How to Turn a Stick into a Tree!

[@andielliott7721]

VERY good information! I have used pure sand and it worked great. I had a couple of hardwood cuttings take nearly six months to root.

[@giovannipeponi5321]

In greece the easiest way to root a fig cutting is to bury a little branch in the place we want to grow the tree and leave only the tip above the ground.Another great video

[@hardstylzz5024]

I call this tip rooting same as blackberry and raspberry works very well.

[@katrinagarland5219]

I absolutely love how you explain in detail how to do things. So happy I found your channel... :)

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Katrina!

[@michaelgailroberts]

Love seeing all the fig babies in the nest! Nature is abundant when we learn to work her. Exponential food growth!

[@dwardodwardo643]

You just want to fill the world with figs! ;) A comprehensive explanation...but! Do tell me more about the slits in the rooting ends? Please.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Just a way to hopefully get more rooting hormone on the soft tissue under the bark.

[@LowcountryGardener]

Thank You for a more in depth video on all things fig trees! If I could like it 100 times, I would. 👍🏻

[@LazyDogFarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nathanbannister8502]

Excellent instructions! Going to give this a try (on a tiny scale) and see how I do! Got a free "Miss Figgy" from a neighbor who wanted it gone. Going to also try it on my blackberries. Great content! Thank you!

[@LazyDogFarm]

Have fun!

[@maxiegillis9921]

love your videos have learned a lot.. always watching tks

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thanks Maxie!

[@darecofreedomfarm3]

Great video! I learned some new tricks. Last year I put about 4” of sand from off my driveway into two ice chests. I took a bunch of cuttings form my celest and stuck the cuttings in at an angle, almost laying down. Did the same with a Chicago hardy. I lightly moistens the sand, closed the lids and forgot about them till spring. When I checked on them there were roots everywhere and a few leaves too. Put ‘em in pots and mostly solo cups. The bigger pots grew much faster. Planted all of them when the roots started coming out of the holes. Some even had fruit the first year. It didn’t ripen but I was impressed that they fruited. Perhaps parafilm on the ends and root hormones will boost my success rate.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Nice little trick you found there!

[@susanbell7252]

Thanks for sharing your method. I will try this with my apple tree.

[@matthewking2209]

Looking good in the greenhouse.

[@charlenejutras1595]

Great video! A friend recently offered cuttings from her giant fig tree- so happy to have this information-thank you for sharing. By the way, the fig plant I got from you (Celeste) is looking great! It actually sent up a second sprout that is almost as large as the original and they both look very healthy. Hoping for a few figs in 2023! Good luck with your project.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Great to hear your tree is doing well!

[@maggiemaeclune4046]

I'm so freaking excited for y'all! They look GREAT! ✨🙏

[@LazyDogFarm]

Thank you!!

[@beverlyboyce1041]

Looking amazing. What figs would u recommend for zone 8a Texas for preserving and eating. U and the Millennial Gardener r in competition on figs, lol.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I think any of the varieties we have would do well for you there. Just depends on what flavor profile you want -- honey, berry, or sugar.

[@ivanlangley4529]

Thank you for the knowledge brother!!! Gonna have to order some!

[@timfetner8029]

Awesome vid Travis. Never had much luck rooting stuff but that paraffin tape is probably the trick. Have you ever heard of, or considered, a Paw Paw tree?? They are gaining in popularity and I’ll be adding a couple to the landscape in spring.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I have heard of Paw Paw trees. Still see a few around these parts.

[@growinginfaithfarmer3255]

Thanks for the information 😊

[@LazyDogFarm]

My pleasure 😊

[@eroggero]

Hey Travis great detailed info, my conadria I thought was getting a lot of rust lately and I have spray , now looks disease and loosing leaves , but maybe it just the time of year, wasn’t sure about the dormancy in S FL. Will be looking forward to your sale ,would like another variety to go with it. Something not to similar ......

[@LazyDogFarm]

Probably just rust or dormancy. I wouldn't worry about it a whole lot. If you're wanting something completely different than Conadira, might want to try a honey fig variety like LSU Gold or White Marseilles. Both are pretty fast growers like the Conadria.

[@eroggero]

@@LazyDogFarm ok thanks . Will be keeping an eye out the first of the year

[@survivalist2746]

@Lazy Dog Farm If you put a black, metal containers of water in the hot spots, it will absorb the extra heat and release it slowly. If you use a long container, the heat will spread out faster. On an unrelated note, will this work for other fruit trees?

