GET FIG TREES HERE: lazydogfarm.com 0:00 Intro 0:36 Do Our Figs Have Dead Bugs Inside? 1:03 Explaining the Four Types of Figs 2:11 Why Is a Fig Not Actually a Fruit? 2:59 Why Don't Common Figs Need Pollination? 5:26 The Most Productive Fig Variety We Have 6:57 Delicious Salem Dark Figs 8:26 Figs with a Tart Berry Flavor 9:43 These Figs Are as Big as a Baseball!
Travis, out of curiosity I went to your website to look at the Salem Dark figs (sold out quickly of course). Let me say, your fig section is one of the best organized and most informative sites I have seen. If anyone has not checked it out, you should really do so...
I always get those comments too, particularly from younger people who turn their noses up at figs. I tell them they don’t know what they’re missing!! I must have picked close to 100 pounds of figs this year from my 15 foot tall, 20 foot wide tree in South Alabama. Mine is a brown turkey fig.
I really think this story came about about the time google came about. Fig Newton had to admit that they allowed .5% of bugs in their fig filling. Also commercial jam producers allowed the same. Terrified a lot of people!
I will tell you something that will really bother you, all wine has bugs in it, and sometimes fermenters have had birds end up in them as well as paper trash and stuff from harvest bins, sometimes stuff ends up in the tanks you wouldnt want to know about.
Theres two old fig trees here on my property. Dont know the type but the figs are a dark purple and if they have bugs in them, they are some tasty bugs!
No telling what variety it is. If it's an older tree, usually it's a Brown Turkey or Celeste down here. But it could be Chicago Hardy if the figs are dark purple.
I have 4.5 gallons of mead bochet fermenting at the moment. Those figs would add a nice flavor profile to mead - maybe not this bochet which gives a caramel tone to the mead.
They are talking about the fig wasp and in this country, the wasp is only in California... therefore we only grow the common fig which does not need the fig wasp.
I have a Woodpecker who is tearing my figs up! How do you keep the birds off the trees? Also, I have a Brown Turkey Fig and 2 other varieties that I don't remember the variety name. The Turkey Fig produces, but I have never had any figs on the other 2. They are all planted together. What do I need to do to get them to produce? And you know, if I'm eating bugs, they mighty tasty!😊
The birds get some, but we play the volume game so we get our fair share as well. Not sure why the other two trees wouldn't be producing. They do like plenty of water in our sandy soils though. Some varieties produce at different times of the year. Brown Turkey is usually one of the earlier producers.
Travis I’ve eaten a lot of figs in my lifetime and I’ve never seen any bugs in them. Seen some figs get eaten on by bugs (and birds too) but never in them. Waiting on my Italian honey fig and brown turkey figs to ripen.
I’m jealous of your fig variety. Currently I can only grow Chicago hardy figs. They die down to the ground in winter, but I still harvest some every summer.
I grow a very old mission cultivar that was brought over circa 1860's by my great grandfather from europe from the family home over in europe and we have been planting it from cuttings from the same tree over and over. Very unique figs
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Could you show us more of the fig eye size on future videos. In central Florida we get these little bugs that can go up the bigger eyes and turns the best part of the fruit into vinegar. The smaller eye cellest does not have that problem. This year the bugs came late and i got a bunch of amazing large figs. Kinda looks like the baseball one you show but i forget the name. If i email you a photo do you think you could Identify it?
LSU Purple, LSU Red, various Celeste types, various Mt. Etna types (e.g. Malta Black, Takoma Violet, Sal's) usually have tight eyes. You can also put organza bags (4x6 or 5x7) when they start getting ripe to keep most bugs away, get the green color to keep most birds away.
Already out of the salem dark ,and no Malta Blacks . I lived in Malta for 3 years , the fig trees ,and prickly pear cactus are wild there . I would take the bus to the edge of town and pick fruit , I kicked myself for not bringing a couple of cuttings with me when I left , you should allow preordering for next spring. I am ordering a ge neri now pick me out a good one.
I'll be sure to send you a good one! We do usually start taking pre-orders in January, but I don't like to do that until I have a good idea how many cuttings have actually rooted. The last thing I want to do is sell more than I have.
Travis, I never knew there were so many fig varieties until joining your channel. I bought a fig tree and lost the information to the type. It is approximately 10 feet tall. Leaves look like an open hand, figs get golden, I thought it was a LSU, now I'm not so sure. Any suggestions on how to know. Ty❤😊
That's tough. I would start by looking at the different varieties offered by the company/person you bought it from. That should help you narrow it down pretty close.
