GROW YOUR OWN FIGS HERE: lazydogfarm.com 0:00 Intro 0:44 Why We've Resisted Shade Cloth in the Past 1:20 What Shade Cloth Supplies Do You Need? 2:44 Using Shade Cloth on Giant Pumpkins 5:45 Using Shade Cloth on Turmeric 8:17 Brooklyn White Figs 10:43 How to Make Delicious Fig Jelly!
I would love to grow figs here...don't know if you have a variety that would do well?! I am in Amarillo, TX zone 7a, extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter🙄
@@aveyacres The heat won't bother them. But I'd recommend covering younger trees when you get into the low teens. You can also plant them in larger pots and bring them in a garage or indoors during cold spells. White Marseilles is one of our more cold-tolerant varieties.
@@aveyacres Not true. Almost all the fig trees sold in the States are common figs, which don't require pollination. Here's a blog on our website that explains it all: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/growing-figs/do-figs-need-pollination
I’ve never tasted Figs before. I grew up in Arizona, I don’t remember Figs being talked about. I would love to try it. My husband and I watch all your videos.
Zone 6b. Figs can damage building foundations. Some keep them in containers and prune the roots regularly. In the ground, keep them 35 plus feet away from house foundations. My Chicago Hardy comes back every year... however, I only get figs in the fall. I only got the early spring fig once. I also grow Celeste fig variety.
Your shade cloth set up is amazingly simple and inexpensive. I will be using your ideas to set up a shade cloth for my tomatoes. Great video, great ideas! Thanks
A suggestion based on experience. High winds (storm) is going to tear those off with only 4 attachment points. I would suggest putting several shade cloth clips along the long side and running either para-cord or heavy duty string through them attaching at each t-post. Even though the shade cloth has holes, the power of the wind will sail them badly.
I have started using shade cloth up here in Ontario, Canada. We were getting some hot and humid days and my cucs were showing signs of being stressed out. I lost last years cucs and tomatoes to the heat. Not this year. I have it over my cucs, Roma tomatoes, and peas. It definitely brings the temperature down. This is the first year trying it. I use the 40%. The Milennial Gardner has a great video on shade cloth. I watch both of you and learn a lot.
One this I learned this summer using Shade cloth. Getting it up in the air ,7’-8’ or more, makes a HUGE difference in cooking and air flow. I had some 1’-2’ above plants and some 4’-5’ above … big difference.
I would love fig jelly!!! I have never tried jelly , I fact the only fig I e ever eaten was as a fig newton cookie which is my favorite cookie!😊 now after watching this I want to go grow some fig trees!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win some jelly but most of all thank you for your program and your knowledge that you share, I have learned so much from you this summer!
Snap-clamps to connect to PVC works very well as it dramatically increases the contact area, which reduces ripping.. Just zip tie some PVC to your t-posts. I have shade cloth over my entire 32’ x 32’ plot on top of 6" x 6" posts at each corner at about 8’ high, do I can get under it. I only have it up in the summer, but the posts and cables are up all year round.
I live in Northeast Arkansas and have never eating a fig or even seen a fig tree. Make jelly’s every year but have never tried fig jelly either. Would love to try one out!! Been watch since day one and as always enjoy your content and family Travis. JC
I would love to try the fig jelly! I have one struggling tree my dog chewed up and is finally doing better. It was a tree my dad gave my brother many years ago but my brother didn’t like figs so he placed it by the creek behind his house. After both my dad and brother passing, it was sentimental for me to save this fig tree which we were able to dig up and pot it up until my dog decided to make it a chew toy. It’s doing better now but you can imagine how heartbroken I was when I saw a few branches all over the place. Not sure what kind of fig tree it is but I’m excited for it to give fruit…hoping maybe next year?! 🙏🏻
We had a very large family and fig jelly was a special thing when I grew up. If we happened to have any in the house, it was for adults only. To this day, I have not even attempted to try it. The things that stick from childhood! 😂
FIG JELLY?! Yes please! I’m a born & raised southern girl and have never tried a fig 😢 I think I may need figs in my life. The way you describe them, they sound delicious! 😋
Oh My.....you are a Man for all Seasons. You are a Grower AND a Cook. What a Guy !!! Love your channel. Learn alot from you. From Dallas, Texas I have one Turkey Fig plant that is very young and not productive yet. Carolyn Stewart
Thanks, that was super helpful! Other videos about shade cloth don't mention how to set it up other than just draping it on poles but your method looks more wind-proof.
We have a local person that shared a few "overdo" figs with us a few years ago. So we have been interested in figs since then. Right now we have a Kadota Fig Tree going as well as a Chicago Hardy Fig tree. Hoping that next year we will be able to ACTUALLY taste some fresh figs as well as making some fig jelly. Scratching my head and quite sure we will be investing on more and different fig trees! Trust me you will love your shade cloth once you learn how to use it best!
61 years old. Lived in Minnesota all my life and I've never had a fig. Would love to try your jelly. I garden and can foods. 2 years ago I canned my first jelly. It was wild American Plum jelly. Wasn't my favorite as my Mom wanted me to make it with cinnamon because she had that as a child. I'm sure I would have preferred it's natural flavor but did it for Mom. Some family members still really liked it. Thanks for the opportunity and thanks for your channel. Even though I'm way north of you I still learn things from you and that's what it's all about. Laus Deo!!!!!!!
