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I took a 4” cutting last Fall from a neighbors fence overhanging fig tree to experiment & see if I could root it. Put it directly in soil w a wee compost added in a small pot, brought it in to overwinter in a sunny window. Watered it weekly. It worked! It’s flourishing here in N. E. Texas. 5 mths later it has 8 leaves!!! I’m about to transplant to my garden today.I regret not cutting a couple more. Your videos have answered any and all questions I had. Especially about keeping the size manageable. Great info. I subscribed. Thank you so much. Your trees look amazing!
Thank you! And thanks for subscribing. I'm glad the videos are helpful. Best of luck with your new fig tree! If you fertilize it enough, you may get fruit off of it by September!
This advice is really helpful. I acquired a plot in a community garden a few weeks ago, which had a fig tree on it. This is like an allotment in the UK. My garden has a rule that fruit trees can be no more than 6 feet tall, to avoid shading other peoples' plots. Mine was about seven feet, so I trimmed off the tops. Turns out I was doing the right thing. I still need to remove more growth tips and suckers, though. My father used to grow figs in his garden, but of course as a kid I didn't pay much attention to exactly what he did with them. My new tree now has lots of figs on it. I ate my first ripe one a couple of days ago, it was earlier than any of the others. It was delicious!
Here is a tip that works for centuries in Cyprus (East Mediterranean). Apply with a piece of cotton some olive oil on the butt of those green figs. In a week to 10 days you have controlled ripening. Choose only the big ones and one per branch. Alternatively put in 2 parts soap water and 1 part olive oil in a hand sprayer for more efficient application. 1 cup goes a long way. Happy fig season to all.
This sounds very odd. In Italy, it doesn't rain from about June 1 to September 1, which is when figs ripen in their native climates. Here on the NC coast where I live, it rains most days from June 1 to September 1, with absurd quantities. My concern would be cotton absorbing moisture up against the figs, which usually causes souring and bursting.
@@TheMillennialGardener Just try it. Actually it prevents the fig from bursting open. I used to have a variety that the figs were all open on ripening except the treated ones. Anyhow believe me it works and will not cost more than a batch of wasted figs.
OK I do remember my father doing this and it works and this is in occupied Palestine but it will affect the taste !!!! Infact and without using this trick , figs that ripen in August will be more delicious and tasty than ones ripen in late September , October and November !!! place that Im talking about is Jerusalem area where I live and where Romans planted thousands of olive and fig trees during their empire era . In Jerusalem , Bethlehem and Jericho there are still people from Greek descend living among us and planting fig trees around their houses and speaking Arabic language !!
You really know your plants and you are a great teacher. I've got some new cuttings that I'm propagating and you have made me rethink my thoughts of transplanting them when they are old enough to 5 gallon buckets instead of into the ground. Thank you sir ! Keep these fine videos coming.
Thanks for watching! I should add that I only grow them in buckets to trial them. Because my rainy summers destroy figs, I need to trial the variety to see if they can hold up to my climate. I am not going to waste precious in-ground space on a fig that can't take the rain. If I lived in a climate with arid summers, they would all be in-ground.
I have arid summers but way too short at 8000+ feet in elevation, so container grown, mostly indoor plants with likely no good fruiting they will always be unless I move to a lower climate one day with them. Mine are just about 5 months old rooted from cuttings so who knows what will happen. Growing them just for fun really, at this point in time and not expecting much more than that from them.
Just a tip on avoiding the fig sap, when you prune a tree start at the bottom so it is not dripping on your arms as you cut away. I finally learned that a week a go after burning my arms.
With all of the trees I have clustered together, it didn't matter. The density was just too high and I constantly found myself in between 4 trees. Somehow, I avoided it all 😅
Thanks for pointing out that smaller or less vigorous trees shouldn't be pinched. Learned that the hard way.... Strong healthy trees should be the first priority.
@@beebob1279 that's usually the common law of nature - if it isn't strong enough to sustain itself, don't try and divert it anywhere. Only do so if there is overly robust vigor. It's easier to recover from surgery if the patient is strong. Surgery on a weak patient doesn't often go as well! We have to remember we are performing a surgical operation here, so let's put ourselves in our tree's shoes and ask how we'd like having our limbs removed.
Watched this last year and again now. I'm in NJ and just did my pinching last week, I'll be using step 2 tomorrow to get all the side suckers off and bottom suckers. Thank you for such good content.
TIP #4: IF YOU HAVE MANY FIGLETTES GRIOWING ON A TREE, CONSIDER PRUNING OFF SOME OF THE FIGLETTES SO THAT THE TREE CAN PUT MORE ENERGY INTO RIPING THE REMAING FIGS.
You are brilliant, but here in Northern Ireland it rains too much. I have two fig trees in container one tree had two figs and one fell off and other one is hanging on so far Both trees are six feet today you have taught me 3 imp. Info. and I’ll try them on my fig trees. Thank you. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.
Finally some real info re fig trees. Excellent!!!! I've been searching for knowledge and video is most helpful. I see many of my mistakes and hopefully this will help. I learned plenty. Thank you
I have a fig tree that for seven years would grow up a few feet, wouldn't produce figlets, and then die back during the winter every year. Last year I mulched it heavily with composted wood and fertilized it early in the spring. Since the winter was mild, it did't die back. Now it's three times larger than any previous year, but it still didn't set fruit. It was suckering a lot, so I removed those and started new plants, but I suspect that I also needed to pinch the growing ends. Thanks for the information. Hopefully next year I'll finally get a crop of figs.
I’ve had no luck trying to grow figs since 2015, my tree remains regrowing foliage only with no fruits at all year after year. Is this a male tree is there such a thing??? So I purchased another potted dwarf fig with fruits on it already to ensure it will fruit. But once I transferred it to the ground, I’m having to wait for it to get established in its new location right next to my first fig tree. I figured they will keep each other company with the dwarf encouraging the taller fig tree to finally fruit some. What fertilizer do fig trees need???
@@TheMillennialGardener I got the sap of the fig leaf on one of my fingers & ended up 2 days later with 3 finger's burnt. It's been 2 months & I'm still dealing with this problem.
Really excellent instruction. The only thing that could have been better for me would have been close-ups of precisely where you were cutting. Not always possible, I know. But wow, you are a great fig growing teacher!
Thank you. There really isn't a "right way" to prune, just a few "wrong ways." Always use a clean pair of sharp pruners, and try to angle your cuts so water does not pool on a flat surface (which can cause rot). I was simply removing the very tips. You can prune them how you wish as long as you remove that main growth point. I appreciate you watching.
Thank you so much for this great, informative video! I've been looking at my fig tree, wondering what I should do with it. You answered all my questions (and more) since I never really knew how to trim it. Now, I'll just have to figure out how to prevent all the squirrels and raccoons from eating all the fruit when they ripen! Many thanks!
