Planting a Fig Orchard in the Pacific Northwest Ep. 2 | Plant, Mulch, and Fertilize the Fig Trees

[@danconstanciojr8476]

It’s a great influence to see your child participating in garden adventures. To other viewers, another child may witness participation with a parent is awesomely rewarding. So to speak, “You reap what you sow.” If you have your child learning to be involved, they will grow to be prosperous and self conscious about what to do to survive. If you give a book to a child, they will be inquisitive and ask always or wonder how things work. It’s like if you want your child to be a good fortunate person, teaching them to respect themselves for knowledgeable information of their own tutelage will keep them self reliant and gain perspective how they will be perceived by society, whether liked or not, they will still know their valuable knowledge.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Dan, you put that beautifully, and that's my goal with my little ladies. I want them to be self reliant.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

This is great, Mike. Most don’t realize the PNW has a “modified” Mediterranean climate with a true “dry season” from June thru September. Figs evolved to ripen in drought, so dry spells mean everything for quality fig fruits. Your challenge will be to get your figs to leaf out as early as possible once your frosts end. The problem with mulch is, even though it is great for providing nutrients as it decomposes and even soil moisture throughout the season, it keeps the roots cool during the spring. A thick mulch layer will slow down your trees from leafing out by keeping the roots very cool. A strategy you can use is raking the mulch away in the spring and putting down black weed barrier under the trees in spring to heat up the roots more quickly. Then, remove the barrier and put the mulch back in the summer once it is getting hot. It is an extra couple steps, but I find using weed barrier to attract heat significantly speeds up the process.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, our weather is great here for many fruiting plants and I'm interested in seeing how my theory about the figs plays out. Time will tell and I'll reveal it as it happens. Hopefully it will help out some people in my area. I have all these questions and I'm sure others do too.

[@TheMillennialGardener]

@@MikeKincaid79 I think you’ll do pretty well, particularly as the figs age. If you’re familiar with Big Bill at Off The Beaten Path Nursery, he’s growing something like 70-100 figs in-ground in the Lancaster, PA, area, which is a chilly Zone 6. He has a lot of success, and considering your summers are drier than his with probably similar warmth, I think you may have even better conditions.

[@aligned4good]

One of the things I have watched you and many other gardeners warns against, was having mulch in direct contact with the bark. Wouldn't all that hay that is actually touching the tree hurt it?

[@aligned4good]

I was asking @The Millennial Gardener

[@joakimfurtadovieirachahrou7345]

Your videos makes me so happy keep it coming

[@MikeKincaid79]

Much more to come!

[@osvaldocontrerassr.7589]

Great video another day living the dream

[@MikeKincaid79]

You got that right!

[@barryjanis]

Mike, I really appreciate all your videos, You make Fig rooting look easy. Spring 21, I started 150 + rooted cuttings and 120 air layers. So last spring , 2022 I planted an Orchard with most of those babies in Central Louisiana. I ended up with 30 diff varieties, and 190+ trees, in total. ( I drowned quite a few young plants ), The REAL secret to an abundant healthy root ball is " Humidity". Whatever method used to propagate your cuttings, remember this....... You want your media to be " Humid and Almost Damp" Too much moisture will rot / kill your cuttings. Thanks again, Mike, & Your daughter is precious.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yep, that's exactly right! Wow, sounds like you're in deep with the figs, lol. Good luck with your orchard!

[@johnny.angels]

Great watching you have fun doing what you love. Your partner is a great helper. This fig orchard is going to be one of the best. Cannot wait to see future updates.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, John! We're really looking forward to seeing this orchard develop over the years and I'll definitely take you along for the ride.

[@greenthumbelina7331]

Mike, you are going to have an incredible fig orchard! I can't wait to see how much growth these trees put on in a year from now. Ally is sure a sweet little helper. Wow, that was a great price on the hay bales, and it's the perfect mulch for any garden/orchard area! I hope your family has a wonderful summer. ~Margie

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Margie, I hope you enjoy your summer too!