I bought shade cloth this year for my peppers. We have hot summers up here in Oregon and my peppers get sun scald every year. Nothing to report now because I didn’t put it up until half way through this video. I paused, put it up after seeing one shishito scalded and resumed the video. I would gladly trade you some wild caught salmon off the Oregon coast that I caught myself for some of that fig jelly. We had a fig tree when I was too young to fully remember the flavor. I just remember mom telling us to quit eating them before dinner and if she caught us climbing the tree to get them we would be in big trouble.
I have never had fig jelly. I did purchase two Chicago Hardy fig trees from a local nursery but they have not produced any yet for me to try. I use 30% shade cloth here in S. Florida for my peppers and tomatoes, they seem to produce much better with a bit of shade. I like the idea of using the t-posts to support the cloth and am going to switch my shade cloth over to that rather than the flimsy posts I bought from an online garden supply store.
Oh boy you're the man! Thank you for this video. I needed something to cover my raised beds to help with the heat. This is a terrific idea and I can handle it by myself and at 61 I need something not so strenuous.
My mom made strawberry fig jelly one summer when I was about 10 from my grandpas fig tree. That memory has stuck with me. Swimming and PB&J sammiches 😋
Oooowee!!! My husband almost fell over when heard you offer fig jelly. He made me promise to come on and try to win a taste. 🤣 Now in all fairness and honesty HE had figs when he was a child. His granny, long since gone to a better place, had a fig in her garden in Nashville, TN., where he grew up. I myself have NEVER had a fig in my life. He hasn’t had any since being a very young child. We live in New Holland, PA. Figs, as you can imagine, don’t grow well here in our below zero winters. I did however order him a Celeste fig from Stark Brothers this spring, and we are trying to grow it in a pot. According to Stark Bros, it’s a good northern variety. God willing and the fig don’t die, 😅 we will taste one in a few years unlesssssssss, our dear friends with them sweet little boys and precious baby girl over at LDF wanna send us a little sample of fig jelly. We’ll keep our fingers crossed and toast toasted just in case we get lucky!! LOL No matter what we appreciate all you share and truly enjoy the videos. God bless~Lisa
I’ve honestly never had a fig or fig jam or jelly. I’d love to try some though. I heard someone say once that all true Southerners have at least one fig tree in their yard. Based on that, seeing your videos about figs, and wanting to try something new, I ordered a Brown Turkey fig tree from you. I thought at one point that cold temps had killed it earlier this year, but it’s fought it’s way back and is growing exponentially!
Hello, lazy dog farm! I am in Central Missouri and have never tasted a fig nor jelly or preserves made from figs! I would love to give it a try! And it made me excited to hear about the Brooklynn white variety that would maybe grow here in Central Missouri. So if I like it, I may have to try to find some of those things!
I'm in Kansas zone 6a. I have really thought about trying to grow a fig tree, but I have never eaten a fresh fig. Would love to try your jelly! I live on 5 acres with an orchard of apple, peach, apricot, pear, cherry & plum trees.
The nice thing about shade cloth, if you have it set higher, when you need to pull weeds or do any work, you can do it in the shade. It makes a big difference. Then you don't need to mess with the shade cloth at all once it's in place.
The one thing I find interesting about southern speech is the creativity. 😆 Never heard the phrase about the rats but it just sounds like a southern expression (I’m from the south).
Hello Travis we been using the Dewitt cloth for about 3 years in our garden we take it up at the end of season and sore in a plastic 55 gallon drum so far so good we hope to get some more seasons out of it, and your fig jams look delicious I wish I could tell you I haven’t never ate figs but I be not telling the truth 😂 anyway thanks for the video God Bless
I have several rolls of white shade cloth, I think it's 30%. I used to use it to shade my raspberries as they ripened. I got tired of fighting the raspberry diseases so I removed all but one vine. I have used it to help germinate my Fall crops I plant in August and September.
I'm watching your video on Brooklyn White figs. I've never had a fig and would like to try your jelly. I'm from a family of gardener's, but I'm new to this myself. I've been considering fruit trees but don't have any experience. Fig trees look like an easier way to get started. I appreciate you for your way of growing, it's a huge help to me to get your perspective on comparison of different types of crops and their growing characteristics.
I have never tried figs until this year. I have never tried fig jelly. I bought a brown turkey fig from a local nursery and that was my first fig tree. I loved it. I would live to try your fig jelly.🥰
My wife and I live in Southern Maryland and, at some point we will be purchasing a few fig trees from you guys. we have been educating ourselves by watching your videos on the various types and flavor profiles you offer. It would be awesome to taste what one of those flavors is like in your homemade jelly. Also, on a little side note. We enjoy watching all your videos on gardening. It has inspired us to start our own backyard gardening adventures. Thanks for all the tips, and keep up the good work!
Travis- we live in Arizona and I have never tried fig jelly or even a fig. We do have to put shade cloth on our plants otherwise they melt even in the white mountains of northern AZ.
I have never tried a fig and have been watching your videos for quite some time and I just got on to get one of your Brooklyn White fig trees because I live here in Pennsylvania and would love to try to grow one. But they are all sold out. But I definitely will be watching for when you get more in stock so I can order one.