I am SO very happy to have found your wonderful videos! I’ve wanted figs a long while now and with your expertise I may have the confidence to do it! I’m grateful for your time and expertise! 😊
My fig tree is full with figs but looks like they are not going to ripe. I think all the energy is going to the leaves. Thanks for the tips in your video. 🌈
First of all, I love your videos! Second, I have a fig tree (Don't even know what variety), that's at least three years old. I didn't know anything about what to do for it when I planted it and it's now three + years old, about two feet tall and struggling. After watching your videos I think it was planted too deep and over-fertilized with the wrong mix, so I need to figure out how to fix that! I have also started a container garden over a weed barrier in my limited backyard space with Southern exposure, and I find your videos invaluable. Thanks, brother! I'm in Northern Florida on the coast. Keep up the good work. Ken
That's great to hear! I'm glad the videos were helpful. Best of luck with your tree! I have a lot of fertilizing videos if you need some help making a schedule: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
@@TheMillennialGardener LOL!!! I'm glad you are able to help people from non-Mediterranean climates to grow figs. Even if they don't bear, they are a beautiful tree, but the fruit are so yummy!
Love your info. I let my fig tree get much too tall. The birds get to most of my figs before I can get to them. Soo I have been heavily pruning my tree back over a few years. I always get a second growth of figs but the leaves die off before the second figs ever ripen. I will be trying your method now. I usually wait until our winter here in the low AZ desert zone 9b to prune heavy. I am saving your video! Thank you!
I am new fig grower :) and you are wealth of knowledge!!! Thank you sooo much ! I am addicted to your channel! I am in 4B zone and hope your tips will help my one year old "orchard"
Very much interesting tips. Am a beginner to grow fig trees. I have planted 25 plants on ground and all of them came nicely. But had lots of 45deg branches were growing from down and was wondering what to do with it. Now your video is clear on the sub.
I had two beautiful figs tree produce 50 pounds year. Sadly Texas freeze lost both off them. I was very sad. Planted with my mother twenty years ago.. recently root start the coming I am very excited. I will fallow your tips thank you. You also dry them use salty boiled water dip when is cool off. Give them two inch space and hang till dry.. Enjoy
Wow It’s perfect time to see this video tonight.I am going to repen my fig tree tomorrow and will be big mistake for me.( I alway think take the big leave away and left the little sucker at the tree.Thank so much for all your video .I learn a lot of things from u.
I let mine grow to 14'-0. It was raking the eave of the house so I cut it back to a manageable heighth. Also bent branches down and rooted them into the ground away from the main tree. They are growing well and are now separated. Also air rooted 2 branches that are overdue to get into the ground. Fat, sweet figs!! East Texas.
What an amazing video. I learned so much. I have a fig tree that taking a while for the figs to ripen. Now I understand why. The tree is growing higher and higher and the figs are lower. Such an informative video. Thanks
My fig tree is about 15 feet tall and gives me hundreds of figs a year, I eat the low hanging ones, the squirrels take the ones on the top. Everybody is happy. In Southern CA we have a long summer, I have my first figs usually mid July early August, last ones late September early October.
I have Chicago Hardy in Pennsylvania. Some years the cold kills the trees back to the ground and then we start over off the roots. This past winter was relatively warm. The tree continued to grow through spring and it's bushed out quite nicely. My figs won't be ready until September. Then our frost hits in mid October. It's a short season but well worth it.
@@beebob1279 I also have a Chicago Hardy Fig. I live in Ohio and my problem is Imwill get uustba few and while the rest stsrtnto,ripen the cold weather hits in Late Sept. or early Oct.
WOW, finally after years of trying to grow figs ive found your site! Thank you, omg i just heard about pinching the fig trees two days ago but the gardner didnt say what that was or how to do it. Here it is 08/15/23 & i dont know if I should pinch mine or not?? Im going to because I cant imagine it would hurt the tree. I live in zone 7b in NC. New subscriber here & cant wait to learn more. 🌱
Thank you for this information. I'm growing my first fig tree and its very exciting. However, I had no idea how to truly take care of it. It's about 7 feet tall now and I need to get busy pinching and pruning. I already see fruit on it (it's mid August and hot in Texas) and I want to have awesome fruit some day. These are great bits of information. Thank you.
I just dug up a rooted sucker from my Brown Turkish fig and transplanted it, and am delighted to report that it is producing green shoots! We are heading into Autumn here in Australia, but have a Zone 9A Mediterranean climate, so the figs often keep their leaves well through the winter. I know from experience that this is the best time to transplant fig trees here, as they have all winter to put a root system down into the soil, when it is actually moist and not like concrete!
I assume you're on the west coast near Perth, possibly south of the city or inland? Or are you south nearby Adelaide? That is a beautiful climate for growing figs. I prefer to plant in the late winter/early spring in my Zone 8A climate since it is too risky to plant small trees during our winters because of dieback. I would love to be in a Mediterranean Zone 9.
@@TheMillennialGardener I used to live in West Australia, in Geraldton, but these days I live in North Central Victoria. I miss having frost free winters, but it is what it is, and there are still a lot of things that I can grow here.
The majority of my potted figs did not lose their leaves this winter-2022- a few half lost their leaves ( my inground dwarf apple trees also didn't lose any leaves!) In Perth Aus. I was told to remove all leaves to give dormancy. I'm a newbie fig grower just practising on cuttings of unknown figs before I buy some named ones.
Wow that's so much no wonder I wasn't getting any figs I have an in ground fig tree I should have trained earlier on when can I cut back the heavy branches thank you ❤️
Awesome info. Never knew about any of you've tips given, so thank you. I have a huge variety that every year grows out of control. Yielding a lot of figs and and sometimes like last year not so much.
Thanks for watching. You may want to give my fig fertilizing playlist a peek. It could help on those "off" years: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
I have a fig plant for four to five years now it's in a big pot,but I really don't know what you do to get so many figs, but just few days now I see few on the plant,I'm so happy about it, I watch your vedio and in future I'll try to put more efforts to my plant.thank you so much.
My high production is due to my fertilizing method. I documented my fertilizing in detail here: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html It should help with your production.
I've found tomatoes and figs enjoy being fertilized exactly the same. The fruiting requirements seem similar. Same thing with peppers, eggplant, cucumbers and zucchini.
Well, I just went out and did what he suggested, and mixed up some fish fertilizer with water. We will see.... Lots of green figs. Maybe they will ripen up now.
This is so useful. And thanks for the safety tips. I can't really espalier because my figs are in containers but this pinching video really helps. Thanks so much.
Glad to hear it! Most people will not espalier their trees for a whole host of reasons, but the pinching and removing any fruits you know won't ripen will help anyone, anywhere.
I have 2 fig trees. 1 is huge ! I have harvested 15 lbs so far from this large tree from all areas of the tree. Last year maybe a half pound. My big tree is roughly 10 ft tall x 8 ft diameter. My smaller tree is putting out record figs. BTW. I live between N.E Philly and Trenton, NJ. I have so many figs right now I'm gonna make wine from them. I've been putting them in 5 pound pound increment ziploc bags storing them in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days and then freezing them. Absolutely amazing compared to what I had last year and the year before.
Trees as well as growing roots and leaves also feed microbes at their roots, ones that change the PH at the roots to a PH that suit the tree and that help them absorb nutrients or create nutrients for them. Plants dont just feed us, they feed microbes in the ground, useful ones for themselves. They feed everything on earth nearly.