[@jameslbaker9138]

Hi Mike and great to see the fig trees going in the ground. You live is a beautiful part of the world. I wish you every success with the orchard. Your advice about rose cuttings has payed off for me. I’ve got roots and new growth using the sand. Thanks again Mike.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome! So glad to here you were successful with it. These figs will take some time getting established but I have no doubt they'll be putting on tons of growth over the next few years.

[@rlbgardener6465]

Great job Mike looking good, I’m 58 years old and have never eaten a fig. I guess it’s about time to try one. Love your videos especially the propagating videos, keep up the great work.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks a lot! Glad you enjoy the videos. You gotta try a fig, they're great and produce abundantly once established.

[@mflath7374]

A lot of progress on this installment. Thanks for posting.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yep, now I've decided to plant on the other side of the driveway!

[@pedanticdm6323]

Here's to our PNW long-tail summers (yup, until mid-Oct, folks). I checked, and we have a Csb (Koppen; warm summer mediterranean) climate. Thanks for your content, cheers from suburban Portland.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Isn't it great! Everyone thinks we are cold and get so much rain. I love our climate and think it's perfect for growing and fruiting.

[@MrStoppingallstation]

Good job positioning all those straw bales with your daughters help. What a great way to mulch that area.Laughed when you got conned into making pancakes!

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, she didn't have to work too hard on me for the pancakes, haha.

[@MrStoppingallstation]

@@MikeKincaid79 Just watching your blueberry video.They look so good, and now I thinking of yummy pancakes with blueberries!

[@farmmom7140]

Great job, looking good!

[@MikeKincaid79]

We're on our way!

[@jack99bv12]

I hope you are prepared to recieve a ton of figs. You have created a very nice environment for any fruit tree. Well done.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Eric. Looking forward to it.

[@JoLuffiroSauce]

man! if you ever offer Orchard/garden tour in the future! I bet we all would love to swing by to check it out! everything looks amazing!!!

[@MikeKincaid79]

That's the plan eventually.

[@JoLuffiroSauce]

@@MikeKincaid79 SIGN me up!!! :D

[@lobe2032]

One of my figs has rooted and I have potted it up, it is putting on the cutest leaves and such a dark green. I am still waiting on the other ones to root, shouldn't be to much longer. Thanks to you I know how to do this and I am so happy, I should have been doing this a Long time ago. Thank you so much. 😊😊🤗🤗😁😁

[@MikeKincaid79]

That's really cool news, Glenda. I hope your tree grows big and provides you with tons of fruit.

[@pottersjournal]

You are really tempting me with this one. The fruit gets good money at markets here in Pennsylvania but they are extra effort to grow in this climate. Your really tempting me with the idea. Best of luck with this, I'll be watching.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, I'm excited to see this all mature now. Of course, it'll be a few years before we really start seeing how the trees perform.

[@robertfulghamjr]

Great start, Mike!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Robert! Not much left to do now but watch them grow for the summer and keep them watered. Not expecting much this year but hoping they all get roots set in real well so they are tough for the winter. I think next spring we'll see some really nice new growth.

[@robertfulghamjr]

@@MikeKincaid79 Have you found Medina’s Hasta Gro Plant product in your area? It’ll get the roots growing and you’ll see new growth this season. I had a couple of customers that would only buy our mark-down plants (the ones not looking so good). After planting them, they would cut back (appropriate to the plant) and then water in with that product. They kept begging me to get it back into our store so I found a bottle, took home some mark-downs, and followed instructions. I promise you that two days later I had plants blooming that shouldn’t have been blooming. I did all I could to get that back into the store but our buyers said we didn’t have customers for it. I lost HUGE sales because of that buyer. In my mind, I can already see huge fig trees growing in your orchard. It’s a beautiful sight. By the way, I still have pictures of that product if you’re interested.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, send me a pic on instagram. I'm excited to see what these figs do. I'm trying to decide if I want to keep them pruned back as small bushes or let them be huge trees. I love the tree idea.