Thank you for doing this video Travis. That's the exact same reason I have never tried it just was sure how to set it up. It gets over 110° here and it gets super tough for my garden, but my garden is tougher. 💝 I just want to help.
I've never had a fig before, your jelly looks really yummy. I live in Ohio, zone 6a, I'm glad I found your channel. I've learned a lot from you. I have a nice size garden this year, 18 tomato plants, more peppers than I can count and oh my gosh, you should see my acorn squash! Thank you for the chance to win some jelly!
Wife and I never had a fig! I started cuttings from different varieties (some LSU) last fall and half of them have figs. 13 trees in all. Would love some of that jelly!
Hi, I have never tried a fig or had fig jelly. We live in Oklahoma. My husband and I watch y'all's garden show. We have been thinking about buying a fig tree. We would really like to try them. We appreciate all of your garden videos.
Thank you so much for posting this! I bought 4 shade cloths that are 40% and I know they would be so useful but didn’t know how to hang them. I’m going to buy the items you mentioned.
Hi there, we moved to Pahrump, NV about an hour outside of Las Vegas. We started a garden and have learned a lot from your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge. The only fig I have ever eaten has been a Fig Newton cookie! Lol 😂
I have never tried fig jam. I would love to try your fig jam. My husband is a Hugh fan and has got a lot of his gardening tips from you. He planted some fig trees but we don’t have any figs yet.
Hey, no hope for figs up here in Idaho! So we’d love it. I was commenting on the shade cloth from before. My prediction is that you’ll love that so much that you’ll be using 30x30 pieces over the pumpkins, and then they will thrive. They do last a long time if they don’t get to flying in the wind and get punctured by the T-posts!
Never tried the cloth, 🤯 this time of the year my rhubarb starts to stress, I've used gunny sacks. Enjoy your channel 👍 I learned a lot about figs, I've never tried figs, eating or planting.
I have never had fresh fig. Fig jelly anything fresh fig. And would love to try some. I have used a shade cloth for the first time this year. It did increase my harvest over the plants not covered with it. In North Texas zone 8. It gets hot and the cloth works great. Thank you for your videos my girlfriend and I have learned a lot. Keep them coming
I've never had a fresh fig, or tasted fig jelly. I know my sister likes figs, has bought them during the holidays. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to try your delicious looking fig jelly!! 😋😋😋 Nice to know there's a variety of fig tree that can be grown up north (I'm in PA, so if it can grow in NY, it can certainly grow here where I live).
All of my garden has overhead vertical and horizontal support. My space is small so I go overhead with everything I can. A 60x40 shade cloth covers everything to the ground. Nothing grows right here in Charleston by June 1 without shade and protection. I try to finish everything by then but the shade cloth keeps out pickleworm moths and squash vine borers as well as everything else. I hand pollinate melons and squash and grow parthenocarpic cukes. I have abused my cloth and its 3 years old and fine. Glad you are giving this a go. It changed my gardening quite a bit. I have my turmeric under some crape myrtles otherwise they scorch.
I live in northern Michigan. Except for the past couple years we are normally a zone 4, now more so zone 5. So I'm going to try planting Chicago fig next year. But a fig Newton is the closest to a fresh fig I've had.
Hey Trav! I love in Northern WI and can honestly say I’ve never had a fig! I’d love to try your fig jam!! I’m a 1st time gardener, and if I like your jam, I may just get me a fig tree 😊
We would love a jar! We've never had fresh figs here (Ohio), only store bought. We were thinking about buying a brown turkey and an LSU and keeping them in pots and bringing them in the basement for the winters.
I love figs and I'm debating trying to grow some here in Connecticut. the figs we can get here are really all one type. I was interested to see that there was a fig discovered on New York - maybe I'll try that one first. would love to try some jelly
Hello, I have never tried Fig jelly, I live in West Texas and would like to grow my own, I grow a lot of food, but have never grown Figs, that Jelly looks tasty.
I am from Upper Michigan so when I seen you were selling figs I ran and checked to see if I could grow them here. NOPE can't. I have never even had a fig. I love watching you enjoy the figs. One day maybe I can get a high tunnel or something like that to grow some figs. But not in the near future for me that is for sure LOL.
I got into gardening 2 yrs ago and never even knew what a fig was but everybody on TH-cam talks about how good they are so I bought me some bare root figs trees this spring but it’ll probably take at least 2 yrs before I get to taste my first fig.
Great set up. I had a berry fig and I had to fight my way with the squirrels and the birds. I am now retrying a couple of cuttings and I hope it works out. Thank you for sharing
I've got one Black Mission tree that I planted last year. It's really slow to grow compared to other varieties, but I'm looking forward to trying them one of these days.
I’ve never tried figs before but I’ve always wanted to try them. Especially before I plant some fig trees. I never heard of making a jelly out of them either. I think my daughters and grandsons would also enjoy trying them. I definitely need to invest in some shade clothes as well since it’s been hotter the last couple of years.