I've kept some in our little 4"x9" shipping pots for a year and they still hit the ground running. But you could use a 5 or 10 gal pot and they'd be fine in there for a couple years.
I’m in middle GA on solid red clay. Any recommendation on a smaller sized fig tree that will do well with mediocre sunlight? I see a lot of folks here with brown turkey, but we don’t have the space for such a big tree. And what time of year would you recommend to order & plant? Thanks!
Violette de Bourdeaux makes a smaller, more compact tree. Some of mine are in partial sun and they do just fine. If you order a tree now, you can put it in a slightly bigger pot and let it continue to grow. Then plant it next spring and it will hit the ground running. That way you're going in the ground with a two year old tree as opposed to a one year old tree if you were to purchase from us next year.
I got 2 fig trees from you this spring and have been growing in 5 gallon grow bags. Should/could I plant them in ground this fall? Or should I let them keep growing in containers? They look great so far, in just scared to kill them!! 😅 Melissa
We just added one called Brooklyn White that was actually discovered in NYC. It should do well for you. Here's the link: lazydogfarm.com/products/brooklyn-white-fig
Travis, I have 4 fig trees and they seem to spend most of their time trying to recover from winter here in west Tennessee. Last year they were hit with the Artic Blast that froze them to the ground. They are 6 ft tall again and not a hint of a fig. What it a good cold hardy fig that will produce in zone 7 a or b?
White Marseilles or Olympian would be a good one. But I'd also recommend covering the tree if you're getting into the low teens. That would help tremendously I bet.
Hi Travis, Thanks for the great information. I am growing a Chicago Hardy fig in a large pot in Ohio in zone 6b. This is the first year for it and it is already 5 feet tall. I am wondering if I will need to take it inside for the winter and how many years it will take before I get figs from it? Any hints and tips you could provide would be most welcome. I would also welcome suggestions of any other figs I could grow in this area.
I'd definitely take it inside once your temps start to get into the teens this winter. Most varieties will produce a few good figs in the second year, but I'm sure that varies with climate. Our growing season down here is much longer.
Yes, you'll need to get inside when temp are expected to drop below freezing to keep damage from setting in. Some figs will set fruit within the first year of being rooted, others take 2-3 years. Very few take more than 3 years in a pot (in ground they can take longer). Other varieties you can try are Florea, Improved Celeste, Red Lebanese BV, Green Michurinska, De Tres Esplets.
Hey Trav have you experimented or considered experimenting with potato towers. I am going to try a couple potato towers in my second planting this year. Let me know what you think.
Hi if it’s not putting you out to much I know you are very busy my husband and I are going to move to San Antonio Texas at the end of the year I was wondering if figs can be grown in this area and what type if there is a tree that can grow there
I'm 2 hours north and have no problems. They can die back in the winter but regrow and produce the next year. I think as they get older they get more tolerant. I would go to a locally owned nursery vs big box stores. They generally do more homework on the varieties for your area.
Parthenocarpik is a greek compound word which means. Partheno=virgin and carpik= fruit .So the meaning is that the fruit is produced without any pollination
Good info. I do have a question for you though. I have a LSU gold fig that I planted last year. It doesn’t have any figs on it. It’s a little over 5 ft tall. Do you have any suggestions for fertilizer or anything. Or do I need to just wait until next week year. The freeze did get it this year and all the leaves fell off and took a while to recover. Just curious. I’ve never had them before. 😊 I’m in sw ms
Travis, I need to do a potted fig that can come indoors during the winter because it is very cold here in Clayton, Idaho. What fig would be good for a pot? Thank you.
I’m in Paulding county ga and yet the info that leads you to believe there is fig wasp inside figs is false unless you are in California France or Spain somewhere , I have to inspect every single fig I grow even after covering with organza bags because swd is horrible up here I’m suprised you don’t deal with them down there but swd will lay larvae in the figs so should still inspect figs just to make sure if you have swd in your area
Swd is spotted wing drosophila a different fruit fly then everyone is used to same size and look the same but they have red heads you can tell the difference we have horrible issues with figs , blackberries , blueberries and any soft bodied fruits
@@LazyDogFarm exactly I do the same ! I have about 40-45 different varieties now and if you know what organza bags are (little wedding type mesh bags) I have put out close to 1000 bags on all my trees so far cause if I don’t they will spoil every single one gotta protect the delicious figs lol