[@Joyfulfarmer]

Love seeing this!! So helpful!! Hey Travis, which pro mix is it that you use for tree propagation? Is it the potting mix formula? Thank you for your content, as always!

[@LazyDogFarm]

I use ProMix BX

[@Joyfulfarmer]

@@LazyDogFarm thank you!!

[@vickismall6859]

I learn so much from you! 😊. I just got 3 7’ branches gifted to me. I’m gonna try to grow them. Do I have to go buy the hormone powder?????

[@LazyDogFarm]

Some folks say the rooting hormone isn't necessary. We use it because we're doing 1,000 or more cuttings every year. But you might can get them to root without it.

[@vickismall6859]

Thanks so much. I’m gonna try to cut them back just like you did.

[@johnbrzenksforearm8295]

The last time I tried rooting fig cuttings I had an issue with mold from the sap that comes out of the cutting after it was cut. What can be done about this? And I appreciate the information you shared with us today as I will be doing this in a week.

[@maggiemaeclune4046]

Copper fungicide might help.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I wonder if the soil was too moist or if the mold came from the potting media? I've never seen mold on any of mine while using ProMix.

[@brittaneepruitt3707]

Travis, the last emitter on each row of my drip system doesn't work. I cannot figure this issue out. Have you heard of this or know what may be the issue? My are rows are short as this a suburban home garden, but it's not water pressure. Idk

[@LazyDogFarm]

Haven't ever seen that. If all the rest of them are putting out water, the last one should as well.

[@brianpendez5340]

How do you water your cuttings in the trays, bottom watering?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I always water from the top. I'm not a big fan of bottom watering.

[@HayseedsWormFarm]

I noticed you had a mulberry tree in a previous video. Are you selling cuttings from that? I am looking for an old fashion mulberry tree. I have no idea what the variety is but yours reminds me of the wild ones we had when I was a kid in Texas.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I need to try propagating it. I've been hesitant to sell trees from it because I don't know the variety name.

[@HayseedsWormFarm]

@@LazyDogFarm personally I am not concerned with knowing the name for myself. But it really looks like the ones native to Texas

[@marysurbanchickengarden]

I might take some cuttings from my fig trees and see if I can propagate them. Can I do it in a kitchen window? Does scarring a limb and wrapping it in spagum moss and cling wrap and aluminum foil work for figs?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes, you can do it in a kitchen window. Just make sure it doesn't get too hot up there if the sun shines in that direction. I've seen folks do the cling wrap trick and it seems like it works well.

[@Mr7263255]

what do you think is the most cold hardy variety with a good fruit ? I am in northern zone 7 and have an heirloom fig that will survive if covered but tiny fruits. Small but good.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Olympian is really cold hardy. It was discovered in Washington state.

[@beverlyboyce1041]

That is good hormonal powder

[@TMesser74]

Did you end up getting a late crop of figs off your late bloomers?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes and we're still getting a few figs from our Conadria, Olympian, and LSU Purple trees.

[@TMesser74]

@@LazyDogFarm aaaahhh maybe now i know which variety i need to order. 😁

[@joeford7350]

Travis, are there other kinds of tape you could use?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I played around with other types of tape one time this year when I ran out of the parafilm tape, but that wax stretchy tape is the best IMO. There's another kind called "buddy tape" that a lot of folks use. I've never used it, but I've heard about it.

[@joeford7350]

Thank you!

[@gardeningsimplified]

Which Pro-Mix are you using. I've been using the FLX, which works good for propagating and seed starting. I have around a couple hundred cuttings going right now.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I use ProMix BX because that's what I can get around here.

[@beeleener6926]

In upstate sc, when should I prune my over large fig ? Thanks

[@LazyDogFarm]

Wait until the tree goes dormant aka loses its leaves.

[@davidward1259]

Travis, everybody knows figs root faster when watered from a Georgia bucket!!!! (Except those LSU Tiger, Gold or Purple figs, they don't seem to do as well in UGA bucket water).

[@LazyDogFarm]

Very true! They might not know how to play football, but those LSU folks sure know their figs. lol

[@davidward1259]

@@LazyDogFarm Yes indeed!!!

[@timothyreno4338]

Do you know if this process will work the same for blueberries? I would love to add to my blueberry patch from the varieties I already have.