The shade cloth looks great. I broke down and bought one 20x20ft online and wish I had thought of the clips and bungie ball set up. Our weather has been much cooler for Southern Indiana summer. We moved from NSB Florida 2 years ago we had bought a small farm property, and we have been loving being able to plant berries and fruit trees along with growing a garden. Thank you and I get alot of information from your channel. With all that said I've never tried fig jelly. Excited to see how big those pumpkins get!
Enjoying the video; will make my own jelly- have to admit I have always put the strawberry jello in it! You have convinced me to just make fig jelly or jam😊
We would love to try the fig jelly. We've never tasted any before. We used shade cloth to keep the afternoon sun off of our zucchini plants in 5-gallon buckets. They liked it much better. It also gave us an extended growing season for our lettuce in raised beds.
Wow that jelly looks Beautiful! Bet its delicious! Great job! Going to get some of that shade cloth! Thanks so much! Tired of my bell peppers cooking on the plants! I love fresh figs! You might could change my mind on fig jelly! Would love to try! Love your videos! Keep inspiring! We selling lots of produce this year! Thanks so much! Have a Blessed day!
I do the nature version. I grow climbing beans on the cattle panel trellises. If I time it right, I have a sense foliage cover. Last year tomatoes under it, this year summer cabbage. I get about 50% shade and a good 8-10 degree difference. The maters held on for the whole season last year. This year no shade on the maters and they are totally cooked! Side note, tomatoes love carrots - I left 6 carrots in the ground to go to seed. (Lord knows they would taste terrible) but…the hornworm caterpillars went to the carrots and the hover flies love it. So oddly enough it worked - as sacrificial carrots.
I'll be moving to northern florida next spring and plan on ordering fig trees from your site. Never had figs before but you make them sound so delicious.
I think it looks really good. I had to search but getting some of the bungy clips you are using (genius idea) much better than what I do. They do work only used on tomatoes and peppers helps with sunscald. Sun is too hot this year on the coast
Bummer, I just saw your video about the fig jelly giveaway. I just purchased Olympian and VDB plants in April of 2024. Looking forward to next year for some figs. That Brooklyn White might be what need here in west Texas. Mr. May lives south of town and his figs freeze off most winters.
Thankyou Travis, your timing on this video is perfect. I’ve literally been researching about shade cloth the last couple of days. I think Things like tomatoes, peppers and cukes would do much better here in the south with some protection. Your setup is great. Most of my tomatoes are done for the year but the Bella Rosas are still good for a while yet. And for some reason the Goliath tomatoes are doing great, no blight yet, they may last till September. I’m looking forward to see how your experiment continues as time goes on. Bye the way, Jelly is made from juice. Jam and preserves are made from fruit. We make jam from peaches, berries and figs each year. I’m sure some of your followers from places where figs don’t grow will love your JAM.
I have never tasted figs at all, other than fig newtons. They were okay, but not fantastic. My husband has had a fresh fig once in elementary school, erhur, uh, some years ago. Lol. His teacher brought them for her students and he never forgot how delicious it was. He has often said that he would like to try and grow one and now that I know y’all sell them, I will surprise him with one!
GROW YOUR OWN FIGS HERE: lazydogfarm.com
0:00 Intro
0:44 Why We've Resisted Shade Cloth in the Past
1:20 What Shade Cloth Supplies Do You Need?
2:44 Using Shade Cloth on Giant Pumpkins
5:45 Using Shade Cloth on Turmeric
8:17 Brooklyn White Figs
10:43 How to Make Delicious Fig Jelly!
I would love to grow figs here...don't know if you have a variety that would do well?!
I am in Amarillo, TX zone 7a, extreme heat in summer and extreme cold in winter🙄
@@aveyacres The heat won't bother them. But I'd recommend covering younger trees when you get into the low teens. You can also plant them in larger pots and bring them in a garage or indoors during cold spells. White Marseilles is one of our more cold-tolerant varieties.
I have heard you have to have more than one fig tree to have fruit.. is this true?
@@aveyacres Not true. Almost all the fig trees sold in the States are common figs, which don't require pollination. Here's a blog on our website that explains it all: lazydogfarm.com/blogs/growing-figs/do-figs-need-pollination
Where did you get a 100 foot roll of shade cloth? I want to cover my rows next summer. thanks
I’ve never tasted Figs before. I grew up in Arizona, I don’t remember Figs being talked about. I would love to try it. My husband and I watch all your videos.
Zone 6b. Figs can damage building foundations. Some keep them in containers and prune the roots regularly. In the ground, keep them 35 plus feet away from house foundations. My Chicago Hardy comes back every year... however, I only get figs in the fall. I only got the early spring fig once. I also grow Celeste fig variety.
Travis, shade cloth increased my garden production at least50%!
Your shade cloth set up is amazingly simple and inexpensive. I will be using your ideas to set up a shade cloth for my tomatoes. Great video, great ideas! Thanks
"Albinny" that's the sign of a true southern local lol. Glad to have you brother!
A suggestion based on experience. High winds (storm) is going to tear those off with only 4 attachment points. I would suggest putting several shade cloth clips along the long side and running either para-cord or heavy duty string through them attaching at each t-post. Even though the shade cloth has holes, the power of the wind will sail them badly.
I have started using shade cloth up here in Ontario, Canada. We were getting some hot and humid days and my cucs were showing signs of being stressed out. I lost last years cucs and tomatoes to the heat. Not this year. I have it over my cucs, Roma tomatoes, and peas. It definitely brings the temperature down. This is the first year trying it. I use the 40%. The Milennial Gardner has a great video on shade cloth.
