Hey Lou been watching your videos from the start love your content. I got into figs because of you . Have have about 15 different fig trees now. They are all growing great. In the video you called your fathers tree Carlo . Will that be the name of the fig when it is distributed. I would love to get my hands on one or two. Also will Big Bill be distributing it? Thanks for everything. Can’t wait for an new video to come out and get an in depth dive on your trees.
I Which the fig you have ,l want to buy fig tree but l dont know which one is the best fig fruit , l listion no good that why i need writer the name, please give me the good one you have thanks Tina Sydney 😊
I’ve got a ways to go before I can start making decisions about what stays and what goes. But thanks to you and the knowledge you share I already know the RDB, BM, Celeste, Black Celeste, Smith, Saint Rita and Sicilian Black (Sals) are going in ground when the time comes. Those should give me some great flavor profiles and extended harvest. The others will have to be trialed. The only one I had on my original list that wasn’t available when I got all the others was I258. Those things are like hens teeth, can’t find Genovese Nero either… another thing I learned from you… unless I can find a small tree for sale I guess I will have to wait until next winter for that one. I also have 4 LSU varieties and all the Becnel Heirlooms. Keep posting videos and I will keep watching and learning…
Peter's Honey is the first fig tree I ever owned, and it's the tree responsible for my addiciton. No matter how many exciting big name varities I have now, I still get exicting seeing ripe figs on it. I wasn't sure it was just my own sentiminality that made me love it so much until seeing your videos..I mean, I have Lattarula, Izbat An Naj, Giant Amber, LSU Champagne...all really good figs...but they're not Peter's Honey. Admittedly, I find i even get a little annoyed when people say Lattarula and Peter's Honey are the same...because ...they're NOT :) thanks Lou!
I tried my first Peter's Honey 12 years ago because I was looking for something close to Kadota, and this was recommended. I have to say it's maybe my favorite fig now after Kadota. Most other fig enthusiasts seem to go for the "berry"-tasting figs, but I just love honey figs the best! ETA: LOL to Randy Bordeaux!! I'm stealing that.
Lou I’m surprised to see you growing Figs in NJ. I would have thought that your winters are too severe up there. But your video and your magnificent figs trees proved me wrong. I live in South Florida approximately 1 hour north of WPB what varieties would you recommend to me. Oh by the way my mouth is watering. Great video
My air layers usually root very well with in 5 weeks. That leaves you plenty of time to produce a healthy clone, however, the closer you get to fall and the further you get from the Summer Solstice, the more difficult it may become to care for your air layer successfully. Good luck, Lou Monti
Very nice fig trees! How close to the brick wall are those planted? I have limited room and want to plant one close to the fence line. Don't really want to espalier though. Do you think it would work ok? Thanks!
Lou, do you like purple or green figs more? A better question would be, what is your favorite fig. Sort of like condiments, figs have different flavors and some are sweet, refreshing watery, savory even. But what fig, if you could ONLY plant one, would you pick.
Wow!!! You must know by now that your question is the one Billion dollar question!!! To answer that question, and to consider all of the growing zones, certain fig variety characteristics, special personal preferences in taste, texture, size, and many, many, more special considerations, I would truly have to write a book, in order to answer that question properly! In my two zones, 7-A and 7-B, allow me to suggest that you watch many of my videos so as to enable you to glean from them a sense of what my personal favorites are. I can tell you that I would never, want to be limited to one fig variety!!! For two container figs I would choose Ronde De Bordeaux and Smith!!! For in ground I would choose Peter's Honey and My particular variation of Celeste!!! These would be excruciatingly difficult choices, but in my two Zones those would be it! For three choices I would add Black Madeira to my container list and Multa Black to ground. To explain why is impossible in this space! Regards from, Lou Monti
Well, Sami, in my opinion, for what it's worth, it's not ok to fertilize heavily before fruit set and it is not ok not to fertilize heavily after fruit set! Of course, in the final analysis, it's much more complicated than that. Lol! Regards from, Lou Monti
Well, the short answer to that question is that it is definitely advisable to Winter protect your trees in zone 7-A. I have several videos on that subject. Through the years, when it was possible, I have always covered my most valuable trees. While it is true that, occasionally, many cold hardy fig varieties can survive a mild Winter, it is far more often that they can not. It's been my experience that during normal Winters, or colder ones, all fig varieties will suffer serious dieback, sometimes all the way to the ground. Therefore, some proven method of Winter protection is certainly advisable. There are no successful shortcuts! Wishful thinking does not winter protect a fig tree in 7-A or colder! Thanks for watching, Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 I have just two figs in ground here in NC. We are border line between 7B and 8A. They both die back to the ground every year. They only seem to grow about knee high no matter what I do to them. They have had their share of fertilizers of various kinds. I have watched many of your videos and appreciate your information on the various varieties. You are one of the reasons I have so many persimmons growing around the yard now, but they are too young to have any fruit. I also got bit by the fig bug and have about 30 varieties in containers. They are two years old from cuttings. Thank you for sharing your opinion, knowledge and time.