[@barbaracarreon9758]

Oh Mike ! 😃Thank you Mike! the CC is on! Now I can read subtitles. Yay! I might get "Italian 258" too. I always liked the idea of hay bales to protect the plants from cold. It was nice to see Allie 🤗 is getting older and beautiful lady girl. Many blessings for you and your family! -BC

[@MikeKincaid79]

So glad to hear it. I was meaning to check back in on this video. I changed it to closed caption over a week ago but it takes time for KZbin to make it work. Now that I know it works, I'll start doing this with all my videos. It will take some time though.

[@truthofthematter9409]

I had a straw bale from Halloween last year and I tore it loose and insulated my big leaf hydrangeas with a bit and then spread the rest in my shade garden this spring. It makes amazing mulch and insulator.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It sure does!

[@silverfoxes65]

Great mulch idea!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Richard, I think it's really going to work out great as it breaks down.

[@camicri4263]

You can mulch the whole area now and can always cover the black madera and the others during the winter! My grandma used to do it in Romania but she had the fig by the woden fence. Hahaha Alley, good job, I would do the same. I prefer waffles though. Hugs🤗💜🤗

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'd like to get my hands on about 10 dump truck loads of cow manure. I'll be working on that one.

[@camicri4263]

That will be awesome! Best thing! You are going to have figs coming out of your ears😅 you can make some preserves add a bit of lemon and green walnuts....yumm!

[@camicri4263]

Mike be careful with the fig. You can get a ruch from the milk.. Don't rub your skin with it.

[@topp352]

Mike is unreal.What a progressive mind.

[@MikeKincaid79]

What's up pops!

[@neurodivergejyn4140]

I was shocked just how much your backyard looks EXACTLY like mine, haha! I literally have a small pasture like you surrounded with trees, undergrowth and madrone trees! Only we have cows on ours. Im down in Gaston, Oregon hoping to find a place to grow a bunch more figs!

[@MikeKincaid79]

We use to have cows out in this pasture but as our kids started getting older we decided to sell the cows. We're glad we did, and now we buy our beef locally by the half. It sure did make a lot of land available to grow on. Are you wanting to move and find a new property or just a section of your current property?

[@neurodivergejyn4140]

@@MikeKincaid79 I'm in love with my property. My husband wants to move to Idaho or Montana, though. Been there done that! We've lived in Montana Spokane. ... I can't grow my Daphne or Italian cypress there! and have my French Garden! This is the first year our kiwis should be fruiting! We have so much we can do. We just need some heavier equipment to move some Earth around. We live on the side of bald Peak in Gaston and it's wine country here. I have nine kids so I totally get it.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Wow, nine kids! You're definitely a busy family.

[@2Birds1Stone_]

Awesome! Love the experiment! I’m in Port Angeles and use microclimates for figs and citrus. So far so good! Mulch mulch mulch!

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, that's it! I love mulching. Yeah, the Puget Sound is a wonderful place that is full of all kinds of different micro-climates. For some reason, I've still never made it up to Port Angeles. I'll have to make the trip sometime soon. We'd love to do a trip around the whole peninsula at some point and do some hiking in the Olympics while up there.

[@elparaisodedenis]

Hello Mike. Amazing work my friend, greetings from Serbia !

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks!

[@GumriRN]

Hey Fig King 👑 really like your 1950’s “American Bandstand” music. “So Hip”😎

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, I don't know why but I'm drawn to this music.

[@claretaylor7434]

Such great idea as always. This is why you're my go to guy🙂really hope this plot takes off for you dude. 😁

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks! Yeah, I can't wait to see these trees get rooted in and start growing like crazy.

[@bbfpfs]

It's a good thing that you are inland a ways because here on the coast, Raymond WA, we get 85 to 90 inches of rain in an average year.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, the coast always gets more rain. I love how lush the plants get over there on the coast.

[@silver-pearl]

Amazing! Can't wait to see how they grow

[@MikeKincaid79]

I know, I'm excited for that part too! I'll take you along for the ride.

[@adamcnessesq]

I did the same thing with some old hay bales at my mountain place. Great minds think alike. Looking good!

[@MikeKincaid79]

We sure do, lol.