I watch both of you and learn a lot.
MG is how come I starting using it, shade cloth. It made sense for my climate
One this I learned this summer using Shade cloth. Getting it up in the air ,7’-8’ or more, makes a HUGE difference in cooking and air flow. I had some 1’-2’ above plants and some 4’-5’ above … big difference.
I would love fig jelly!!! I have never tried jelly , I fact the only fig I e ever eaten was as a fig newton cookie which is my favorite cookie!😊 now after watching this I want to go grow some fig trees!!! Thank you for the opportunity to win some jelly but most of all thank you for your program and your knowledge that you share, I have learned so much from you this summer!
Snap-clamps to connect to PVC works very well as it dramatically increases the contact area, which reduces ripping.. Just zip tie some PVC to your t-posts. I have shade cloth over my entire 32’ x 32’ plot on top of 6" x 6" posts at each corner at about 8’ high, do I can get under it. I only have it up in the summer, but the posts and cables are up all year round.
I live in Northeast Arkansas and have never eating a fig or even seen a fig tree. Make jelly’s every year but have never tried fig jelly either. Would love to try one out!!
Been watch since day one and as always enjoy your content and family Travis.
JC
I use EMT conduit, bungies, and T posts from a box store and Maker Pipe connectors to make support for the shade cloth
thanks for that! I couldn't find connectors for metal posts (EMT conduit) anywhere!
I would love to try the fig jelly! I have one struggling tree my dog chewed up and is finally doing better. It was a tree my dad gave my brother many years ago but my brother didn’t like figs so he placed it by the creek behind his house. After both my dad and brother passing, it was sentimental for me to save this fig tree which we were able to dig up and pot it up until my dog decided to make it a chew toy. It’s doing better now but you can imagine how heartbroken I was when I saw a few branches all over the place. Not sure what kind of fig tree it is but I’m excited for it to give fruit…hoping maybe next year?! 🙏🏻
We had a very large family and fig jelly was a special thing when I grew up. If we happened to have any in the house, it was for adults only. To this day, I have not even attempted to try it. The things that stick from childhood! 😂
FIG JELLY?! Yes please! I’m a born & raised southern girl and have never tried a fig 😢 I think I may need figs in my life. The way you describe them, they sound delicious! 😋
I WOULD LOVE TO TRY FIG JELLY AS I HAVE NEVER HAD FIGS OR FIG JELLY.
Oh My.....you are a Man for all Seasons. You are a Grower AND a Cook. What a Guy !!! Love your channel. Learn alot from you. From Dallas, Texas I have one Turkey Fig plant that is very young and not productive yet. Carolyn Stewart
Thanks, that was super helpful! Other videos about shade cloth don't mention how to set it up other than just draping it on poles but your method looks more wind-proof.
We have a local person that shared a few "overdo" figs with us a few years ago. So we have been interested in figs since then. Right now we have a Kadota Fig Tree going as well as a Chicago Hardy Fig tree. Hoping that next year we will be able to ACTUALLY taste some fresh figs as well as making some fig jelly. Scratching my head and quite sure we will be investing on more and different fig trees! Trust me you will love your shade cloth once you learn how to use it best!
That’s so sweet of you! Hope a a person that’s never had a fig or a different tasting fig will get one of these jars!
61 years old. Lived in Minnesota all my life and I've never had a fig. Would love to try your jelly. I garden and can foods. 2 years ago I canned my first jelly. It was wild American Plum jelly. Wasn't my favorite as my Mom wanted me to make it with cinnamon because she had that as a child. I'm sure I would have preferred it's natural flavor but did it for Mom. Some family members still really liked it. Thanks for the opportunity and thanks for your channel. Even though I'm way north of you I still learn things from you and that's what it's all about.
Laus Deo!!!!!!!
I bought shade cloth this year for my peppers. We have hot summers up here in Oregon and my peppers get sun scald every year. Nothing to report now because I didn’t put it up until half way through this video. I paused, put it up after seeing one shishito scalded and resumed the video. I would gladly trade you some wild caught salmon off the Oregon coast that I caught myself for some of that fig jelly. We had a fig tree when I was too young to fully remember the flavor. I just remember mom telling us to quit eating them before dinner and if she caught us climbing the tree to get them we would be in big trouble.
I have never had fig jelly. I did purchase two Chicago Hardy fig trees from a local nursery but they have not produced any yet for me to try. I use 30% shade cloth here in S. Florida for my peppers and tomatoes, they seem to produce much better with a bit of shade. I like the idea of using the t-posts to support the cloth and am going to switch my shade cloth over to that rather than the flimsy posts I bought from an online garden supply store.
Oh boy you're the man! Thank you for this video. I needed something to cover my raised beds to help with the heat. This is a terrific idea and I can handle it by myself and at 61 I need something not so strenuous.
Never tasted a good fig, you make them look delicious. I plant to order a few trees when you say it’s best to plant.