Amazing amazing amazing - I'm so excited to learn all this! Great tip on the gloves, good thing I watched this one before I go out tomorrow to pinch the top of my Black Jack Fig! I'm in 9b Central California and I would love to get another variety of fig! I took a cutting from a neighbor late winter and I believe it has rooted! I don't know what it is though...
If you're in Central California 9b, does that place you around the Modesto/Visalia/Sacramento area? I know that's a really wide area I just threw out there, but large portions of that area colonize the fig wasp. If so, you're the only region in the country where figs are pollinated, so your fig quality will be *off the charts* and you can actually plant the seeds and grow new fig varieties. Figs don't pollinate anywhere else in the US, so our trees are all infertile. If this is where you live, I suggest getting a male Caprifig tree and try to get a wasp colony started in your yard. Central California is a Fig Mecca and seedlings frequently grow on the sides of roads, in cracks of sidewalks, in drainage ditches and all over river and creek beds. Lots of folks go seedling hunting out there. I definitely recommend the gloves. Not everyone reacts to fig sap, but it gives me itchy, burning blotchy patches.
@@TheMillennialGardener Wow! Thanks for the great response. I am right in the middle of all that in Stockton so I will look into a Caprifig. Thanks a ton!
Thanks for one more informative video, I have been using this technique for a few years now also removing new side branches if they are not needed. Thanks Martin (Dieseler) you have been good teacher 🌱 Martin (Dieseler) from an old Garden fig forum thought me to do that. In my garden and zone 6 I do that first days in July regardless if there are figlet's or not. It's working well !
Great video. I followed your advice last month about pinching to promote fruit setting. Worked great. One question: do you remove leaves that are blocking sunlight from the ripening figs?
Excellent! No, I do not remove the leaves. I have issues with rust in my humid, coastal climate, so I leave all the leaves on because they're going to begin dropping in August as the rust sets in. I try to keep the leaves on there for shade.
The Millennial Gardener Ah! Thanks for mentioning that. I’d never heard of rust, so you got me to google it and learn something! Much appreciated! Please keep making these great videos. 👍🏼👍🏼
@@TheMillennialGardener I have same rust issue here in southern Canada (hot humid summers) and found leaving extra leaves on helps it survive the august leaf drop. Thanks for these ripening tips!
Awesome video 👍 I have a fig tree that I didn't plant. It just appeared after winter, right next to a tree. I haven't touched it . It looks healthy, but I have no idea how to care for it. But this video was a lot of help. Thank you and I'm excited to see if it grows fruit 😁🌻🙏
Very helpful - I've never heard about the dangers of pruning a Fig, so that was a prize tip! Thank you! I'm so used to seeing rambunctious fig trees, it never occured to me that they would benefit from judicious pruning! I have a sorry specimen, a Turkish brown fig - I know it's parent, very vigorous & delicious - which I planted in a sunny spot 3yrs ago, which has since become partially shaded by an Acacia tree and ravaged by slugs (they must be mutants!) I've also seriously injured my back so am a bit limited in my responses to gardening urgencies, but I obviously need to go take a closure look at the poor fella. If they are competing for nutrients, is there any fertilizer we can give them? I have liquid kelp feed it could have. We're just getting to the end of spring here in southern Australia. I also have a newer specimen - the dog bit the top out of it in the winter, it's barely 8" high but is looking very healthy; currently in the middle of the lawn, protected from damaging Westerly winds by a shed, would it be better to dig this up & espalier it against a sun-facing shed, for example? Thank you for sharing your super-knowledge. 👍🐾🦘🙏😎
Figs are very heavy feeders, so their need for nutrients is very high. I have an in-depth playlist about fertilizing figs here: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html Much of Australia has an incredible climate for figs, so unless you're in the tropical north where it rains a lot during the summer, you should be able to grow pretty good figs!
@@TheMillennialGardener When I was living in Geraldton, West Australia, I had a fig tree on my farm that I completely ignored and two or three times a year, it produced hundreds and hundreds of figs! It was probably about ten feet tall and about fifteen feet wide, but that was a fully mature tree in a perfect Mediterranean climate.
This video was very helpful. I did this to my fig tree last year and this year. Now my growing season is just about over. I want to trim back my tree now that most of tge figs have ripened and tge weather is getting cooler (mostly 70s). When is the best time to prune it back? Should I put any kind of fertilizer or compost now or should I wait until spring to do that. Thanks!
Useful info! Couple of questions 1) @ 6:15, how do you get such a small tree to fruit? 2) @7:58, come winter how much of this height would you prune? In general, how much of this year's growth would one prune 1/3 or 1/2 for a container grown fig to keep it relatively small? Thanks.
1) I can only guess. Likely a combination of a climate with a lot of growing degree days, the extra heat my weed barrier attracts, the fact that the containers make the trees become root-bound more quickly (which enhances fruiting when they're young), and my aggressive fertilizing schedule. I recommend checking out my fertilizer vids if you haven't: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html 2) It depends how you want to form your tree. My plan is to cut them all down into a single 18 inch trunk, which keeps them small and promotes low branching. Figs aren't like most fruit trees where you shouldn't prune more than 1/3 at any given season. Figs can be hard-pruned because they're so vigorous.
@@kimberlyberlin4999 I do not bring my trees inside. They remain outside all winter, unprotected. I am in a strong Zone 8, so I do not protect them. If I saw that we were going to have lows in the teens, which is possible where I live, I would probably group the buckets together and toss a tarp over them at night, but that's about it. Last year, our lowest low was 22.8F, so I didn't protect anything. Temps in the 20's are pretty harmless to figs unless it is prolonged. As soon as the sun rises here, even in January, we shoot into the 40's and 50's very quickly.
my fig tree did well when the summer temps reached 130F for two straight in 2020. I soaked the soil with water either in the early morning or late at night.
Thank you for the excellent video. So I’m wondering what you fertilize your fig trees with because I see some of them have huge stocks for a 5 gallon pail which probably means that they are root bound I’m asking because I have the same situation pretty good size fig tree in about a 5 gallon pot And my figs have never ripend
MG, great video on Figs......Another tip to direct energy as its one I use on tomatoes and pretty much everything else with great results. When you're standing in front of the fig or what have you, look at the inside the canopy leaves and if those leaves don't receive at least 5-6 hours of direct sunlight, they are a drain on the plant even though they look green. Most leaves need at least that much sunlight time in order to tip the scales from being a net DRAIN to producing a net GAIN of energy via photosynthesis. I always think of leaves as solar collectors, if they're not getting enough sun, then they are draining energy from your plant and fruit. Plus, especially for you being in humidity it further opens up area under the canopy for air to circulate and prevent mold and other stuff.
How does that affect your fruit quality? I get a lot of rust in late summer, so my leaves are going to start yellowing and dropping probably in another month. I like to leave the leaves on to shade the fruit and prevent sunburn. Have you seen any sun damage by removing leaves?
