Fertilize Fig Trees For Fruit in the fall! Have a successful harvest of figs this summer and fall!

[@gloriaroader6682]

How often you can fertilized your fig tree brilliant information thank you.

[@User-pk2yf]

Almost antiqued yourself 😂 I know I have working with powder outside. On a serious note I found this really helpful and plan to try this with my old in ground tree as well as potted ones. I've seen a lot of people say figs grow well in bad soil, that may be true but doesn't mean it's growing optimally.

[@Philsfigs]

Haha! I almost did it a few times off camera too, I prefer the pelletized stuff for that reason haha. Your absolutely right, figs can grow almost anywhere, but it benefits to supercharge them with some vitamins and nutrients so they thrive, not just survive. I have lots of questions with people who have figs, but no fruit, so in regards to their growing conditions its worth it to amend the soil to change their environment.

[@wmcraver]

This is super timely. I just started my fig journey and found your channel.

[@Philsfigs]

Alright I'm glad that worked out for you! Nice to meet you and look forward to helping you grow your figs! It's the time of year to prep your trees for figs down the road. Cheers!

[@thoxipe]

Sweet jingle

[@Philsfigs]

Thank you! Simple two chords on the ukulele!

[@qaidikramuddin]

Thank you, dude.

[@Philsfigs]

Of Course! Happy to help!

[@FlomatonFamous]

Good stuff enjoyed the video

[@Philsfigs]

Thank you. Really appreciate the support!

[@chamqual6480]

I love figs and I want to grow everything I can. But I live in zone 7A. Do you give information on figs outside of your zone?

[@Philsfigs]

Oh you can certainly grow a fig anywhere. My parents have fig trees in zone 6b. They keep them in containers and move them into their unheated garage in the winter and move them back out in the spring! Growing figs in containers is so easy and they're one of the best fruiting trees to grow in a container. I have some videos on growing a fig in a container if you're curious. If you want to grow a fig tree in the ground in Zone 7a you can do so with some hardier varieties like ronde de bordeaux and hardy chicago with little to no protection. You can also grow most fig varieties in the winter with some protection of burlap and tarps as insulation and open them back up in the sping - I've seen this done in Massachusetts in the Boston area. Lots of options - lets find the best and most practical for you!

[@huguesdemol8308]

Hi Phil really enjoy your videos, in a future video can you let us know which fig eary varieties you recommend?

[@Philsfigs]

Hey thank you! I would love to go over early ripening varieties thats a great idea! Will do!

[@mattluedtke5458]

Idk how it will help with the trees, but I've seen mustard seed meal work wonders on getting rid of soil nemotodes, and not hurting soil bioda.... or growing a mustard seed grass cover crop, n tilling it into soil around trees then mulching over the top of it....

[@Philsfigs]

This is great to know! I've heard about chopping and dropping mustard greens , but having the seeds work on top of that as well is great to hear. I need to just dig up the area and do it.

[@mattluedtke5458]

@Philsfigs ya if u check out build a soil, they have a mustard seed meal, if the cover crop way isn't feasible

[@chamqual6480]

PS. Jason at cog Hill farm sent me! :-)

[@Philsfigs]

Love it! He's great and a blast to have on my podcast with @texasgardenguy The Garden Party

[@KarenBiegler]

Enjoy your videos. Please tell me the name of the pots that you are using to root your cuttings and where can I get them. Very space efficient. I'm speaking of the 4 x 7 pots.

[@Philsfigs]

Thank you so much! They are from Stuewe and Sons Inc. Here's the link: stuewe.com/ I have both the 3x8's and the 4x9's and they've done well for me.

[@KarenBiegler]

@@Philsfigs Thank you!

[@Eeebs]

Hi. I’m new to videos about fig trees, pretty inexperienced with figs, so this may be an elementary question. Why so many fig trees? What do you do with them all? Sell them? Give them away? Does your wife have some awesome recipes we should know of? I have 2 fig trees, a brown turkey 🤭that I’ve had for a year and it’s gotten huge, even with cutting back last winter and now hell-a-producing, and an Italian I just planted this year. I don’t k ow what I’m going to do with the figs from one tree let alone two! So, why so many fig trees?