My mom made strawberry fig jelly one summer when I was about 10 from my grandpas fig tree. That memory has stuck with me. Swimming and PB&J sammiches 😋
The strawberry did overpower the fig somewhat, so you are right you don’t get the full impact of the fig adding strawberries
Oooowee!!! My husband almost fell over when heard you offer fig jelly. He made me promise to come on and try to win a taste. 🤣 Now in all fairness and honesty HE had figs when he was a child. His granny, long since gone to a better place, had a fig in her garden in Nashville, TN., where he grew up. I myself have NEVER had a fig in my life. He hasn’t had any since being a very young child. We live in New Holland, PA. Figs, as you can imagine, don’t grow well here in our below zero winters. I did however order him a Celeste fig from Stark Brothers this spring, and we are trying to grow it in a pot. According to Stark Bros, it’s a good northern variety. God willing and the fig don’t die, 😅 we will taste one in a few years unlesssssssss, our dear friends with them sweet little boys and precious baby girl over at LDF wanna send us a little sample of fig jelly. We’ll keep our fingers crossed and toast toasted just in case we get lucky!! LOL No matter what we appreciate all you share and truly enjoy the videos. God bless~Lisa
I’ve honestly never had a fig or fig jam or jelly. I’d love to try some though. I heard someone say once that all true Southerners have at least one fig tree in their yard. Based on that, seeing your videos about figs, and wanting to try something new, I ordered a Brown Turkey fig tree from you. I thought at one point that cold temps had killed it earlier this year, but it’s fought it’s way back and is growing exponentially!
I just bought two 10X20 pieces of 40% shade cloth for my garden. Plan to get them hung over the tomatoes this weekend.
Hello, lazy dog farm! I am in Central Missouri and have never tasted a fig nor jelly or preserves made from figs! I would love to give it a try! And it made me excited to hear about the Brooklynn white variety that would maybe grow here in Central Missouri. So if I like it, I may have to try to find some of those things!
I'm in Kansas zone 6a. I have really thought about trying to grow a fig tree, but I have never eaten a fresh fig. Would love to try your jelly! I live on 5 acres with an orchard of apple, peach, apricot, pear, cherry & plum trees.
The nice thing about shade cloth, if you have it set higher, when you need to pull weeds or do any work, you can do it in the shade. It makes a big difference. Then you don't need to mess with the shade cloth at all once it's in place.
The one thing I find interesting about southern speech is the creativity. 😆 Never heard the phrase about the rats but it just sounds like a southern expression (I’m from the south).
Hello Travis we been using the Dewitt cloth for about 3 years in our garden we take it up at the end of season and sore in a plastic 55 gallon drum so far so good we hope to get some more seasons out of it, and your fig jams look delicious I wish I could tell you I haven’t never ate figs but I be not telling the truth 😂 anyway thanks for the video God Bless
Thank you so much for explaining shade cloth. I'm with you, don't like strawberry in my fig jelly either.
I have several rolls of white shade cloth, I think it's 30%. I used to use it to shade my raspberries as they ripened. I got tired of fighting the raspberry diseases so I removed all but one vine. I have used it to help germinate my Fall crops I plant in August and September.
In Tennessee we put shade cloth on hoop houses to start fall transplants.
John S.
I'm watching your video on Brooklyn White figs. I've never had a fig and would like to try your jelly. I'm from a family of gardener's, but I'm new to this myself. I've been considering fruit trees but don't have any experience. Fig trees look like an easier way to get started. I appreciate you for your way of growing, it's a huge help to me to get your perspective on comparison of different types of crops and their growing characteristics.
I have never tried figs until this year. I have never tried fig jelly. I bought a brown turkey fig from a local nursery and that was my first fig tree. I loved it. I would live to try your fig jelly.🥰
My wife and I live in Southern Maryland and, at some point we will be purchasing a few fig trees from you guys. we have been educating ourselves by watching your videos on the various types and flavor profiles you offer. It would be awesome to taste what one of those flavors is like in your homemade jelly.
Also, on a little side note. We enjoy watching all your videos on gardening. It has inspired us to start our own backyard gardening adventures. Thanks for all the tips, and keep up the good work!
Hi John, I grew up on Cobb Island. We live in SC now. Where are you?
@@anncox4445 we live in Bushwood. Just below clements / Leonardtown.
My dad was born in Bushwood 🙂 Herman Simms.
@@anncox4445 awesome!
How do you like SC?
We love it. We are retired and enjoy the layed back life. It gets hot, but it doesn't snow!
Travis- we live in Arizona and I have never tried fig jelly or even a fig. We do have to put shade cloth on our plants otherwise they melt even in the white mountains of northern AZ.
I have never tried a fig and have been watching your videos for quite some time and I just got on to get one of your Brooklyn White fig trees because I live here in Pennsylvania and would love to try to grow one. But they are all sold out. But I definitely will be watching for when you get more in stock so I can order one.
Love figs, raw and in jelly! I’m adding shade cloth to my garden today. I live in South Louisiana, in NEED to get some LSU fig trees.
Your shade clot looks just fine. Glad you are using some now! Tomatoes will benefit from it
Thank you for doing this video Travis. That's the exact same reason I have never tried it just was sure how to set it up. It gets over 110° here and it gets super tough for my garden, but my garden is tougher. 💝 I just want to help.
