a single leader grow , all the energy into a single leader for me at least, allows the tree to outgrow the FMV . Then as the tree matures some and becomes stronger I can let more scaffolds or branches grow out and get super healthy growth. Of course I leave the strongest looking growth point, or branch to grow. This seems to work for me every time so far. Some trees don't need that much removed, some I just remove all smaller slimmer branches leaving only the strongest growth and that's enough to do the trick. But removing extra growth and letting a minimum number of branches grow can be very effective. The difference can show very quickly too. happy growing
nice orchard, as an improvement, i would make a ring around the trees, grass roots can very very invasive and steal nutrients, specially from young trees, also you might need to increase the fertilizer, many trees have a week grow
I don't have much room in the yard for extra fig trees. Looking into grafting. When is the best time of year for us here in lower alabama to attempt grafting? Any tips on best graft techniques?
Seems like most growers recommend to keep your new cuttings dormant in the vegetable bin of your fridge, and graft them when the rootstock tree is just starting to wake up in the spring.
My Tena Tissue Culture that was supposed to be a Black Madeira is 2 years old now and still hasn’t fruited! But it’s grown vigorously and so have the 2 varieties I grafted onto it this spring (DSJG and Pastiliere). And both of those HAVE fruited. I’m curious what Tena fruits are like, but I may graft over its last two branches next spring instead of waiting to see.
Why not use landscaping woven fabric? Go straight down your rows and mulch the drip ring. No more weed eating and extend soil temp. The woven fabric lets rain though.
I can't believe you didn’t share your figs with your filmer! I enjoyed the video but take care of your helper next time!😂 i did see you offer and she didn’t accept, so have to take back my criticism... sorry,😂
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I also enjoyed your talk! I had no idea there were so many varieties of figs! I have the ubiquitous brown turkey fig I planted 24 years ago and have learned how to pick at the right time for best taste. It was interesting to see bt figs at scrubland with fruit still hanging on. Even if I get a second fruiting they are done by Oct 1. I'm sure there's many variables. Thank you for publishing your efforts!
Awesome! Thank you, glad you enjoyed it thanks for the feedback. Be careful looking into figs, they can become addicting.
Great talk today. Look forward to watching your channel.
Thanks so much! Welcome aboard!
BNR has been my slowest growing fig that I have started in nine years growing. I did not graft it to a more vigorous rootstock. My best tasting fig this year.
Most people graft it to a vigorous rootstock. This would help your tree considerably.
Keep up the good work!
Good to know, I'll do a graft. Thanks!
i would love to talk to you about this orchard before you plant more.... would like to under stand why your trees arent a lot bigger.... i have idea why... let talk.....thanks for sharing
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Great tour, always amazed at the upkeep and variety of your selections. We haven't had enough fruit to recommend anything yet, hopefully we'll have more this comign year.
Thanks! Keep collecting lol.
Howdy, varieties that struggle with FMV have responded well to removing extra branches and letting a single leader grow , all the energy into a single leader for me at least, allows the tree to outgrow the FMV . Then as the tree matures some and becomes stronger I can let more scaffolds or branches grow out and get super healthy growth. Of course I leave the strongest looking growth point, or branch to grow. This seems to work for me every time so far. Some trees don't need that much removed, some I just remove all smaller slimmer branches leaving only the strongest growth and that's enough to do the trick. But removing extra growth and letting a minimum number of branches grow can be very effective. The difference can show very quickly too. happy growing
Hey Jamey, hope you are doing well. Ok thanks for the input. I'll prune it back.
@@FlomatonFamous doing great, thanks. Enjoy your videos. Excited to see your orchard develop.
Thanks for the tour. Looking forward to your talk at Scrubfest.
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Thanks for watching. See you next week!
nice orchard, as an improvement, i would make a ring around the trees, grass roots can very very invasive and steal nutrients, specially from young trees, also you might need to increase the fertilizer, many trees have a week grow
Thank you, I do plan to put a mulch ring around the trees this winter.
Are you selling some of your varieties, and if so, where can I get a list, pricing, and order? Thanks.
I will have some for sale in the future and plan on listing them on figbid.com
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Everything is looking good, Randall. Are your rolls 12 wide to, same as your spacing.
Thanks, yes they are on a 12x12 offset pattern
My Peter's honey does tend to have wide spreading branches.
Thanks for the reply!
I don't have much room in the yard for extra fig trees. Looking into grafting. When is the best time of year for us here in lower alabama to attempt grafting? Any tips on best graft techniques?
A simple cleft or whip and tounge is a good graft method. Donut while the tree is actively growing. Spring is probably best.
Seems like most growers recommend to keep your new cuttings dormant in the vegetable bin of your fridge, and graft them when the rootstock tree is just starting to wake up in the spring.
Great fig Orchard. How far apart are they planted.
Thanks, they are 12ft apart
My Tena Tissue Culture that was supposed to be a Black Madeira is 2 years old now and still hasn’t fruited! But it’s grown vigorously and so have the 2 varieties I grafted onto it this spring (DSJG and Pastiliere). And both of those HAVE fruited. I’m curious what Tena fruits are like, but I may graft over its last two branches next spring instead of waiting to see.
Those tissue culture figs can take a while to fruit, you might be surprised if you let it keep growing.
My peters honey is four stalks.
Nice, I think it likes to spread out.
My CdD Rimada grows well. Let me know if you want a replacement. Tashkent has grown.
Appreciate it. I'll let you know.
Why not use landscaping woven fabric? Go straight down your rows and mulch the drip ring. No more weed eating and extend soil temp. The woven fabric lets rain though.
I've thought about it, might do something like that.
I can't believe you didn’t share your figs with your filmer! I enjoyed the video but take care of your helper next time!😂 i did see you offer and she didn’t accept, so have to take back my criticism... sorry,😂
lol, she had stomach surgery and is on a restricted diet