[@Philsfigs]

Hi Thanks for the interest. Why so many figs is a great question and really is a group of reasons why. I sell a lot of my fig trees as I have a nursery license. This channel is a journey of me starting a fig tree and plant nursery in my backyard! Figs have a wide array of flavors and appearances and so you can really find figs that taste great for your palate and also have an array of fig flavors. Figs also fruit very early in their life and are resilient after a few years of age so for anyone interesting in growing fruit trees at home they are a great for newer gardeners. Their history in agriculture is deep in my italian heritage and so they were adored by my family member and I inherited that same interest. All pretty cool stuff and they're really fun to propagate! We can cook them and many people make jams with them, but honestly we love to eat them fresh throughout the growing season! A fresh fig off the tree is so much better than anything you'd find in the store or a fig newton as figs don't ripen off of the tree and they don't have a long shelf life so growing your own tree allow you to truly experience a truly ripe fig. I hope that helps and reach out with any growing questions! Happy to help. -Phil

[@epigeneticnerd4244]

I notice a big shade tree/shade in your yard. I have a couple as well. How many hours of sun would you say your fig trees get?

[@Philsfigs]

Yes I have a good amount of large trees in my yard. In the morning I will have a good amount of shade before giving way to full sun over the figs at about 1pm. It's almost too much full sun here in the south I am in the process of setting up a shade cloth system for my young trees to ease the solar intensity. All afternoon they are recieving lots of sun but some trees get only about 4-6 hrs of full sun a day and they do well.

[@epigeneticnerd4244]

@@Philsfigs that’s good to know as I have some that may only get 4-5 and I’m in Arizona! All my cuttings from Harvey seem to be growing quite slow so I’m being patient. But also have a Chicago Hardy and Pasteliere from a different source I put in ground and they seem to have leafed out a little then just paused. Do you ever have trees that seem to pause in growth then take off?

[@Philsfigs]

@@epigeneticnerd4244 nice man. Yes I have a bunch that have paused. They do this from time to time especially if they are in a new environment. A variety of reasons they can do this pause and they do it on their own too. They also do it in growth waves I've noticed. When they aren't a mature tree yet they are still figuring out how much they can grow and striving for nutrients. Give it time. I've had cuttings from the same tree that grew 6ft in a year and the other cuttings grew 6 inches. It can just depend but fertilizers and good environments can help encourage, just no guarentees. Stick to the 3 year rule (1.sleep, 2.creep, 3.leap).

[@ZonaFigs]

Excellent stuff Phil!!

[@Philsfigs]

Thank you so much! I hope your growing season is going well!

[@kenshanbackyardgarden]

How many days before figs ripen?

[@Philsfigs]

For the trees in my background orchard? Probably about 45-65+ days depending on the variety. They set their fruit and the fruit stays on the tree for that given amount of time until the tree begins to ripen, then the figs will all start to swell and ripen.

[@kenshanbackyardgarden]

@@Philsfigs thank you so much for the information..

[@Philsfigs]

@@kenshanbackyardgarden Happy to help!

[@markduric7812]

If you use this many store bought products for ANY Fruiting woody perennial you gotta ask yourself, why am I not making compost?

[@Philsfigs]

haha true. I am making compost, but still building my quantity to get to all of these trees and my property. The ultimate goal is the start with these methods and transition out to almost nothing over time other than annual composting. Changing the chemistry of your soil is a great head start to places with less than ideal growing conditions and initial transitions. The more the trees can be established and healthier the soil foundation of your gardens space the less needed over time.

[@kimjones2056]

Maybe you should be making yourself some fig leaves tea. Very healthy for you.

[@Philsfigs]

Oooo I love that idea. Thank you for the suggestion! Do I just dry the leaves out in the oven?