I've never had a fig before, your jelly looks really yummy. I live in Ohio, zone 6a, I'm glad I found your channel. I've learned a lot from you. I have a nice size garden this year, 18 tomato plants, more peppers than I can count and oh my gosh, you should see my acorn squash! Thank you for the chance to win some jelly!
Would love to try some fig jelly. I've never had fresh figs of any kind or fig jelly. Only fig bars from the grocery store.
I bought your trees but they are not producing yet but can’t wait to try a fig..love your channel
Wife and I never had a fig! I started cuttings from different varieties (some LSU) last fall and half of them have figs. 13 trees in all. Would love some of that jelly!
Hi,
I have never tried a fig or had fig jelly. We live in Oklahoma. My husband and I watch y'all's garden show. We have been thinking about buying a fig tree. We would really like to try them. We appreciate all of your garden videos.
Thank you so much for posting this! I bought 4 shade cloths that are 40% and I know they would be so useful but didn’t know how to hang them. I’m going to buy the items you mentioned.
Hi there, we moved to Pahrump, NV about an hour outside of Las Vegas. We started a garden and have learned a lot from your channel, thank you for sharing your knowledge. The only fig I have ever eaten has been a Fig Newton cookie! Lol 😂
I have never tried fig jam. I would love to try your fig jam. My husband is a Hugh fan and has got a lot of his gardening tips from you. He planted some fig trees but we don’t have any figs yet.
Hey, no hope for figs up here in Idaho! So we’d love it. I was commenting on the shade cloth from before. My prediction is that you’ll love that so much that you’ll be using 30x30 pieces over the pumpkins, and then they will thrive. They do last a long time if they don’t get to flying in the wind and get punctured by the T-posts!
Never tried the cloth, 🤯 this time of the year my rhubarb starts to stress, I've used gunny sacks. Enjoy your channel 👍 I learned a lot about figs, I've never tried figs, eating or planting.
I would like to try your fig jelly,we live in zone 6 but I would still like to try growing some fig trees.
I have never had fresh fig. Fig jelly anything fresh fig. And would love to try some. I have used a shade cloth for the first time this year. It did increase my harvest over the plants not covered with it. In North Texas zone 8. It gets hot and the cloth works great. Thank you for your videos my girlfriend and I have learned a lot. Keep them coming
I have never had figs or fig jam. I would very much be interested in trying some. Thank you for your offer.
I've never had a fresh fig, or tasted fig jelly. I know my sister likes figs, has bought them during the holidays. I'd LOVE LOVE LOVE to try your delicious looking fig jelly!! 😋😋😋 Nice to know there's a variety of fig tree that can be grown up north (I'm in PA, so if it can grow in NY, it can certainly grow here where I live).
I've never had a fig or the jelly. I'd like to try it.
All of my garden has overhead vertical and horizontal support. My space is small so I go overhead with everything I can. A 60x40 shade cloth covers everything to the ground. Nothing grows right here in Charleston by June 1 without shade and protection. I try to finish everything by then but the shade cloth keeps out pickleworm moths and squash vine borers as well as everything else. I hand pollinate melons and squash and grow parthenocarpic cukes. I have abused my cloth and its 3 years old and fine. Glad you are giving this a go. It changed my gardening quite a bit. I have my turmeric under some crape myrtles otherwise they scorch.
I live in northern Michigan. Except for the past couple years we are normally a zone 4, now more so zone 5. So I'm going to try planting Chicago fig next year. But a fig Newton is the closest to a fresh fig I've had.
I love it. Thank you for showing such a simple way to shade our veges.
I have never had fig jelly in 78 years, and I live in N Ga. I would just love
to taste the honey fig jelly.
Hey Trav! I love in Northern WI and can honestly say I’ve never had a fig! I’d love to try your fig jam!! I’m a 1st time gardener, and if I like your jam, I may just get me a fig tree 😊
We would love a jar! We've never had fresh figs here (Ohio), only store bought. We were thinking about buying a brown turkey and an LSU and keeping them in pots and bringing them in the basement for the winters.
I love figs and I'm debating trying to grow some here in Connecticut. the figs we can get here are really all one type. I was interested to see that there was a fig discovered on New York - maybe I'll try that one first. would love to try some jelly
Hello, I have never tried Fig jelly, I live in West Texas and would like to grow my own, I grow a lot of food, but have never grown Figs, that Jelly looks tasty.
I am from Upper Michigan so when I seen you were selling figs I ran and checked to see if I could grow them here. NOPE can't. I have never even had a fig. I love watching you enjoy the figs. One day maybe I can get a high tunnel or something like that to grow some figs. But not in the near future for me that is for sure LOL.
I got into gardening 2 yrs ago and never even knew what a fig was but everybody on TH-cam talks about how good they are so I bought me some bare root figs trees this spring but it’ll probably take at least 2 yrs before I get to taste my first fig.
Great set up. I had a berry fig and I had to fight my way with the squirrels and the birds. I am now retrying a couple of cuttings and I hope it works out. Thank you for sharing
Grow some black mission figs... Travis I guarantee you, you will love them.. and so will the birds that visit your property
I've got one Black Mission tree that I planted last year. It's really slow to grow compared to other varieties, but I'm looking forward to trying them one of these days.