[@americanrebel413]

What a great idea Mike thank you for this video it's encouraging me to get out and work in the yard. What are your plans with so many fig trees? Of course you will get lots and lots of figs.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Figs, cuttings, and beauty. I enjoy the process so much that I just have fun doing it and then worry about what I'll do with the results later, LOL. I'm sure some day I'll either have to hire a crew or retire and move, haha.

[@allisonduncan6353]

Hi Mike, I'm brand new to your channel but wanted to mention you should probably use straw instead if hay to mulch. Straw usually has much less seeds than hay. Love what I'm seeing so far!

[@MikeKincaid79]

Too late, lol. Funny thing is, we got tons of straw seed sprouting on those straw bales the first year they sat there. So far, I haven't had anything germinate on the hay mulch. I guess time will tell and I did consider this but sometimes you just have to get the job done and worry about the consequences later. Thanks for watching, Allison!

[@bryonyhellis]

Exciting update, keeping everything crossed for you, from your PNW neighbor to the south 🤞🌱

[@MikeKincaid79]

Good to hear from some locals. Hopefully we'll learn a lot from these plantings over the next few years.

[@denko44]

Chip drop is great if you're ever interested in wood chips... totally free too I'm in Puyallup & didn't have to wait long for a drop. Great video Mike!

[@MikeKincaid79]

There is an arborist down the road from me and he's dumped probably 25 or 30 loads here over the years. My entire berry orchard is about 6 inches deep in wood chips before we put the grass seed in. It's wonderful stuff.

[@carolsuch5646]

Hi Mike Such a great video and looking forward to see how they grow. Carol

[@MikeKincaid79]

Thanks, Carol, you and me both.

[@FlomatonFamous]

Looks awesome! You had me concerned about using the hay with the risk of Grazon herbicide but 2 years old should be fine.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's local hay and most people around here don't use all those herbicides.

[@Pushpa-o3k]

Nice tips for growing Fig plants. This husk will manure as well as protector . "Good Idea sir ji".

[@MikeKincaid79]

That's true, it will serve 2 purposes.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

OH THANKS YOU MIKE LOVE DAVID

[@salehabegum9949]

Hi ! Dear son , I Love you & your family, your garden & also I love 🇺🇸 , my son is there . I'm crazy for gardening ! I love much , much & more much plants 😍 ❤.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's the best hobby in the world! Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy the videos! God bless your son and I wish him much prosperity here.

[@amekh1956]

Hello Mike. Always pleased to watch your instructive videos. Fig trees in my place (Mediterranean climate) need only some watering in the summer time the first year then afterwords nothing! No fertilizers, no insecticides... It is a very resistant tree and we have different types. The fruit season starts now (beginning of June until mid novembrr). It is very resistant to warm weather and grows everywhere (no matter of the type of soil)

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sounds like a wonderful environment to grow figs. What part of the Mediterranean do you live in? I've been to Northern Italy and the climate was beautiful there.

[@amekh1956]

@@MikeKincaid79 I live in the southern part of the Mediterranean see. In Algeria. Figs can be grown in mountains or plains. Mountain fruit figs are far sweeter and healthier.

[@seangillespie4601]

Love it, gonna straw my trees like this, thank you as always. Another guy I get a lot of good info from (the MIGardener) uses straw in a cool way too - buried down the middle of his raised beds. Think he calls it 'Core Gardening'(?). Since straw doesn't sequester N like buried wood chips would, he's getting all that moisture retention down by the roots, and almost never has to water now. Maybe not a great strategy for anything root-rot-prone, but everything else, seems like a great idea.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'm pretty impressed with how well the straw is breaking down and definitely believe that you could grow vegetables in it.

[@iamthelegendshow3232]

You are amazing how you grow plant cuttings I can't grow plant cuttings

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, you can! Don't give up, just keep trying and you'll eventually get it.