That should be Mavra Sika.. in case Lou does not answer to you question. I found a possible source of Lou's Mavra Sika. I know Lou sometimes mentions this "Off The Beaten Path Nursery" as a very honest seller of figs. www.offthebeatenpathnursery.com/fruit-trees-shrubs/fig-mavra-sika
Yes, Big Bill (at the Off the Beaten Path Nursery) gets very high Mark's from me! He's as honest as they come, too, although there are several others that have a great amount of knowledge and that I trust as well. Thanks for watching, Lou Monti
Time does not permit me to elaborate, here, but for complicated reasons, true Multa Black might be a very good substitute for Mavra Sika, since it's more widely available and has very good overall fig characteristics. Both are fine if you have the room. Lou Monti
lou, did you trial Dark Portuguese? Its an outstanding cultivar, in our opinion, for what its worth, best hardy chicago type. Can i offer you cuttings on the house. not interested in any of your cuttings. Just want to offer you to trial
Hi, Nick! Yes, I have it and I gifted it to my next door neighbor because I thought it would be a very good producer for her. She has a very nice in ground specimen of Dark Portuguese right up against her house. This past Summer, she told me that it's her favorite, among the others that I contributed to her collection and also those I did not. My personal view, thus far, is that it is a very good representative of the Mount Etna types, cold hardy, productive, and tasty! Regards, Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 Hi Lou, thanks. If you're interested in some rare middle eastern varieties that have done well at least in California, i would be happy to provide you list. take care, Nick
Hi, Nick, thank you for your generous offer, but I am not looking to add any fig cultivars to my collection at this time. I've been trialing countless fig varieties for many decades, and in my limited climatic zone, I truly feel as though I've been able to weed out the great many types that were consistently unsuitable, or not worth the effort, to grow. My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that a great many collections are superfluous to an organized, practical, and economical attempt to establish an efficient, and accurate representation of the species. Unfortunately, a great many fig enthusiasts are being misled and directed towards unnecessary purchases, by unscrupulous sellers, for the sole purpose of personal gain and profit! Thanks again for your generous and kind offer! Regards! Lou Monti
Hi, Michael! Yes, I certainly do recommend Italian Honey for 7-A, in ground, growing! It also produces well in pots, but it is far and away among the very best varieties for fairly high quality, reliable, and abundant fruit production! It is also very vigorous, provides two crops, and it's Winter hardy, too! Good luck, Lou Monti
Hey Lou been watching your videos from the start love your content. I got into figs because of you . Have have about 15 different fig trees now. They are all growing great. In the video you called your fathers tree Carlo . Will that be the name of the fig when it is distributed. I would love to get my hands on one or two. Also will Big Bill be distributing it? Thanks for everything. Can’t wait for an new video to come out and get an in depth dive on your trees.
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Which the fig you have ,l want to buy fig tree but l dont know which one is the best fig fruit , l listion no good that why i need writer the name, please give me the good one you have thanks Tina Sydney 😊
Thank you for a great video.. really! One of the best.. clear, factual and proven descriptions. I love your passion and love of figs..