@@TheMillennialGardener When I speak about the inner leaves, I'm only talking about leaves that are typically within the canopy, not your outside canopy that gets sun all day. As long as your fruit is covered by your outside canopy, you should be fine. Its a selective process where you have to think of how the sun moves overhead. Also, one thing you should try, as other fruit does this, expose the fruit early on to some sun and they will adapt and produce better fruit in my experience. If you keep the fruit shaded and then all of sudden expose to sun, then you'll scorch them. Sun light managed can do great things. You want air flow around your fruit so when the sun comes back out, they can dry. As long as you have a good outside canopy. Does that make sense? Better fruit comes from fruit that also gets a little sun. Its basically telling the plant that its optimum for reproduction.
@@Thedudeofalltrades my fruit gets exposure to the sun. The problem is the UV index right now here is currently 12. Yesterday, the heat index was 114 degrees here, so we're at the point where things can get cooked pretty easily. My in-ground trees are espaliered, so they don't have a canopy. But I think I know what you mean. Sometimes, there these funny little deformed leaves that grow in the shade. I doubt they're worth much in terms of collecting energy.
@@TheMillennialGardener Hey...we live in Las Vegas, so from the FA, our first "frost" is in mid November. The desert kings have a ton of main crop but I guess we dont have the wasp. I did notice last night that about 5 little more rounded double bumps are forming on the VDB's. That seems.super late but with our long growing season, maybe??? I'm using your feeding schedule, but i did fall to the temptation of pinching about 3 weeks ago. I wont do that again until I can establish a better growing pattern. Maybe they arenjust too young? But I see somenof your cuttings and they are already fruiting! I have kept these alive longer than anything ever....well, except my children😂 I told my husband unwanted a fig tree....he made me buy 7 because he thought I couldnt possibly kill 7 trees!
@@dizazati8627 you are correct, there are no fig wasps in Nevada. They only exist in the Sacramento River Valley region of California, so you cannot grow main crop Desert King's in Vegas, unfortunately. You will still be able to ripen figs figs that are defined double bumps, but they probably won't have the best flavor because the sugar content developed that late will be lower. However, if you get yourself a late heat wave, which is totally possible, you could luck out. You can't really gauge what a first-year tree will do. Some cuttings just want to fruit, and others want to grow. They'll start settling down and become more stable after 3-4 years. Spend your first year or two trying to shape them and be thankful for any fruits you get. Years 3-4 is when you'll start getting reliable production. This goes for most grafted fruit trees, as well.
Figs are one of the most forgiving fruit trees to grow. They fruit faster than almost any other fruit tree, and they also grow faster than almost any other fruit tree. They're a great tree to learn on. Just make sure you keep on top of them when pruning or they'll become a massive bush on you. I recommend training them to a single trunk.
Yes, I will have cuttings in January. I also have some plants up. I will be adding a few more shortly. I'm almost out for the season. www.figbid.com/Listing/Browse?Seller=TheMillennialGardener
Good video Anthony. I have some work to do on my trees now. Question, once you pinch the tips if they grow back or start side branches do you keep them pruned off for the rest of the year?
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I took a 4” cutting last Fall from a neighbors fence overhanging fig tree to experiment & see if I could root it. Put it directly in soil w a wee compost added in a small pot, brought it in to overwinter in a sunny window. Watered it weekly. It worked! It’s flourishing here in N. E. Texas. 5 mths later it has 8 leaves!!! I’m about to transplant to my garden today.I regret not cutting a couple more. Your videos have answered any and all questions I had. Especially about keeping the size manageable. Great info. I subscribed. Thank you so much. Your trees look amazing!
Thank you! And thanks for subscribing. I'm glad the videos are helpful. Best of luck with your new fig tree! If you fertilize it enough, you may get fruit off of it by September!
This advice is really helpful. I acquired a plot in a community garden a few weeks ago, which had a fig tree on it. This is like an allotment in the UK. My garden has a rule that fruit trees can be no more than 6 feet tall, to avoid shading other peoples' plots. Mine was about seven feet, so I trimmed off the tops. Turns out I was doing the right thing. I still need to remove more growth tips and suckers, though.
My father used to grow figs in his garden, but of course as a kid I didn't pay much attention to exactly what he did with them. My new tree now has lots of figs on it. I ate my first ripe one a couple of days ago, it was earlier than any of the others. It was delicious!
Informative, thank you!
A tip, when you trim of a bush, pinch off from the bottom & up. That way, you have less chance to get saps on you.
Here is a tip that works for centuries in Cyprus (East Mediterranean). Apply with a piece of cotton some olive oil on the butt of those green figs. In a week to 10 days you have controlled ripening. Choose only the big ones and one per branch. Alternatively put in 2 parts soap water and 1 part olive oil in a hand sprayer for more efficient application. 1 cup goes a long way. Happy fig season to all.
This sounds very odd. In Italy, it doesn't rain from about June 1 to September 1, which is when figs ripen in their native climates. Here on the NC coast where I live, it rains most days from June 1 to September 1, with absurd quantities. My concern would be cotton absorbing moisture up against the figs, which usually causes souring and bursting.
@@TheMillennialGardener Just try it. Actually it prevents the fig from bursting open. I used to have a variety that the figs were all open on ripening except the treated ones. Anyhow believe me it works and will not cost more than a batch of wasted figs.
OK I do remember my father doing this and it works and this is in occupied Palestine but it will affect the taste !!!! Infact and without using this trick , figs that ripen in August will be more delicious and tasty than ones ripen in late September , October and November !!! place that Im talking about is Jerusalem area where I live and where Romans planted thousands of olive and fig trees during their empire era . In Jerusalem , Bethlehem and Jericho there are still people from Greek descend living among us and planting fig trees around their houses and speaking Arabic language !!
I always wear long sleeves & gloves when working on my fig trees. I get terrible irritation from the leaf & sap.
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You really know your plants and you are a great teacher. I've got some new cuttings that I'm propagating and you have made me rethink my thoughts of transplanting them when they are old enough to 5 gallon buckets instead of into the ground. Thank you sir ! Keep these fine videos coming.
Thanks for watching! I should add that I only grow them in buckets to trial them. Because my rainy summers destroy figs, I need to trial the variety to see if they can hold up to my climate. I am not going to waste precious in-ground space on a fig that can't take the rain. If I lived in a climate with arid summers, they would all be in-ground.
I have arid summers but way too short at 8000+ feet in elevation, so container grown, mostly indoor plants with likely no good fruiting they will always be unless I move to a lower climate one day with them. Mine are just about 5 months old rooted from cuttings so who knows what will happen. Growing them just for fun really, at this point in time and not expecting much more than that from them.
Glad I watched this. My fig tree has figs on it for the first time. I had no idea that fig tree sap is so caustic.
Not only giving tips but also explanations. Thank you so much for your helpful information.👍
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Just a tip on avoiding the fig sap, when you prune a tree start at the bottom so it is not dripping on your arms as you cut away. I finally learned that a week a go after burning my arms.
With all of the trees I have clustered together, it didn't matter. The density was just too high and I constantly found myself in between 4 trees. Somehow, I avoided it all 😅
Thank you
Thank you. I learned a lot.
