The positive side is you can share with us what varieties did the best. I hope though the die back is less then you think.

"spring, summer and fall fill us with hope, winter alone reminds us of the human condition" - Mignon McLaughlin

What a coincidence, we have national winter observation (with counting) of garden birds this weekend. Your flock of feeder visitors was really interesting to see. Hope your figs survived this cold spell! It looks like you have colder winter this year than us up in the north here, in the zone 5.

Mic too close to mouth. Enjoyed the video still.

It’s nice to give certain fig cuttings away to friends and family so when something like this happens they return the favor… Unfortunately they are all gone roots and all at those temps, been there …

hi lou! because of your fig videos i came across the Desert King variety. i now have a 4 year old desert king fig tree, or rather bush, in my garden. over the years i added more and more fig trees. i love them as much as you. these are all now growing in my garden here in bavaria/ germany. :) i enjoy your fig videos very much - dont stop :) best regards !

Unspeakable amounts of damage being done across the south this week as well. Cheers

I watch your video and you love figs and their trees, I think they will survive, maybe a little worse, but some of the tines on the top will be damaged.

Hi Lou! You can say that again!! This is the first real Winter we've had on the East Coast in the last 4 years!! Your dormant Fig trees look great and the remaining Perssimmons look so tasty...Wow! Praying that your young Fig cuttings garden makes it!! Also, the variety of birds feeding outside your window are so beautiful...nice view! Until next time, take care!!

Lou you ever try growing the trees as multi stem bushes? Super easy to bend, stake and cover with blankets. If you grow two trees close enough you can bend them towards each other and cover 2 with 1 blanket. Fingers crossed there's manageable damage!

Hey Lou hope you’re having a great winter! Would love to see your winter cutting process. I see they are all in water. What would be your next steps?

I also don't mind sharing figs with nature,but to an extent. The last 2 years I've been pretty discouraged from even continuing the long time hobby of fig growing. I only have 35 trees or so, which is alot of work when you don't have the time, and I would estimate I lost over 80% of my harvests this year and the year before that maybe 50% lost. Hundreds and hundreds of figs stolen or destroyed by creatures and pests. I've tried everything to protect my trees and deter pests. Between the birds, squirells, coons,possums, chipmunks,wasps,yellowjackets,and then the awful swd's I am about to give up on all my trees. We put organza bags on hundreds,can't do them all way too many, and the creatures just either destroy the bag to get the fig out or they just chew on the bag for a bit to get some flavor and leave the chewed up bag on the ground with fig still left inside,then the ants and wasps and swd finish it off, the birds peck holes in the organza bags, then wasps and swd get in and destroy them, we put bird netting around all our prized trees and something came in and ripped it all apart and got everything that was ripe or just starting to ripen. And we put cinderblocks all around the base to hold the netting down, doesn't stop anything. The birds even still eat the ones close to the net around the canopy of the tree. Tried the ultrasonic noise emitters,the fake owls all over that make noise as well, nothing deters anything

Hi Lou! Looks great at your house… I have so much snow… fingers crossed emoji… Keep warm! I caught and relocated 34 squirrels in a small backyard garden… 34 squirrels 3 cardinals I wren And the neighbor’s striped cat All without baiting live trap. Keeping my fig crop protected. 😂❤🎉 Thank you!

Good Morning, I enjoy your fig videos, as I have learned a lot from your tutorials. I too am worried about my fig trees. I live in south Louisiana about 50 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. We had a once in a lifetime event, as we had 9 inches of snow and very cold temps. Our temps went down to 11 degrees one night and 17 the next. At 69 years old, this is the first time I have experienced this. I still have not been able to evaluate my trees. Hopefully most of them survive. I have roughly 25 different varieties planted at this time. Only time will tell.

Valle San Giovanni can I find that on Figbid? Not seeing it now. Come on man sell some of your stuff

Hi Lou, what size grow bags do you use?

I love how you're so much more excited during summer time. The fruits give in so many different ways throughout the season huh.

The wise Lou Monti this was one of my favorites. TY for sharing your wonderful teachings. Love it all... btw she clearly didnt eat the skin was the first thing I thought ;-)

What's the age of this tree? It looks like it has reached its peak size. I like the way you've grown this tree. The fruits seem to be high enough to be out of the reach of deer.

FYI Mint is extremely invasive. Once it grows you will never be able to get rid of it.

when its the only tree standing with fruits, squirrels dont steal them???? racoons?

What 's your favorite variety of Celeste?

FREE PALESTINE

How many years before they produce fruits? I just got two of them put in the ground and they are tiny - they are grafted Nikkita's Gift.

How long did it take from the time you planted your tree, until you ate fruit? I'm about to enter year 5, and I've still not seen a single fruit. I do have a ton of buds, going into 2025, however.

what zone are you in?

Where do you live ? I need to know the best fig to grow in the UK ?🙄

Hello Mr Monti, I really enjoyed all of your videos . I've been looking for this particular one because of your thoughts on pastiliere. Thanks for your willingness to document all of your knowledge with the fig community.

Insects breath through holes along their body called spiracles. Spraying liquid soap on on these critters plugs this breathing holes and suffocates these insects. Also soapy water provides phosphorus (phosphates) to plants. In the old days, my mother used to always water her plants with laundry water just for that reason.

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Wow best video on KZbin for showing the Nikita’s gift in all its beauty. I planted mine in the fall in Virginia

These are some of the best looking persimmons I’ve seen. Wow

Where do you live? Zone? I'm in 8a and hopeful I can plant in ground.

Lou, Thank you for all the info. We are in Zone 6b MA, and would like to add two persimmon trees, astringent & non astringent, in our backyard. What do you recommend?

Thanks for your valuable info. As a beginner I’ve received some really lousy cuttings from a few sellers not knowing the difference between high quality and junk. I wish these sellers had the integrity to pass on only the best.

ISHS Article re: Nazareth Cultivars. Thanks 🙏

Thank you! What a great year! Nice!❤

A beautiful array of colorful flowers et al! And yes, get those healthy baby Fig trees watered...I'd say something too!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

Haha you and your wife's interactions remind me of my own so much.

Awesome …thanks for sharing… Have another Great Day… Salute!🍃🍃😎

Is this fico bianco sicilliano? Same or no?

Just bought 4 Celeste cutting from a distributor. He "seemed" reliable. They came very professionally packaged. I'm not sure which type of Celeste. I also have 10 cutting from a neighbor of an unknown variety. I am starting the rooting stage next week.... Dec 2024. I live in Thailand. Wish me luck. I tapped the thumbs up button to feed the algorithm monsters.

Question: Has your protection net ever caught birds? Or other critters? Thank you for the late clip. I tapped the thumbs up button to feed the algorithm monsters.

İ think you have mentioned that the video is recorded on early july. However it is now end of Nov 2024. The video is posted about 27 minutes back. Am i missing something? Or is it just late posting. Whatever the case maybe, i enjoy you videos.

Hi Lou. What fertilizer do you recommend? You’re getting great results!

how did you cut holes in the sides of the bag? were they slitz or holes ? would like to see how you did that and a vid on actually pulling a grow bag tree out ?thanks .i have been thinking of grounding a few trees to pull for winter also.thank's for any response.

I like the oreoles singing. They show up here in spring and hang out for a month or so to nest. They then get quiet for a bit befire disappearing. We had them in southern cal by the river in north san diego county.

Life is good!!!

Do you ever use wood chips for winter mulch

Please send me fig trees cuttings. For România, Europe