[@iamthelegendshow3232]

@@MikeKincaid79 thanks Mike to motivate me☺

[@gabbyferreira4786]

If you plant figs in your yard , you should put green house plastic around the whole tree since they don’t like the snow and cold , that’s how my fad did, and my uncle you should see this tree it’s so huge about 10 feet tall

[@MikeKincaid79]

We live in zone 8b and I've had my trees outdoors without covering them for several years. No problems yet. I know that people in colder areas have to wrap them though.

[@GerberDaisy72]

Just found your channel, and I also live in Washington state, over on the east side. Everyone thinks Washington looks like Seattle. We live in a desert with an average of 8 inches of rain a year, and almost 200 days of sunny weather. And we get HOT!! It’s already been over 100. 🥵

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yeah, you guys would be perfect for growing figs in ground if it weren't for the freezing winter temps and all the snow.

[@Kai2z]

Damn that's alot of mulch

[@MikeKincaid79]

Sure as hell is, LOL

[@ismaelrenjaan3196]

Hi Mike, nice vid again man. I am starting to like figs too hahaha. Question, how do I know which fig I have? I took some cuttings of a tree here down the south of France, but how do you actually know which type it is? Do I have to wait for the fruit? I'm very curious the future vids with all your different figs u got 😊

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you enjoyed it. Figs are definitely addicting to collect and a lot of fun to propagate and grow. I'll do a video at some point of all the different varieties. I've decided to plant more of them out and keep expanding too. Hard to say what type you have and I'm not the expert on identifying unknown figs. You need several factors, the leaf pattern, fig size, shape, and color, time of year that it ripens, growth habit of the tree, size of the tree. There are many factors that go into identifying them.

[@davidmcclellan9959]

MIKE MY TOMATOES TAKES OFF AND GROWING FAST EVEN MY CANALOPES TOO LOVE DAVID

[@MikeKincaid79]

Awesome, David! Sounds like you're going to have plenty to eat this fall.

[@MoonGoose-9876]

The hay will be great for the soil. Are you worried that the hay at the base of the tree will hold too much moisture and rot the trunk? Plus, great advice on pulling the twine. I learned that lesson at a young age as well.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Nope, not worried about rot at all. This hay will compact to within a few inches of the ground after a couple years and I'll keep an eye on things in the meanwhile.

[@laurenb6451]

I have a Petit Nigra in a terra cotta pot that comes in and out seasonally and my brother just gave me a green Italian one which is now in the ground and I will have to wrap with fencing outside. Here in z5 NYS I hesitate to use that big straw mulch because of evil voles that move in.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Wow, zone 5, brrrrrr. I'm getting cold just thinking about it, lol. I assume I'll get some mice in the mulch this season but as it breaks down over time and turns into soil, I think it will be less of a problem. My main goal with it is to get the roots established this first year and make sure they stay moist.

[@laurenb6451]

Huh it’s going up to 95° today. I find that here I can use wood chips from our town bit I keep it a little away from the trunk. And fencing for the evil voles and rabbits. I can’t have anything they can use for cover. Lucky you. 🙂🌱

[@charleswilder2985]

Man, you make that look so easy! You must have great hand, wrist, and arm strength, as you just pick up a 7 gallon pot one-handed, and toss it around like nothing! Will the hay not attract and nurture unwanted bugs? They warn us against having mulch close to the trunks of trees; are you not concerned about that?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I wouldn't pile up heavy mulch that close to the trunk but this stuff is light and airy. I'll keep an eye on it though. I went out last night and checked on them and did end up moving some of the hay away from the trunks a little because we've had a lot of rain lately and the trunks were moist.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Back in my day we laid hey this way. Sorry my treatment still got me acting crazy.

[@MikeKincaid79]

I don't think it's the treatment 😆

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

@@MikeKincaid79 ohh we have a smarty pants 👖 😂

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, I learned from you.

[@alienoverlordsnow1786]

On the other hand, decomposition creates heat, so as it breaks down, it will heat the ground.

[@MikeKincaid79]

There's that too.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Every time you talk about hey I keep thinking the song hey hey we're the monkeys. I'm pretty sure that was just me though.