Zavia, I was going to say that...^_^
Thanks for pointing out that smaller or less vigorous trees shouldn't be pinched. Learned that the hard way.... Strong healthy trees should be the first priority.
Exactly. It is done to redirect the energy "wasted" on vigor on the more vigorous varieties. If the tree isn't vigorous, don't pinch it.
@@TheMillennialGardener The same in beekeeping. If the hive isn't strong and robust I can't split the hive to make more.
@@beebob1279 that's usually the common law of nature - if it isn't strong enough to sustain itself, don't try and divert it anywhere. Only do so if there is overly robust vigor. It's easier to recover from surgery if the patient is strong. Surgery on a weak patient doesn't often go as well! We have to remember we are performing a surgical operation here, so let's put ourselves in our tree's shoes and ask how we'd like having our limbs removed.
Watched this last year and again now. I'm in NJ and just did my pinching last week, I'll be using step 2 tomorrow to get all the side suckers off and bottom suckers. Thank you for such good content.
I grew up in NJ, born and raised. I'm glad you're finding the content helpful! Thanks for watching.
Me too! Thes fig care tutorials are well worth reviewing.
TIP #4: IF YOU HAVE MANY FIGLETTES GRIOWING ON A TREE, CONSIDER PRUNING OFF SOME OF THE FIGLETTES SO THAT THE TREE CAN PUT MORE ENERGY INTO RIPING THE REMAING FIGS.
You are brilliant, but here in Northern Ireland it rains too much. I have two fig trees in container one tree had two figs and one fell off and other one is hanging on so far Both trees are six feet today you have taught me 3 imp. Info. and I’ll try them on my fig trees. Thank you. Best wishes from Northern Ireland.
Finally some real info re fig trees. Excellent!!!! I've been searching for knowledge and video is most helpful. I see many of my mistakes and hopefully this will help. I learned plenty. Thank you
I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you for watching.
Me too, saw so many videos but nothing like this one.... really helpful thank you
Swetha Reddy thanks for watching!
I have a fig tree that for seven years would grow up a few feet, wouldn't produce figlets, and then die back during the winter every year. Last year I mulched it heavily with composted wood and fertilized it early in the spring. Since the winter was mild, it did't die back. Now it's three times larger than any previous year, but it still didn't set fruit. It was suckering a lot, so I removed those and started new plants, but I suspect that I also needed to pinch the growing ends. Thanks for the information. Hopefully next year I'll finally get a crop of figs.
I’ve had no luck trying to grow figs since 2015, my tree remains regrowing foliage only with no fruits at all year after year. Is this a male tree is there such a thing??? So I purchased another potted dwarf fig with fruits on it already to ensure it will fruit. But once I transferred it to the ground, I’m having to wait for it to get established in its new location right next to my first fig tree. I figured they will keep each other company with the dwarf encouraging the taller fig tree to finally fruit some. What fertilizer do fig trees need???
@@elenabchrist4226 I'm still hoping for a crop, but if I don't get one this year, I'm getting a different variety.
I really wish my local nursery told me about fig burn, I found out the hard way. I was so glad I found this guy.
What do you mean by fig burn? I've actually never heard of that.
@@TheMillennialGardener I got the sap of the fig leaf on one of my fingers & ended up 2 days later with 3 finger's burnt. It's been 2 months & I'm still dealing with this problem.
@@jo-annedrennan5546 oh wow! I just ordered figs so I’m glad I know of this now. Yikes. Hope you get better soon.
Really excellent instruction. The only thing that could have been better for me would have been close-ups of precisely where you were cutting. Not always possible, I know. But wow, you are a great fig growing teacher!
Thank you. There really isn't a "right way" to prune, just a few "wrong ways." Always use a clean pair of sharp pruners, and try to angle your cuts so water does not pool on a flat surface (which can cause rot). I was simply removing the very tips. You can prune them how you wish as long as you remove that main growth point. I appreciate you watching.
Man this guy is a blessing. Thanks for the video.
I really appreciate that. Thanks for watching!
Thank you so much for this great, informative video! I've been looking at my fig tree, wondering what I should do with it. You answered all my questions (and more) since I never really knew how to trim it. Now, I'll just have to figure out how to prevent all the squirrels and raccoons from eating all the fruit when they ripen! Many thanks!
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video!
Best video ever.
I grew a tree from a cutting 2 years ago and I'm following your lead.
I am SO very happy to have found your wonderful videos! I’ve wanted figs a long while now and with your expertise I may have the confidence to do it! I’m grateful for your time and expertise! 😊
Thanks for the informative concise lesson in fig growing. Full of facts and tips. Lovely to see you too and not just a voice.
Delwyn Tatton thanks for watching! I try not to focus when I’m in the videos 😂
My fig tree is full with figs but looks like they are not going to ripe. I think all the energy is going to the leaves. Thanks for the tips in your video. 🌈
First of all, I love your videos! Second, I have a fig tree (Don't even know what variety), that's at least three years old. I didn't know anything about what to do for it when I planted it and it's now three + years old, about two feet tall and struggling. After watching your videos I think it was planted too deep and over-fertilized with the wrong mix, so I need to figure out how to fix that! I have also started a container garden over a weed barrier in my limited backyard space with Southern exposure, and I find your videos invaluable. Thanks, brother! I'm in Northern Florida on the coast. Keep up the good work. Ken
Thank you so much , you have answered my question with your first tip ! My fig tree is growing in a hug tree with a minimum number of figs .
Amy thanks for watching, I’m glad it was helpful.
is it brown turkey variety
As a new figtree owner in the region of Belgium I've been browsin youtube for over 4 days. You , Sir, came out on top. No competition whatsoever!
That's great to hear! I'm glad the videos were helpful. Best of luck with your tree! I have a lot of fertilizing videos if you need some help making a schedule: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
I live in Australia and I can get 2 or even (sometimes) 3 fig crops in a year! Yay for Mediterranean Climates!
Lucky you. We get so much rain in the summer I'm lucky to get one 😅
@@TheMillennialGardener LOL!!! I'm glad you are able to help people from non-Mediterranean climates to grow figs. Even if they don't bear, they are a beautiful tree, but the fruit are so yummy!
Thank you for the update
Wow! That’s super cool.
Love your info. I let my fig tree get much too tall. The birds get to most of my figs before I can get to them. Soo I have been heavily pruning my tree back over a few years. I always get a second growth of figs but the leaves die off before the second figs ever ripen. I will be trying your method now. I usually wait until our winter here in the low AZ desert zone 9b to prune heavy. I am saving your video! Thank you!
I'm glad you found the video helpful! Thank you for watching, and best of luck with the tree!
I am headed to the figs and use all your techniques, THANK YOU!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
I am new fig grower :) and you are wealth of knowledge!!! Thank you sooo much ! I am addicted to your channel! I am in 4B zone and hope your tips will help my one year old "orchard"
Very much interesting tips. Am a beginner to grow fig trees. I have planted 25 plants on ground and all of them came nicely. But had lots of 45deg branches were growing from down and was wondering what to do with it. Now your video is clear on the sub.
