An old rural trick in my country is to plant the Fig cuttings upside down. It was said to make the tree left brittle, as Fig trees were known as Widowmaker
Wash hands before going to pee dear men, we had some pepper fun at a fun party, rubbing it to eachothers face and lips and stuff, then i went to the toilet and ofcourse after several seconds i felt some regret not washing my hands before but only after peeing.
It's more and more difficult to eat them freshly picked from the tree here in the south of France because of the thousands of worms infesting them. The Halyomorpha halys destroys all the fruits growing where I live it's a nightmare ! (I live in Hyères).
@@kleineoOoStern I am sorry to hear that! Have you tried neem oil? It worked very well againt our lantern fly and "stink bug" infestation. I spray it a few times a year on fruiting trees, and berry plants.
My grandma had a beautiful 4th generation fig tree up until 2 years ago. So many great memories of us raiding the tree for the best ones and gobbling them up before anyone else😊😊
@@peaelle42 My grandpa cut it down cuz he wanted to plant cactus there instead. I think he was tired of caring for the tree but we still have a few more fruit trees (none of which are fig sadly)
@@Ana-pd7ckoh no he cut it down? you said it was a 4th generation fig tree, human generations? cuz that fig tree then was probably around 100 years old or older, correct me if I'm wrong how tall was that fig tree?
Should not be hard to identify which end is which. Straight across cut should be on lower (plant in spoil) end, slanting cut should be at top end to allow water to run off, minimising risk of rot.
We have a huge fig tree in the garden. This is in Southwestern Germany (Rheinland Pfalz). We never cover them but I understand that in New York it must be much colder.
I live in Maryland and have a fig tree in my side yard, between my house and my neighbors house. I don't do a thing to it, I just leave it be and every late August, early September, is like fig-mageddon over there! My neighbors, the birds and butterflies go crazy over all the figs. My dog loves them too, but I have to keep him away from the tree and ground under it because too many dogs are bad for dogs because of all the sugar and the leaves and stems can make them really sick. I should by a dehydrator and make some dried figs because those are delicious!
The Fig Hunter (where he got his) is a good choice. If you live in a place without the fig wasp, limit yourself to those marked as "common". Another good choice on the east coast is Off the Beaten Path,
Live in CenCal (Central California) “Food Basket of The World” … and still leading Fig Producers in the World (thanks Fig Newtons) There are truly hundreds of old decaying orchards that still produce fruit. I harvest the fig wood for BBQ
Yes! I was just looking at some soon to be developed vacant lots that have under-kept fig trees, likely from the early to mid 1900’s. Might take some cuttings before they get pulled out soon. 😊
My dad has a house with a huge fig tree. It grows pinkish redish flowers. He let's his mom get the best figs whenever she stops by when they're in season
Rooting hormone is just an antifungal agent. It doesn't do anything for root development except prevent infection. Useful, yes, but not necessary if you don't drown the plant.
Dunno… used to work for a landscaper, and we cloned geraniums every fall, to repopulate the green house for spring customers. (Dunno why folks don’t just plant bulbs.) At any rate, we used rooting hormones and they did great - when we ran out and tried to skimp, the failure rate skyrocketed. From 5% failure to 90% or higher. Perhaps there’s rooting compound that’s merely anti fungal, then there’s stuff with hormones?
Kevin, what varieties did the fig Hunter send you? David is a super nice guy. We’re trialing 73 varieties of fig for food production in 9A North Florida if you need any more cuttings? Both of our crazy long growing seasons, gives us more options that could never ripen up north…
I have a fig tree in my backyard descended from ones that came from Italy. My fourth cousin’s mother went to Italy and took a cutting home in the 1970s, and gave a cutting to my fourth cousin when it was big enough. Then my cousin gave one to my grandparents and my grandparents gave one to our family.
I really wish I could grow some of the date palms that were excavated several years ago from an ancient tomb where they tried starting some seeds that turned out to be viable several thousand years later.
A friend's mom had a fig tree planted in the shelter of the garage. Fresh figs are wonderfully tasty. Even the ones we dried were outstanding. Nothing like commercial figcookies!!
Very nice. I once rescued a Brown Turkey variety by taking cuttings when the fig was dug up by construction workers. It's a very good one for cooler climates.
Man I love gardening it’s so therapeutic and beautiful at the same time I’m growing my first time tomatoes got about 20 on the go they are coming along great I’m super excited
I have a black mission fig tree/bush its getting pretty big its in a 2 foot deep pot. But i thought when i got it it was self pollinating so no need for the wasps. I was wrong. Being in zone 5 or 7, itll be a wonderful tree that will never bare fruit.
This guy is so good at making fast and super informative videos. I've seen two so far and they are both in a class of their own. Clearly he is in a class of his own. Keep it up.
When I was a little kid in Dallas, one of my favorite things to do was to crawl into our humongous fig bush when the figs were ripening and eat 'em up. (And pick some for Mom too. I wasn't a barbarian. A fig-sticky little barbarian.) BTW, I chomped down, like, a pound of red snacking peppers today. Good choice. A versatile and handsome vegetable.
my brothers would always use this tongue twister on me…. “I’m not a fig plucker, but a fig pluckers son, and I will pluck figs until the fig pucker comes.”
If you ever have trouble growing roots, i use those see through zipper bags that comforters come in with a cardboard box inside. Keeps the humidity at like max. Lol.
That’s exciting! My fig has lasted through two snowy winters. Even buried in 6 feet of snow. I hope to find other varieties that will handle it as well.