I’ve got a ways to go before I can start making decisions about what stays and what goes. But thanks to you and the knowledge you share I already know the RDB, BM, Celeste, Black Celeste, Smith, Saint Rita and Sicilian Black (Sals) are going in ground when the time comes. Those should give me some great flavor profiles and extended harvest. The others will have to be trialed. The only one I had on my original list that wasn’t available when I got all the others was I258. Those things are like hens teeth, can’t find Genovese Nero either… another thing I learned from you… unless I can find a small tree for sale I guess I will have to wait until next winter for that one. I also have 4 LSU varieties and all the Becnel Heirlooms. Keep posting videos and I will keep watching and learning…
Peter's Honey is the first fig tree I ever owned, and it's the tree responsible for my addiciton. No matter how many exciting big name varities I have now, I still get exicting seeing ripe figs on it. I wasn't sure it was just my own sentiminality that made me love it so much until seeing your videos..I mean, I have Lattarula, Izbat An Naj, Giant Amber, LSU Champagne...all really good figs...but they're not Peter's Honey. Admittedly, I find i even get a little annoyed when people say Lattarula and Peter's Honey are the same...because ...they're NOT :) thanks Lou!
How does the Yellow Long Neck compare to Peter's Honey?
I tried my first Peter's Honey 12 years ago because I was looking for something close to Kadota, and this was recommended. I have to say it's maybe my favorite fig now after Kadota. Most other fig enthusiasts seem to go for the "berry"-tasting figs, but I just love honey figs the best!
ETA: LOL to Randy Bordeaux!! I'm stealing that.
Lou I’m surprised to see you growing Figs in NJ. I would have thought that your winters are too severe up there. But your video and your magnificent figs trees proved me wrong. I live in South Florida approximately 1 hour north of WPB what varieties would you recommend to me. Oh by the way my mouth is watering. Great video
Good stuff!
The green is beautiful
nice video thanks for sharing , ilove feige have good times
The spotted lantern fly seems to be all over New Jersey. I have them at my summer house here in South Jersey and I’ve seen them at friend’s houses.
Me, too, Riley! Haha! Lou Monti
I took your advice on putting ground bags in the ground amazing the fruit is much better to eat more natural tasting an using natural fertilizers
Amazing..........Greetings from Long Branch , NJ..........!
IT'S GOOD ,I LIKE IT.💖
Beautiful trees. Is it to late for me to try air layering in PA?
My air layers usually root very well with in 5 weeks. That leaves you plenty of time to produce a healthy clone, however, the closer you get to fall and the further you get from the Summer Solstice, the more difficult it may become to care for your air layer successfully. Good luck, Lou Monti
Very nice fig trees! How close to the brick wall are those planted? I have limited room and want to plant one close to the fence line. Don't really want to espalier though. Do you think it would work ok? Thanks!
Hi, Greg. I don't fully understand your question, but close to 30 inches from the brick wall works best for me. Thanks for watching, Lou Monti
I am interested on cuttings. For România, Europe
Lou, do you like purple or green figs more? A better question would be, what is your favorite fig. Sort of like condiments, figs have different flavors and some are sweet, refreshing watery, savory even.
But what fig, if you could ONLY plant one, would you pick.
Wow!!! You must know by now that your question is the one Billion dollar question!!! To answer that question, and to consider all of the growing zones, certain fig variety characteristics, special personal preferences in taste, texture, size, and many, many, more special considerations, I would truly have to write a book, in order to answer that question properly! In my two zones, 7-A and 7-B, allow me to suggest that you watch many of my videos so as to enable you to glean from them a sense of what my personal favorites are. I can tell you that I would never, want to be limited to one fig variety!!! For two container figs I would choose Ronde De Bordeaux and Smith!!! For in ground I would choose Peter's Honey and My particular variation of Celeste!!! These would be excruciatingly difficult choices, but in my two Zones those would be it! For three choices I would add Black Madeira to my container list and Multa Black to ground. To explain why is impossible in this space! Regards from, Lou Monti
Figs look great! Those spotted lantern flys are infesting your orchard. Are they causing issues with your fig trees?
Your Alma looks like exactly my Alma
What zone are you located in? I can grow Alma in zone 5?
He in zone 7a. You will need to protect very hard in zone 5.
Looks great, Lou! How you fertilizing your in ground trees. Thx!