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, it was just you, and now it's me and probably everybody else reading this.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

@@MikeKincaid79 I don't know we're kind of old I'm not sure if everybody else knows that show. Hahaha

[@xz4wkd]

Question? How would you deal with mice and other Critters that will live in the hay and could eat the bark of the trees. Love the channel

[@MikeKincaid79]

I've considered this, as well as a dozen other problems I may encounter, lol. At some point you just have to say, "What the f@*#, and make your move." -Tom Cruise (Risky Business)

[@TITANN8778]

try to search about aloe peglerae a very cool plant

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'll check it out, thanks Eleonore

[@Athabina]

Can't wait to see how your Black Madeira and I 258 do Mike! I'm growing both here in Victoria, BC but they are still very young; did you plant any White Madeira? That's' another that I'm rooting this summer.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Hey John, I had a White Madeira a couple years ago and it died for some unexplained reason during the winter. I'm working on getting another. Yeah, this I 258 is a phenomenal plant and I can't wait to see how it does over the next few years. I'd be curious to here how your trees do too, since we're so close.

[@Athabina]

@@MikeKincaid79 all my plants are in containers or planters because my garden is on a gravel rooftop of the parkade beside my apartment building so it is a bit challenging but interesting

[@karen0961]

Hey Mike, how do I get rid of ant hills on top of shrubs ?

[@MikeKincaid79]

I use a pesticide for ant hills that are near my garden.

[@noel888]

Mike, my Italian neighbor here in NYC has a Fig tree ( shrub ? ) and already producing Figs. Part of it comes over to my side of my garden. I have no idea, neither does she when its the right time to eat them. Her husband passed away a few years ago and he was the one that tended to the garden. Does one go by color, time of season or what?

[@MikeKincaid79]

When they start drooping and the fig becomes soft and pulls off the tree easily, that's the time. It just takes trial and error to learn when is best for each fig. If you pick too soon, you'll see the white latex flowing. If you see this, it's too early.

[@THEGROWITS]

haha. We are 2 for 2 on the first figs to go in ground.

[@thomaskauffman983]

I got a one gallon fig start last fall and it even developed two figs which are still developing. Three others had stuffed off. Now something is attaching the leaves. Sort of a rust colored growth and the leaves restarting to be consumed left looking like skeletons. Any idea what to do? Thanks.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Here's some info about it: hub.suttons.co.uk/blog/growing-fruit/fig-rust-why-are-there-orange-spots-on-my-fig-tree-leaves

[@thomaskauffman983]

@@MikeKincaid79 Sounds a bit hopeless. Thanks for the info.

[@Hagar2670]

Thats a lot a figs! Curious Mike, Did you water them in as you planted. Some of them looked a bit droopy.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Yes, I watered them in. They were in the same pots for too long and hadn't looked their best for awhile now. That was why I was pushing to get them in the ground. I expect them to start rooting in this summer and have a full recovery by next spring. Hoping for large amounts of lush green growth next summer. Who knows though, it's still early on and I may get tons of nice growth this year now that they're in ground.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

Do the deer eat your fig trees? I have read some love them and others don't touch them.

[@MikeKincaid79]

We're going to find out, lol

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Well you know who else beats you out my city has 41 an average but then again it all dries up because we get up to 100 to 110 during the summer sometimes

[@MikeKincaid79]

Did you ever see that documentary video on KZbin about the guy in Texas who figured out how to change the water holding capabilities of his bedrock? Sounds similar to yours. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kISznJamfNKZoqc

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

@@MikeKincaid79 nope I haven't until now I've watched it interesting have tons of grass but I don't know if it's deep enough roots to do anything. And I have Chuck Rock which is a limestone type. Looks like he had a little bit more land though lol

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

Very cool video

[@debracisneroshhp2827]

Awesome, possum! 🙏😇✨💫🌱🌿🌻🐝🌳🌎💖🙌🙌🙌😺

[@exoticworld1441]

Sir, our fig trees are different.What the name of this variety???I would like to get one ☺️

[@MikeKincaid79]

I planted 34 different varieties in the orchard. The one in the thumbnail is Violette de Bordeaux.