25 trees! Very nice! I'm glad the video was helpful. Thank you for watching.
I had two beautiful figs tree produce 50 pounds year. Sadly Texas freeze lost both off them. I was very sad. Planted with my mother twenty years ago.. recently root start the coming I am very excited. I will fallow your tips thank you. You also dry them use salty boiled water dip when is cool off. Give them two inch space and hang till dry.. Enjoy
Thanks for the informative video. I have struggled with correct pruning of my fig trees. This really helps.
Farmer Bob you’re welcome. Thank you for watching!
Wow It’s perfect time to see this video tonight.I am going to repen my fig tree tomorrow and will be big mistake for me.( I alway think take the big leave away and left the little sucker at the tree.Thank so much for all your video .I learn a lot of things from u.
Thank you for these useful tips, I have luscious green trees with just a few figs because I never pruned them at all.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
I let mine grow to 14'-0.
It was raking the eave of the house so I cut it back to a manageable heighth.
Also bent branches down and rooted them into the ground away from the main tree. They are growing well and are now separated. Also air rooted 2 branches that are overdue to get into the ground. Fat, sweet figs!!
East Texas.
What an amazing video. I learned so much. I have a fig tree that taking a while for the figs to ripen. Now I understand why. The tree is growing higher and higher and the figs are lower. Such an informative video. Thanks
My fig tree is about 15 feet tall and gives me hundreds of figs a year, I eat the low hanging ones, the squirrels take the ones on the top. Everybody is happy.
In Southern CA we have a long summer, I have my first figs usually mid July early August, last ones late September early October.
I have Chicago Hardy in Pennsylvania. Some years the cold kills the trees back to the ground and then we start over off the roots. This past winter was relatively warm. The tree continued to grow through spring and it's bushed out quite nicely.
My figs won't be ready until September. Then our frost hits in mid October. It's a short season but well worth it.
@@beebob1279 I also have a Chicago Hardy Fig. I live in Ohio and my problem is Imwill get uustba few and while the rest stsrtnto,ripen the cold weather hits in Late Sept. or early Oct.
Jealous of your climate. The wet summers here make growing figs tough, so each one that ripens well is a treasure.
Harvesting my Osborne daily now, waiting for the Mission to ripen so that we can make jam and chutney. Also in SoCal. It’s going to be a bumper year.
@@stuff0music You're so lucky. Enjoy them
WOW, finally after years of trying to grow figs ive found your site! Thank you, omg i just heard about pinching the fig trees two days ago but the gardner didnt say what that was or how to do it. Here it is 08/15/23 & i dont know if I should pinch mine or not?? Im going to because I cant imagine it would hurt the tree. I live in zone 7b in NC. New subscriber here & cant wait to learn more. 🌱
Fig science. Such valuable info. Thank you.
I must check out your channel since this video is this good.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.
I'm a new fig tree owner. Your information is so helpful . Thank you .
Thank you. You are the best I have seen. I am growing fig tree from branch I cut. Great to watch growing.
Thanks for watching! I appreciate it.
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Thank you for this information. I'm growing my first fig tree and its very exciting. However, I had no idea how to truly take care of it. It's about 7 feet tall now and I need to get busy pinching and pruning. I already see fruit on it (it's mid August and hot in Texas) and I want to have awesome fruit some day. These are great bits of information. Thank you.
thanks for the advise i can used the rule for my little fig farm in my house.. i be watching for a nex season tqvm
I just dug up a rooted sucker from my Brown Turkish fig and transplanted it, and am delighted to report that it is producing green shoots! We are heading into Autumn here in Australia, but have a Zone 9A Mediterranean climate, so the figs often keep their leaves well through the winter. I know from experience that this is the best time to transplant fig trees here, as they have all winter to put a root system down into the soil, when it is actually moist and not like concrete!
I assume you're on the west coast near Perth, possibly south of the city or inland? Or are you south nearby Adelaide? That is a beautiful climate for growing figs. I prefer to plant in the late winter/early spring in my Zone 8A climate since it is too risky to plant small trees during our winters because of dieback. I would love to be in a Mediterranean Zone 9.
@@TheMillennialGardener I used to live in West Australia, in Geraldton, but these days I live in North Central Victoria. I miss having frost free winters, but it is what it is, and there are still a lot of things that I can grow here.
@@TheMillennialGardener great,now traslocate yourself in Napoli, beautiful weather during May1th to October 28th,the super weather durino the summer
The majority of my potted figs did not lose their leaves this winter-2022- a few half lost their leaves ( my inground dwarf apple trees also didn't lose any leaves!) In Perth Aus. I was told to remove all leaves to give dormancy. I'm a newbie fig grower just practising on cuttings of unknown figs before I buy some named ones.
Very informative and well produced and edited. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching!
Wow that's so much no wonder I wasn't getting any figs I have an in ground fig tree I should have trained earlier on when can I cut back the heavy branches thank you ❤️
Awesome info. Never knew about any of you've tips given, so thank you. I have a huge variety that every year grows out of control. Yielding a lot of figs and and sometimes like last year not so much.
Thanks for watching. You may want to give my fig fertilizing playlist a peek. It could help on those "off" years: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
I have a fig plant for four to five years now it's in a big pot,but I really don't know what you do to get so many figs, but just few days now I see few on the plant,I'm so happy about it, I watch your vedio and in future I'll try to put more efforts to my plant.thank you so much.
My high production is due to my fertilizing method. I documented my fertilizing in detail here: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
It should help with your production.
One safety suggestion: bring along a bottle of water. In case you get sap spray on your face, you can wash it off immediately.
My 5 gallon buckets have water in them. I collect rainwater with them, so if I ever get sap on my hands, I rinse them in the buckets.
@@TheMillennialGardener I see. Thank you.
Wow amazing video...watching from the Philippines. just today i bought rooted fig tree.Thank you for the information.
Thanks for watching from so far away! I appreciate it!
Great video, just what I was looking for. THANK YOU! Seems very similar to tomatoes!
I've found tomatoes and figs enjoy being fertilized exactly the same. The fruiting requirements seem similar. Same thing with peppers, eggplant, cucumbers and zucchini.
I never thought of growing fig trees in a container...I guess now I'll give it a try...thanks!
They do well overall, but you will need to root prune them every other year. They are very vigorous and need to be refreshed regularly because of it.
@@TheMillennialGardener Ok, thanks for the tip!
Why?
Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Ian Bruggemann thanks for watching!
I haven’t gotten figs for two years on either gig tree. The trunk and leaves are growing. I have them in large pots. I’ll try these tips next year.
Likely a fertilizer issue. More feed, even water, a mulch layer and minimum 6 hours of unfiltered sunlight should help them.
Well, I just went out and did what he suggested, and mixed up some fish fertilizer with water. We will see.... Lots of green figs. Maybe they will ripen up now.
Hey! Just found your channel and and I'm learning so much valuable information! Thank you!
Thank you for watching! I'm glad the content is helping you.
This is so useful. And thanks for the safety tips. I can't really espalier because my figs are in containers but this pinching video really helps. Thanks so much.