Well, Sami, in my opinion, for what it's worth, it's not ok to fertilize heavily before fruit set and it is not ok not to fertilize heavily after fruit set! Of course, in the final analysis, it's much more complicated than that. Lol! Regards from, Lou Monti
Lou, Do you have to protect those in ground trees?
Well, the short answer to that question is that it is definitely advisable to Winter protect your trees in zone 7-A. I have several videos on that subject. Through the years, when it was possible, I have always covered my most valuable trees. While it is true that, occasionally, many cold hardy fig varieties can survive a mild Winter, it is far more often that they can not. It's been my experience that during normal Winters, or colder ones, all fig varieties will suffer serious dieback, sometimes all the way to the ground. Therefore, some proven method of Winter protection is certainly advisable. There are no successful shortcuts! Wishful thinking does not winter protect a fig tree in 7-A or colder! Thanks for watching, Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 I have just two figs in ground here in NC. We are border line between 7B and 8A. They both die back to the ground every year. They only seem to grow about knee high no matter what I do to them. They have had their share of fertilizers of various kinds. I have watched many of your videos and appreciate your information on the various varieties. You are one of the reasons I have so many persimmons growing around the yard now, but they are too young to have any fruit. I also got bit by the fig bug and have about 30 varieties in containers. They are two years old from cuttings. Thank you for sharing your opinion, knowledge and time.
What is the fig you mentioned, something like maurasica or maurasita? Tried googling but didn't come up with anything. Thanks!
That should be Mavra Sika.. in case Lou does not answer to you question.
I found a possible source of Lou's Mavra Sika. I know Lou sometimes mentions this "Off The Beaten Path Nursery" as a very honest seller of figs.
www.offthebeatenpathnursery.com/fruit-trees-shrubs/fig-mavra-sika
Yes, thank you, Nebedono, that is correct. Lou Monti
Yes, Big Bill (at the Off the Beaten Path Nursery) gets very high Mark's from me! He's as honest as they come, too, although there are several others that have a great amount of knowledge and that I trust as well. Thanks for watching, Lou Monti
Time does not permit me to elaborate, here, but for complicated reasons, true Multa Black might be a very good substitute for Mavra Sika, since it's more widely available and has very good overall fig characteristics. Both are fine if you have the room. Lou Monti
@@nabedono Perfect, thank you!
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lou, did you trial Dark Portuguese? Its an outstanding cultivar, in our opinion, for what its worth, best hardy chicago type. Can i offer you cuttings on the house. not interested in any of your cuttings. Just want to offer you to trial
Hi, Nick! Yes, I have it and I gifted it to my next door neighbor because I thought it would be a very good producer for her. She has a very nice in ground specimen of Dark Portuguese right up against her house. This past Summer, she told me that it's her favorite, among the others that I contributed to her collection and also those I did not. My personal view, thus far, is that it is a very good representative of the Mount Etna types, cold hardy, productive, and tasty! Regards, Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 Hi Lou, thanks. If you're interested in some rare middle eastern varieties that have done well at least in California, i would be happy to provide you list. take care, Nick
Hi, Nick, thank you for your generous offer, but I am not looking to add any fig cultivars to my collection at this time. I've been trialing countless fig varieties for many decades, and in my limited climatic zone, I truly feel as though I've been able to weed out the great many types that were consistently unsuitable, or not worth the effort, to grow. My personal opinion, for what it's worth, is that a great many collections are superfluous to an organized, practical, and economical attempt to establish an efficient, and accurate representation of the species. Unfortunately, a great many fig enthusiasts are being misled and directed towards unnecessary purchases, by unscrupulous sellers, for the sole purpose of personal gain and profit! Thanks again for your generous and kind offer! Regards! Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 OK. thank you Lou. Have a great off-season
You should have killed that lantern fly...
Lou I’m in 7A also. Do you suggest Lattarula for our area?
Hi, Michael! Yes, I certainly do recommend Italian Honey for 7-A, in ground, growing! It also produces well in pots, but it is far and away among the very best varieties for fairly high quality, reliable, and abundant fruit production! It is also very vigorous, provides two crops, and it's Winter hardy, too! Good luck, Lou Monti
@@loumonti10 thank you so much! I am rooting cuttings now and I’m very excited!