Jan/23/25. Fig Season Begins! Cuttings, Extreme Cold, Season Expectations!

[@Sara-od2li]

Beautiful birds❤

[@robertmcmeel5456]

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.

[@pjorge8363]

Happy 2025 Nice to hear from you sir!!! Hope you and your family are well. Looking forward to the Spring! Best Wishes!

[@Tom-f8y8j]

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 !

[@svilponis]

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.

[@geraldinebusch]

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!!

[@loumonti10]

@@geraldinebusch Thank you! What state are you located in?

[@geraldinebusch]

@@loumonti10 Hi Lou! I'm in Long Island, NY (7/7a) take care!!

[@jeffreyjann1263]

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!

[@loumonti10]

Thanks, and wow, 34 squirrels?!

[@robertfischer5893]

@@jeffreyjann1263 did you check to make sure you didn't relocate the same squirrel 34 times?

[@jeffreyjann1263]

@@robertfischer5893good thinking Robert…. I make sure!🙆🏻‍♂️ That total was almost one year. I’ve been here almost one year.

[@matthewking2209]

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.

[@sunnysharma1701]

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!

[@robertfischer5893]

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

[@imdanhoover]

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

[@loumonti10]

@imdanhoover An interesting woman, in deed! What is your take on what she was referring to? "The Human condition"? By the way, I particularly like her rendition on what constitutes a successful marriage!

[@imdanhoover]

@@loumonti10 my thought is loneliness?reflection?maybe suffering..i also kinda look at it in a buddhist mindset..thinking of "the human condition"is looking at life and everything as a whole, all that goes with it?..the ups and downs...hope..beginnings to the end. i think it fits for us gardners!..she obviously missed her husband..which definitely show in her writings on that? and spot on..

[@loumonti10]

@imdanhoover An extremely interesting subject! This conversation floods my perception with far too many thoughts, most of which must remain unspoken due to their extreme complexity.

[@Sara-od2li]

Hi, I know that you love your persimmons. I'm wanting to buy a bare root persimmon and I live in the Pacific Northwest and I'm wondering If You Could Only have One Persimmon which one would you choose? I'm torn between maybe getting a root stock and grafting American Persimmons on it or buying a Nikita's gift or an early fuyu.

[@lonegoose2844]

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?

[@loumonti10]

Hi there! When I'm forced to take cuttings long before I'd like to, I place them in water for three days and then seal and store them in baggies in the refrigerator. Regards from Lou Monti

[@lonegoose2844]

@ oh makes sense, then plant them in your cutting garden in the spring time. Thank you

[@AbdulRauf-mb3ip]

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.

[@petarbubalo231]

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 …

[@C3Voyage]

Mic too close to mouth. Enjoyed the video still.

[@dariusrus5335]

Finnallyyy❤❤