[@LazyDogFarm]

I've never propagated any blueberries, but don't see why it wouldn't work.

[@mutantryeff]

Which link do I follow to find those large pots you are going to step up the figs to?

[@LazyDogFarm]

I don't have the link in front of me. But if you go to the Greenhouse Megastore website and search "treepot," you'll see them.

[@mutantryeff]

@@LazyDogFarm Thanks. Order complete.

[@KajunHomestead]

great video , what tree was it in the video that still had fruit on it at this time of the year , Im gonna want one of those , our brown turkey and LSU gold finish so early , would really like a late variety .

[@LazyDogFarm]

That was one Conadria. It produces several crops throughout the year and even a nice late crop if you keep giving the water to it. GE Neri is a solid late variety that doesn't start producing figs until the fall around here.

[@michigannative2951]

Howdy partner, What I’m wanting to do is propagate a pear tree my grandfather planted decades ago and it got struck by lightning so half the tree is dead so I’m afraid that it’ll totally die out. What method can I can use to get them going?, should I used this method? Thanks very much. Stay well.

[@LazyDogFarm]

This method should work. You'll just need to find some new green wood to propagate.

[@patriciamathis7042]

I noticed that you have your figs planted close together, could they maybe cross pollinate?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Figs are self-pollinating. I've never seen any cross-pollination with mine. All the fruits on each tree are true to variety.

[@larrysheetmetal]

COULD YOU PUT LARGE WATER CONTAINERS ON THE HOT END TO KEEP IT WARMER AT NIGHT IN GREEN HOUSE ? Can you graft one kind of FIG to different kind of fig tree like you can STONE FRUIT TREES .

[@LazyDogFarm]

You might could do that. I have a little space heater that keeps it plenty warm on nights when it gets down in the 30s here. You can graft one tree onto another. I've seen folks do multiple grafts on a single tree and have a tree that produces multiple varieties on the same tree. Some growers also do grafting for varieties that are really slow to grow initially. Black Madeira is one that is commonly grafted onto another variety that's more fast-growing.

[@christiensgarden3325]

How can I buy a fig cutting from you? What is the estimated time line it will be on your site?

[@LazyDogFarm]

We don't sell cuttings, we sell the trees. We'll probably start listing them on our website early next year -- mid January or so.

[@christiensgarden3325]

Perfect thank you

[@mattpeacock5208]

You might be over thinking it. I cut off 2 different 12inch end pieces, one from each of my fig trees, and stuck both of them into a pot full of potting soil and let em ride! I did this last May! They both have fruit on them right now. I tried all that paraffin wax and rooting hormone BS last year, it was all a waste! Just stick with the minimalistic method, it always works!

[@FreeAmerican-mm2my]

You are so smart.

[@LazyDogFarm]

If you're using a 12" long cutting, you have many more nodes in the soil which means a higher chance of success. If I did 12" cuttings, I wouldn't have many trees. I've done some side-by-side testing with and without the hormone and tape and they both significantly increase rooting success with smaller cuttings. But if your tree is large enough to take a larger cutting like that, go for it.

[@sunshineacresdreaming8351]

So where do you purchase the fig trees?

[@LazyDogFarm]

Right here: lazydogfarm.com

[@articmars1]

How do you take care of rust on a fig tree?

[@LazyDogFarm]

They all get rust. Just part of growing figs. You can spray them with a fungicide in late winter before they start adding new leaves, and again before they start putting on fruit. That helps to reduce the amount of rust you'll get, but nothing to really stop the rust completely.

[@articmars1]

@@LazyDogFarm like neem oil? Or will it require something synthetic?

[@LazyDogFarm]

You could use Neem. I've seen folks use Horticultural Oil as well. A copper fungicide is also another good option.

[@articmars1]

Do you plan on selling any of the brown turkey? I am looking for an ole fashion fig tree.

[@LazyDogFarm]

Yes, we'll have some of the Brown Turkey trees for sale.

[@articmars1]

@@LazyDogFarm awesome. Looking forward to them.

[@larrysheetmetal]

WHY YOU HIDING THE" PECAN TREE" LIKE IT WAS A PICTURE MIchelle OBAMA IN YOUR OFFICE ? lol

[@eikoqdupree101]

Mitchell who ??

[@josiahbowden1451]

I won't a fruit tree