Glad to hear it! Most people will not espalier their trees for a whole host of reasons, but the pinching and removing any fruits you know won't ripen will help anyone, anywhere.
Great! Very inspiring and insightful, very much appreciated!
Thanks for watching!
I have 2 fig trees. 1 is huge ! I have harvested 15 lbs so far from this large tree from all areas of the tree. Last year maybe a half pound. My big tree is roughly 10 ft tall x 8 ft diameter.
My smaller tree is putting out record figs. BTW. I live between N.E Philly and Trenton, NJ. I have so many figs right now I'm gonna make wine from them. I've been putting them in 5 pound pound increment ziploc bags storing them in the refrigerator for 3 to 4 days and then freezing them. Absolutely amazing compared to what I had last year and the year before.
Trees as well as growing roots and leaves also feed microbes at their roots, ones that change the PH at the roots to a PH that suit the tree and that help them absorb nutrients or create nutrients for them.
Plants dont just feed us, they feed microbes in the ground, useful ones for themselves. They feed everything on earth nearly.
Use micorrhiza on roots
Excellent advice of how to manage our figs plants ❤ Thanks for sharing this technique with us on line.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
Amazing amazing amazing - I'm so excited to learn all this! Great tip on the gloves, good thing I watched this one before I go out tomorrow to pinch the top of my Black Jack Fig! I'm in 9b Central California and I would love to get another variety of fig! I took a cutting from a neighbor late winter and I believe it has rooted! I don't know what it is though...
If you're in Central California 9b, does that place you around the Modesto/Visalia/Sacramento area? I know that's a really wide area I just threw out there, but large portions of that area colonize the fig wasp. If so, you're the only region in the country where figs are pollinated, so your fig quality will be *off the charts* and you can actually plant the seeds and grow new fig varieties. Figs don't pollinate anywhere else in the US, so our trees are all infertile. If this is where you live, I suggest getting a male Caprifig tree and try to get a wasp colony started in your yard.
Central California is a Fig Mecca and seedlings frequently grow on the sides of roads, in cracks of sidewalks, in drainage ditches and all over river and creek beds. Lots of folks go seedling hunting out there. I definitely recommend the gloves. Not everyone reacts to fig sap, but it gives me itchy, burning blotchy patches.
@@TheMillennialGardener Wow! Thanks for the great response. I am right in the middle of all that in Stockton so I will look into a Caprifig. Thanks a ton!
Good job thank you 👍😃🌷I have 5 kinds of figs trees all grown well 👍😃🙏
Nice work my friend, very informative video, great job 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for one more informative video, I have been using this technique for a few years now also removing new side branches if they are not needed.
Thanks Martin (Dieseler) you have been good teacher 🌱
Martin (Dieseler) from an old Garden fig forum thought me to do that.
In my garden and zone 6 I do that first days in July regardless if there are figlet's or not.
It's working well !
If it's working, stay the course, I say. Figs in Zone 6 is a luxury for sure. Thank you for watching!
@@TheMillennialGardener My pleasure !
I’m never disappointed 👍
Thank you. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! I'm going to go look at and care for my three fig trees better now.
Glad to help. Thanks for watching!
Great video. I followed your advice last month about pinching to promote fruit setting. Worked great. One question: do you remove leaves that are blocking sunlight from the ripening figs?
Excellent! No, I do not remove the leaves. I have issues with rust in my humid, coastal climate, so I leave all the leaves on because they're going to begin dropping in August as the rust sets in. I try to keep the leaves on there for shade.
The Millennial Gardener Ah! Thanks for mentioning that. I’d never heard of rust, so you got me to google it and learn something! Much appreciated! Please keep making these great videos. 👍🏼👍🏼
@@2triangles I plan on it. Thank you for watching.
@@TheMillennialGardener I have same rust issue here in southern Canada (hot humid summers) and found leaving extra leaves on helps it survive the august leaf drop. Thanks for these ripening tips!
Awesome video 👍 I have a fig tree that I didn't plant. It just appeared after winter, right next to a tree. I haven't touched it . It looks healthy, but I have no idea how to care for it. But this video was a lot of help. Thank you and I'm excited to see if it grows fruit 😁🌻🙏
Very helpful - I've never heard about the dangers of pruning a Fig, so that was a prize tip! Thank you! I'm so used to seeing rambunctious fig trees, it never occured to me that they would benefit from judicious pruning! I have a sorry specimen, a Turkish brown fig - I know it's parent, very vigorous & delicious - which I planted in a sunny spot 3yrs ago, which has since become partially shaded by an Acacia tree and ravaged by slugs (they must be mutants!) I've also seriously injured my back so am a bit limited in my responses to gardening urgencies, but I obviously need to go take a closure look at the poor fella. If they are competing for nutrients, is there any fertilizer we can give them? I have liquid kelp feed it could have. We're just getting to the end of spring here in southern Australia. I also have a newer specimen - the dog bit the top out of it in the winter, it's barely 8" high but is looking very healthy; currently in the middle of the lawn, protected from damaging Westerly winds by a shed, would it be better to dig this up & espalier it against a sun-facing shed, for example? Thank you for sharing your super-knowledge. 👍🐾🦘🙏😎
Figs are very heavy feeders, so their need for nutrients is very high. I have an in-depth playlist about fertilizing figs here: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
Much of Australia has an incredible climate for figs, so unless you're in the tropical north where it rains a lot during the summer, you should be able to grow pretty good figs!
@@TheMillennialGardener When I was living in Geraldton, West Australia, I had a fig tree on my farm that I completely ignored and two or three times a year, it produced hundreds and hundreds of figs! It was probably about ten feet tall and about fifteen feet wide, but that was a fully mature tree in a perfect Mediterranean climate.
You talk very plain and clear. Nice video. Thank you.
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching!
Great presentation.
Ian Bruggemann thank you!
I found your channel by accident and now realize what I've done wrong all these years! Oh my God, I am so glad I found your channel!!! = )
I’m glad you found it helpful! Thanks for watching!
Really Helpfull...! As a new fig grower learnt a lot of important things!❤️
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
This video was very helpful. I did this to my fig tree last year and this year.
Now my growing season is just about over. I want to trim back my tree now that most of tge figs have ripened and tge weather is getting cooler (mostly 70s). When is the best time to prune it back? Should I put any kind of fertilizer or compost now or should I wait until spring to do that.
Thanks!
I do enjoy your videos! They do educational for this one year fig grower. I am teachable🌱🌱🌱. You are a great teacher🌱👍🏻
Thanks for watching! I'm glad you find them helpful.
Thanks so much for your tips. I'll do it like your beautiful tips to het fruit from them energy. God Bless You all the time
Thank you for watching! I appreciate it.
Thank you for sharing the excellent info!
111Lky thanks for watching!
Your’s is the best presentation I have seen on figs.
Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching.
Thank you so much!
Thanks, this was great instruction, which we will apply when we unwrap our tree!
That will be my task today. Thanks for reminding.
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
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I have enjoyed listening to you explain fig tree growing. I've learned a great deal. Thanks so much for your very informative videos!