@@LazyDogFarm hotter than a crackpipe on payday
The best hot Bananna Pepper harvest ever was under noseeum mesh attached to a 1 inch pvc hoop. Even survived the frost.
I have never had fig jelly. Sounds wonderful.
I have never had fresh figs. I'm a Michigander and would love to try them😊you make them look so yummy 😋
I’ve never tried figs before but I’ve always wanted to try them. Especially before I plant some fig trees. I never heard of making a jelly out of them either. I think my daughters and grandsons would also enjoy trying them. I definitely need to invest in some shade clothes as well since it’s been hotter the last couple of years.
I would love to try! I’ve only ever had store bought fig bars… have no clue what they actually taste like!
Only fig I’ve ever eaten is a fig newton. Lol
I would like to try this jelly for sure.
Amazing how I live in S. Fla and never had fig jelly…..
My mouth is watering thinking about fig jam. 😋
The shade cloth looks great. I broke down and bought one 20x20ft online and wish I had thought of the clips and bungie ball set up. Our weather has been much cooler for Southern Indiana summer. We moved from NSB Florida 2 years ago we had bought a small farm property, and we have been loving being able to plant berries and fruit trees along with growing a garden. Thank you and I get alot of information from your channel. With all that said I've never tried fig jelly. Excited to see how big those pumpkins get!
Enjoying the video; will make my own jelly- have to admit I have always put the strawberry jello in it! You have convinced me to just make fig jelly or jam😊
I have never tried fresh jelly made with fresh figs and I’m really excited to have a chance to try one. Thank you Travis
We would love to try the fig jelly. We've never tasted any before.
We used shade cloth to keep the afternoon sun off of our zucchini plants in 5-gallon buckets. They liked it much better. It also gave us an extended growing season for our lettuce in raised beds.
Wow that jelly looks Beautiful! Bet its delicious! Great job! Going to get some of that shade cloth! Thanks so much! Tired of my bell peppers cooking on the plants! I love fresh figs! You might could change my mind on fig jelly! Would love to try! Love your videos! Keep inspiring! We selling lots of produce this year! Thanks so much! Have a Blessed day!
I do the nature version. I grow climbing beans on the cattle panel trellises. If I time it right, I have a sense foliage cover. Last year tomatoes under it, this year summer cabbage. I get about 50% shade and a good 8-10 degree difference. The maters held on for the whole season last year. This year no shade on the maters and they are totally cooked!
Side note, tomatoes love carrots - I left 6 carrots in the ground to go to seed. (Lord knows they would taste terrible) but…the hornworm caterpillars went to the carrots and the hover flies love it. So oddly enough it worked - as sacrificial carrots.
I think so. People grow them in the New England states, so you should be good in Oklahoma.
I would love to try a jar of your fig jelly! I live in Delaware and embarrassed to say I have never tried figs. It looks and sounds delicious!
I’ve only ever had “fig newton’s” I bet the fig jelly would be amazing 🤩 I’d slather it on my Nannie’s homemade biscuit recipe 👌
I'll be moving to northern florida next spring and plan on ordering fig trees from your site. Never had figs before but you make them sound so delicious.
I think it looks really good. I had to search but getting some of the bungy clips you are using (genius idea) much better than what I do. They do work only used on tomatoes and peppers helps with sunscald. Sun is too hot this year on the coast
Love using the shade cloth been using it all summer here in Alabama and I think it makes a big difference
Trav, I bought two of your fig trees, I can’t wait to get some fruit! First time growing and eating figs. Yes I’d love a jelly
I’ve never had fig jelly, tried a fresh fig this summer. They all look tasty.
Cool very helpful. Thank you. Hey to Brooklyn and the kids.
Would love ro try figs. I live in Northeast Ohio and can't grow them here. Thank you for all the information you put in your videos.
Bummer, I just saw your video about the fig jelly giveaway. I just purchased Olympian and VDB plants in April of 2024. Looking forward to next year for some figs. That Brooklyn White might be what need here in west Texas. Mr. May lives south of town and his figs freeze off most winters.
Thankyou Travis, your timing on this video is perfect. I’ve literally been researching about shade cloth the last couple of days. I think Things like tomatoes, peppers and cukes would do much better here in the south with some protection. Your setup is great. Most of my tomatoes are done for the year but the Bella Rosas are still good for a while yet. And for some reason the Goliath tomatoes are doing great, no blight yet, they may last till September. I’m looking forward to see how your experiment continues as time goes on. Bye the way, Jelly is made from juice. Jam and preserves are made from fruit. We make jam from peaches, berries and figs each year. I’m sure some of your followers from places where figs don’t grow will love your JAM.
Yay for Pumpkins, tis the season. Nice important information to protect our gorgeous gourds ! Nice huge baby Pumpkins !! Exciting !
I live in the south but have never had figs or fig jelly. I did buy 2 fig trees to grow this year so hopefully in time I will have some fig to eat.
I have never tasted figs at all, other than fig newtons. They were okay, but not fantastic. My husband has had a fresh fig once in elementary school, erhur, uh, some years ago. Lol. His teacher brought them for her students and he never forgot how delicious it was. He has often said that he would like to try and grow one and now that I know y’all sell them, I will surprise him with one!
Thanks for keeping that down there as long as you could its been a good year but it's going to be w hot one in Kansas this week.