[@theoverworkedgardener5648]

All that work and all you had to do is pay in 🥞 that's not a bad deal.

[@MikeKincaid79]

Pretty sweet deal huh

[@wendelltidwell830]

A LITTLE HINT FOR CONTROLLING WEEDS AND GRASS IN YOUR POTTED PLANTS: THE GLUTEN IN CRUSHED CORN STOPS ALL SEEDS FROM GERMINATING! WE AT HIDDEN GARDENS NURSERY SPRINKLE IT IN ALL OUR POTS WITH GREAT SUCCESS! FOR SOME REASON, STORE BOUGHT CORN MEAL DOESN'T HINDER SEEDS IN THE SAME WAY(???)

[@MikeKincaid79]

Is that true?!?!?! That would be amazing and much cheaper. I’d sprinkle it in all my landscape beds. Going to have to do a little research.

[@nancyfahey7518]

Whoa. Hope your hay is free of grazon.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It's local hay

[@karen0961]

What state are you in ?

[@MikeKincaid79]

Washington State, near Olympia. Zone 8b

[@juliknapp9270]

What zone r u?

[@MikeKincaid79]

8b

[@davidbutton8497]

Every time I Blink I see a tiger 🐯 fig in my mind Damm they have entered my brain 🧠 stems 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌹🌹🌹🌲🌲🌲🌲🌹🌲🌲🌹🌹🌲🌲Damm later 🤟

[@MikeKincaid79]

Put yourself out of your misery and buy the damn thing, LOL.

[@barbaracarreon9758]

Oh Mike ..please 😞 Subtitles on. Eventually I lost my hearings and I'm hard hearing I'm learning to sign language. I don't want loose a excellent experience from the gardens. Thanks. -BC

[@barbaracarreon9758]

In CC says "No captions available for this video" :(

[@MikeKincaid79]

I'm still trying to figure out how to do this. I tried it on one video and it wouldn't let me. I'm sure I'm not doing something right. When I figure it out, I'll do it to all my videos.

[@barbaracarreon9758]

😃🤗😊🌼 Thanks Mike.

[@alienoverlordsnow1786]

Mulch could be too thick, cooling the ground overmuch. Figs like heat.

[@MikeKincaid79]

It'll also keep them warmer in the winter. I don't expect it to be more than an inch or 2 thick within a short amount of time and then it will just feed the soil. I needed a way to keep the roots moist the first year, build the soil, and get them established. Not expecting much in the way of fruit the first year or 2.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

In about five years those trees will be 20-30 feet tall from my experience.

[@MikeKincaid79]

LOL, I haven't decided how I want to handle this yet but I know I could be in for quite a bit of pruning soon. I've considered keeping them pruned down short but I also love the idea of letting them grow so big that they create a canopy over my head and then spread out and touch at the top. It would create really cool shaded paths to walk through and be under the trees. That's why I chose to plant them 15 feet apart, just in case I go with option 2.

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

@@MikeKincaid79 When their branches are long they are very flexible. It would be cool to weave them into tunnels and pick from below. You could even remove some bark where they intersect, use bud tape to tape them together for a summer and they would grow together that way! That would be cool!

[@MikeKincaid79]

That would be really awesome!

[@zaviahopethomas-woundedsou9848]

@@MikeKincaid79 I'm thinking about doing some fun crazy stuff like that.

[@fatimasaidahmed4353]

Lucky you , there are no white ants (termites) in you land

[@benneb663]

oh jah! straw bail castle mulch system. jah!

[@MikeKincaid79]

You can't beat it, lol

[@silverfoxes65]

Climate change will help our inground figs.

[@rosavenus6285]

❤️💋❤️💋❤️💋🇲🇽🌺🌱🌈

[@emilykincaid9689]

nice video, That was my favorite video!!!!! (:

[@MikeKincaid79]

Glad you liked it!! Hope you had fun riding your bike!

[@deckchaironthetitanic]

You see fig trees. I see weeds ;o)

[@MikeKincaid79]

I sure hope they grow like weeds.