You're welcome! Thanks so much for watching!
Very good thank you👍👍
Thanks for watching!
I wish I'd watched this yesterday, it would have saved me some pain. I pruned my dad's fig tree and got some of the sap on my eyelid. OUCH!!!
I wish I had seen this earlier in the year. Oh well. Now I know. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Very helpful. I have a fig about 3 years old and 2 that are 1 year old. Great information. S would like more closeups.
Useful info! Couple of questions
1) @ 6:15, how do you get such a small tree to fruit?
2) @7:58, come winter how much of this height would you prune? In general, how much of this year's growth would one prune 1/3 or 1/2 for a container grown fig to keep it relatively small?
Thanks.
1) I can only guess. Likely a combination of a climate with a lot of growing degree days, the extra heat my weed barrier attracts, the fact that the containers make the trees become root-bound more quickly (which enhances fruiting when they're young), and my aggressive fertilizing schedule. I recommend checking out my fertilizer vids if you haven't: th-cam.com/play/PL1gY7BoYBGIFNbJEUdApbh_E57uNBLG2j.html
2) It depends how you want to form your tree. My plan is to cut them all down into a single 18 inch trunk, which keeps them small and promotes low branching. Figs aren't like most fruit trees where you shouldn't prune more than 1/3 at any given season. Figs can be hard-pruned because they're so vigorous.
@@TheMillennialGardener do you do this hard pruning when you take them inside or during the winter?
@@kimberlyberlin4999 I do not bring my trees inside. They remain outside all winter, unprotected. I am in a strong Zone 8, so I do not protect them. If I saw that we were going to have lows in the teens, which is possible where I live, I would probably group the buckets together and toss a tarp over them at night, but that's about it. Last year, our lowest low was 22.8F, so I didn't protect anything. Temps in the 20's are pretty harmless to figs unless it is prolonged. As soon as the sun rises here, even in January, we shoot into the 40's and 50's very quickly.
my fig tree did well when the summer temps reached 130F for two straight in 2020. I soaked the soil with water either in the early morning or late at night.
“Good afternoon growers”
The showers: 😐
I try and save them for the winter delicious dry food
Thank you for these great tips! 😊😊👍
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for the excellent video. So I’m wondering what you fertilize your fig trees with because I see some of them have huge stocks for a 5 gallon pail which probably means that they are root bound I’m asking because I have the same situation pretty good size fig tree in about a 5 gallon pot And my figs have never ripend
OHHH OMG I WAS LOOKING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS LAST YEAR thanks :)
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Thoughts on removing small figlets growing at top of branches to put energy towards the lower ones hopefully maturing before end of season hits?
Very helpful Thank you!!!
Thanks for watching!
MG, great video on Figs......Another tip to direct energy as its one I use on tomatoes and pretty much everything else with great results. When you're standing in front of the fig or what have you, look at the inside the canopy leaves and if those leaves don't receive at least 5-6 hours of direct sunlight, they are a drain on the plant even though they look green. Most leaves need at least that much sunlight time in order to tip the scales from being a net DRAIN to producing a net GAIN of energy via photosynthesis. I always think of leaves as solar collectors, if they're not getting enough sun, then they are draining energy from your plant and fruit. Plus, especially for you being in humidity it further opens up area under the canopy for air to circulate and prevent mold and other stuff.
How does that affect your fruit quality? I get a lot of rust in late summer, so my leaves are going to start yellowing and dropping probably in another month. I like to leave the leaves on to shade the fruit and prevent sunburn. Have you seen any sun damage by removing leaves?
@@TheMillennialGardener When I speak about the inner leaves, I'm only talking about leaves that are typically within the canopy, not your outside canopy that gets sun all day. As long as your fruit is covered by your outside canopy, you should be fine. Its a selective process where you have to think of how the sun moves overhead. Also, one thing you should try, as other fruit does this, expose the fruit early on to some sun and they will adapt and produce better fruit in my experience. If you keep the fruit shaded and then all of sudden expose to sun, then you'll scorch them. Sun light managed can do great things. You want air flow around your fruit so when the sun comes back out, they can dry. As long as you have a good outside canopy. Does that make sense? Better fruit comes from fruit that also gets a little sun. Its basically telling the plant that its optimum for reproduction.
@@Thedudeofalltrades my fruit gets exposure to the sun. The problem is the UV index right now here is currently 12. Yesterday, the heat index was 114 degrees here, so we're at the point where things can get cooked pretty easily. My in-ground trees are espaliered, so they don't have a canopy. But I think I know what you mean. Sometimes, there these funny little deformed leaves that grow in the shade. I doubt they're worth much in terms of collecting energy.
I'm just realizing that my 7 ,2 yo trees that I got in late February wont be fruiting this year. I'm so sad😞
Have the fruited at all, or is your season too short to ripen the figs that have formed at this point?
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Hey...we live in Las Vegas, so from the FA, our first "frost" is in mid November. The desert kings have a ton of main crop but I guess we dont have the wasp. I did notice last night that about 5 little more rounded double bumps are forming on the VDB's. That seems.super late but with our long growing season, maybe??? I'm using your feeding schedule, but i did fall to the temptation of pinching about 3 weeks ago. I wont do that again until I can establish a better growing pattern. Maybe they arenjust too young? But I see somenof your cuttings and they are already fruiting! I have kept these alive longer than anything ever....well, except my children😂 I told my husband unwanted a fig tree....he made me buy 7 because he thought I couldnt possibly kill 7 trees!
@@dizazati8627 you are correct, there are no fig wasps in Nevada. They only exist in the Sacramento River Valley region of California, so you cannot grow main crop Desert King's in Vegas, unfortunately. You will still be able to ripen figs figs that are defined double bumps, but they probably won't have the best flavor because the sugar content developed that late will be lower. However, if you get yourself a late heat wave, which is totally possible, you could luck out. You can't really gauge what a first-year tree will do. Some cuttings just want to fruit, and others want to grow. They'll start settling down and become more stable after 3-4 years. Spend your first year or two trying to shape them and be thankful for any fruits you get. Years 3-4 is when you'll start getting reliable production. This goes for most grafted fruit trees, as well.
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Thank you so much for the info, fig master ....this young Paduan is grateful!😜
@@dizazati8627 you're welcome, thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video! I have been wanting to try growing figs for some time but was intimidated. After seeing this I believe I'll be successful :-)
Figs are one of the most forgiving fruit trees to grow. They fruit faster than almost any other fruit tree, and they also grow faster than almost any other fruit tree. They're a great tree to learn on. Just make sure you keep on top of them when pruning or they'll become a massive bush on you. I recommend training them to a single trunk.
Thank you for the simple tricks. Would you consider selling some cuttings later in the year? I am interested in a few varieties that you have.
Yes, I will have cuttings in January. I also have some plants up. I will be adding a few more shortly. I'm almost out for the season.
www.figbid.com/Listing/Browse?Seller=TheMillennialGardener
Good video Anthony. I have some work to do on my trees now. Question, once you pinch the tips if they grow back or start side branches do you keep them pruned off for the rest of the year?